I don’t know if you do this, but I have occasionally bought a curriculum with every intention of using it to it’s maximum potential, only to shelve after a few weeks because of time and energy constraints. Shortly after beginning to home school six years ago, we moved my in-laws up from FL, moved everyone to a new house and then proceeded to help with a church plant and have 2 more babies in the space of a few years. Needless to say, I quickly found myself in survival mode, focusing on reading, writing and math. Other peripheral subjects like science and history fell by the wayside and were sporadic at best. The sad thing is, I love those subjects and enjoy teaching them! I also believe they are important and often help foster a child’s love of learning.
The Mystery of History by Linda Lacour Hobar was one of those things I bought, started and petered out on. Not because it wasn’t great, but because I just didn’t know where to fit it in.
This year when I was trying to decide on a history curriculum, I was debating several, when I remembered MOH and thought, hmmp, why not try it again. Continue reading »
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