hpymomof3
02-06-2008, 06:06 PM
I am starting to plan curriculum for next year for 5th and 8th grade. It will be my dd's last year schooling at home :(. I want to try to make it special but I also want to make sure that she retains as much information as possible.
I really don't know what I am doing wrong with history. We started MOH 1 at the beginning of the year. At first they seemed excited about it and were retaining a lot of information. Now it just seems like a chore for all of us. None of us are retaining the information. For some reason I also have a mind block when it comes to ancient history so I'm sure that doesn't help. We are also reading through some American history every few weeks. For some reason we are all able to retain that better.
Next year I want to cover post civil war but I'm not sure what to do for World History. I really don't think either child has a good grasp of ancient history but I was planning on doing medieval history next year or continuing on with MOH 2.
Our school schedule is very full so I don't want to add any more work. I tend to read and discuss the history with them rather than having them answer any questions or do any narrations, etc.
It might not be too late to figure out a better way for my ds but since it will be the last year for my dd to school at home I am running out of time.
Any suggestions?
I really don't know what I am doing wrong with history. We started MOH 1 at the beginning of the year. At first they seemed excited about it and were retaining a lot of information. Now it just seems like a chore for all of us. None of us are retaining the information. For some reason I also have a mind block when it comes to ancient history so I'm sure that doesn't help. We are also reading through some American history every few weeks. For some reason we are all able to retain that better.
Next year I want to cover post civil war but I'm not sure what to do for World History. I really don't think either child has a good grasp of ancient history but I was planning on doing medieval history next year or continuing on with MOH 2.
Our school schedule is very full so I don't want to add any more work. I tend to read and discuss the history with them rather than having them answer any questions or do any narrations, etc.
It might not be too late to figure out a better way for my ds but since it will be the last year for my dd to school at home I am running out of time.
Any suggestions?