The Bible is by far the very best source of copywork and dictation material for children. I have mentioned before, that one of the things I would change if I could go back and redo our homeschooling years, is to include more Bible copying and dictation, and less literature. Literature is valuable, but the Bible […]
No other books for children have so compellingly told the often exciting story of history than the Landmark book series published by Random House (roughly 4th through 7th grades). There will be no “twaddle” found here. The appropriate Landmark books are here keyed to their matching chapters in The Story of the Renaissance and Reformation. […]
Let’s start with history. In the elementary curriculum, knowledge of history’s important events and persons is what children must learn: what happened, who was involved, where, and when. Traditionally, history textbooks have been used to impart this information. Children then learn the information for a test, and forget it promptly afterward. Why? Because they are […]
History of Western Civilization A biblical study of history begins with the history of Western Civilization. (Why?) Other civilizations and cultures may be studied as Western Civilization encounters them. However, the focus especially in the elementary years is the rise of Western Civilization, and of course the American nation if you are homeschooling in the […]
Biblical Holidays Hebrew Illuminations Coloring Book: A Coloring Journey Through the Jewish Holy Days by Adam Rhine The Children’s Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan Christian Holidays Bells of Christmas by Virginia Hamilton Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson Birds’ Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Christmas Stories of […]
The Thousand Good Books or, what everyone should have read “Taking all that was best of the Greco- Roman world into itself, Western tradition has given us the thousand good books as a preparation for the great ones–and for all studies in the arts and sciences. Without them, all studies are inhumane. The brutal athlete […]