{"title":"Bible, History, and Geography","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor kindergarten through second grade, I personally prefer to keep history simple and living by focusing primarily on early American biographies. At these ages, children often connect much more naturally with people and stories than with broad timelines and historical overviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne resource our family has especially loved during these early years is the bfbooks.com⁠ curriculum. Their gentle literature-based approach makes history feel warm, memorable, and deeply human. Through beautiful stories and biographies, young children begin developing a natural love for history long before they are asked to analyze dates and events in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this stage, my main goal is simply to help children form meaningful connections with people, places, and stories from the past while cultivating wonder, imagination, and a love for learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, if you already have older children studying through a chronological history cycle, the younger ones can simply join in alongside the family. Young children often absorb far more than we realize simply by listening, observing, dressing up, hearing the stories, and participating naturally in family learning. In many ways, these shared family lessons become some of the sweetest memories of home education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt took me many years, and many different attempts, to finally settle on resources we truly loved for Bible, history, and geography for grades 3+. Over time, we tried a variety of approaches, searching for something that felt living, peaceful, rich, and deeply connected rather than fragmented into separate subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually, we found ourselves continually returning to the resources from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\"\u003eSimply Charlotte Mason\u003c\/a\u003e for Bible, history, and geography. Their gentle, living approach fit beautifully within the atmosphere we hoped to cultivate in our home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the things I especially love is that these resources approach history from a biblical worldview. Rather than separating Bible history from world history, they help children see that all of history ultimately unfolds within God’s creation and under His providence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one thing I wanted to do differently, however, was combine Bible, history, and geography into one unified subject. I wanted our children to see how places, people, nations, and biblical events all fit together across time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI especially love combining world history and Bible history because they truly are not two separate histories. There is only one history—the history of God’s world and the people He created. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also enjoy adding geography alongside these lessons because geography helps history become more living and understandable. Children begin to see where events happened, how people lived, how landscapes shaped cultures, and how God placed nations and peoples throughout the world He made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor that reason, I organized the lessons from these resources into chronological order so that the children could move naturally through history while also seeing where places, people, and biblical events fit together across time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also enjoy bringing history to life through simple costumes related to the time period we are studying. My children especially love this part of our lessons. Since I have three children who enjoy dressing up, I purchased one Bible-times outfit, one Egyptian outfit, and one Roman outfit, and they simply rotate between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe costumes are worn only during our Bible, history, and geography lessons, and we store them in our school room afterward rather than keeping them available for everyday play. I have found that this helps preserve the specialness and excitement surrounding our history lessons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, costumes are not necessary to create meaningful lessons, and many families could easily recreate simple outfits using items they already own. A shawl, scarf, belt, sheet, or simple tunic-style clothing can go a long way in helping children imagine the world they are learning about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut if you would like to purchase costumes, these are the ones our family has especially enjoyed. I would recommend purchasing a larger size if possible, especially if you plan to cycle through history again in future years. I purchased the largest size available so all three of my children could wear them over the years. They are oversized on the younger children, but they truly do not mind at all. In fact, I think the children simply delight in stepping for a moment into another time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese little touches may seem small, but they often help lessons become more memorable, living, and meaningful for young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the customs for Ancient times:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Roman \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dgqbsr\"\u003egirl dress\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Roman \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4u5asjq\"\u003eboy costume.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Early Bible \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43ppnbs\"\u003etimes gown\u003c\/a\u003e (it was cheaper to buy this than a gown on its own,  we keep the gown in the school room and the accesories are in the pretend play basket for theyr dayli use).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Early Bible times \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dkaf1k\"\u003escarf to wear over the head\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Egyptian  girl \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rlzhbb\"\u003edress\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Egyptian \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dt2bbs\"\u003eboy \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe do one lesson a day snd this is the order we follow:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plan combines:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The Story of God and His People: Creation to Mount Sinai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*A Pageant of History: Ancient Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*This Beautiful Earth: Africa and the Middle East\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIT 1 — BEGINNING OF THE WORLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Bible — God Creates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Bible — Creation Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Geography — Physical Geography: Rivers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Geography — Physical Geography: Mountains\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Geography — Physical Geography: Climate Zones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Bible — Adam and Eve Sin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Bible — Cain Kills Abel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Bible — Noah Builds the Ark\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Bible — The Waters Prevail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Bible — The Ark Lands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. Bible — God’s Promise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. Bible — The Languages Confused (Babel)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIT 2 — EARLY CIVILIZATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. History — The Black Land and the Red (Egypt)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. Geography — Africa: World Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. Geography — Africa: Continent Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. History — Land Between the Rivers (Mesopotamia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. Geography — Middle East: World Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. Geography — Middle East: Region Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. History — The Mound of the Dead (Indus Valley)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. History — Monuments of Kings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. History — Silent Giants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22. History — The Painter’s Rulebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23. History — Hammurabi the Lawgiver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24. Geography — Kuwait, Iraq\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25. Geography — Syria, Cyprus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIT 3 — JOB \u0026amp; THE PATRIARCHS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26. Bible — The Testing of Job\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e27. Bible — Abram Goes to Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28. History — Desert Princes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29. Geography — Saudi Arabia, Yemen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30. Geography — Oman, UAE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e31. Bible — Abram Separates from Lot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32. Bible — Hagar Bears Ishmael\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33. Bible — God Confirms the Covenant Again\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e34. Bible — Sarah Is Promised a Son\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e35. Bible — Abraham Pleads for Sodom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e36. Geography — Israel, Lebanon, Jordan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e37. Bible — God Destroys Sodom and Gomorrah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e38. Bible — Abraham Lies about Sarah Again\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIT 4 — ISAAC \u0026amp; JACOB\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e39. Bible — Isaac Is Born\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40. Bible — Abraham Offers Isaac\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e41. Bible — Sarah Dies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42. Bible — A Wife for Isaac\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e43. Bible — Esau Sells His Birthright\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e44. Bible — Isaac Lies about Rebekah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e45. Bible — Jacob Steals the Blessing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e46. Bible — Jacob Flees\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e47. Bible — Jacob with Laban\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48. Bible — Jacob’s Sons and Flocks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e49. Bible — Jacob Flees from Laban\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50. Bible — Jacob Fears Esau\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e51. Bible — Jacob Meets Esau Again\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e52. Bible — Grief Comes to Jacob\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIT 5 — JOSEPH \u0026amp; EGYPT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e53. Bible — Joseph Is Sold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e54. History — The Rosetta Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e55. Geography — Tunisia, Libya, Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e56. Bible — Joseph Is Thrown into Prison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e57. Bible — The Cupbearer and the Baker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e58. Bible — Joseph Is Released from Prison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e59. Bible — Jacob Sends His Sons to Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60. Bible — Joseph’s Brothers Return to Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e61. Bible — Joseph Tests His Brothers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e62. Bible — Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e63. Bible — Jacob Moves His Family to Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e64. Bible — Jacob’s Household Settles in Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e65. History — Various Egyptian Culture Lessons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e66. History — Erased from Eternity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e67. History — The Transformation of Akhenaten\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e68. History — Howard Carter’s Wonderful Discovery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIT 6 — MOSES \u0026amp; THE EXODUS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e69. Bible — The Israelites Enslaved\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70. Bible — Moses Is Born\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e71. History — Ramses the Great\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e72. Geography — Egypt Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e73. Bible — The Burning Bush\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e74. Bible — Moses Prepares to Return to Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75. Bible — Brick-making Becomes Harder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e76. Bible — The Plague of Blood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e77. Bible — The Plagues of Frogs, Gnats, and Flies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e78. Bible — The Plagues on Livestock, of Boils, and of Hail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e79. Bible — The Plagues of Locusts and Darkness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e80. Bible — The Passover Explained\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e81. Bible — The Plague of the Death of the Firstborn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e82. Bible — Israel Crosses the Red Sea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e83. Geography — Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e84. Bible — God Provides Water and Food\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e85. Bible — God Provides Water and Victory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e86. Geography — Saudi Arabia \/ Sinai Region\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e87. Bible — Israel at Mount Sinai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e88. Bible — God Gives the Law\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e89. Bible — Moses on the Mountain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90. Bible — The Golden Calf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e91. Bible — The Covenant Renewed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e92. 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