Christian Study 3

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​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 3 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 3: Early Modern Booklist

​Family Together (Bible, History, Geography)

Bible Lessons​​

• King James Bible* ❶ (1 per student, $1.25 at Dollar Tree) 
• ​​​​The Golden Children's Bible ​​❶ or Mother Stories from the New Testament*, the holy spirit and early church to revelation.
• The Bible for School and Home by Dr. Paterson Smyth*, for teacher reference. [1]
• The Pilgrim’s Progress in Words of One Syllable *
• Lord's Tales from Westminster Abbey Told to Children *

History 

• The Awakening of Europe by M.B. Synge * 
• The Struggle for Sea by M.B. Synge *
• ​American History Stories Volume II *

​Geography

• ​Home Geography * 
• Elementary Geography *
• A Book of Discovery *
• ​Little Cousin Series * continue as desired

Character Development

• Wisdom and the Millers: Proverbs for Children ($7, second half)
• George Washington’s Rules of Civility *
• Small Means and Great Ends edited by Mrs. M. H. Adam *

Your choice of timeline (1 per student)

• ​Book of Centuries* ($0-$10) ❶
• Composition Notebook ($1)
• History through the Ages Timeline Printable ($109)

​Grades 1 to 6 (Biography)

• Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln *
• The Princess Pocahontas *
• The Puritan Twins *
• Life and Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone *
• The Boy Life of Napoleon *
• In The Days of Queen Elizabeth *

​Optional Extra Reading:

• Richard of Jamestown: a Story of the Virginia Colony *
• The Dare Boys of 1776 *

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​Grades 7 to 12 (Bible & Biography)

Hillsdale College Course

• Western Heritage: From the Book of Genesis to John Locke * 

Bible Study

• King James Bible *
• The One Volume Bible Commentary by Dummelow *, for reference.
• Pilgrim's Progress *
• In Six Days *
• ​The Early Church by Chadwick *, start or continue reading

Biography

• ​The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne *
• The True George Washington *
• Life of Luther *
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin *
• The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France *

Historical Documents

• The Declaration of Independence *
• Bill of Rights *
• The Constitution of the United States of America *
• The Federalist Papers *
• Articles of Confederation *