Struggling With Module 2 History

@Angie –  I will admit freely that I learned more about the Ancient Greeks and their history in reading these books then when I was in PS 6th grade! (Maybe since I am older, it’s more interesting and relevant, lol) My kids are almost 13 and 12, with a tagalong 4 and 5 yo. I plan on using it for the whole family and sort of tried to follow what Sonya does by including books for all the different ages – I have been collecting them for several months and finally decided to just organize them and use them.;)

To answer your questions about my stuff: the ebooks I am using are the Yesterday’s Classics Ancient Greece books. I haven’t had time to read every single one, but have managed to read quite a few.  These books by themselves are enough for a great study of Ancient Greece, especially for 4th grade and up. If you want to get all formal about it, there are youtube videos available (most of which I listed – be sure to preview the one on Alexander the Great!) and other resources you can find and add yourself – but I don’t think that they’re necessary.

The Story of Greece spine I am using in my guide is written for ages 10-14, but the information is appropriate for all ages. After each chapter (or lesson) the applicable Famous Men of Greece is also listed, and intended for additional reading for my older kids.  

Also, if I want to assign more reading than the family chapter and FMOG readings, the list of books that pertains to that era of history is given in the paragraph prior to that set of lessons. That is where I get the more indepth info for my older kids.

For example, I noted that in The Story of Greece, chapters 11-15 cover the Trojan War. I was making a list of what I own, so I listed the physical (hard copy) books we own, then listed Kindle books from Yesterday’s Classics. That way I wouldn’t forget what we had for each age of Greek history, but let me have some lee-way in choosing something my kids were particularly interested in – for all ages.  Hope that made sense!

If you don’t have The Story of Greece, but have The Story of the Greeks, it would be very, very easy to substitute it using my guide as they are very similar and cover the exact same material with small variances. I just read The Story of Greece first, lol.

I am looking forward to the new guide by Sonya as well. She does amazing work and my life is so much easier and has been greatly enriched because she has chosen to share her gifts. =)