General ideas for Creation to the Greeks

[Marie]

General ideas for Creation to the Greeks.

[sewardmom]

My children have really enjoyed the science projects this year. They look forward to doing the experiments and are disappointed when they don't work as expected. However, that is a great learning experience in and of itself!

Thanks for the fun science projects :D

~Terri

[Shelly Best]

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:22 pm

I would like to share a book that we use. The title is "24-Hours of Peace-&-Quiet!" Clever title, isn't it?

"A unique coloring book consisting of optical illusions and geometrical shapes."

You can download it free on the following web:
Raisingsmallsouls.com

[sandi]

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:28 pm

My favorite part of MFW is the awesome book baskets! We are one of those families that get the books and try and read them together. It takes time but it is well worth it!

This year they have recommended some videos to go with our study. Our library does not offer a very good selection and I could not afford to buy all of them.

We signed up with netflix.com you can rent dvds from them. So far we have rented from them two of the videos that have been recommended. I am so glad that we did it added so much to our study!! Netflix is not a Christian company but has some educational videos to rent.

We also purchased Ancient Civilizations for Children tapes from libraryvideo.com once we ordered from them they sent us a really neat catatlog with alot of neat videos for the kids. You cannot rent from them, you have to buy them.

Well, thought I would share

[Eve]

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:55 pm

I am finding Netflix WELL worth the cost for the many MANY educational video options. Netflix has just about all of the videos listed in the TM.
Eve

[sewardmom]

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:08 pm

Just wanted to share a neat book we are using for CTG.

It is called Unwrapping the Pharaohs by John Ashton and David Down. It basically addresses how Egyptian archaeology confirms the Biblical timeline. It includes a DVD - which we have not yet viewed. Very interesting stuff.

- Terri

I received this book for Christmas last year. We LOVE it!!

[NOTE: This book is included in MFW's High School package, AH&L]

[dhudson]

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:56 pm

My family has loved the Drive Thru History series from Focus on the Family. They combine history with the journey of Paul and the Bible times. We have used them in conjunction with RTR and CtoG but also just on their own. The information might go over the heads of the little ones but the host is funny enough to keep their attention.

[Julie in MN]

(1) English From the Roots Up
For reviewing the Greek root words, I sometimes created a crossword puzzle using a site such as this one:
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/


(2) Sheep
While studying shepherding in CTG (King David, Psalm 23, etc.), I ordered a nice, free teaching resource from Pendleton:
http://www.pendleton-usa.com/custserv/e ... e=Heritage

Both the chart and the booklet have actual samples of wool, and the chart includes wool from its initial stages all the way through finished product, plus a small vial of lanolin that is also made from wool. It always helps kids if they can "touch" the materials.

I added all the other books we had on wool in the Pendleton envelope & Voila! a kit about sheep :o) For instance,
- Charlie Needs a Cloak, by Tomie dePaola
- A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 (I condensed some of it, but it was excellent!)
- All About Wool, Young Discovery Library

(These are just books we happened to have; you may have others. As Tina has figured out, I am a bibliophile - oh, you'll have that vocabulary word in CTG :o)

P.S. There are misc. cool sheep videos here: http://homeschoolingaddkids.com/blog/
There is a wool-making video on YouTube under "Pendleton Woolen Mills Tour"


(3) Free Bible Flashcards
These aren't necessary but they're pretty :)
Click on the "old testament English" button in the "free PDF" column
http://www.ebibleteacher.com/children/c ... hcards.htm
Follow the instructions for printer settings - "Fit to Printer Margins" should be changed to "None" and "Auto-Rotate and Center" should be unchecked.


(4) Films explaining Jewish cultural traditions today
I think it's a good idea for kids to see Jewish culture today, if they can. If you don't have local families you can get to know, there are several videos showing things like clothing & food customs. (note that searches on this topic can turn up very bitterly negative things, too)
(a) Youtube has a series called "Jewish Law," 5 parts, from "gurufabbes"
(b) VHS: Jewis Culture & Customs, A sampler of Jewish life, by Steve Herzig



(5) Book Basket
Film: Greece: Secrets of the Past
For the end of CTG or beginning of RTR
This film can be seen at some Omnitheaters, and is out on video. The film was not the most exciting we have ever seen, but it was a good visual review, with some very pretty scenes. There was quite a bit on a volcano in ancient Greece, which went along with learning about Pompeii (Rome).
Something we found interesting: The lava created layers of rock and each layer was formed in minutes to hours -- hmmm... sounds like a flood really could create layers of earth in a short time, eh?!


Biblical Archaeology Review , magazine
Jan/Feb 2010 issue
This magazine might be a good book basket addition for older kids in CTG. New discoveries often confirm the truth of Biblical history. And the Jan/Feb 2010 issue features "All in the Family" about folks whose dream was to go volunteer on a dig, and how excited they were about it, including young people & families. It might be inspirational for some kids to see the variety of exciting jobs that further God's Kingdom which they may not have even imagined. (The magazine is often discounted, because it is heavily funded by advertising, but at least the ads are safe for kids.) Note: I thought I should mention that the May/June 2010 issue is more for adults, with ancient ruins with immodest lack of clothing and a conversation with a non-Biblical archaeologist (interviewed by a Biblical one); I haven't felt any of the others needed to be reserved for adults.


A Day of Pleasure, Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw
by Isaac Bashevis Singer (autobiography)
For an older student, especially one who's been through 1850MOD, this is an interesting autobiography of a very poor Jewish rabbi's family around just after WWI. It's just a set of individual stories that the author remembers from his elementary years. They are quite wild and dramatic at times, with a mom who says, "Woe is me!" when her kids do something wrong, and lots of thievery (by others) and some sneaking (by the author), as well as some faith crises in the later chapters, so they should be read by an older student. And I know my son probably would not find them as interesting if he were reading the book on his own, so I read it aloud, and he really became endeared to the main character. Years back, I had read In My Father's Court myself, which has some of the same stories but also includes some more "grown up" stories of adults coming to the rabbi for crazy things. But this version, A Day of Pleasure, sticks to the experiences of a very observant and incessantly wondering young boy, despite the harshness of pervasive poverty.


One More River, and sequels Broken Bridge
by Lynne Reid Banks (author of Indian in the Cupboard series)
Again for older students or parents, this series is about a wealthy Canadian family who decide to immigrate to an Israel kibbutz (like a farming commune) around the time of the 1967 six-day war (which is covered in 1850MOD). It has a lot of family conflict, especially at the beginning, so it may not be suitable for children who haven't experienced families in conflict. It reminded me of our family conflict when we decided to bring our high schooler home to school :) It illustrates many modern issues in Israel in a way teens may absorb.

[dhudson]

Hi !

We are reading Jotham's Journey as an Advent Celebration this year and I thought it would be a perfect addition to C to G during Christmas. It is a daily reading through out Advent and it deals with the coming Messiah and His subsequent birth.

It's great even though we are in a different year but I think it would be particularly meaningful during CtoG.

[hsmomof5]

I just wanted to say that my high school son has been viewing this video series and they are wonderful and I am planning to use them with my younger sons during CTG in the upcoming year. The videos cover Biology according to the days of creation. They are very colorful and the author has such a great sense of humor.

The site states that they were written for 15 and older but I think my sons would really enjoy these. They are very understandable. My sons LOVE science so they thought these videos were really neat. I think k-3 may have difficulty sitting still through these. I have a 4th and 5th grader but my 4th grader is advanced.

The DVD includes a guide and quizzes. The guide is a lesson plan for the DVDs including some nature studies. Anyway, I know that CTG does Creation Science so we are going to enjoy viewing these as supplements. Just wanted to pass it along.

http://www.the101series.com/

You can find them a little cheaper at christianbooks.com and a few other online book suppliers.

Here's the content info: http://www.the101series.com/contents.html

[cbollin]

I just watched the free intro on that site. Kinda long for youngest viewers, but... this thought popped in my mind....

For those who are in EX1850 (or might be), the intro to the series could be nice for week 2 science

or in ECC, week 15 with the hands on activity in science

or even those in Apologia General Science in module 9 and/or 10.

I obviously haven't seen the whole series or anything. just the online stream of the intro.

-crystal

[niki]

Is there a way that anyone has incorporated SOTW vol 1 into MFW?

STOW 1 was given to me years ago...hung onto it for some reason. Although I don't try to fit it in, my kids love to color while I'm reading so I've copied some of the pages that fit with our study...today they colored some Greek paper dolls while I read the Children's Homer. I read the first 3 chapters having them narrate after each one and they did superb (even my 6 year old).

Haven't read much from the reader because we don't need to, we get all we need from the Bible, and the other "spines" of CTG...BUT I have read a time or two from it for "Book Basket", just because the story told was a favorite of a kid of mine. :)

[niki]

Honestly I wouldn't be able to do it alongside any MFW curriculum. That's just me and my kids. Maybe an extra here or there, but we're BUSY and learning A LOT!! :)

[Aiming4Him]

I am doing CTG this year and we have SOTW 1 on CD. It's a nice little extra for car trips. If we all listen together we can talk about the "secular" stuff. I feel like even the non-readers pick up some ancient history that way. My kids love it, so I'm thinking of getting book 2 on CD for next year. My 10 yo has already read it for fun, though.

[Julie in MN]

OK...for the last few months I've gone to the CTG Ideas board, and there's...NOTHING! And there's not a whole lot of extra history going on since we've been focusing on Saul/David/Solomon.We are on Week #25.

I'm not very creative, busy is my only adjective right now. We've only thrown in a few VeggieTales and coloring pages lately. Just wondering what all you creative moms are adding in?

Well, if you're already *busy* then why not enjoy your shorter days for a while?!

But if you really *like* extras, I think we touched on a few things at that time in CTG:

(1) Priestly garments -- looking more closely at the significance of each. Here is a page to look at, or you may be able to find a coloring page if your child likes that.
http://www.bible-history.com/tabernacle ... rments.htm

(2) Sometimes I'd add to a specific Bible character I like such as Rahab You can usually find things online at Calvary Chapel or DLTK's Bible Activities, or I may find something around our home to read/do. We also did a chart of the kings of Judah & Israel, which should be coming up for you. Ds colored one color for bad (most of them!) and another for good, and a few he decided to color both.

(3) My son did a big project of making a King Tut mask somewhere in the latter half of CTG. We considered it review, I guess?!

(4) And then just general extras - ds learned a hymn or two on the piano, we visited the Orchestra & afterwards studied the works we saw, I inquired about spring Feasts that we might visit in the area, review all you've learned this year, take nature walks, field trips...

[momrandles]

I just realized that E-sword has several memory verse tools to test your memorization, like fill in the blank, first letters of the word, or word placement. My boys and I were just "playing" with this feature, and they loved it! This is going to be so helpful for us. We are in week 21 of CTG, just starting Psalm 1. I'm going to plug in all the others from the year for a good review.

I just wanted to pass it along in case anyone else might find it useful.
Blessings!

http://www.e-sword.net/index.html

[my3boys]

I did get an Eyewitness book called 'Bible Lands' that is really good.

[Julie in MN]

Would anyone who has completed this year care to share how you did your timeline? Just curious for some ideas that people have found work well when making a timeline that you add to throughout the year. Thanks!

Our CTG timeline is photographed here: viewtopic.php?t=1976
We just used the spacing method of "put the next thing up next." I considered it just a general introduction to history in order, and the timelines will get more complex in 1850MOD & high school.

You might find more CTG samples here:
viewtopic.php?t=1217
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1903

Have fun with it!
Julie

[Ariasarias]

Just wanted to pass along a good find at the library:

Jewish Holiday Songs for Children by Rachel Buchman
(with dances and games for all seasons)

My children have really enjoyed this CD. It has cute little songs about the Jewish holidays throughout the year.
Some are in English and Hebrew. With the help of this CD, they have already learned lots about some of the holidays we will be celebrating this year.

Enjoy!!
Nicole

[hsmomof5]

I know this site has been around but for those who don't know, I use some of the movie titles here to support our history study.
http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/movies.htm
We watched the Ten Commandments while we studied about the Ten Commandments. Netflix has many of these titles and you can view some of them instantly on your PC if you havea membership. We pay $8/month for this and it's been well worth it for our homeschool.

[buckhome]

I don't know if this was previously mentioned anywhere else, but I have Firefox for my web browser and I found this add on for Glubble. It has so many games in their collection for Egypt. I couldn't believe it. If you are at all interested in this, here is the website: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5881

Glubble is designed so you can manage what your kids are allowed to view online. They have collections of 1000's of different educational games and websites, but by clicking on the Kids World collections you can see one titled "Ancient Egypt". If you scroll down, there are many websites to choose from. I noticed they had a Senet Game, write your name in Heiroglyphs, learn about King Tut's tomb and more. I haven't checked all the websites out, but this is a great resource. Wish I would have seen it sooner!

[cbollin]

Using with 7th/8th grader

CTG 7th/8th additional reports

Part of the recommendations for older students in CTG is to do short reports (oral or written) on some of the topics you cover this year.

You can find topic ideas at the beginning of each chapter of Streams of Civilization.

I thought I’d like to share some scheduling ideas to help you with that process to have a report for the chapters in Streams used this year.

Of course, if you have a self motivated student who wants to do different reports, go for it. This is just a suggestion. They don't have to go too deep this year in CTG as they'll get it again in 9th grade, and they have other courses too.


During week 1 and 2, have your student consider preparing for Project #1, from chapter 1. That’s the “comparing creation stories across cultures”. They will have ideas in book basket for that, and in week 2, Thursday notes, there will be an advanced assignment for them. Have student give oral report on the stories on Friday of week. 2.

In about weeks 8-11, prepare a report or project from chapter 2 of Streams. can finish in weeks 12, 13, 14 if needed.

Between weeks 17-20 seems like a nice time to grab a few of the chapter 3 projects if they do more on King Tut. I’d try to not do Trojan War project listed on chapter 3 before week 20 when it gets good coverage in CTG.

Weeks 20-29 will be a natural time to do several smaller projects from chapter 4 as they will be extensions of material already in CTG.

Weeks 30-31: chapter 5 has a few extension projects for what is covered.

Weeks 32-34: something from chapter 6. Note that there is a suggestion for project with Hippocractic oath. Please see week 33 notes in CTG for more on that.


That’s just to beef up the history for middle schoolers. They will be doing their own language arts, math, jr. high science, foreign language.

(and if you're wondering about any gap from week 2-8 --- that might be a time to do a Progeny Press guide easily and concentrate on that)


-crystal

[tammyo9]

I have made online flashcards for all of the Greek roots studied this year (Creation to the Greeks)
I wanted to share, there are two different sets, one drills by giving the definition, the other gives the answer and the child chooses the correct root. The website is free and easy to use.
This has been a fun and different way to drill the words my son has especially enjoyed it.
Enjoy!
Tammy

http://quizlet.com/2169326/english-from ... ash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/2169690/english-from ... ash-cards/