For our History lessons we are currently working through Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages.  We thoroughly enjoyed Volume 1 and are doing Volume 2 with another family, which is lots of fun and ensures that we complete a lesson every two weeks.  I find Story of the World very easy to use & prepare for.

Instead of just filing the activity pages, we cut & paste the pages into a visual diary which is more like a scrapbook.  Here is a sample of each of the girls' books.

Ainsley's entry on the Rise of Islam in the Middle Ages

Emily's entry showing her illuminated letter, which the Monks used to do with the first letter of a manuscript.  The other page is a map of the Byzantine empire.

Bethany's entry on the Crusades

Last week our lesson was on King Richard the Lionheart & Prince John.  The girls each made their own Magna Carta on some tea-stained paper to make it look authentically old!  Here they are: