Family-Style
28 weeks
Explorers – 1860
Without Doors: Early America includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, literature, poetry, picture study, composer study, hymns, and nature study for students in 1st-8th grade. One printed book per family combined with the items noted on the supply list provides a rich study of early America.
Conveniently included in the book are picture study paintings, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, and more. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The content in each subject area is coordinated around early America, creating a rich, immersive study and a harmony of lessons. Your student will develop good habits in nature journaling, narration, map-drawing, recitation, copywork, dictation, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and more!
This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
Week 12 Benjamin Banneker QR code
US History Timeline Intro — Jon Troast
Everything You Need
America: Our Stories, Volume 1 and
America: Our Stories, Volume 2
These serve as a history spine and coordinate with the Book of Centuries dates for middle or family-style lessons.
-and/or-
America First (Updated Edition)
This includes interesting short stories that foster narration for elementary or family-style lessons.
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Bible includes a study of the parables of Jesus and scripture memory that coordinates with each parable. In addition to narration, older students are encouraged to transcribe the parables into their Commonplace Book.
Without Doors: Early America includes history lessons from the explorers through 1860. The living history spine is engaging for families as they navigate through early American history together.
The original “American History Timeline Song” will reinforce the timeline of the United States.
Older students will add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
General History Topics Covered
Without Doors: Early America includes lessons, reading, map questions, and map-drawing assignments highlighting the Thirteen Colonies, the Mississippi River, and the Oregon Trail.
Students will read six living books that coordinate with the study of early America. Without Doors: Early America also includes one early American poet study per term.
Copywork selections coordinate with weekly lessons, building a strong foundation in spelling and grammar.
Older students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.
Poet Study includes Phillis Wheatley and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with oral and written narration.
The weekly written narration prompt rotates between history, geography, literature, nature study, and enrichment. Students will respond to the written narration prompt in their Narration Notebook, a notebook with lines for writing and a blank space for drawing.
Narration expectations (amount of words and/or paragraphs) should be different for younger vs. older students.
A Narration Notebook is a keepsake!
Students focus on rotating enrichment topics including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts. The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen to coordinate with the study of early America.
Composer Study includes Stephen Foster and Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
Artist Study includes Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, Edward Hicks, and Thomas Cole.
The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge of North American small mammals. Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
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Go Further
General American History
*To study both American and world history from this time period, consider reading George Washington’s World or The World of William Penn, both by Genevieve Foster.
African American Stories and Heroes
Geography
Reading
Artist Study
Nature Lore
*To challenge your student, add more early American Living Books.
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