Question about Bible reading

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  • November 19, 2009 at 7:35 pm
    4Truth
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    Do the history guides for Modules 1-3 lead you through reading the *entire* Old Testament, or just portions of it?  I’m considering a switch for my oldest dd going into high school, but I really want her to read ALL of the Bible and am trying to figure out how to schedule it.

    I may have a couple of other questions, too.  For high school, she’d obviously have to do the whole rotation in 4 years, since she’s doing modern American as an 8th grader with another curriculum.  But I don’t want her to miss out on the full Bible reading, either.

    November 19, 2009 at 10:53 pm
    Sonya Shafer
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    The guides for Modules 1-3 lead you through reading the Old Testament with the exceptions noted below. The emphasis is on Israel’s history, so the prophets and poetry are woven into the historical account as they coordinate.

    • Only highlights of Deuteronomy

    • Kings and Chronicles are combined where the accounts overlap

    • Portions of Ezra and Nehemiah

    • Not all of the Psalms

    • An overview of Ecclesiates

    • Not Song of Solomon

    • Only portions of Job and some of the prophets. We include all of the prophets, when they lived and their main themes with highlighted passages, but don’t have the student read all of each one’s writings. I would think you could easily enlarge those portions of the daily plans.

    Hope this helps!

    November 21, 2009 at 4:16 pm
    4Truth
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    Thank you, Sonya!  That does help.

     

    One more question… How is prophecy handled in your curriculum?

    November 21, 2009 at 4:33 pm
    4Truth
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    Okay, I lied.  I have another couple questions.  LOL.

     

    I also have a 5th grader who’s just recently started doing Ancients with another curriculum.  I’m really struggling with having my girls on different time periods (5th grader’s is directed specifically at elementary), and my 8th grader told me the other day that she really misses us all doing history together.  Even if they were doing the same elementary curriculum together right now, that would change next year (or later this year, as I’m thinking of starting her early). So I’m thinking about setting my 5th grader’s curriculum on the shelf and waiting to start them again with SCM so that we could all be together again.  I’d have an 8th/beginning 9th grader, 5th grader, and my 1st grader who’s still learning to read.  I like how you have the assignments in your guides broken down into age groups.  Can you give me an example of what a day would look like with these three different age groups?  I printed off your Typical Schedule sample week, but my oldest dd’s history and Bible assignments would obviously take longer than the 1st grader’s, so how would that work?

     

    I also want to make sure the oldest has *enough*, as she does plan on going to college.

     

    November 22, 2009 at 12:03 am
    Sonya Shafer
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    Old Testament prophets are worked into the lesson plans where they fit chronologically. We give a brief summary of the prophet’s emphasis in his writings and list some key passages to give students an idea of his writing style. For example, here is the lesson plan about Hosea:

    Family: Explain that today’s reading is about another prophet who lived during this time (i.e., when Joash was king). The message of his writings and his marriage is an illustration that Israel was disloyal and unfaithful to the true God, yet God loved them and wanted to restore them. Read together Hosea 1:1-11 and 2:17-3:5. Ask for an oral narration.

    Here’s another example, the lesson plan that includes Isaiah:

    Family: Explain that one of the prophets who lived during the reign of Hezekiah was Isaiah. His book is quite long and includes warnings to Judah and Jerusalem to repent, predictions of God’s punishment for their sin, and promises of future restoration. A few historical accounts are included too. Read together Isaiah 1:1-20; 6:1-12; and 9:1-7. Ask for an oral narration.

    The way scheduling usually works is you would have a book that you read all together as a family. Then the older children would have additional books that they would be assigned to read either on their own or with you. If they were reading on their own, they would fit that reading into their day whenever they do individual work and then narrate to you. If they needed to read with you, you can schedule that reading some other time during the day, maybe after you get done working with the 1st grader’s individual work or something — however it works best in your day.

    As an example, my 8th grader is currently doing the Proverbs “Wisdom for Life” study. It is assigned for the older students in the Joshua through Malachi book. She does her Proverbs reading and study during her personal devotions time each day. It gets done, but it doesn’t have to be done during our set Family Bible time. Does that help?

    November 23, 2009 at 4:31 pm
    4Truth
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    Yes, thank you, Sonya!  Very helpful.

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