Nurture a love for the people who live in the Middle East with
A Child's Geography: Explore the Holy Land! Approaching geography through gentle narration, students will learn about the land, people and culture of Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Divided into easily-manageable sections, this curriculum may easily be spread out over a year and the schedule customized. Each unit includes a conversational reading about the country with bolded important words; "Field Notes" narration prompts; "Travel Log" map & writing activities; "Bringing It Home" activities that often include art, books, food, music, poetry and other cultural hands-on ideas; and a "prayer walk" that prays for the people of each country.
Written from a Christ-centered perspective, integrated scripture will give kids a Christian view of Middle Eastern history and geography. With full-color and black-and-white photographs on glossy pages, this textbook utilizes all learning styles as students complete their tour of the Holy Land. Appendixes feature the flags of each country, as well as a list of definitions by chapter. 192 pages, softcover. Volume 2. The enclosed CD-ROM features reproducibles, including: copywork passages and templates; travel log forms & cover sheet; maps of the Middle East (labeled & unlabeled); recipes; and chapter review tests. Bible verses are from the New American Standard Bible. Designed for grades 1-6, though lessons may be adjusted for older or younger students.
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4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Allie Devries (PEI, Canada), July 16, 2008
Knowledge Quest has done a phenomenal job creating this new study on the Middle East. Our family has thoroughly enjoyed the arm-chair-style narrative of the countries of this region, countries often heard about but often misunderstood. As a family we want to develop a love for this part of the world, and this study has provided an excellent foundation! We would highly recommend this study and others by this company (A Child's Geography- Explore His Earth is another family favorite)
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Michelle W (Timber, Oregon), July 15, 2008
This book is a gem! It is written conversationally, and is engaging without being patronizing. It is written from a distinctly Christian viewpoint, but treats the people of this non-Christian region with a great deal of respect. There are narration prompts at the end of each section and either a recipe, poem or craft at the end of each chapter. It also has a few suggestions for supplemental reading. We love this book! I hope that the authors will write other volumes (and quickly, we are almost done with this one!)
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Michelle Winter (Timber, Oregon), July 15, 2008
This book is a gem! It is written conversationally, and is engaging without being patronizing. It is written from a distinctly Christian viewpoint, but treats the people of this non-Christian region with a great deal of respect. There are narration prompts at the end of each section and either a recipe, poem or craft at the end of each chapter. It also has a few suggestions for supplemental reading. We love this book! I hope that the authors will write other volumes (and quickly, we are almost done with this one!)
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Caroline (York, ME), July 15, 2008
We love this!
Some of our best homeschooling moments have taken place with this book! Written in a way that engages the child, I would say it would be enjoyed by any elementary-aged student. We have been using it for ages 5-11.
The book is divided into eleven chapters and includes read-aloud portions, notebooking activities, and hands-on projects. There is also a portion in each chapter titled Reaching Out to His World. These sections brought about our most meaningful discussions and prayer. At the end of each chapter there are additional resources listed for further exploration.
In my opinion, this could really be considered a unit study on God's earth that covers history, science, geography, missions, Bible, narration, writing, vocabulary, art...and probably more.
My kids and I have learned so much...and it was so much fun!
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Joy (Appleton, WI), July 15, 2008
This book is great resource for teaching Geography. My kids have really enjoyed working on their travel logs and I love the digging in and not just learning the countries stats and figures. I also really appreciate that at the end of each section there is prayer guide. We also have added in a reading from VOM from each country at that time. I am looking forward to the next installment of this series.
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