Christian Study - Year 1

Welcome to ​Old Fashioned Education's FREE online K-12 curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement. ​

Directions:

1. Gather the Booklist below for what to teach.
2. Print the 36-Week Schedule PDF for when to teach it.
3. Order the Christian Study 1 Teaching Guide (optional) with lesson plans, worksheets, tests, answer key for how to teach it or plan your own lessons with the Student Weekly Assignment PDF.

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Christian Study 1 Booklist

Family Together (Bible, History, Geography)

Bible Lessons

• King James Bible* (1 per student)
• The Golden Children's Bible ($16) ❶ or Mother Stories from the Old Testament*, from the creation to King David.
• The Bible for School and Home by Dr. Paterson Smyth*, for teacher reference. [1]  Children may use Bible Atlas * by Hurlbut, for reference.

History

• A Child's History of the World by Hillyer *, Chapters 5 - 33 (Track A)
• On the Shores of the Great Sea by M.B. Synge * | paperback $9 (Track B)
• A First Book in American History *

Geography

• Peter Parley's Geography*

Your choice of timeline (1 per student)

• ​Book of Centuries* ($0) ❶
• Composition Notebook ($1)
• History through the Ages Timeline Printable ($109)

Grades 1 to 6 (Biography)

• The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks by F.J. Gould*
• The Iliad for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church*
• The Odyssey for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church*
• The Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Chruch*
• Last Days of Jerusalem by Alfred J. Church*​
• ​Plus, ​First Lessons in Geography by James Monteith*

Optional Extra Reading:

• ​​​The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins*
• ​Stories from the East from Herodotus by Alfred J. Church*
• Stories from Ancient Rome by Alfred J. Church*
• ​The Heroes by Charles Kingsley*
• Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall*

Grades 7 to 12 (Bible & Biography)

Bible & Bible Resources:

• King James Bible*
• The Bible Book by Book by Josiah Tidwell* (Old Testament)
• The Bible Period by Period by Josiah Tidwell* (Chapters 1-17)
• Old Testament History by Hardwich*
• The Historical Geography of the Holy Land by Smith*

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Biography:​​

• Cyrus the Great by Jacob Abbott*
• Darius the Great by Jacob Abbott*
• Xerxes by Jacbo Abbott*
• Alexander the Great by Jacob Abbott*
• Hannibal by Jacob Abbott*
• Julius Caesar by Jacob Abbott*
• Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott*
• Romulus by Jacob Abbott*
• Nero by Jacob Abbott*

Optional Extra Reading:

• Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe*
• Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace*
• ​Greek Myths by Bulfinch*
• The Adventures of Ulysses by Charles Lamb*
• Helen of Troy by Andrew Lang*
• The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch by John S. White*

Still have questions about Christian Study? See FAQ'S.

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[1] A recommended book by Charlotte Mason. "Teacher to prepare beforehand and to use Bible passages in teaching, and to add such comments from Paterson Smyth as will bring the passage home to the children." - CM