We have finally completed the lessons of  Mystery of History 1, or what is also known as MOH1! Of course, we can not wait to start the next volume, the Mystery of History 2 (it has been sitting here on our to-read shelf for months now). We are not going to jump on it right away though. For now, we would like to catch up with our readings of  other history books and historical fiction. These books are waiting to be cracked open. Our Filipiniana has been guiltily neglected, I confess, so our sights are geared towards that direction. Also, we wish to read more about the lives of the people featured in MOH1, other mathematicians, scientists, artists and musicians during that period.

It is enlightening to learn that history is linear and not just random events that transpired in our world. With MOH1, we learned that historical events since the beginning of time unfolded under God's sovereign will and act of providence. Be it good or bad, God has willed or permitted history to unravel His perfect plan of salvation to mankind and the establishment of His Kingdom. I never thought my children of ages 11 and 10 to comprehend the depth of this message. It just seems so unfathomable for a young child but no, they simply did. They understood and love it. I am happy to tell you history is one of their favorite subjects - a total contrast of what I was keen about  when I was their age.

I must say this subject is by far one of our most productive studies. We made memory cards and drew on them, timeline figures and timeline, plotted places on maps, narrated orally, write narration on homemade notebooks, did many activities, viewed some films,  read from living books, and searched the World Book and Wikipedia.

Here is our timeline on the wall. We re-used the clean side of a cabinet box which used to house the assembled bookshelves we bought when we came here. Shall we ship it to our next destination? Hmmm, we are still deciding on that.

Detail of the timeline.

Here is a link to the notebook pages I have made for MOH1.

And here the subscription email addy of a yahoogroup support for MOH1, if you want to know more about this great resource and meet other parents who use this online. The publisher is Bright Ideas Press.

What makes history worth studying is when it holds true meaning, not just a rigid record of random events, dates and facts that happened in the past, AND when you see a greater hand, a Greater Power, who moves people, places and events much like a conductor leading his orchestra to it's grand finale...the ultimate glory.. you know it is not just a mere story but His Story.