Our curriculum is packed! It’s truly all-inclusive and ready for the entire family to use. Similar curricula on the market can cost as much as $800 per year (and of course, it’s not Torah-observant)!
Add up the value as you read through this page, and I think you’ll agree that $47/month is an incredible price.
In addition, it’s ready to go! Mom, you can just print it or even use it straight from the computer. We know you’re busy (because we are, too), and we’re hoping this takes a huge load off your plate.
Our prayer is that your family will be equipped to really use the Scriptures as your primary textbook in your home!
Bible
Our curriculum starts each day with reading and study together of the Scriptures. You can choose from several options, each designed to be done together as a whole family (for any age).
- Torah Portions (verse-by-verse readings from Genesis to Deuteronomy)
- Nahk Portions (selected readings from Joshua to Malachi)
- Apostolic Scripture Portions (selected readings from Matthew to Revelation)
Each day’s plan includes:
- Bible readings
- Scripture memory work
- Discussion starters
- Activities, map studies, notebooking ideas, and writing assignments (for all ages)
In addition, our curriculum includes several different reading schedules designed for your children to read on their own time. You can choose from any of the following:
- Easy Torah (the entire Torah) – 36 weeks
- Easy Old Testament (selections from the Old Testament) – 36 weeks
- Easy Old Testament and Gospels (selections from the Old Testament and the Gospels) – 36 weeks
- The entire Old Testament – 36 weeks
- The entire New Testament – 36 weeks
- The entire Bible – 36 weeks
- How to Study the Bible – 36-week plan with reading assignments from various Christian authors (high-school level)
- Kingdom Living – 36-week plan with reading assignments from various Christian authors, on how to live a set-apart and kingdom-impacting life (high-school level)
All our members receive an exclusive discount up to 55% off the BibLingo language learning app that provides everything you need to go from zero knowledge of Greek and Hebrew to reading the Bible in its original languages – all in one place.
Together School
Our curriculum combines all ages together for the following subjects each day:
- Hebrew — Our daily lesson plans introduce students to the aleph bet (both consonants and vowels), teaching students to read and write Hebrew, copy portions of the Hebrew Scriptures, memorize hundreds of Hebrew vocabulary words, learn Hebrew grammar, and learn to use Hebrew study materials (such as a lexicon). We use various texts (such as Psalm 119 and Genesis 1) to focus on one letter or concept at a time, reviewing it in fun ways each day.
- Music — Our daily lesson plans (36 weeks) are not designed to be a complete musical education but rather an introduction to basic music theory, vocal instruction, and music appreciation. We include styles of music from all over the world, through many time periods, and mention many composers, all with a biblical perspective. You’ll learn Scripture songs, folk songs, Messianic songs, traditional hymns, and Christian songs. We occasionally include video instruction to help you teach musical concepts to your family.
- Poetry — Our daily lesson plans (36 weeks) focus on one poem each week to introduce your children to styles of poetry from all over the world, both from classic children’s literature and from Scripture. Poems have been carefully chosen to be uplifting and honoring to YHWH.
- Geography — In addition to map studies included in our history curriculum, our daily lesson plans (36 weeks) will introduce your children to the seven continents, to maps and topography, and to cultures and people groups worldwide. Students will be encouraged to correspond (as pen pals, etc.) with children from other parts of the world. Prayer for the evangelism of the world will be emphasized.
- P.E. – Our daily lesson plans (36 weeks) include daily stretches and strength-building exercises, as well as instruction about various sports enjoyed around the world. Twice a week, kids will enjoy fun games that can be played indoors or outdoors using simple materials found around the house. One day a week, students will be given reading assignments and discussion topics about various health and nutritional topics.
- Arts and Crafts – Our simple lesson plans are designed to teach an awareness of our Creator’s world and a thankfulness for His majesty, as well as training in how to use crafts to bless and serve others. One artistic concept will be emphasized each lesson, plus one “ministry craft” will be offered. Only ordinary household supplies are needed. Lesson plans are geared for elementary-school ages, with ideas for modifying them for both preschool and teenaged students.
History
Our curriculum combines grades 4-12 together for history each day. You can choose from several options, each designed to be done together as a whole family, with additional independent reading and writing assignments for high-school students.
- Ancient Times: Creation to Assyria — Our lesson plans (36 weeks) cover from Creation to the conquering of Northern Israel by Assyria. You’ll learn about the truth of the biblical accounts of history in the Old Testament, including an extensive history of the nation of Israel as well as surrounding nations, such as Babel, Egypt, the Phoenicians, and other Canaanite nations. NOTE: Additional Books are Required — Download Book List Here **
- Daniel’s Statue: Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome — Our lesson plans (36 weeks) cover from the rise of Babylon after the Flood, through the growth of the Persian empire, onto the establishment of the Greek and Roman Empires. Your students will compare and contrast pagan cultures based on Babylon’s world system with righteous governments and kingdoms established by YHWH. NOTE: Additional Books are Required — Download Book List Here **
- Seals and Trumpets: The Middle Ages – Our lesson plans (36 weeks) cover from the time of Yeshua and his apostles, through the spread of Catholicism and traditional Christianity into western Europe, and including the formation of Islam, leading up to the Protestant Reformation (early 1500s). The emphasis is on the providence of YHWH and His hand on human history, despite every attempt by mankind to thwart His plans. NOTE: Additional Books are Required — Download Book List Here **
- A Place Prepared by God: Foundations of American History – Our lesson plans (36 weeks) cover American history, beginning with the civilizations that lived in North America before the United States was founded, and continuing up until the year 2000. Special emphasis is given to the providence and protection of God upon the believers in the Messiah and those who keep His commands. NOTE: Additional Books are Required — Download Book List Here **
Here are some features of our history curriculum:
- Each “week” of lesson plans is set up so that 3 days will be spent reading aloud from the main textbooks with Mom, then 2 more days of study, projects, and review can be done relatively independently. Our goal was to allow Mom several days a week of intense study with her children, yet also give Mom a few days to accomplish housework, errands, and other responsibilities. You are always welcome to do more than the curriculum suggests.
- We have also scheduled topics of discussion to go with each reading. However, don’t feel that you must limit the discussion to only these things! Mom should feel free to stop the reading at any point, to discuss things that she knows are important to her family. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you as you learn together.
- Memorization is an important part of our curriculum, so that students will have a mental “handle” on which
they can hang all of the other things they learn. We will be learning passages of Scripture and important dates in
history. We usually introduce new memory work on read-aloud days, and we review extensively, especially on the fourth day of each “week.” - During all years of this history curriculum, we will be constructing a timeline. We use dates that agree with biblical history, whether or not they agree with modern historians.
- We do frequent map studies and recommend various books and notebooking ideas to make and store the maps your children make.
- Once each week, we schedule a “notebooking” activity that your children can mostly do independently. Provide them with supplies, such as colored pencils, markers, pretty papers, glue, and special scissors. Younger children might want to dictate a paragraph to Mom, which she could then type and print out, to be included in their notebooks. Some families like to have their children notebook several times a day. Other families skip notebooking altogether, just having their children “tell back” (narrate) to them what they have learned.
- Some activities are simply listed as research projects, such as “Visit a public library or do research online on ancient weapons.” These could be used as notebooking activities, as writing assignments, or as parts of larger reports or projects. Do what works best for your family!
- High school students are ready to discuss and interact with many of these topics on a much deeper level than younger students. We recommend that you take many of the weekly notebooking topics and require 2-3 pages of essays from your high school students. You may wish to pose controversial questions of your students and ask them to defend their positions. We have also included additional reading assignments for high school students. Some of these are more difficult than others, so use your discretion in what you require of your own students. Most are available for free online but if your budget allows, consider purchasing hard-copy books, since it will be easier for your student to read, to highlight, and to take notes.
- Even adults will love this curriculum – we know we did! Take every opportunity to discuss these topics throughout your days and alongside your activities. As adults, stick some of the additional books beside your bed, so you can be reading them, too. You’ll start seeing God’s hand everywhere!
Note: Students in 3rd grade or younger will receive quite a bit of history instruction from our history lesson plans. Our own younger children also tend to “listen in” to our world history discussions each day, and we’re amazed how much they learn. However, we don’t feel that formal history instruction is necessary for children younger than 4th grade. You are welcome to study as much as you’d like with your own family!
All our members will receive the History Timeline/Book of Centuries Notebooking System from NotebookingPages.com. Templates include spines for your notebook, cover and title pages, dividers for special topics (like daily living, government/politics, religion/philosophy, science/technology, & more), books/resources used templates, vocabulary page, and timeline pages (in multiple formats) Includes 2 sets of different themed bordered notebooking templates. ($6.95 value)
All our members will receive Guerber’s Histories Timelines, an eBook of world history timelines made just for Homeschooling Torah by Christine Miller of Nothing New Press, and taken from her book, All Through the Ages and her Guerber history books. ($4.95 value)
All our members will receive a digital version of Map Trek: Ancient World, a downloadable set of beautiful maps that coincide with Years 1 and 2 of our history curriculum ($14.95 value).
All our members will receive Remembering Hanukkah, a 72-page unit study to help you study out the historical and biblical significance of Hanukkah with your family. The 8-day study includes daily Bible readings, Scripture memory, discussion questions, extra sources from scholars and primary sources, and fun activities for Hanukkah, such as recipes, service projects, worksheets, games, music, and ideas to make family memories. No paganism included! ($8.95 value)
Language Arts
Why must we learn to read and write? We learn to read so that we can learn the Scriptures, and we learn to write so that we can effectively communicate His life-giving Word to others.
Our curriculum combines all ages together for language instruction each day, as much as is possible. Each student will use the Bible as his primary textbook, so you’ll have nothing else you need to buy. Additional independent assignments are also provided for all ages.
- Copywork — Our lesson plans (36 weeks) are based upon the copying of Scripture passages to teach important language skills, including learning to read, handwriting (traditional cursive), punctuation, vocabulary, word usage, and writing skills (see Deuteronomy 17:17-18). All instruction and worksheets are provided for beginning writers, while older students copy directly from their Bibles onto paper or into journals (as you prefer).
- Phonics — Our “learning to read” program is based upon the Orton-Gillingham approach to phonics. We use the Bible to teach phonics, combining it with the latest research to provide your younger students with a firm foundation in reading. Our method is multisensory (sight, sound, and touch), and phonics concepts are taught in a logical, sequential way. Each lesson builds upon the previous lesson, but Mom remains in charge — helping her child move as quickly or slowly as needed. We believe in teaching “phonograms” so that no guessing is involved. Order and the beauty of language will be emphasized, with lots of opportunity for review and practice each day.
- Spelling — Our spelling program picks up from our phonics program. Word lists, teaching suggestions, and spelling principles are provided each week for all levels of ability.
- Vocabulary — We help your students learn the origins of the English language by providing instruction in Latin and Greek roots, as well as the meanings of prefixes and suffixes.
- Grammar — We learn grammar so that we can express ourselves with manners. In other words, we speak and write with correct grammar so that others won’t be distracted by our display of ignorance. A second reason for learning grammar is so that we can learn to think logically and to analyze. Diagramming is especially helpful for this. Finally, learning English grammar helps us learn foreign language structure. We recommend beginning to teach grammar, with diagramming and logic, around the 4th grade. After a strong unit teaching basic grammar principles, we provide daily review sentences taken from Scripture so that your students won’t forget what they have learned. Because of our unique method, you can teach grammar to all your 4th-12th grade students at one time.
- Oral Language — Because we are judged by the way we speak, we provide help and guidance with pesky problems such as “lie” or “lay,” and “less” or “fewer.” Your children will really enjoy it, while learning to evaluate and edit both oral and written language that they see and hear.
- Typing — We provide simple typing instruction, with links to free typing resources online, so that your students will develop speed and accuracy.
- High School Literature, Writing, and Speech — We share a wealth of reading recommendations and ideas for literature to support your students. We aim for excellent literature that fulfills Philippians 4:8, which states, “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” We hate “surprises” in literature selections as much as you do, so we provide discussion starters and warnings about what your students are reading. We also help students develop their communication skills with optional weekly Zoom classes taught by Anne Elliott, where they can discuss the literature they are reading, learn to write both fiction and non-fiction, and practice delivering speeches to other classmates.
A little more about our Writing program:
- One of the most difficult parts of language usage is learning to express ourselves on paper. The goal is to be competent at this by the time a student graduates from high school. At that time, you want your student to be able to write a 10-page research paper, a 10-page position paper, extemporaneous essays, and to be introduced to other forms of written communication, such as speeches, teaching lessons to young children, story telling, and poetry.
- To write a 10-page paper is a multi-faceted project. You must learn to come up with ideas, to research, to take notes, to outline, to consider an audience, and much more. All of these skills can be learned by beginning to write one sentence at a time. After a student has learned to write one good sentence, he needs to learn how to write one good paragraph. Finally, he needs to write an essay (several paragraphs on a single topic), and only then can he begin to write several pages. Most curriculum moves too quickly through this process. We think it’s wise to move very slowly through this progression, perfecting each stage before rushing to the next.
- One problem that children have is that they just haven’t lived long enough to have ideas floating in their heads that are begging to come out. For that reason, we believe that the best way to cultivate a good writer is to read good books to our children. The elementary years should be primarily concerned with reading (and possibly journal writing or other practical writing, such as letters to grandmother, recipes, or narration).
- Young teenagers should then have a unit study on the sentence, followed by a unit study on paragraph writing, then a unit study on essay writing, and then finally a unit study on research and position papers. Allow several years for this and plenty of practice, writing daily or at least several times per week. Be sure his mind is filled with ideas and that he writes about subjects that interest him.
- Each of these areas are provided for you in our curriculum, with plenty of advice on how to customize your children’s writing instruction.
In summary, our language-arts curriculum includes full lesson plans for all levels for the following:
- Phonics, reading, spelling, and vocabulary instruction using Scripture.
- Handwriting and typing from Scripture, until these skills are mastered.
- Daily copywork from Scripture.
- Journal writing from Scripture and discussions in your home.
- Formal grammar instruction plus grammar and review of proper word usage, using sentences from Scripture.
- Reading good literature in high school, evaluating it with Scriptural principles.
- Unit studies on formal writing for older students, combined with daily practice and preparation for the use of writing in service and evangelism.
Finally, we include instruction for Mom. Feel a little shaky teaching grammar, phonics, or writing? Don’t worry. Each week includes special helps and even occasional videos just for Mom, so that you’ll learn easy ways to explain difficult concepts. You might find yourself loving these subjects yourself!
Our public schools often skip cursive handwriting instruction, even though research shows that cursive helps with motor learning and cognitive development, so our children learn better! At Homeschooling Torah, we help you overcome this deficit by providing students with a Shortcut to Cursive, a set of daily lesson plans to help children establish a daily practice of writing the alphabet from a to z, to develop high levels of letter writing and letter identification fluency, which is the necessary preliminary to fluent reading and accurate spelling — and high-level comprehension.
Math
Yes, your membership even includes math! Here’s what makes our curriculum different:
- Arithmetic teaches children that YHWH is orderly and that His laws govern all of His creation. Unlike some math curriculum that teach “fuzzy” math, which says there are no absolutes and that it’s more important to encourage self esteem than correct answers, our curriculum emphasizes right and wrong, proper procedures, and orderly, incremental learning.
Your children will learn to be precise, exact, neat, and disciplined in their work. In the book of Proverbs, this is called “diligence,” a character quality upon which YHWH places great importance.
- Some math curriculum de-emphasize memorization and drill. However, we believe that Scripture places a premium on memorization. Learning math facts is one way to improve our children’s memory. Our goal is to help your children know their arithmetic facts automatically.
Our goal is to continually review math concepts, rather than teach them in units. Scripture teaches that we learn better when we constantly bring things to our remembrance.
- In Scripture, YHWH chose “the work of skilled craftsman” to build His tabernacle and temple. We include plenty of real-life “story problems” so that your children can apply their arithmetic skills to life and learn to become “skilled craftsman” in service of their Creator.
Here are some features of our math curriculum:
- Together Math Drills — For 3 days each week, all your children will play math games together, do math drills, and enjoy some fun competition. (Only one child? That’s okay! He or she will enjoy doing the drills with Mom!) For the other 2 days, we provide “story problems” from the Bible, such as the size and mass of Noah’s ark, the dimensions of the tabernacle or temple, timelines and dates, the size of people groups, money, weights and measurements, distances between locations, and more. We also study biblical and historical characters who excelled at math, and we learn why YHWH chose to use them for His purposes.
- Daily Arithmetic Instruction and Review (Grades K-8) — We choose arithmetic “themes” each week so that all your children can be learning similar concepts at once, but we provide daily worksheets and teaching advice for grades K-8 (as well as answer keys for Mom).
- We do not yet have advanced math for high school (such as Algebra, Geometry, etc.). You will need to purchase high school math elsewhere. We recommend Bob Jones, Life of Fred, or Teaching Textbooks.
Support for Our High-School Students…
To help our members plan for high school and college, Lee Binz of The Home Scholar has generously agree to share her expertise with the following gifts:
- FREE eBook! Taking the Mystery Out of the SAT and ACT, by Lee Binz and Andrew Pudewa of Institute for Excellence in Writing. Now you can take the SAT and ACT off your homeschool high school “panic list!” Lee Binz, The HomeScholar, is proud to share this webinar and companion ebook she developed with Andrew Pudewa, Director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing. In these materials, Lee and Andrew share amazing insights and little known secrets to help you prepare your homeschool student for the most important standardized test of their life. Discover the homeschool advantage in ACT & SAT testing. Learn how to select the test that will make your student look like a genius. Discover which section of the SAT is the most predictive of college success, and MORE! This is one ebook that you will want to print out for future reference.
- FREE eBook! The 10 Essentials for Homeschooling High School, by Lee Binz. As a consultant to homeschool parents, Lee Binz, The HomeScholar, is often asked what high school topics are absolutely critical for students to study before graduation. Her list of the “10 Essentials” is compiled here to give you the confidence you need in your high school planning. With practical advice and organized presentation, Lee will help you make sure you are covering the necessary subjects to help your students succeed. Learn the essentials of teaching English, math, social studies, science, foreign language, PE, and fine arts. Learn how delight-directed learning can become electives, and how to encourage your children to do their work at the high school level, even during difficult times.
In addition, we include templates for making your own transcript and diploma, as well as lots of coaching from Anne Elliott and other parents who have been down this path before. Learn, enjoy, and relax so you feel confident!
Science
The foundations of our science curriculum are firmly based upon the creation of the world by YHWH:
- We believe that Scripture teaches YHWH created the world in six literal, consecutive 24-hour days.
- We believe that the Flood of Noah’s day was a worldwide, literal flood. It was a significant geological event and much (but not all) fossil sediment originated at that time.
- We believe that the gap theory has no basis in Scripture.
- We believe that no apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in science can be valid if it contradicts the scriptural record. Of primary importance is the fact that evidence is always subject to interpretation by fallible people who do not possess all information.
- In our curriculum, we seek to teach our students to think logically and carefully about the created world. We emphasize the scientific method, which consists of observing (gathering facts), hypothesizing (suggesting explanations), and experimenting (testing explanations).
- In our curriculum, we teach that science is inseparable from mathematics, which we call the “language of science.” We teach our students to be precise, exact, and careful when interacting with God’s world.
- In our curriculum, we acknowledge that we are made in the image of a Creator, and we hope to cultivate creativity in our children and constant appreciation of the created world. (We try to avoid the use of the word “nature,” choosing to use the word “creation” instead.) While teaching responsibility and stewardship of God’s creation (Genesis 1:28), we also seek to worship the Creator, rather than created things, in all that we do (Romans 1:18-32).
Our curriculum combines grades 4-12 together for science each day. Our plan covers the six days of creation over the entire school year and is designed to be done together as a whole family, with additional independent reading and research assignments for high-school students.
- Light, Energy, and Matter (Day 1) – Topics include magnetism, electricity and currents, motion, force, light and sound waves, color, gravity, radiation, electronics.
- Water and Atmosphere (Day 2) – Topics include water, oceanography, molecules, atmosphere, weather.
- Land and Plants (Day 3) – Topics include rocks, minerals, elements, chemical reactions, earthquakes, plants, flowers, seeds, trees, fungi, mold, bacteria.
- Sun, Moon, and Stars (Day 4) – Topics include the moon and moon phases, planets, constellations, eclipses, galaxies, meteors, star clusters, comets, asteroids, calendars, and the study of space.
- Birds and Sea Life (Day 5) – Topics include birds, fish, amphibians, environmental science.
- Land Animals and Man (Day 6) – Topics include fossils, reptiles, mammals, insects, invertebrates, classification systems, microbiology, human anatomy and physiology, disease.
Here are some features of our science curriculum:
- Each “week” of lesson plans is set up so that 3 days will be spent discussing science topics with Mom, then 2 more days of study, projects, and review can be done relatively independently. Our goal is to allow Mom several days a week of intense study with her children, yet also give Mom a few days to accomplish housework, errands, and other responsibilities. You are always welcome to do more than the curriculum suggests.
- We have utilized online resources extensively in our curriculum, to save you the added expense of purchasing additional books and materials. You will need Internet access for many of the lessons.
- We have scheduled topics of discussion to go with each topic. However, don’t feel that you must limit the discussion to only these things! Mom should feel free to discuss things that she knows are important to her family. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you as you learn together.
- We provide at least weekly opportunities for science to be “hands on.” However, out of respect for your budget and energy levels, we try to use supplies that are readily available around your home.
- We do suggest ways to spend time outside observing Creation, but because we ourselves live in a cold climate where we can’t always watch things grow or stay outside too long, we offer other options for families who also have difficulty getting outside at all times of the year or might live in an urban environment.
- Memorization is an important part of our curriculum, so that students will have a mental “handle” on which they can hang all of the other things they learn. We strongly emphasize the days of Creation on which God made things, and we learn the history of scientific inventions and discoveries. We emphasize especially the Latin and Greek roots of scientific words, to promote literacy and the ability to interact with scientists and academic literature in the sciences.
- During all years of this curriculum, we will be constructing a science notebook. At least once each week, we schedule a “notebooking” activity that your children can mostly do independently. Provide them with supplies, such as colored pencils, markers, pretty papers, glue, and special scissors. Younger children might want to dictate a paragraph to Mom, which she could then type and print out, to be included in their notebooks. Some families like to have their children notebook several times a day. Other families skip notebooking altogether, just having their children “tell back” (narrate) to them what they have learned.
- Some activities are simply listed as research projects, such as “Visit a public library or do research online on the migration of birds.” These could be used as notebooking activities, as writing assignments, or as parts of larger reports or projects. Do what works best for your family!
- High school students are ready to discuss and interact with many of these topics on a much deeper level than younger students. We recommend that you take many of the weekly notebooking topics and require 2-3 pages of essays from your high school students. You may wish to pose controversial questions of your students and ask them to defend their positions. We have also included additional reading assignments, research projects, and application activities for high school students. Some of these are more difficult than others, so use your discretion in what you require of your own students. Resources and ebooks are available for free online but if your budget allows, consider purchasing hard-copy books, since it will be easier for your student to read, to highlight, and to take notes.
- Even adults will love this curriculum – we know we did! Take every opportunity to discuss these topics throughout your days and alongside your activities. As adults, stick some of the additional books beside your bed, so you can be reading them, too. You’ll start seeing the Creator’s hand everywhere!
Note: We also have a separate science curriculum for students in 3rd grade or younger. Our own younger children tend to “listen in” to our science discussions each day, and we’re amazed how much they learn. Formal science instruction might not be necessary for children younger than 4th grade, but we give you simple science discussion topics (with learning ideas) for parents of young children, which we recommend you do with your children once a week, as you remember that “in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them” (Exodus 20:11).
Preschool
We have three goals in providing lesson plans for children who are aged 5 and younger:
- To train them in orderliness, respect for others, self control, and biblical character – These character qualities form the foundation of everything else in life. The books of Deuteronomy and Proverbs are emphasized, and plenty of advice and help for parents is included in the lesson plans.
- To give them special time with Mom – Little ones can get left out when life gets busy. Our plans will remind you of the priorities of motherhood. You’ll enjoy spending time doing activities with your children, and you’ll cultivate special memories while feeling good that you remembered to teach them important skills and life lessons from Scripture.
- To help mothers feel less overwhelmed – You don’t have to do everything we recommend, but you’ll probably enjoy having “check boxes” of the common sense things you want to remember with your preschoolers. We even remind you of character qualities you can develop in your own life, such as joy, peace, and contentment.
Our lesson plans are based on 5 activities we recommend for preschoolers each day. Please note that we believe in short, easy lessons.
- Bible and Learning Time – We’ll give you short and pleasurable ideas for basic life skills that all preschoolers should learn, from Scripture memory work, ABCs, 123s, telling time, manners, and more.
- Creative Time – We’ll recommend fun table-time activities your preschoolers can work on by themselves, with you or an older sibling in the room.
- Building Time – We’ll suggest hands-on playtime activities that will help your preschoolers develop self-control, imagination, and attention-building skills.
- Outside Time – We’ll recommend ways to encourage your preschoolers to play outside, weather permitting, or at least to get up and moving inside.
- Rest Time – We’ll give gentle ideas for ways your youngest children can rest, relax, and get away from the over-stimulation that often occurs in a busy, homeschooling household.
Note: While we cannot possibly address all special needs (such as autism, Aspergers, and other learning difficulties), we acknowledge that a large number of preschoolers are facing these issues in our culture. We even have a child with a high-functioning auditory disorder ourselves! Because of this awareness, our curriculum will share ideas, tips, and encouragement for mothers of children with special-needs throughout all the lesson plans.
Just for Mom and Dad
New and veteran homeschooling parents alike will appreciate:
- Weekly Teacher Training — We’ll include suggestions and ideas, taken especially from the books of Deuteronomy and Proverbs, to help you learn how to teach effectively — in the same way YHWH our Father teaches us. You’ll be teaching your children at home with confidence in no time.
- Ebooks by Anne — In addition, you’ll receive complementary digital copies of books that Anne has written over the past 20 years, which you can read for encouragement at your convenience, at any time. These books include Biblical Home Education, The Four Foundations of Lifelong Learning, The Organized Homeschool, Easy Breakfast ideas, and Too Tired.
Because Mom is more than just “teacher,” we’ve included the following bonuses to make her life easier:
- Household Planners — Each week, we’ll suggest some household tasks that you might want to schedule, to help you keep your home running smoothly. We also include all kinds of downloadable forms and planning tools, in a format you can modify and customize for your own home.
- Chores for the Kids — Each week, we’ll suggest chores for your children — and we include fun charts, forms, and teaching ideas — so your children can learn to participate in the smooth running of any household. Our chore system is appropriate for all ages, from your youngest toddlers to your oldest high-school students.
- Weekly Menu and Recipes — Each week, we’ll share the exact menu we’re using in our own home, with links to delicious recipes and food preparation ideas. We even include recipe ideas for breakfast, as well as food suggestions for biblical holidays! (Please note: While our food suggestions are “biblically clean,” they are not necessarily Kosher, nor do we have suggestions for special health diets, such as gluten-free, the GAPS diet, or other diets.)
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