Genesis to Deut. for 1 grader

Let’s see, Jenn. If you are teaching only a first grader, here are my thoughts on the books. (This is detailed in the handbook for those of you who already have your copies.)

Definitely Need

• Oxford First Ancient History
• Pyramid
• The Mystery of the Hieroglyphs
• Then and Now Bible Maps
• either Uncle Josh’s Outline Maps or a blank outline map of Africa from the Internet
• Bible
• Boy of the Pyramids
• True Story of Noah’s Ark

Optional (and why)

• Letters from Egypt (the writing style might be too much for a first grader; download the sample and see what you think for your particular child)
• Material World and Hungry Planet (these books I just have on my coffee table for the kids to look through whenever they want to; you could collect them later if you want, but they aren’t written into the lesson plans)
• Exodus and Numbers commentaries (I loved the insights these books gave, but reading all the chapters of both books might be a little much for a first grader; check out the sample pages at Christianbook.com or Amazon.com and see what you think; you could get them for your own benefit and read portions as desired)
• Pharaoh’s Boat (gives more detail on a topic that you will introduce in Oxford First Ancient History; fascinating book, but you could do just the intro if you wanted to; also, check your library for this one)
• The Child’s Story Bible (mentioned as an option only for those Old Testament accounts that might be difficult to make suitable for a younger child; if you can summarize the account in a suitable way, you wouldn’t need this book)

Does that help or just muddy the waters?

Is there any book that can be substituted for Boy of the Pyramids? I can’t get it at the library and I can’t find it for less than $20 online. Do you know at what point in the guide we will begin using it and I may try the interlibrary loan? It just takes forever and I want to see how early I can try to get it. Or would there be something I can use as a substitute?