Bible for Children (GIVEAWAY)

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**The winner of this giveaway is Leslie of Yes, I Homeschool My Kids.

Classical Academic Press has quickly become one of my favorite homeschooling companies. Along with Song School Latin, my son and I reviewed Bible for Children: The Pathway of God’s Promise – Genesis to Ruth.

The entire book is 238 pages with a glossary and child friendly maps. It consists of 32 chapters grouped into 5 broad-themed units. The units are explained in detail on Classical Academic Press’ website.

Unit I: In the Beginning – God’s Power. God, the mighty Elohim, demonstrated His power by speaking creation into existence. He barred sinful man from the garden and judged the wicked world with a catastrophic flood. At the same time the power of His mercy and His redemptive plan secured man’s future existence.

Unit II: By the Patriarchs – God’s Promises. The Lord God plucked Abram out of the city of Ur and sent him on a journey. Through the covenant the Lord gave Abram (later called Abraham) three promises: to give him a land, to make him the father of many nations, and to bless the world through him. These promises, and God’s faithfulness to keep them, form the foundation for the rest of God’s story.

Unit III: Out of Egypt – God’s Redemption. In God’s mind, rescuing Israel from Egypt was more than saving the Israelites from slavery. The Lord God was redeeming Israel from sin and renewing the covenant He had made with Abraham. Despite their sin the Lord desired to dwell with His people and bless them.

Unit IV: Through the Wilderness – God’s Provision. In the harshness of the Sinai wilderness the Lord God showed His people that His care for them was perfect. Even though they grumbled, complained, and refused to trust Him, God was completely trustworthy.

Unit V: In the Promised Land – God’s Faithfulness. After the glorious conquest of Canaan, Israel entered into the dark years when everyone did “what was right in his own eyes.” Even though Israel repeatedly turned from the Lord, He always heard their cries for mercy and delivered them from the oppression of their enemies.

Each chapter contains a memory page of words, key facts, Bible verses, a story, and then a set of worksheets. The worksheets are mostly fill-in-the-blank with some matching and word searches. The chapter adheres to a more specific theme within the unit and contains a “key event.” For example Chapter one follows the unit theme of God’s Power with the lesson theme “God creates by the power of His words.” Chapter one’s Key Event is “God speaks…and it happens.” You can view the table of contents and all the themes here.

Some of my favorite aspects of this curriculum are:

• The maps and photos are clay-mation themed and can easily be colored for an extra activity.
• Latin, Greek and Hebrew vocabulary are taught throughout each chapter.
• There is a special section in each chapter called “Jesus in the Old Testament” to show the child that Jesus is indeed mentioned (although not directly by name) throughout the entire Bible.
• The introduction to each chapter also contains a section titled “Who is God?” which gives examples to help the child understand God’s character in the context of each theme.
• There is lots of space for the child to fill in answers on the workbook pages.

This curriculum, like everything from Classical Academic Press, is very organized and both teacher AND kid friendly. It is ideal for any elementary aged student.

The student text is $22.95, and the teacher’s manual is $24.95. They can be purchased in a bundle for $42.95. The student text is contained in small print within the teacher’s manual, along with “Catechism for Children” answers, detailed notes, reference verses, and note-taking space.

You can visit these links to view samples:
View Sample Chapters of BFC Book 1 (PDF)
View Sample Chapters of BFC Book 1 Teacher’s Materials (PDF)
BFC Suggested Weekly Schedule (PDF)

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Amy is a devoted wife, Classical homeschooling mom to a six-year-old Superhero and the co-owner/Director of Operations for Heart of the Matter. She has a passion for genealogy and is aspiring to be a Proverbs 31 lady. Be sure to visit her blog at Milk and Cookies.