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Fall of Rome – Reformation
Without Doors: Middle Ages & Renaissance 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 for the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation.
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 the Middle Ages, Renaissance & Reformation, 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!
Church History Song Sample — Jon Troast
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Bible includes scripture highlighting God as a healer and scripture memory that coordinates with each passage. In addition to narration, older students are encouraged to transcribe Bible passages into their Commonplace Book.
The original “Church History Song” highlights some key events in church history during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
The weekly history lessons begin with the fall of Ancient Rome and go through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and end with the Reformation times through the mid- 1600’s. The living history spine is simple and engaging for families as they navigate through this time period together. Middle students will also be reading narratives of influential people in church history.
Older students add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
Without Doors: Middle Ages & Renaissance includes a glimpse into castles & cathedrals and Marco Polo’s 13th Century journey from Europe through Asia. It also includes map-drawing prompts and map questions highlighting the empire of Mali, the Vikings, the adventures of Marco Polo, the Crusades, and more. Elementary students will explore basic map and globe skills.
Students will read six living books that coordinate with the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Literature also includes one poet study per term including Shakespeare and George Herbert
Copywork selections coordinate with weekly lessons, building a strong foundation in spelling and grammar.
Older students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.
Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with narration.
The elementary weekly narration prompt is a response to a fable or fairy tale from the Middle Ages.
The middle weekly narration prompt rotates between history, geography, and nature study topics.
Students will respond to the 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!
Without Doors: Middle Ages & Renaissance includes rotating enrichment activities including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts.
The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen and coordinate with the study of the ancient world.
Composer Study includes Johann Pachelbel and Henry Purcell.
Artist Study includes Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Diego Velazquez, and Johannes Vermeer.
The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge of birds (elementary) and insects (elementary and middle).
Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
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*Charlotte Mason assigned a Shakespeare play per term for students aged 9+. Consider reading, listening to, and/or watching a play per term.
“Is there not some need for ‘mother culture’? But how is the state of things to be altered? So many mothers say, ‘I simply have not time for myself!’ ‘I never read a book!’ Or else, ‘I don’t think it is right to think of myself!’ They not only starve their minds, but they do it deliberately, and with a sense of self-sacrifice which seems to supply ample justification.” -Charlotte Mason
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