revised as of February 2008
The History/Geography/Bible Modules are set up so the subjects will complement each other within one Module and all children can study the same topics at their own levels. Simply read aloud to the family the History books assigned to the younger children and ask for oral narrations, then instruct the older children to read their assigned History books independently and give either oral or written narrations. The Geography and Bible can be done all together as a family also, with older children completing any extra assignments independently. Click on a “details” link to see specific books recommended for each Module.
If you use the Modules in order, History and Bible will be covered chronologically and Geography will be related to your studies. If you study one Module per year, students who begin at Grade 1 will go through the cycle twice—once as an introduction and once more in-depth.
| Module | Description | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 [details] |
History: Genesis—Deuteronomy; Ancient Egypt Geography: Egypt and Africa Bible: Genesis—Deuteronomy |
History: Older students begin Book of Centuries. We wait until students are old enough to appreciate and meet the responsibility of a personal Book of Centuries. For younger children, we recommend using broad wall timelines or a family Book of Centuries. Bible: Older students begin a Doctrine notebook, in which they will record verses they find throughout their studies over the next few years that relate to ten basic doctrines. They also complete a study of the Law. Daily lesson plans for this module are now available in our Genesis through Deuteronomy & Ancient Egypt: A Family Study Handbook. |
| 2 [details] |
History: Joshua—Malachi; Ancient Greece Geography: Middle East and Asia; A Child’s Geography, Vol. 2 Bible: Joshua—Malachi |
History: Older students do Book of Centuries. Geography: A Child’s Geography, Vol. 2 is written for students in Grades 2–6, but your older students would learn a lot from it as well. We recommend that your older students guide your younger students through it. Bible: Older students add a study of Proverbs and continue the Doctrine notebook. . |
| 3 [details] |
History: Matthew—Acts; Ancient Rome Geography: Mediterranean Coastline Bible: Matthew—Acts; Romans |
History: Older students do Book of Centuries. Bible: Older students add a study of Romans and continue the Doctrine notebook. |
| 4 [details] |
History: Middle Ages; Renaissance; Reformation Geography: Far East and Europe Bible: James; Galatians; 1, 2 Thessalonians; 1, 2 Corinthians |
History: Older students do Book of Centuries. Bible: Older students add a study of Bible Study principles and methods (to be written) and continue the Doctrine notebook. |
| 5 [details] |
History: Early Modern Times (1600 to 1850) Geography: South America and Australia Bible: Ephesians; Philippians; Colossians; Philemon; Hebrews; 1, 2 Timothy; Titus |
History: Younger students focus on American History. If you are not from America, substitute your own country’s history as it fits chronologically. Older students broaden the scope to worldwide events and continue Book of Centuries. Bible: Older students continue the Doctrine notebook. |
| 6 [details] |
History: Modern Times (1850 to present) Geography: North America and United States Bible: 1, 2 Peter; Jude; 1, 2, 3 John; Revelation |
History: Younger students focus on American History. If you are not from America, substitute your own country’s history as it fits chronologically. Older students broaden the scope to worldwide events and continue Book of Centuries. Bible: Older students complete the Doctrine notebook and write a personal doctrinal statement that summarizes the findings. |
Wondering how to do History, Geography, and Bible?
Note: In an effort to spread out the workload more evenly, we revised the six modules in 2008. The only module we deleted was the world history overview. Everything else is still here, just a bit shuffled to make these modules even easier to teach.
Old Module 1: World History Overview- NEW Module 1: Genesis through Deuteronomy & Ancient Egypt (was old Module 2)
- NEW Module 2: Joshua through Malachi & Ancient Greece (was old Module 3 and part of 4)
- NEW Module 3: Matthew through Acts & Ancient Rome (was old Module 4)
- NEW Module 4: Middle Ages; Renaissance & Reformation (was old Module 5)
- NEW Module 5: Early Modern Times (old Module 6 is now split into two modules)
- NEW Module 6: Modern Times (old Module 6 is now split into two modules)
You may still see the old modules if you would like to.