SOTW and History Odyssey Level 2 Ancients

I decided to combine History Odyssey with Story of the World.   I knew that Story of the World would be a good introduction to Ancient History for E-R and I-E.   I also remembered the fun element from the first time I studied Ancient History with N and A-M.  History Odyssey is a solid program that combines history with basic research and research writing skills, but fun is not an adjective I would include with any description of it.   I think satisfying works well to describe it.   It is satisfying to complete a map while learning the locations of cities and countries one has just read about.   It is satisfying to look back over summeries of important figures one has written.   It is satisfying to explain to dad the outline one has written.   I want to teach the joy of satistfaction, but I also want to teach the excitement of learning how others lived, thought,and believed through exciting stories and hands-on activities.  

So, this year I decided to combine the two programs.   E sticks with History Odyssey.   He is old enough to remember the stories from SOTW from the last time we studied ancient history.   A-M and I-E read SOTW together.    I pick a few activities to go with each part of History Odyssey.   Voila, best of both worlds!

Anyway, now to the part you cared about!   I've matched up the chapters of SOTW with History Odyssey.   I know that some ladies on TWTM forums have mentioned that they perfer to do the opposite---Follow SOTW and add in History Odyssey.   To be honest, that does make more sense to me, but I didn't think about doing it that way before we started, so here we are.   Perhaps next year, I will try it that way.   So if you wish to do it that way, this list will still work--just complete the SOTW chapters in order and match them up to the History Odyssey lessons listed.  

Lessons Listed are for History Odyssey and Chapters listed correspond with SOTW

Lesson 2---Chapter 1

Lesson 7---Chapters 3 and 7

Lesson 9---Chapters 2 and 4

Lesson 10---Chapter 12

Lesson 13---Chapter 13 and 14

Lesson 20---Chapter 11

Lesson 22---Chapter 8

Lesson 24---Chapter 17

Lesson 27---Chapter 10

Lesson 29---Chapters 32-33

Lesson 32---Chapter 6

Lesson 33---Chapter 14

Lesson 35---Chapter 38

Lesson 36---Chapter 39

Lesson 37---Chapter 37

Lesson 38---Chapter 15

Lesson 40---Chapter 26

Lesson 43---Chapter 9

Lesson 45---Chapters 31-32

Lesson 48---Chapter 21

Lesson 50---Chapter 19

Lesson 54---Chapter 20

Lesson 56---Chapter 22

Lesson 59---Chapter 23

Lesson 61---Chapter 24

Lesson 66---Chapter 25

Lesson 69---Chapter 27

Lesson 71---Chapter 29

Lesson 74---Chapter 34

Lesson 75---Chapter 35

Lesson 76---Chapter 36

Lesson 80---Chapter 28

Lesson 83---Chapter 41

Lesson 84---Chapter 40

Lesson 85---Chapter 42

The End!

Of course, not all of the chapters matched up perfectly with the lessons.   So, if you find something that works better, please let me know.