by Jessica Woodis, revised by Sandi Queen

The time of the Tudors was a fascinating time in English history, full of interesting characters. This collection of descriptive accounts of the lives of England’s major figures during this period will give a good picture of what it was like to live during this time in history.  This book is written from a Christian point of view providing a guarded narrative of the Tudors not easily obtainable.  Ten chapters cover from Henry VII to Elizabeth I, including a chapter on Catherine of Aragon. Suited to children aged 12+, 90p.

by Larry Gonick & Craig Criddle $30

You don’t need to be a scientist to grasp the complex ideas of chemistry because this book explains them: the history and basics of chemistry, atomic theory, combustion, solubility, reaction stoichiometry, the mole, entropy and more – all explained in simple, clear, and yes funny illustrations.  Chemistry will never be the same!

See also The Cartoon Guide to Physics

Set including Teachers Edition, Student Edition

and one copy of The Lord of the Rings $260

Please contact us regarding availability of this curriculum.

Literary Lessons from the LOTR – Teacher’s Edition

Though one goal of this study is to acquaint the student with Tolkien’s writings, the more important goal is that they learn literary analysis skills that will carry over to their studies of other works, and help develop their writing skills. There are chapter summaries/reviews, vocabulary exercises and quizzes, writing assignments and comprehension questions. But wait, there’s more, much more! With fifteen Unit Studies, the student will explore: Tolkien the Author and Creator of Middle Earth; Linguistics: Etymology and Philology; Setting: the World of Middle Earth; a Map Study; an introduction to ancient epics; Old English: Beowolf (2 Units); Genre: Fantasy as Literature; Poetry; Arthurian Romances (2 units); Unifying Elements: Theme & Motif; final research project. Optional extra units on Religious Elements, and Movies and the Classics. Has all answers to comprehension questions, quizes, tests, etc.

This course is flexible regarding the amount of parent/teacher input. Your student may work independently, however, the more input by the parent, the more benefit the student will gain.

Our 15yo son LOVED  this course!
Suitable for grades 7-12.

Literary Lessons from the LOTR – Student Edition

Large spiral bound, 622 pages.

A full year’s work in this book. Contains all relevant literature to complete questions and assignments, plus 5 appendices (extra optional units, glossary, dictionary of literary terms, works cited).

The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Paperback; matches page references in text ‘Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings’

For the student who has pretty much mastered English grammar lessons, this volume in our best-selling “Language Lessons” series takes a different turn. Still containing full color picture studies, along with lessons in dictation, editing, and narration, this is also a one year creative writing program, concentrating on story-writing. As usual, new concepts are introduced in bite-sized, incremental fashion, and are written directly to the student in an easy-to-follow, conversational format. 180 daily lessons, consumable. Answer key included in the back of this volume for editing lessons.

View sample pages here. View Scope and Sequence for placement here.

Jensen’s Grammar – This book has many things going for it. The lessons are simple and direct. The exercises constantly repeat what has been formerly taught. New ideas are approached incrementally in digestible form. The nature of the exercises forces the students to use what they have learned. In particular this is true with the formula sentences the students are required to produce almost immediately. This book is different. Yes, it is a lot of work, but there is no such thing as a free lunch in learning how to write. The total focus in this book is on the sentence. Grammar is a means, not an end.

A systematic program of learning English words having Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes in various combinations. This is a solid program of daily and weekly reinforcement to ease the mastery of over 1000 valuable words in various Latin or Greek families. Students will gain an ability to recognize common parts of new and unknown words as well as increase their performance on standardized tests such as the SAT or ACT. This is a complete, self-contained package for 18 or 36 weeks of study. Grades 7-9.

Two Vol Set $75.00

This is a great book to use with your older children as you move through your history studies.

The biographical sketches appear in order of publication date which gives a good overview of the important authors.

Student Text

Includes biblical analysis of 50 classical authors (Homer to Van Til) Student emerges from this study with a rock solid biblical worldview. Each essay covers biography, historical background, summary, historical implications, biblical analysis, and application. Thirty-question quiz for each essay to test your understanding, plus reading assignments in the classics and discussion questions. Memory icon/keys help students grasp basic theme of each philosopher.

Teacher’s Guide

Includes objectives and lesson plans. Explains how to use the course at home or in the classroom. Short answers to quiz questions and nearly 500 open-end questions posed in Keys to the Classics makes this Guide an easily understood, philosophical treatise in its own right — Some are even calling this Philosophy for Dummies.

For grades 7-12.

Please see a review by The Old Schoolhouse magazine here.

This book’s lessons each concentrate on a variety of spelling rules, and is meant to challenge the more advanced child who has mastered the basic phonetic rules. May be used for the younger child who is a good speller, to challenge him, or for older children, to give more practice and review on many phonics and spelling rules. Consumable.

View a sample here.

Body by Design defines the basic anatomy and physiology in each of 11 body systems from a creational viewpoint. Every chapter explores the wonder, beauty and creation of the human body, giving evidence for creation, while exposing faulty evolutionistic reasoning.

Special explorations into each body system look closely at disease apsects, current events, and discoveries, while profiling the classic and contemporary scientists and physicians who have made remarkable breakthroughs in studies of the human body.

* Good for Christian highschool or college students

*Graphs, tables, focus sections, diagrams and illustrations to provide clear examples and explanations of ideas presented.

*Questions at the end of each chapter challenge the student to think through the evidence presented.

Dr Gillen is a biologist and zoologist with a doctorate in Science Education. Hving taught biology for two decades at all grade levels, Dr Gillen is presently a Professor of Biology at Liberty University.

Some astronomers look at the stars and planets through a telescope. In this unique book, author Danny Faulkner views them through a biblical perspective. Written for the well-read layman, high school through adult age, Universe by Design explores and explains the historical development of this science, including current ideas in the field. From a creationist standpoint, Faulkner also addresses common misconceptions, difficulties, and critiques about relativity and cosmology. This book would be an excellent supplement to any home school curriculum. Includes: • Contributions of Ptolemy, Galileo, Brahe, Newton, Hubble, Einstein, and other famous scientists to the field of cosmology • Many diagrams and illustrations • Theories and facts on the origin and expansion of the universe • Thorough discussion of the big bang and the problems with it • Many examples and analogies to help understand concepts of cosmology. God’s awesome power is reflected in every star and planet in the universe around us!

Challenging questions at the end of every chapter. Grades 7-12. +