What type of order of history is used in the guides CTC through MTMM?
Can you tell me what order the history in the CTC, RTR, RevtoRev, and MTMM guides go? This has been our first year with Heart of Dakota (HOD). We are 10 units into Preparing Hearts for His Glory (PHFHG) and loving it! When I attended public school, I found history to be dry. Not the case with HOD! My 8 yo daughter and 10 yo son are loving history now too. When I was forced to homeschool because of COVID, I never thought it could be a blessing in disguise. I also never thought I’d learn to love history! Now, I’m actually excited to homeschool. Hubby and I have decided to stick with HOD through 12th grade. Okay, here’s my question. I know CTC is chronological as a whole, and the guides progress in order, but per guide I’m trying to figure out the type of history order. Make sense? Thanks!
Sincerely,
“Ms. Please Help with Order of History in Middle School Guides”
Dear “Ms. Please Help with Order of History in Middle School Guides,”
We are glad to hear that you are enjoying PHFHG and also that you have a newfound love for history. We share that love! This is a good question, as the type of order of history can vary. Creation to Christ (CTC) was mainly chronological in its order as much of it was stories from the Bible. So, in planning CTC I put the events in chronological order, even in the Gospels. In that way kiddos can get a flow of time.
Resurrection to Reformation’s Order of History
Resurrection to Reformation (RTR) was harder to place strictly in chronological order, because it is so biographical. As we all know from trying to place a person on a timeline, people live over many years and can often be placed in many different times depending on which part of their lives you are focusing. So, in RTR, we move forward through history in a chronological direction, doing some backtracking or peeking ahead off and on as we meet up with people at various points in their lives.
Revival to Revolution’s Order of History
Revival to Revolution is also chronological in general, however George Washington’s World jumps around a bit as we learn about his contemporaries all around the world. The Story of the Thirteen Colonies is more chronological, but as we insert The Growth of the British Empire, there can be some stepping back or looking forward along the chronological journey.
Mission to Modern Marvel’s Order of History
Missions to Modern Marvels (MTMM) is also a chronological guide, however we did step back a bit and overlap some with the end of Revival to Revolution to provide a good feel for history and the changes occurring at that juncture as we head into Modern Times. MTMM includes a focus on various heroes and missionaries around the world, so as their lives intersect with the flow of history there is some looking back and some glimpses forward. World history is also inserted along with American history, making some stretches of time receive more focus than others. This requires kiddos to really synthesize events happening in America and around the world together with the lives of the people who lived during those times. So, it definitely requires an older learner.
Order of History in General
All in all we march forward through time in as chronological a fashion a possible, with the resources we’re using, stepping in and out of the lives of the people and events that make up history.
Blessings,
Carrie
