Scrapbook Max 2.0 software offers a user-friendly drag-and-drop workspace that makes digital scrapbooking fast, fun and easy for everyone.

Even computer novices can make great looking scrapbooks in little time. Start with a ready-to-use scrapbook layout, and then rearrange everything to make it your own.

Here are sample pages made by children ages 5 to 17.

Add your own titles and journal text – it’s as easy as pointing and clicking with your mouse.

You can be as creative as you like with paper scraps, tags, speech bubbles, corners and more (there are thousands of embellishments included with the software).

Scrapbook MAX even includes professional features like cropping, rotation, resizing, red-eye reduction, scratch removal and special effects.

Heart of Wisdom offers scrapbook kits for thematic unit studies. Click on specific page to view the scrapbook kit.

Free Creation Scrapbook Kit

Adam to Abraham Kit and Bible Kit

Mesopotamia

R

Ancient Rome Kit

Light Kit

Energy Kit

Colonies Kit

Your students can start with a pre-made template or make pages from scratch for all sorts of purposes – printed reports and assignments, electronic student portfolios, even cool multimedia slideshow presentations. Help unleash your students’ limitless creativity!

See more information at ScrapbookingtoLearn

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This is a free printable 6 page document (1 page instructions 5 pages of cards)  you can print from your computer. I printed them out on card stock and laminated them for durability before cutting out.

There are two sets of cards- one with images and one without. Play with either or mix them up.

Download the Bible Match Game (4 page PDF)

More About Children’s Bible Drill

I’m working on several Bible Drill games.  I will post if there is interest. Comment if these would be helpful to you.

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Social Media and education?

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Required Books

• Bible
• Writing handbook
• The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach.

Create a Year 1 Package

You can use the links in the list below to create a personalized book package for your family.B y using the links below you will be shopping in two stores- the Heart of Wisdom Store and Amazon Homeschool Store.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Click on the book title to read more about it. This will open a new browser window.
2. Clcik on “Add to Shopping Cart” for each book seclection.
3. Return to this page to chose the next book.
4. The shopping cart in the stores will keep track of your selections.
5. Repeat until you make all your selections.
6. Use the check out button to complete your purchase in the appropriate store.
7. You will get email confirmation of your purchases and email instructions to download any ebooks.

Key Recommendations for the Heart of Wisdom Year 1 Plan
The reading assignment with pages numbers of most these books are in the lessons. Books with a * are used can be used for several years. Chose Ebook or paperback no need for both
A Chronological Bible*
The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach (PB) *	Excerpt (60+ pages)
The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach Ebook *	Excerpt (60+ pages)
Nurturing the Write Relationship (PB)*	Excerpt (20 pages)
Nurturing the Write Relationship Ebook	Excerpt (20 pages)
Writers Handbook*	Robin’s Review and Links to Student Samples
Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Time Lines*	Robin’s Review & SUPER Sample Pages
30 Days to Understanding the Bible (PB) *	Robin’s Review
Ancient History: Adam to Messiah (Ebook)*	Book Excerpt ( 42 pages!) Contents (5 pages)
Discover Jesus in Genesis (PB)
Adam and His Kin (PB)
Eyewitness Mesopotamia
Eyewitness Ancient Egypt (HB)
Our Father Abraham (PB)
Eyewitness Ancient Greece (HB)
Eyewitness Ancient Rome (HB)
Daily Life at the Time of Jesus (HB)
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (HB)*
Wisdom Unit Study (PB)
Wisdom Unit Study (Ebook)
Walking Wisely (PB)*
Creation Unit Study (Ebook)	Sample Lesson Resource List Objectives
Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation (HB)
Light Unit Study (Ebook)	Sample Lesson Objectives
Eyewitness Light (HB)
God’s Lamp, Man’s Light: Mysteries of the Menorah (PB)
Energy Unit Study (Ebook)
Eyewitness Energy (HB)	Sample Lesson Objectives
Eyewitness Electricity
Force and Motion
Properties of Matter (God’s Design)

Pages for creating a Heart of Wisdom Year 2, 3, and 4 package pages are under construction. Meanwhile see

• HOW Year 1 History
• HOW Year 1 Science
• HOW Year 2 History
• HOW Year 2 Science
• HOW Year 3 History
• HOW Year 3 Science
• HOW Year 4 Science
• HOW Year 4 History

Which Classics do you Recommend?

Use this for your library lists.

Free Book Lists by Grade Levels

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Become a better teacher through the use of digital technologies. There are many web sites where you can watch streaming videos on your computer. Video streaming brings courses alive to online learners, by allowing you to use your visual and auditory senses to learn interesting and complex material.

We use streaming videos in our homeschool every day to enhance lessons. My boys process  information quicker and have a stronger grasp on the subject matter when I reenforce the lesson with a video. They are motivated and engaged when they have this option.

Be Sure to Bookmark this Page!

Educational TV and Radio Shows with Web Pages
Amazing Animals Arthur Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Nye Labs Online Critter Glitters Children’s Television Workshop His Creation (Christian) Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures Kids News Room Kratt’s Creatures Magic School Bus National Geographic Explorer	Newton’s Apple Pappyland (art program) Reading Rainbow Smithsonian Museums Toonz (Christian) Veggy Tales (Christian) Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego Wildlife Adventures WWWishbone.com Zoog Disney Zoomtoo
4Teachers Family of Tools
QuizStar RubiStar Arcademic Skill Builders PersuadeStar Classroom Architect Equity TrackStar Assign-A-Day Casa Notes PBL Checklists Teacher Tacklebox Web Poster Wizard NoteStar Think Tank KidsVid

Add your favorite online resources in the comments.

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Homeschool Freebie: The Big Handbook of Nature Study is being offered  at Homeschool Freebie of the Day.

ALL SIX PARTS of The Big Handbook of Nature Study will be available through this weekend, so be sure to download all of them These links will remain until Jan 25, 2010 Sunday evening. Enjoy!

Homeschool Freebie of the Day

Every weekday, Monday through Friday, we’ll post a new homeschooling “freebie” to this site. What kind of “freebies”? Stuff like: Unit Studies… Ebooks… Audio Programs… Games… Samples… Lesson Plans… classic books… and other quality resources! This is the REAL THING.

Many of these will be products that you would normally pay for on their regular websites but  Homeschool Freebie of the Day site, they’re 100% free… at least for that one day!

Just download your copy and enjoy! It’s as simple as that!

SPECIAL  ENDS TONIGHT!

I picked up this special myself. You can’t beat this deal.

Get TWO for LESS THAN the price of ONE!

Get BOTH of these great Living History for the Ears Unit Study Packages for One Low Price!

These outstanding “Living History for the Ears” Unit Studies regularly sell for $14.95 each …
But this week only You Get BOTH forOnly $10!

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30 Days to Understanding the Bible

I love learning the Bible in 12 ears instead of 66 books. I labeled our Bible timeline with the 12 Eras.

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I’m working on a lapbook now where my boys put a book of the Bible card into the appropriate Bible era pocket. I’ll post more when I take photos.

30 Days to Understanding the Bible the innovative teach-yourself guide that’s helped so many readers get more out of the Bible, just got even better! Now Max Anders’ remarkable resource for Bible learning is available in a new, expanded edition, with all the features that made the original so popular – plus much more.

Proven effective by over 200,000 readers, 30 Days to Understanding the Bible helps you learn to position key Bible characters, places, and events in chronological order so that you can “think your way through” the entire Word of God. Through interesting, memory-enhancing exercises, 30 Days to Understanding the Bible acquaints readers with the core teachings of Scripture in just 15 minutes a day!

Bible study leaders and Sunday school teachers will appreciate the new Teaching Plan with activities and directions for a 12-week group study, complete with overhead transparency masters for class or home group use.

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This book is recommended in every Heart of Wisdom Unit Study. Throughout the lessons you are asked to correct students spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, subject/verb agreement, consistent verb tense, and word usage in all writing by marking the error with a number that corresponds with a rule from Writers INC. The student refers to the rule in the book and corrects his paper and turns it back in.

It is important to read through “The Writing Process” in Writers INC with your student. It is important for your student to understand the writing process: Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing and Publishing. Explain to your student that you will accept his or her writing in different stages. Requiring all work to be “published” can discourage writing.

Throughout the lessons your student will be asked to write summaries, paraphrases, letters, essays, etc. Much of the time you can accept rough drafts, but occasionally (especially adding work to the portfolio) your student needs to go through the entire process.

Through the writing assignments students will learn:

• Writing Skills: context, form, mechanics, editing and revision
• Spelling Skills: create a personal spelling dictionary
• Increase Vocabulary create a personal vocabulary notebook
• Handwriting Skills: practice writing Bible verses
• Critical Thinking Skills: manage and use information to solve problems, interrelate knowledge, effectively communicate learning outcomes.
• Character development through assignment completion: attentiveness, commitment, confidence, decisiveness, efficiency, faithfulness, perseverance, promptness, responsibility, and self-control
• more writing and revising strategies based on the six traits of effective writing;
• expanded guidelines for writing expository and persuasive essays;
• additional information on writing research papers including writing MLA thesis statements, using APA research guidelines, searching for information—in the library and on the Internet, and citing electronic sources;
• updated strategies for writing with computers including writing multimedia reports and publishing on-line;
• more information on thinking and learning skills including viewing, note taking, and test-taking skills.

Give your students an invaluable resource they’ll turn to again and again school and beyond.

The mechanics of writing should be taught as part of the overall process of writing .Gaining control of the mechanics of writin–punctuation, spelling, and correct usage– clearly important to becoming an effective writer. Research has shown that grammar lessons taught without making connections to the context of authentic writing do not typically help students better write or edit their own work (Hillocks, 1986;Weaver, 1997).

Many experts on writing and cognition emphasize the importance of learning these conventions in the context of the students’ own writing (e.g., Atwell,1987; Calkins, 1994; Graves, 1983; Spandel, 2001; Weaver, 1997). Routman (2000)points out, “Writers learn to control conventions best ‘at the point of need,’ that is, in the context of real writing.” This is not to say that mechanics, usage, and grammar should not be introduced in lessons directed by the teacher. What is necessary is that once introduced, these skills are made meaningful only by practice in the context of students– own writing. In addition, these skills should be reinforced as appropriate with mini-lessons.

Teacher Review

“This is a handbook not a textbook,therefore allowing the opportunity to use it not only during the English block, but throughout the curriculum. This handbook is a resource tool and a reference guide for my students to use as a means of mastering the beauty of the written word. It is a way for them to learn to express their thoughts and feelings in a variety of ways including journals, reports, poetry and story writing .

When I looked at this handbook for the first time, I was hooked! I knew I had found a tool that was child-friendly and illustrated the traits all good writers possess .

I begin each year by teaching the six-traits of effective writing, introducing my students to journal writing and portfolio management. We then spend time building paragraphs and writing short essays while simultaneously learning the steps in the writing process. Then we branch out across the curriculum incorporating our writing s kills in every aspect of our day…

The illustrations help present the important information in a fun and exciting way. The format breaks the writing process into simple steps and more importantly, it gives real-life examples (samples) of writing done by other kids. The checklists and proofreading guides are invaluable. It also teaches students how to use a dictionary, a thesaurus, how to become a better speller,punctuation skills, test-taking strategies as well as how to work in cooperative groups.

Write Source

Write Source is a group of teachers and writers who develop materials for students and instructors from kindergarten through twelfth grade.  Visit the links below for supporting materials for Writers Inc provided by Write Source.

Writing Topics

• My craziest experience in a restaurant or shopping mall
• The hardest thing I’ve ever done
• My first encounter with a bully
• Let’s hear it for my favorite senior citizen.
• The toys I’ll never give up
• A friend who moved away
• I couldn’t believe that my mother volunteered me for that job.
• Putting my foot in my mouth
• What if school sports were dropped?
• Who knows me best?
• What do I worry about?
• My muscles were so sore after . . .
• What do we Americans do well?
• “Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
• I admit it; I enjoy professional wrestling.
• An unforgettable dream
• My worst vacation
• A “visit” to a hospital, doctor’s office, or dentist’s office
• Coping with brothers and sisters
• A typical evening at home
• Morning madness
• When I was a discipline problem
• A meaningful gift I’ve given or received
• We all make mistakes.
• Why do I deserve the job?
• My brother (or sister) made me so mad!
• Hanging out
• Something this school really needs is . . .
• Why are soap operas so popular?
• I take some things too seriously.
• What do I do to break routine?
• More topics.

Student Models

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• Personal Writing (9-12)
• Extended Personal Narrative: The Climb
• Extended Personal Narrative: Caught in the Net
• Extended Personal Narrative: The Boy with John Travolta Blue Eyes
• Personal Essay: It’s a Boy!
• Personal Essay: Take Me to Casablanca
• Personal Essay: My Greatest Instrument
• Personal Essay: Snapshots

• Subject Writing (9-12)
• Descriptive Writing: H’s Hickory Chips
• News Feature: Internet Plagiarism
• Eyewitness Account: Anticipating the Dream
• Profile of a Person: Rosa Parks
• Profile of a Person: From Bed Bound to Breaking Boards
• Interview Report: Student Entrepreneur . . .

• Persuasive Writing (9-12)
• Pet Peeve Essay: Mosquito Madness Editorial

• Creative Writing (9-12)
• Patterned Fiction: The House on Medford Avenue
• Poetry: Mama’s Stitches
• Play: The KHS Press

• Academic Writing (9-12)
• Process Essay: Huddling Together
• Cause/Effect Essay: Save the Elephants
• Essay of Comparison: If Only They Knew

• Writing About Literature (9-12)
• Personal Response to Literature: Adam’s Train of Ghosts
• Personal Response to Literature: Diary of Gaspard
• Literary Analysis: My Interpretation of The Joy Luck Club

• Research Writing (9-12)
• Research Paper: Should Smoking Be Banned in Public Restaurants?
• Research Paper: The Killer Bean

• Workplace Writing (9-12)
• Memo: Mid-project Report
• Business Letter: Dear Ms. Cline

Multimedia Reports

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The “Multimedia Reports” chapter of this book shows how to prepare a multimedia presentation and an interactive report. The following presentation and report are based on the storyboard in that chapter. To play these files on your computer, you will need the PowerPoint program (Windows or Mac) or the PowerPoint Viewer (Windows only).

For your convenience, we have also provided a link to a Web slide-show version of each presentation or report (without sound or slide transitions).

Multimedia Presentation

Download the “Save Now, or Pay Later” multimedia presentation.

Launch the Web slide-show version.

Interactive Report

Download the “Save Now, or Pay Later” interactive report.

Launch the Web slide-show version.

Visit the Write Source blog for their writers’ latest thoughts on the process and teaching of writing.

Writers Inc.: A Student Handbook for Writing And Learning
By Sebranek, Patrick Sebranek, Dave Kemper, Verne Meyer

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The NEW Amazon Homeschool Store. Is is now open.

Books, Videos, Charts, Games, Software all listed by Unit Study Theme1

All download products and Ebooks will remain at Homeschool-books.com.

You can design your oun packages with Amazon discount prices based on the books you need for your family using the bookstore categories.

Important Links

• What do I need to Get Started?
• The 12 Year Plan
• HOW Ebook Store
• HOW Methods
• 12 Year Plan
• Hebrew Roots Books

• Heart of Wisdom Publications
• Bible
• World History
• American History
• Science
• Homeschool Room
• HOW Year 1 History
• HOW Year 1 Science
• HOW Year 2 History
• HOW Year 2 Science
• HOW Year 3 History
• HOW Year 3 Science
• HOW Year 4 History
• HOW Year 4 Science
• Homeschool Help
• Classic Literature
• Worldview
• Writing\
• Health
• Parenting
• Math
• Art
• Thinking Skills
• Christian Biographies
• Lapbooks
• File Folders
• File Folder Games
• Workboxes

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Excerpt (60+ pages) .

A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays A balanced view of the holidays focusing on Christ! “In 34 years of publishing Messianic catalogs we have never seen such a creative contribution to the body of Messiah …a balanced view of the holidays focusing on Christ!” —Manny Brotman, Founder and President of The Messianic Jewish Movement International 600 Pages. Preview (39 pages) Flyer

What Your Child Needs to Know When This book is a convicting, mind-renewing read that leaves one not only informed, but challenged, and focused on the Lord for His perfect direction for our children, including their hearts and minds and education. Excerpt 1 (10 pages) Excerpt 2 (9 pages)

Wisdom: An Internet-Linked Unit Study The Bible views man as a unified whole, never separating academic learning from spiritual wisdom. Is your homeschooling on the right path? Are you reaching for the right goal? It does not matter how hard you try or how diligent you are if you don’t have the right directions. Are you headed in the right direction? Sample Lesson Overview

Nuturing the Write Relationship Nuturing the Write Relationship: Developing a Family Writing Lifestyle. In this creative piece, you won’t find formal instructions on the nuts and bolts of teaching writing, but instead you’ll find valuable insight on the hows and whys of writing! Excerpt (20 pages)

Ancient History: Adam to Messiah This volume includes the seven history units listed below. These hyperlinked, Bible-focused unit studies will lead your students on an exciting journey to learning! 800 pages The sample pages are a large download. Please be patient. How to Use (42 pages) Contents (5 pages)

Adam to Abraham Unit Study Lead your student on a fascinating journey from Creation, through Eden and the Fall, the Flood, the Tower of Babel, Nations and Religions, Abram, and Genesis’ revelation of the Messiah. Sample Lesson Contents

Mesopotamia: An Internet-Linked Unit Study This unique study covers the academic requirements of ancient Mesopotamia as it focuses on Bible geography! In this unit you will study the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Persian civilizations of Mesopotamia. This unit study is central to understanding the beliefs, social norms, and material traits of the Old Testament world. Sample Lesson Mesopotamia Timeline

Ancient Egypt: An Internet-Linked Unit Study It is impossible to properly understand the history of God’s people without knowing something about ancient Egypt. The children of Israel were brought into Egypt and settled there for centuries before becoming an independent nation. Their removal from contact with the people of Canaan and their time of affliction prepared them for inheriting the land promised to their fathers. Sample Lesson 1 Sample Lesson 2

Ancient Israel: An Internet-Linked Unit Study Three things must be held in common by a society in order for it to be a people: religion, education, and law. In all history, there is only one civilization that bases its religion, education, and law on Scripture—and that nation is Israel. Sample Lesson Objectives

Ancient Greece: An Internet-Linked Unit Study The intuitive hypotheses of the ancient Greeks foreshadowed many theories of modern science, and many of the moral ideas of pagan Greek philosophers have been incorporated into Christian moral doctrine. Christians need to be able to recognize Greek influence (Hellenism). Sample Lesson Greece Timeline

Ancient Rome: An Internet-Linked Unit Study The history of Rome covers a massive empire, a rich culture, a profound philosophical legacy, and a lengthy era. The New Testament era was a society influenced by Hellenistic ideas, customs, religion and language but dominated by Roman law, governmental forms, ideas of class and the military. Sample Lesson Rome Overview

The Messiah: An Internet-Linked Unit Study Investigate ancient prophecies, hidden wisdom, things that people longed to know for centuries before the Messiah came to dwell on earth. You are in the privileged position of looking backward through history to see the Messiah as He was described in prophecy, as He dwelt on earth, as He is now, and as He speaks to you through His Word. Sample Lesson Resource List

Creation: An Internet-Linked Unit Study A believing understanding of the book of Genesis is a prerequisite to an understanding of God and His meaning to man. If Genesis is only myth or allegory, then Christian doctrines have no foundation. Many Christians have added evolution to the Bible, resulting in a position that accepts God as Creator but restricts Him to the process of evolution. This position is destructive to Christianity for many reasons Sample Lesson Resource List Objectives

Light: An Internet-Linked Unit Study This fascinating unit study begins with God’s words, “Let there be light,” then embarks on a journey as children and their parents discover how the physical properties of light reveal the character of God. Sample Lesson Objectives

Energy: An Internet-Linked Unit Study I Discover how central God’s creation of energy is to how we live today. Energy is all around us. We derive energy from food, we use energy to heat our homes, and we find energy in the power of moving water. Sample Lesson Objectives
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YouTube Videos Tips and Tricks

10 Reasons for Using YouTube Videos in Your Classroom

Science Videos

There are thousandsof  science videos online. HOw Stuff Works, The Discovery Chanel, The Learning Chanel and Science Chanel have combined all their videos in one search engine. So when you go to any of the liink below you will have the same list of videos:

• How Stuff Works
  
• Discovery Chanel
• Science Channel
  
• The Leaning Channel
  

Do you use the Internet in your homeschool day? Tell us about it.

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Current Link Themes

• Wisdom Links
• Literature Links
• History Links
  • 01. Adam to Abraham
  • 02. Mesopotamia
  • 03. Ancient Egypt
  • 04. Ancient Israel
  • 05. Ancient Greece
  • 06. Ancient Rome
  • 07. The Messiah
• Science Links
  • 01. Creation
  • 02. Light
  • 03. Energy
  • 04. Matter
  • 07. Weather
  • 08. Oceans
  • 09. Plants
  • 12. Marine Zoology
  • 13. Birds
  • 15. Animals

Important Note: Science links and videos may refer to evolution- use this opportunity to explain to your children such theories are taught in public school. See Creation Science Links for more information.

How to Use the Link & Video Library

Here you can find educational links to content and videos based on the Bible, history, or science theme you are currently studying from any curricula. 

Example

If you are studying mummies in Ancient Egypt you would click on Ancient Egypt and find the Mummies Lesson. There would be a video about mummies and a list of links to find out more.

Click here to see a sample of Links and Videos by Unit

How Much Does it Cost?

This Link and Video Library is free! If users contribute comments and link this site can grow to be an incredible resource! Please help by adding comments. This will help spread the word and help keep this a free resource.

Bookmark this site now and tell your friends.

If Charlotte Mason were alive today she would use this site. Not only do we provide you with links, videos, and resource but also community and encouragement.

The history lessons are chronological.

The science lessons are listed in the order of Creation. The lessons are listed based on Heart of Wisdom’s Four Year Plan however you don’t need to use Heart of Wisdom Unit Studies to use this library.

Click on the image below to view the Four Year Plan (designed to be completed 3 x in twelve years).

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Four Years Repeated Three Times=12 Years

History is taught Chronologically. Science is taught in the Days of Creation Order.

• Year 1 History: Adam to Abraham, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Israel, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Messiah
• Year 1 Science: Creation, Light, Energy, Matter, Motion, Electricity
• Year 2 History: Early Church, Vikings, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation
• Year 2 Science: Weather, Oceans, Plants, Geology, Astronomy
• Year 3 History Exploration, Colonies, New Nation, Civil War, American West
• Year 3 Science Ocean Animals, Birds, Insects, Land Animals
• Year 4 History: Industrial Era, WWI, Depression, WWII, Holocaust, 1960 to Present
• Year 4 Science: Anatomy human body

Required Books

• Bible
• Writing handbook
• The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach.

We provide preplanned unit studies for Year 1. You can use Heart of Wisdom methods with any curricula. You don’t really need a preplanned unit study.

Year One Unit Studies

We provide the unit studies for Year One because most ancient-history studies (even many Christian-based texts) concentrate on the pagans in ancient times, ignoring God’s people. Most homeschool parents do not have this Israel focused education background.

For example, Heart of Wisdom’s Ancient Egypt unit the focus is on Joseph, Moses, the Exodus, and God’s people (rather than on the pyramids and gods of Egypt). HOW’s Ancient Greece and Rome units focus on the Israelites fighting against idolatry under Greek and Roman rule (rather than on Greek mythology and Roman gods). Ancient History: Adam to Messiah includes all 7 history studies listed above chronologically. It includes Bible, history, geography, literature, government, composition, agriculture, religion, science, economics, and more. The lessons are full and require minimum preparation.

• Free Sample Lessons
• Create a Heart of Wisdom Year One Package
• Heart of Wisdom Link and Video Library

Recommendations for Year 2, 3, and 4

There are many, many fine preplanned studies that are appropriate for years 2, 3, and 4 from other publishers. We are working on specific list for each year now and will announce via email when they are complete.  Here are examples of the unit studies we recommend:

• Homeschooling in the Woods American History Studies
• Apologia Young Explorers Science Studies
• Teacher Created Thematic Unit Studies

Remember, You Have the Greatest Curriculum Available!

You have the best manuscript existing for teaching and instruction! All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).

Is the Bible enough if you are teaching a doctor, attorney, accountant, architect, etc.? Do you want them to be a wise, righteous doctor, attorney, accountant, architect, etc.? The Bible is the only place you can find true wisdom and righteousness.

1. Begin with God’s Word—build your foundation like the wise man who built his house upon a rock (Matthew 7:24).
2. Pray for direction.
3. Have faith God God will provide.
4. Wait on God—enjoy the journey!—be excited about what He has in store.

God’s will is to lead us to the Promised Land of our homeschool journey, but we’ll only relax and enjoy the journey if we understand His plan for getting us there. A lack of understanding will result in confusion and bewilderment.

You can schedule by faith with confidence because God is reliable. If you ask Him he will show you–His grace, His mercy, His dependability. God promised to strengthen and equip you; to guide you in every situation; to meet all your needs; and never to leave you. He will consistently kept these promises. Have you asked Him to lead you in your homeschool? He will.

God has a plan for each of us, and He will lead you to the resources you need. We have listed hundreds of books on the topics contained in the four-year plan, divided by categories and years.

Curl up with your children and a living book. Teach them to love to learn!

Free Book Lists by Grade Levels

Ready to start? Go to Create a Heart of Wisdom Year One Package

We help you get comfortable with this approach providing the preplanned studies for the first year and guide you to other studies for the remaining years. The following prepared, 4-Step lesson unit studies are available from Heart of Wisdom:

1. Wisdom

HOW History Unit Studies

1. Adam to Abraham
2. Mesopotamia
3. Ancient Egypt
4. Ancient Israel
5. Ancient Greece
6. Ancient Rome
7. The Messiah

HOW Science Unit Studies

1. Creation
2. Light
3. Energy

Related Links

• Sample of a Delight Directed Day
• Multi-Level Teaching Sample Day (Knights)
• Teaching Grades K-3
• God Has a Plan for YOUR Homeschool
• Reading Aloud the Classics (download free 30 page guide by age level)

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