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The Mystery of History Volume I (Second Edition)
Creation to the Resurrection
The Mystery of History, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of the Second Edition of Volume I, Creation to the Resurrection. What is new? According to the author, the message and theme of the book remain the same and the well-loved, user friendly format has not been changed (one paperback book contains everything for student and teacher alike). But, with over 140 new pages in the Second Edition, Linda Hobar has enriched the lessons; broadened the scholarship level of the text; developed new activities; enhanced the mapping exercises; and simplified the timeline directions. While not changing the Table of Contents, the author has improved it with better chronological detail, based on the work of James Ussher. The Second Edition also features a cleaner, more-readable layout, with upgraded artistry, photos, font, and cover; an expanded reading list; Answer Key maps for all the mapping exercises; a pronunciation guide; a Bible reading list; and much more. Now, as before, The Mystery of History Volume I, can be an inspirational journey blending Bible history and world history into one fascinating and beautiful mosaic.
Regular Price: $ 49.95 Introductory Sale Price: $ 42.95
The Mystery of History Volume I (Second Edition)
Creation to the Resurrection CD Audio Book Set and/or MP3 Audio Download
Bring The Mystery of History Volume I Second Edition to life! Through a CD Audio Book set (or downloadable MP3 files), you can listen to the professionally recorded stories through the voice of the author, Linda Lacour Hobar. With accompanying text in hand, you can read right along with the author as she breathes life into the stories. Without the text, you can relax and enjoy Linda’s personable writing style. Younger Students can draw or color as they learn while Older Students can take notes for further discussion. With a background track of beautiful, inspiring music, you’ll feel you are right there with the author traveling through time. (Tracks without music are now available too!) At co-op, in the car, over lunch, before bed, or as an integral part of your school day – there are endless ways for all ages to benefit from this listening library of world history. (These audio CDs contain narrated lessons only and do not include pretests, activities, quizzes, exercises or similar items found in the textbooks.)
For a discussion on format choices (with or without music; CDs or downloadable MP3s), please see the section titled, Audio Books. This will guide you into making the best choice for your family. Please listen to the following samples, both with and without music.
The Mystery of History Volume I (Second Edition)
Printable Reproducibles on CD-ROM
It’s here! For your convenience, Bright Ideas Press has created a CD of Printable Reproducibles. With this product, you can select and print items from The Mystery of History Volume I (First and Second Edition are on the same CD*) that otherwise you would be photocopying from the book for multiple students. For example, all Pretests, Exercises, Quizzes, worksheets, tests, and outline maps are here at your fingertips as well as useful items from the appendices of both First and Second Edition books. For the budget conscious, this is not an “essential” product, but it is very popular with families teaching multiple children. (Please know that the Second Edition of Volume I has been made with perforated, three- hole punched pages for those who would prefer to take their book apart for photocopying. Our generous copyright allows for it within the confines of your family or co-op.) CD’s are Windows and Mac compatible!
Price: $ 19.95
Volume I (First Edition)
The Mystery of History Volume I (First Edition)
Creation to the Resurrection
MP3 Audio Download
In 2010, Bright Ideas Press released the Second Edition of The Mystery of History Volume I. Customers with that edition will be interested in the Second Edition Audio Book to match. However, if you are someone who has the original First Edition of Volume I, and would like an Audio Book to match, we have created downloadable MP3s just for you. To keep this product convenient and affordable, you can purchase these MP3s one quarter at a time.
(This audio set contains story lessons only and does not include pretests, activities, quizzes, exercises or similar items.)
History Through the Ages Historical Figures Timeline set
Creation to Christ
Detailed pre-made figures of people, places, and events covered in Volume 1 and many more. Available on cardstock for durability. Each figure is approx. 2.5-3.5" tall and can be duplicated for your timeline.
Price: $ 22.95
The Mystery of History Volume I Downloadable Coloring Pages
Students of all ages will enjoy these beautifully designed coloring pages made specifically for The Mystery of History Volume I. Each page of the 36 page set has been expertly drawn to capture one week of lessons in a unique collage of outline figures. An answer key is provided to help students “find” the three integrated stories of the week. (This set goes well with The Mystery of History Audio Book as students can listen and color at the same time!) Now available as a download, you can print multiple copies for your family at one set price. A great value for larger families!
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New! Folderbooks for The Mystery of History Volume I
Folderbooks (also known as Lapbooks™, Shutterbooks, or Project Books) are a visually appealing paper/cardstock keepsake that students can cut, fold, color and assemble as part of their studies. Folderbooks are especially helpful to the visual and kinesthetic learner who better grasp concepts that can be felt, seen, and organized. Folderbooks can be made simple or grandiose depending on the age and interest of the student. Bright Ideas Press Folderbooks (designed by Stacey Lane exclusively for The Mystery of History,Volume I) are:
easy to assemble with written directions and photographs of a finished product
provide review of lessons contained in the text (additional research is not required)
contain quality art work if students color individual pieces or not.
Each quarter of The Mystery of History Volume I is available as a separate Folderbook download. Or, for substantial savings, you may buy all four quarters at one time. (To keep our prices down, this product is only available as a digital download.)
Quarter One: Ancient Civilizations.........................$ 12.00 Quarter Two: Kings and Conquerors......................$ 12.00 Quarter Three: Rome, Greece, Persia....................$ 12.00 Quarter Four: “And the Word Became Flesh"........$ 12.00
Full Year Download.........$ 32.00 Full Year on CD.........$ 40.00
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The Mystery of History Volume I
Challenge Cards (Download)
Our newest history products are two amazing sets of Challenge Cards with three or four questions and answers for each and every lesson in The Mystery of History! These cards attempt to capture the most important elements of each lesson in an easy-to-remember format. Included are a dozen game ideas and other suggestions for usage. These can be used in combination with the note-taking cards or instead of them.
What are Challenge Cards?
Challenge Cards are a tool that take advantage of children’s amazing ability to memorize large quantities of information!
Each lesson has three questions that give the highlights of “who, what, where, when, and how.” These questions, when memorized over the course of a school year, give a framework and chronology of history that will eventually work into their long-term memory. It is highly recommended that you review them regularly as you move through the study of history.
The answer to each question is (usually) a complete sentence. For example, “Who was Otto I?” is answered as “Otto I (sometimes called “Otto the Great”) became king of Germany in 936 and expanded his empire through war and marriage” rather than just “He was king of Germany in 936.” This enables the students to have context for the information.
Click below to link to Bright Ideas Press to purchase your downloadable pages: Price for Digital Download: $ 14.95
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The Mystery of History Volume I
Notebooking Pages by Stacey Lane (Download)
Included in this download are notebooking pages for each lesson of The Mystery of History. The format of the pages varies. Almost every lesson has ruled pages for taking notes, some of the pages have maps to help students visualize the lesson, still others have blank spots for the student to illustrate a picture. The Information Pages may contain questions to answer about the lesson or bullets to help the student take notes. Other pages have Scripture or direct quotes from the book that a student may copy or reflect (in writing) upon.
There are four categories of pages you may print.
Every lesson has one page in each category.
Each category comes as a separate PDF file.
Includes 400+ pages
Choose which file (or files) you wish to use:
Younger Writers.pdf
The pages in this file are on primary paper (3–lined guidelines).
Older Writers.pdf
This file is identical to the previous one, except that its pages contain single spaced lines.
Fill-able Pages.pdf (Type right into these!)
These are designed so that you can type directly into them and print. You will see blue “fields” which you can click on and type into. (Don’t worry - the blue color will not print!)
There are fields for the date, page number, and body of the page. (Some pages have more than one body field.)
When you type in these pages, the font is set as “Helvetica, 12 pt.” You cannot change the font, but you can Bold, Italicize, and Underline your text as desired.
These pages have the same design as the previous files, except that they have typing fields instead of lines. You could also print them out as blank pages to use for drawing or coloring.
Information Pages.pdf
This folder contains pages with extra information and/or writing prompts.
Many of these notebooking pages are based on The Mystery of History Lesson Activities for Middle Students. If you are unsure how to fill in the page, first check the activity from the appropriate lesson in The Mystery of History to see if the directions apply. Otherwise, the page is likely based on scripture or notes taken directly from the lesson. (In the lessons on Cleopatra and on The Tower of Babel, the questions are taken directly from The Mystery of History Volume 1 Challenge Cards.)
Click below to link to Bright Ideas Press to purchase your downloadable pages: Price for Digital Download: $ 19.95
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The Mystery of History & Enrichment4You.com Vol I Craft Pak CD-Rom
Enrichment4you and the MOH teamed up to bring you a CD-Rom craft pack of 8 exquisite historical art projects to complement Volume I. These supplemental projects are most suitable for middle and older students but also contain coloring pages for all ages. Beautifully illustrated mini-lessons, directions, and materials list are provided for each project. (Supplies are not included.)
Students will fossilize a fern in plaster; sculpt a Sumerian relief; create a working ancient oil lamp; construct a 3-D Greek fascade; arrange a Roman mosaic; and more. Thirty-five printable coloring pages included. Consider these projects difficult enough for a high school half credit in art.
PC and Mac compatible
Price: $ 19.95
New! “Passages of the Prophets” Board Game
Looking for a fun way to remember the Old Testament prophets? This game is perfect! Set up much like “Chutes and Ladders”, students land on a prophet square, draw a card, and learn more about the major and minor prophets as they work their way to the top of the board. From Me and My House, Inc, this game is ideal with The Mystery of History Volume I. Ages 5 to Adult. Game includes: vinyl zipper bag for storage, board, cards, pieces, die, and instructions.
“Sword of the Lord” – Battle Card Game (for ages 8 and up)
From “Me & My House”, makers of the Passages of the Prophets board game, the Sword of the Lord battle card game provides a much-needed product for young tweens. As an alternative to today’s fantasy card games, the Sword of the Lord card game is based upon the true battlefields and warriors of the Bible to help students become better acquainted with the Bible, and more excited about the stories. One game set includes: 57 cards, 9 battlefields, 47 battle cards 1 symbol card, 1 map/game mat, and 1 rule book. Each player requires a complete set. Therefore, we sell “starter sets” of two games at a discounted rate to you. Single sets are also available for additional players. Get playing and get learning today!
Enrichment4You has done it again! The artist of The Mystery of History/Enrichment4You Art Paks (Jean Henrich) has created beautiful hands-on Dinosaur Project Packs for students 4th grade and up. Creation-based in content, each of the Dinosaur CD-Roms (there are four to choose from – Ornithischian, Pachycephalosaur, Raptor, and Tyrannosaurid) gives you detailed instructions and materials lists to complete 5 “museum quality” displays. These are perfect for enriching your everyday home education or for gaining significant oohs and ahs at art fairs, science fairs, co-ops, and more. In the right combination, and given proper attention, these projects are challenging enough to count toward a high school half credit in art.
For years, Bright Ideas Press, the publisher of The Mystery of History, has brought you “Practical, Fun and Affordable Resources for Teaching Geography, History, and Science.” Well, Bright Ideas Press has now branched into Language Arts, Fine Arts, and more with the creation of Illuminations Year 1. Using The Mystery of History Volume I as its spine, this complete Language Arts program includes rich and inspiring schedules for Bible, Literature, Humanities, Geography and much more. Designed for two levels (3-8th Grade or High School) Illuminations Year 1 will cover all subjects except mathematics for a Comprehensive, Classical, Christian education. Finally! An exceptional, re-usable, non-consumable, user-friendly curriculum at a great price.
Illuminations Year 1, (Grades 3-8)..........$165.00 Illuminations Year 1, (High School)...........$ 95.00 IIluminations Year 1, (3-8 and High School Bundle).........$240.00
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Illluminations Year 1 Users!
We invite you to join our on-line discussion group for users of (and those interested in) the Illuminations series. This is a great place to share teaching experiences and receive input to your questions.
Finished Volume I of The Mystery of History? To recognize the achievement of your student(s), you can order a personalized “Certificate of Completion” signed and dated by the author. Each beautifully designed color certificate (there is one for each volume) comes on durable card stock for a lasting keepsake.
Please specify on your Shopping Cart page (under “Notes”) the name(s) of your student(s) and date of completion.
1-3 Certificates: $ 4.95 each
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4 or more Certificates: $ 3.95 each
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WonderMaps
Geography and map skills add richness to any lesson. Whether it’s history, literature, science, current events or Bible, maps play an integral role in thoroughly understanding the topic at hand. With WonderMaps’ made-to-order geography materials at your fingertips, there’s no more skipping map studies due to a lack of preparation time and resources!
What is WonderMaps? It’s a customizable collection of over 350 different maps. With nearly endless possibilities, WonderMaps makes it easy to regularly integrate map study into a variety of lessons and make the most of every learning opportunity.
WonderMaps is designed with easy-to-use layers that allow you to enjoy great customizable features with just a click. Select:
historical or modern-day maps
outline, reference, political, or topographical maps
black-and-white or color maps
features including: names, borders, rivers, cities, physical features, and graticules
WonderMaps includes:
60+ maps of the world
60+ maps of the USA
125 historical maps, including 25 biblical maps
The complete map sets from The Mystery of History vols. I–III and All American History vols. I & II
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The Student Bible Atlas
This resouce will help your students map the dividing of the kingdoms of Israel; mark the twelve tribes of Jacob; trace the journeys of Paul and more.
Price: $ 7.50
Historical Atlas of the World
A beautiful collection of historical maps from early civilization to the present. A resource you will use for many years.
Price: $ 14.95
The Children’s Illustrated World Atlas (Schoolhouse Edition) by Rand McNally
This beautifully illustrated hard back atlas can be enjoyed by all ages, but it would be particularly helpful to Younger and Middle Students. It not only contains colorful maps from around the world, but provides a two page world timeline and geography notes. For your convenience, this atlas is specifically referenced in The Mystery of History Volume III Companion Guide to direct Younger and Middle Students to the exact maps they will need to complete their mapping exercises.
Contains 103 color pages.
History Through the Ages Collection of Historical Timline Figures on CD
Historical Timeline Figures on a 2-CD set. You can print these figures in a variety of ways and sizes, to fit your project. 1,260 figures plus 80 bonus figures!
Windows and Mac compatible
Acrobat Reader Required
Price: $ 74.95
History Through the Ages Timeline Notebook
A 12" x 9" hard-cover 3 ring timeline binder. 122 pages of 11" x 8.5" horizontal, heavyweight, ivory colored cardstock. There is an additional 17 pages of maps, both ancient and modern world to add to your studies.
Price: $ 39.95
History Through the Ages Suggested Placement Guide
This guide will help you preview where to place your History Through the Ages Historical Timeline Figures collection. Get a peek at how your timeline will look in the future for planning of annotations and additions.
History Through the Ages Historical Figures Timeline set
History Through the Ages Suggested Placement Guide