How do you use your VP Bible cards?

We used the VP cards one year in our Ancient History studies. They are really designed as a tool for memorization (I am sure you have seen the kids on youtube reciting the timeline). We just discussed them as they came up chronologically in our history studies, and then the oldest pasted them into her Book of Centuries along side her own work, narrations, etc…

I thought the artwork was excellent, and since she is a visual learner they did help her make a ‘connection’ to where the events belonged, chronologically.

I know my more classically minded friends use them on the wall as a timeline, and have them memorize the series or the songs that Veritas Press provides. For us, it was more vital that they be able to understand the events and narrate them than that they fill up with the ‘data’.

Don’t know if that was helpful, but that is how we used them :0).

Totally understand that and that is how we used the cards. We used Mystery of History as our spine this past year and they had the kids memorize about 10 key dates from the time period we were studying (the Middle Ages),and that felt about right for us.

It is nice for them to have a ‘clue’ about when the Battle of Hastings occurred, or the fall of Rome, etc…but it is definitely more important, in my mind, that they understand the significance of the event and the people involved.

Blessings!

I have a set of VP timeline cards for sale if anyone is interested. I switched to Classical Conversations cards and timeline song and I don’t need the VP ones anymore. These cards are so nice and I hope they can be used by someone! 🙂