RosieCotton Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I was looking at MP today and noticed they have FM of Rome for 4th grade, then FM of Greece for 5th grade paired with Famous Men of the Middle Ages. ? For 3rd they have a study of D'Aulaires Greek Myths book and the Greek Alphabet. Is the Men of Greece too difficult for 3rd graders maybe? I am confused why they reach back to Greece for in depth study in 5th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shay Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I don't know why they schedule it like this either, but I believe that it goes like this now: 4th does Rome 5th does Middle Ages 6th does Greek (Greek Alphabet) along with US History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I was looking at MP today and noticed they have FM of Rome for 4th grade, then FM of Greece for 5th grade paired with Famous Men of the Middle Ages. ? For 3rd they have a study of D'Aulaires Greek Myths book and the Greek Alphabet. Is the Men of Greece too difficult for 3rd graders maybe? I am confused why they reach back to Greece for in depth study in 5th grade. Interesting. Greenleaf Press does Egypt, Greece, Rome, then Middle Ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermione310 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Memoria Press has a forum at http://forum.memoriapress.com/ I've posted a few questions that and received very rapid, helpful responses from administrators as well as other users. Might be a good place to post your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Very short answer that I remember from some article on their website that I read loooong ago: The Romans were men of action, so their culture/ history can be better grasped by a younger child, The Greeks were men of thought, so their culture/history is better for an older child. An older child can better appreciate the contrast between the two. Feel free to debate this all you want. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 This might answer your question: http://www.memoriapress.com/articles/memoria-press-two-track-history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieCotton Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 This might answer your question: http://www.memoriapress.com/articles/memoria-press-two-track-history This was super helpful. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I think studying FMG that year also prepares students for The Trojan War, which is scheduled for use that same year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Recently when I was planning my history sequence I had actually also considered putting Rome before Greece. With the resources that I have access to, the Roman ones are easier than the Greek ones. I was thinking 3rd for stone age, 4th for Egypt, 5th for Roman and 6th for Greek, 7th for Middle, 8th for Modern, 2 year overview for 9th and 10th. But I decided against it, and made 5th Greek and 6th Roman. Roman leads more smoothly into Middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 This might answer your question: http://www.memoriapress.com/articles/memoria-press-two-track-history What a great link, I enjoyed their reasoning and the Latin lesson! I often like to say that we teach children, not curriculum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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