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Aug. 28, 2009
Grapevine Studies Review
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Grapevine Studies (877) 436-2317 GrapevinesStudies.com Old Testament Overview Level 1  Student book $25.95  Teacher Guide $45.95 There is currently a promotion for 30% off for our review readers. Just use the coupon code crew9. This will expire September 30th. Enjoy! I had not heard of this company before being contacted for this review. I wish I had because they have many great products for a variety of ages. Due to the ages of our children, we received for review Level 1 Student Book and the Teacher's Guide (which covers both Levels 1 and 2). We decided to go with the Old Testament Overview. We have been working on a chronological history curriculum and the time periods covered are the same. I thought this study from Grapevine would be a nice Bible supplement to our history studies. This is no supplement but a very thorough study into the old testament. Not only are we drawing stick figures to illustrate what we are reading, we are creating character and event cards and memorizing a verse. There are questions with each lesson to ensure comprehension. After 5 or 6 lessons there is a review as well as a final review after seven units. A schedule is included at the back of the book for use as a weekly course or daily. If used weekly, each lesson and all of the reviews cover 50 weeks. Great for use in a Sunday school class or other class meeting once each week. If used daily, there will be 4 days of work each week-including reviews-taking roughly 170-175 days. This is perfect for our homeschool schedule. We enjoyed doing the timeline from the beginning of the book giving us an overview of the entire Old Testament. The stick figures are fun to draw and easy enough for even my nearly 4 year old to want to do. We have not incorporated the character/event cards yet because I am wanting to use blank index cards and am having difficulty finding them. The examples given for what to include on each card are shown with the card vertically--which is why I am thinking of using cards with no lines. I also know my children would like to include a drawing or figure on theirs. My children really love to draw. I think doing the past few weeks at one time will aid in the review process. We have attempted to have a weekly memory verse but have not been consistent. We are finding it easy to keep up with since the verse is included for each lesson. Grapevine Studies offers this Old Testament Overview in many levels from Beginner (ages 5-7) through Level 5 which is for teens and adults. I believe the timeline is something started in Level 1. The timeline can also be purchased as a separate study. They of course have a New Testament Overview as well. We are planning on purchasing that one for next year. The books are available as a physical book (softcover) or as an e-book. They do have an option for purchasing the student e-books for classes or groups with the rights to make copies for your students. The family option gives you the right to copy for your immediate family only. (For more on e-books and sharing them see this informative post here ) |
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