Ancient History planning

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  • May 26, 2012 at 1:15 am
    Polly
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    My little ones (newly 7 and 11) tried to make our way thru the ancients this year.  We made it thru Joshua studying some Eygpt. They were bored (my oldest dd loved the ancients) and we had a life intensive year.  I’m ok to move on to Greece but… I have some concerns and questions.

    I have The Story of the Ancient World by Guerber (we have not used it) and would pick up where Joshua died.  My concern is:

    1. We enjoyed reading word for word out of the Bible (not skipping parts) every day.  This was the highlight of our year.  Great discussions!  I want to continue this but using Guerber’s books make this hard to do.  Any suggestions?

    2. What other books would you recommend to go with this period?  We do not like Usborne type books and anything by Peace Hill Press (Bauer books).  I am looking for true living books.  Smile

    3. I was considering Truthquest guides. I was briefly able to look at it (5 min).  I like the looks of it but didn’t see where anything was scheduled.  Did I miss that?  

    4.  I prefer for history to not take over our schedule.  We are still dealing with abundant life issues and I need to use our time wisely.  But I’d like to add a few great books to our schedule.

    Thank you for your help.

    May 26, 2012 at 1:59 am
    Evergreen
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    When we studied Ancients years ago, we read most of the history of the nation of Israel out of the Bible – I think that’s ok to do. This year for our study, we did use the Guerber book, followed by Streams of History Ancient Greece and Streams of History Ancient Rome. These were little books but contained LOTS of good information! Have you read SCM’s Boy of the Pyramids? That’s a fantastic read-aloud for this time period, and two others my guys were just remembering fondly are God King and Traveling the Way. Another good book we’re just now immersed in – and are surprised to find ourselves loving it – is Mr. Pipes and the Accidental Journey – much about the early church, Rome and hymns, and provoking more discussion, believe it or not, than most anything we’ve read this year.

    I don’t believe Truthquest has a schedule – you have to pick and choose and set it up yourself.

    Blessings,

    Aimee

    May 26, 2012 at 2:25 am
    Evergreen
    Member

    Forgot to add, my 11-year-olds read and really loved Theras and His Town.

    May 27, 2012 at 4:08 am
    Polly
    Participant

    Thank you!  We have read most of those books in the past.  I will try and pick up Theras and His Town.  

    Anybody else have suggestions?

    May 30, 2012 at 4:59 pm
    cekfamily
    Participant

    Evergreen…the Accidental Journey book.  What is the author’s name?  Thanks! Elli

    May 30, 2012 at 5:03 pm
    Evergreen
    Member

    I had the title wrong – it’s “Mr. Pipes and the Accidental Voyage; discovering hymns of the early centuries,” by Douglas Bond.

    May 30, 2012 at 5:12 pm
    cekfamily
    Participant

    Thanks Evergreen!

    May 30, 2012 at 7:17 pm
    simple home
    Member

    I have the Truthquest guide for the Ancient Greece era. You’re right that there is no scheduling done for you. It’s just a simple guide with very helpful commentary. I used it in combination with SCM module 2.

    Have you ever looked into All Through The Ages book? I can’t say enough how wonderful this resource is for ALL time periods. It has listed recommended books for every time period and gives description and even what ages are suggested for each book. I highly recommend it!

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