Mystery of History
Mystery of History 2
Instructor: Melissa Rhoton
Email: mom2sjr@yahoo.com
Phone: 843-870-1421
Grades: 4th-8th
Monthly Cost: $25.00
Material Fee: $25.00
Pre-requisites: None
Supplies and Books required: The Mystery of History Volume II: The Early Church and the Middle Ages by Linda Lacour Hobar
Course Description: from Pentecost to the printing press
Volume 2 of The Mystery of History covers world history from the early church to the Middle Ages. Included in this volume are the chronologically based stories from all around the world including St. Patrick delivering the gospel to Ireland, the Western Roman Empire falling in Europe, Mohammed introducing Islam to the world about a decade after King Arthur rides with his knights, the Vikings ravaging parts of Europe while the Maori settle New Zealand and Joan of Arc tragically burning at the stake while the Incas were building their golden empire in South America.
Students are required to read each of the assigned lessons per week, and be prepared to discuss them. The children will enjoy hands on history as we bring these events to life - sometimes tasting food from that area, acting out the battles, bringing in Lego creations that illustrate our topics, playing games, and more! This class is structured so that it fits all the different ages and allows the parents to decide how lightly or deeply to go in each lesson. All pretests, tests and exercises (worksheets) are up to the parents to give and grade. The goal is to help the children find a love of history, not by listing the facts and memorizing the dates, but understanding what happened and why that is important. (It is not necessary to complete Volume 1 before Volume 2.)
