General
- If you and your children enjoy praying for different countries of the world, you will enjoy linking up with this page on Worldwide Missions. It contains statistics that give a clear picture of the prayer needs of various countries. Year 1 encourages you to lead your children in prayer for all Hindus and Buddhists. Look at this site to find those areas most in need!
- The “Ism” book online. Basic definitions that will help you in your worldview studies.
- Bible dictionary that you may find helpful during Year 1
- A user recommends the NIV Archaeological Study Bible ISBN: 031092605X
Unit 1 – The Books of Moses
Week 1: Curtain Rises on Egypt: Gift of the Nile
- Egyptian coloring pages for coloring or journal entries can be found here.
- From ChristianAnswers.net: Moses and the Burning Bush coloring page.
- A picture and a drawing of a paddle doll
- Reed Boat
- A great website that shows Ancient Egyptian boats!
- Make Egyptian jewelry: necklace and bracelet.
- Elements of design: color
Week 2: Pharaohs & Pyramids
- No helpful links this week.
Week 3: Egyptian Polytheism & the Judgment of God
- Article on Egyptian beliefs: Teacher only.
- Spurgeon’s sermons: Christ Our Passover and The Exodus.
Week 4: Creation Through Noah
- No helpful links this week.
Week 5: Abraham & Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations
- Wonderful site on Mesopotamia.
- Summary of Sumerian mythology with pictures.
Week 6: The Patriarchs: From Canaan to Egypt
- Judaism: all kinds of useful information. Please pre-read, but wholesome for most children, I think, and a great help for teachers.
- God Calls Abram: worksheets from the book of Genesis.
- Rosh Hashanah guided learning from MyJewishLearning.com.
- Yom Kippur guided learning from MyJewishLearning.com.
- Abraham’s Family Tree
- Compare and contrast the Mosaic Covenant with the Abrahamic Covenant.
- All the links you’ll ever need about the Tabernacle, and Tabernacle models.
- Neat project for learning about the tabernacle!
- Jewish Prayer Services
Week 7: In The Wilderness: The Tabernacle & the Law
- Judaism: all kinds of useful information. Please pre-read, but wholesome for most children, I think, and a great help for teachers.
- God Calls Abram: worksheets from the book of Genesis.
- Rosh Hashanah guided learning from MyJewishLearning.com.
- Yom Kippur guided learning from MyJewishLearning.com.
- Abraham’s Family Tree
- Compare and contrast the Mosaic Covenant with the Abrahamic Covenant.
- All the links you’ll ever need about the Tabernacle, and Tabernacle models.
- Neat project for learning about the tabernacle!
- Jewish Prayer Services
Week 8: In The Wilderness: Holiness – Worshipping God as God
- Judaism: all kinds of useful information. Please pre-read, but wholesome for most children, I think, and a great help for teachers.
- God Calls Abram: worksheets from the book of Genesis.
- Rosh Hashanah guided learning from MyJewishLearning.com.
- Yom Kippur guided learning from MyJewishLearning.com.
- Abraham’s Family Tree
- Compare and contrast the Mosaic Covenant with the Abrahamic Covenant.
- All the links you’ll ever need about the Tabernacle, and Tabernacle models.
- Neat project for learning about the tabernacle!
- Jewish Prayer Services
Week 9: In The Wilderness: Slaves to Warriors
- Judaism: all kinds of useful information. Please pre-read, but wholesome for most children, I think, and a great help for teachers.
- God Calls Abram: worksheets from the book of Genesis.
- Rosh Hashanah guided learning from MyJewishLearning.com.
- Yom Kippur guided learning from MyJewishLearning.com.
- Abraham’s Family Tree
- Compare and contrast the Mosaic Covenant with the Abrahamic Covenant.
- All the links you’ll ever need about the Tabernacle, and Tabernacle models.
- Neat project for learning about the tabernacle!
- Jewish Prayer Services
Unit 2 – All Governments Are Established by God
Week 10: The Indus Valley, Hinduism, & Buddhism
Week 11: Ancient China: Confucius & Taoism
- Ancient Chinese Religion
- Learn more about Confucius here or here.
Week 12: Ancient Americas
- Indian mythology and Legends: Click on Native American Legends on the left and you can search the people groups alphabetically.
Week 13: Early Greek Cultures of the Bronze Age
- No helpful links this week.
Week 14: Early Greek Cultures of the Archaic Period
- No helpful links this week.
Week 15: The Promised Land: Conquest & Settlement
- No helpful links this week.
Week 16: Israel’s Judges and Neighbors
- A blank chart of Israel’s Judges and Peoples of Ancient Palestine worksheet. (pdf files)
Week 17: The Rise of Saul & the Philistines
- Who was the Philistine idol, Dagon, who fell down before the ark? The Catholic Encyclopedia online has a great short summary.
- A picture of Dagon, the fish-god.
Week 18: King David and the Phoenicians
- No helpful links this week.
Unit 3 – Preparing the World for its Savior
Week 19: Solomon’s Divided Heart
- Neat project for learning about the temple.
Week 20: The Divided Kingdom
- Worksheet about the Divided Kingdom
- Use these charts as you study the kings and prophets of the two kingdoms: Israel’s Kings and Prophets and Kings and Prophets. The two charts don’t always agree, especially in the case of Obadiah, but they are a helpful place to start.
Week 21: The Assyrian Scourge: The Northern Kingdom Is Deported
Week 22: The Chaldeans (New Babylonians) and the Babylonian Captivity
- No helpful links this week.
Week 23: The Medes and Persians: The Israelites Return Home
- Zoroastrianism, the religion of Persia.
Week 24: Persians and Greeks: The Persian Wars
Week 25: The Golden Age of Greece and the Peloponnesian Wars
Week 26: Greek Achievements: Science, Mathematics, and Philosophy
- No helpful links this week.
Week 27: Alexander the Great: Preparation for Proclamation
- Link to the texts of the books of Macabees:
- 1 Macabees (16 chapters)
- 2 Macabees (15 chapters)
- Overview and background information on Macabees from the Catholic Dictionary.
- Aristotle
- The Works of Aristotle
Unit 4 – In the Fullness of Time
Week 28: The Etruscans and the Founding of Rome
- No helpful links this week.
Week 29: The Roman Republic: Everyday Life
Week 30: The Roman Republic Expands: The Punic Wars
Week 31: From Republic to Empire
Week 32: Imperial Rome: Backdrop to the Atonement
- The Death and Resurrection of Jesus
- Book of Matthew
Week 33: The Zenith of Imperial Rome: Backdrop to the Early Church
Week 34: Rome Decays: Saints and Martyrs of the Early Church
- The Development of the Canons of the New Testament.
- Book of Galatians
Week 35: Christianity Conquers Rome: Of Church Hierarchies
- Constantine
- Book of Ephesians
- Apostolic Succession: Why don’t Protestants have a pope?
- What does the Bible say about the pope/papacy?
Week 36: Western Rome Falls: Theology and Church Councils
- Review Units 3 and 4.