Memoria Press: D'Aulaires' Greek Myths Set ~ Review

No education is complete without a large slice of Greek mythology. And there's no better way of meeting that literary quota than with the D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, Memoria Press Student Workbook, and Teacher’s Manual. All the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are depicted in this big, beautiful classic, lovingly illustrated and skillfully told. From petty squabbles to heroic deeds, characters actions cover the range godly--and mortal--personalities.

We have enjoyed it so far, and Hannah couldn’t stop reading the Greek Myths while using the Memoria Press’s Student workbook.  I worked with her with the Teacher’s manual which was an essential part of the combination.  

The teacher’s handbook helps reinforce Christian belief and leads children to ask questions. This study is a great opportunity to help them have a positive relationship with GOD. There are 110 drill questions, tests and maps. Activities include listing the Greek heroes, looking up comparisons and drawing adventures of Hercules.  The D'Aulaires' illustrations have a memorable quality: once poured over, they will never leave the imaginations of children. My children appreciate the myths that broaden their imagination. These myths have built the foundation for much of the world's art and literature over the centuries. This introduction to mythology is a treasure. (Ages 10 to adult) 

The colorfully illustrated D’Aulaire’s Greek Myths is a storybook full of illustrations, yet slightly softened in order to give the stories detail and character development without the lascivious details of the gods and goddesses.  I don’t know about you, but I would rather not try and explain Zeus’ love life to young children.  The illustrations are beautiful and help you and the children dive right into the stories.

The study guides from Memoria Press are, as is expected from this quality company, very well planned and organized.  Memorization exercises are included in the form of flash cards.  The workbook includes vocabulary words.  In addition, each lesson includes fact to know, comprehension questions and activities that correspond with the stories in the book of Greek Myths.

I find my daughter, at times, will just skip over difficult words but the authors Cheryl Lowe and Leigh Lowe have addressed this as they chose some of the more challenging words in each lesson vocabulary word exercises.

 

Memoria press is excellent at integrating Bible lessons within their curriculum, and the workbooks are no exception.  The books require the children to compare Greek mythology to Christian Theology. For Example: Pandora’s jar and Garden of Eden. What are the common elements between the two?

What is your child’s learning style? When choosing a curriculum/method, I feel it is important to focus on how your child learns best and the vision of the ideal homeschool.  If classical education is a good fit for one’s homeschool as is ours, I suggest looking into Memoria Press. 

Memoria Press is such a treasure to have in your classical homeschool. I have never had a book bring my daughter into reading. Her vocabulary has expanded, and the flash cards support memorization.  I would encourage any family, even if they do not homeschool, to bring this book and workbooks into their child’s education journey.

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I was just about to assign Adam of the Road to Jacob this year; therefore, I jumped at the chance to review the study guides by Memoria Press.  The teacher's guides accompanies the Student 6th Grade Literature Guide,  to be utilized with the sold-separately books.  Jacob read Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray.

We have centered this homeschool around reading timeless literature so I was extremely excited to have the children work through the 6th Grade Literature Guide Set by Memoria Press because I have heard many good things about this company.

Why Quality Literature?

 I feel that if our children are reading above their reading level, it helps them become advanced readers.  In addition, the classic books are so very important as the books of today lack quality vocabulary and life lesson.  Reading beyond the “dumbed down vocabulary” strengthens their spelling, comprehension and composition skills.

The student book is reproduced in the teacher’s guide with the correct answers and discussion question which are separately inserted. Quizzes and tests feature questions that concentrate on quotes, vocabulary, and comprehension making Adam of the Road unit a breeze to teach. All the vocabulary is thoroughly reviewed, as is the plot and characters. All of the booklets go hand in hand with the great literature choices, when studying the Middle Ages.

Each study guide serves as a student workbook with activity sheets for working on vocabulary, comprehension, and other reading skills as well some introductory grammar. One book study does not replace core instruction in grammar and composition. Children who use the entire set will be a complete year's literature curriculum. I found other guides such as Robin Hood, King Arthur, and The Door in the Wall were all just as thorough and emphasize different aspects of literature, grammar and reading comprehension.  All of the booklets make a complete set, which works well together and makes it comprehensive cohesive unit.  The student workbooks contained guidelines, maps, appendixes, enrichment activities, quotes and discussion questions.  Jacob and I both thoroughly enjoyed the corresponding maps.  Literature guidelines will give children a course of action; preparing them to read, giving instructions to review, previewing of the study guide, reading instructions during and after reading, comprehension questions, enrichment and unit review and tests.

Maps included towns and other geographic interests that helped students visualize the book while reading the books. Jacob enjoyed working the workbooks in order to get a better historical perspective. It helped him broaden his vocabulary.  There is quite a bit of writing involved, which is not his favorite part of schoolwork.  

We found that using the workbooks, while reading the books, helped bring historical fiction, biography and myths into a curriculum. Children are able explore history which enriches the experience. Study guides immerse the family together in each time period.  These guides are wonderful for keeping things organized, yet fun.

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Finally, Memoria Press requires the children to become active readers. It challenges them to think. Jacob stated that the guide added depth and expanded his historical knowledge, but that he likes to just read for fun.  Some kids may need to read the book, answer questions and then finish the enrichment portion of the workbooks; each family must find what works for them. Composing answers can be difficult, but the more students do this task the easier it gets. These student workbooks stimulate those skills. I would highly recommend any 5-7^th grade level student learn with the student guides to bring more history lessons into their reading.  It will assist them in both writing and thinking skills with stimulating questions. 

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