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So... all of my curriculum is finally here, minus Rosetta Stone which I haven't ordered yet. We had company over the weekend (see other blog) when the History and Reading/Phonics items arrived so I just started looking over them in detail last night. Can I just say I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooo pleased with my choice for history!?!? It is AMAZING. I was already planning on beginning the Westminster Catechism for young children with Aidan during our Bible "period" and as I was flipping through the teacher's manual for history last night what should I see but footnotes that say "To begin implementing the truths of God's Word in your child's heart, you may want to us the Catechism for Young Children. Have your student answer and memorize the first three questions at this time." Yipee!!! Another area I get to reinforce the most important subject being taught!

Each Unit is designed to last two weeks when taught every other day, therefore we will be doing History on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Tuesday and Thursday will be Social Studies/Geography. Here is an excpert from the teacher's manual for the introduction to:

Unit One, God's Great Story.
Memory verse: John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
This unit introduces the student to the concept of history from a Biblical perspective. Although we define history as "the story of what really happend long ago," it is far more than that. At its core, history is the study of man's response to the creation mandate (Genesis 1:28); it is the story of man's faithfulness (and unfaithfulness) to God as He establishes families, tribes, and nations. Since God guides all human events, history views all aspects of human life in light of divine providence.
The student will see history as God's great story of redemption which unfolds from Genesis through Revelation. He will also learn about the central figure of history - Jesus Christ. Everything that took place prior to His incarnation points forward to Him and everything that has happend since looks back to Him. He is the center of history because He is the Savior of the world. When the fullness of time comes, Christ will return to judge all people and nations as King of Kings. "

And if that isn't reason enough to be excited, take a look at the people we will be learning about!
Creation
Adam and Eve
The Fall of Man
God's Promise of Salvation
Noah and the Ark
God's Covenant with Noah
Tower of Babel
Abraham
Passover
God Gives the Law to Moses
David and Goliath
Birth of Christ
The New Covenant in Christ
Apostle Paul
Polycarp
Augustine
Patrick in Ireland
Boniface in Germany
Martin Luther
John Calvin
First Thanksgiving
Jonathan Edwards
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Lewis and Clark
Noah Webster
Robert E Lee
Dwight L Moody
George Washington Carver
Thomas A Edison
Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Christ's Return

Our first week we will be creating a gigantic timeline (on the kitchen/dining room wall) so that through the year we can fill in all the details we've learned about. I can't wait!!!!