What SCM books would go nicely with MOH?

Thanks for both of these replies. I will look into some of these resources.

mommamartha- Thanks for mentioning these other resources. I will see if our library has any of them. I am sometimes disappointed in the lack of these resources at our local library. So, i have to supplement with other books. Since I only have one child to homeschool anymore, I don’t want to buy a lot of extras.

HollyS- Thanks for the scheduling idea. I don’t want to take forever to go through this MOH book. Did you use SCM Visits to the the Middle East and the Hungry Planet and Material World with MOH? I thought that would be a nice addition, since we are not doing the extra work in MOH.

I had actually considered getting Visits to Africa, even though we have already finished that time period. Maybe that is overkill. Maybe I could just use Hungry Planet and Material World for the Africa part. Map work is a difficult area for my daughter, due to her visual processing issues, but I do want her to become somewhat familiar with the different parts of the world in a little more detail than just, ‘this is Africa’. She knows that. I did have her color Egypt on a map of Africa. But, I don’t want to spend too much time on Africa, since we are already to the time of Joshua, which brings us to Greece. The Africa decision is my hold-up in making my SCM order. I was just looking at Ancient Egypt and Her Neighbors. Maybe that would be a gentler way of covering some Africa geography. It looks interesting. I really do think Visits to Africa is a must, if I use Hungry Planet and Material World. Decisions!

How does this sound? Since we haven’t begun Joshua yet, I was thinking about beginning Home Geography until I get my SCM books. We will not go farther in MOH until we read Ancient Egypt and Her Neighbors, and also go through the Visits to Africa book. I may have to modify some of the map work for my daughter, but I think she will enjoy learning about people in other parts of the world. I already have Letters From Africa, so I could read that too. Then we will pick up in MOH with Joshua and Greece. I know this will mean taking longer in this MOH book, but since SCM breaks up these time periods into three modules, it really isn’t ‘dragging it out’. We started MOH mid-year, because we were doing our state history requirement, so MOH has not really been going that long. Like I said. DECISIONS! I’m not going to convention this year, so I need to decide here. I appreciate any suggestions.

HollyS – I think Geopuzzles is a great idea! Thanks for that suggestion.

petitemom – If we were doing the activities and written work in MOH, I wouldn’t add the SCM books. My daughter’s academic struggles, which include language-based disabilities and visual processing, have made it difficult to implement a full program. So, I am piecing together material that I believe will help her learn the best. She loves when I read to her, so any living book ideas are appreciated. I would be interested in what you used. She is 6th grade, but does not do well with books like the Golden Goblet. She just had trouble understanding what was going on. Do you want to email or put them on this thread?

Thanks. I’ll have to see if our library carries any of these. My friend let me borrow Theras and His Town for Greece, and Otto of the Silver Hand for Middle Ages, as well as The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt By Day (about Tyndale) for Reformation. She also gave me Adam of the Road which fits in there somewhere. I don’t know if those will be good for her or not. If the story is interesting, as long as the language isn’t over my daughter’s head, she will listen. I think the language/vocabulary was why I lost her in The Golden Goblet. It is hard to know what will click with her. This is a tough time period. Like was mentioned, US history has so much more out there. There are a good number of books to choose for R&R, but it will be a while until we get there. Thanks for your help.