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The Mystery of History

The highly acclaimed Mystery of History series now becomes even easier to teach with daily lesson plans prepared for your Homeschool Planet subscription. Mystery of History is a chronological, complete, classical Christian world history curriculum that offers everything you need for teaching history to students of all ages. Moving through time chronologically, achievements in art, music, literature, science and philosophy are studied using a Classical approach, with an emphasis on reading, writing, research and hands-on activities. Long a Cathy Duffy Top Pick, this curriculum has been used and loved by homeschooling families for many years.

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  • The publisher-recommended course of study
  • 1 school year lesson plan, covering all the assignments for your Mystery of History curriculum.
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  • Lesson plan bundle includes ALL 9 Mystery of History lesson plans.
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The Mystery of History Lesson Plan Bundle For Grades 3 - 12
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The Mystery of History, Volume I For Grades 3 - 12, 2nd and 3rd (2019, 2021) editions
The Mystery of History, Volume II For Grades 3 - 12, 1st and 2nd editions
The Mystery of History, Volume III For Grades 5 - 12, 1st and 2nd editions
The Mystery of History, Volume IV For Grades 6 - 12, 1st and 2nd editions
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The Mystery of History, Vol. 1 3rd ed (2021) For Grades 3 - 12
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The Mystery of History, Volume I, 3rd ed (2019) For Grades 3 - 12
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627298: Creation to the Resurrection, Mystery of History Vol. 1 3rd Edition

Creation to the Resurrection, Mystery of History Vol. 1 3rd Edition
By Linda Lacour Hobar / Bright Ideas Press

The Mystery of History Volume 1: Creation to the Resurrection, 3rd Edition is written from a Christian, young-earth, perspective, and teaches children to see God's hand throughout history! Written in a conversational style, many lessons are presented in the form of mini-biographies, integrating fascinating stories with the events of the time. Covering creation to the resurrection, students will learn about famous biblical characters, ancient peoples, and well-known men such as Aesop, Buddha, Pythagoras, Confucius, Emperor Asoka, Herodotus, Caesar, Hannibal, and Herod.

This is a stand-alone text, but there are numerous recommended resources that parents can choose from to use with it. Ideally, students start the week with a short "What Do You Know?" pretest found online, then read the lessons and complete the activities. After reading the three lessons for the week, it's recommended that families set aside one day for review and geography (including memory cards or timeline figures). At the end of every other week, there are "what did you miss?" exercises and "what did you learn?" quizzes, at the end of every quarter there are "put it all together" worksheets , and at the end of each semester there is a semester test.

A download code to access a 500+ page digital Companion Guide is included on the inside front cover. This Digital Companion Guide includes pretests; activities for younger/middle/older students; timeline directions; mapping exercises; quizzes; literature suggestions; and more! (Code is for one family only and cannot be resold).

The 108 lessons will take a year to complete if you follow a traditional 36 week school year (3 lessons per week).

All Ages - 1st Grade through High School.

397 pages, hardcover. Non-consumable.

This 3rd edition features three improvements:

  • Now in hardcover for durability

  • More than 400 color images and maps with fact-filled captions are included

  • A download code to access a 500+ page digital Companion Guide


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The Mystery of History, Volume I, 2nd ed For Grades 3 - 12
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The Mystery of History, Vol II (2nd ed) For Grades 3 - 12
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427467: The Mystery of History, Volume 2: The Early Church and the Middle Ages Student Reader (with digital code to download the Companion Guide)The Mystery of History, Volume 2: The Early Church and the Middle Ages Student Reader (with digital code to download the Companion Guide)
By Linda Lacour Hobar / Bright Ideas Press

An engaging, historically accurate Christ-centered approach to the early church and the Middle Ages. Journeying from A.D. 33 to 1456, your students will explore the lives and legacies of New Testament figures, church leaders, kings, queens, Vikings, samurai, scientists, and more. This revised full-color edition features a unique code to access the downloadable companion guide. Grades 5 to 6. Approx. 700 pages, hardcover.

427754: The Mystery of History, Volume 2: The Early Church and the Middle Ages Companion GuideThe Mystery of History, Volume 2: The Early Church and the Middle Ages Companion Guide
By Linda Lacour Hobar / Bright Ideas Press

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The Mystery of History, Volume II For Grades 3 - 12
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The Mystery of History, Vol III (2nd ed) For Grades 5 - 12
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999014: The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations (1455-1707) Companion Guide: The Mystery of History 3 (Second Edition)The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations (1455-1707) Companion Guide: The Mystery of History 3 (Second Edition)
By Linda Lacour Hobar / Bright Ideas Press

 

 

 

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The Mystery of History, Volume III For Grades 5 - 12
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427084: The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations (1455-1707) Student Reader, Volume 3 (with digital code to download the Companion Guide)The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations (1455-1707) Student Reader, Volume 3 (with digital code to download the Companion Guide)
By Linda Lacour Hobar / Bright Ideas Press

A highly accessible, Christ-centered overview of the major cultural and historical events of the Renaissance, Reformation, and growth of nations---designed to captivate your world history "sleuths"! Covering the rich and provocative era dating from 1455 to 1707, Hobar's colorfully illustrated text is structured around the classical approach, with an emphasis on reading, writing, and hands-on activities. Features 84 lessons, photos, an extensive index, and a unique code to access the downloadable companion guide. 441 pages, hardcover.

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The Mystery of History, Vol IV (2nd ed) For Grades 6 - 12
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The Mystery of History, Volume IV For Grades 6 - 12
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664004: The Mystery of History Volume 4: Wars of Independence to Modern Times

The Mystery of History Volume 4: Wars of Independence to Modern Times
By Linda Lacour Hobar / Bright Ideas Press

Mystery of History Volume IV is the last and final volume of the Mystery of History series from Bright Ideas Press! Covering 1708 to 2014, it begins with Bach and Handel, brings the reader through multiple "wars of independence" as well as many "wars of ideologies" between Marxism, Darwinism, Fascism, and the Cold War. World War I and II bring the reader to more modern day conflicts, including a collapsed Soviet Union, a divided Korea, tension in the Middle East, and an ongoing War on Terror.

However, in addition to studying the violence of this era, the artists, inventors, writers, and humanitarians who contributed toward the "soul" of mankind over the last three centuries are also integrated. A world history text, Mystery of History 4 does cover important events in American history (though it cannot stand alone as an American history course), including the American Revolution, the War Between the States, the War in Vietnam, and the Civil Rights movement.

The last and final chapter looks at what is to come as outlined in the Book of Revelation. This section does not follow any single view of eschatology, but it will take students to the final chapters of Revelation, and its picture of the new heaven and new earth.

Volume IV is a hardcover volume that contains all of the lessons students are to read. It also contains a unique download code on the first page of the book to give access to the Companion Guide, which contains pretests, activities, quizzes, timeline directions, mapping exercises, and literature suggestions.

607 pages, hardcover. High School content; with parental modifications of content may be used for younger grades.

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