Product Description
Beginning in our earliest grades we move systematically through the Bible, from Creation to Revelation. This Christian Studies Enrichment Guide will help you lead your child through that study. In kindergarten, our study takes us from the Beginning to the death of Moses. We will take a break to observe the birth of Christ at Christmas and the Resurrection during Easter. First grade continues the study with Joshua and completes the Old Testament. In second grade, we cover the entire New Testament. Activities in the Christian Studies Enrichment Guide include definitions of words found in the stories and discussion questions for each story. Once the primary grades have finished this introductory study of the Bible, grades 3-7 repeat using The Golden Children’s Bible, and go deeper with the aid of study guides.
noexcuses –
Very helpful definitions and questions to have on hand when reading the Bible stories. I would like to see some of the questions to be a little more theologically balanced and not so Protestant, but I am not sure if it is possible. I am working on a supplement to this book for our faith tradition (Orthodox).
Megan Lyczak –
I used this for my older child and then passed it along because I didn’t think we’d repeat it for my next child. However, I decided to re-purchase it. I like that it provides a structured, systematic way of going through the Bible, but does not have any extra busy work for young children. Other Bible curricula for this age group often have crafts, coloring pages, etc., and we don’t need another thing on our plate. It’s just the right balance between using a curriculum and just reading the Bible, because it can be done orally but there’s a lot of help for the parent about what questions to ask. The Story Bible is also a favorite of ours due to its beautiful artwork, which I feel is better than the cartoon-type drawings I often see in children’s Bible storybooks. I don’t feel it leans towards any denomination. We transitioned from Catholicism to Pentecostalism and were happy with it while we were on both ends of the Christian spectrum.