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When teaching penmanship, basic grammar, spelling, literature, accuracy, punctuation, vocabulary, sentence structure, attention to detail, and memory skills copywork and handwriting books are a great resource.  There are many different curricula available for such things but you want to make sure they are books of substance?  We do not want to just have busy work. When trying to instill godly character in our children it is important to use a curriculum that addresses those needs as well.  I have several listed here that you may want to look into.  We have used several ourselves!

A Reason for Writing has been around for a long time.   They offer curriculum for grades K-6th.  All of the lessons are based on scripture verses.  Along with learning good penmanship children are memorizing and sharing the Word of God.

Memoria Press has a little bit of a different approach.  Their books not only contain scripture but also classic poetry, literature selections, Latin sayings, and hymns.  They also have a great explanation on their website of the benefits of copywork.  They offer a primary set consisting of three books, a cursive book, as well as a composition and sketch book.

Veritas Press has a handwriting series entitled Classically Cursive.  There are four books in this series.  These reproducible books originated by the folks at Logos School are all you need to teach cursive handwriting.  These books use scripture and the catechism.  The four books are entitled, “Bible Primer, Ten Commandments, Shorter Catechism, and The Attributes of God.”

Last but not least are the Journibles.  These are actually designed for older teens and adults.  Yes, we adults can benefit too!  I am very excited about these and am looking forward to investing in some for myself.  Here is a description from the website on these books.

Each book is organized so that you can write out your very own copy of Scripture. You will be writing the Bible text only on the right hand page of the book. This should make for easier writing and also allows ample space on the left page to write your own notes and comments. From time to time a question or word will be lightly printed on the left page; these questions are to aid in further study, but should not interfere with your own notes and comments.

So there you go!  Several great resources for meeting the needs of handwriting and copywork but also attending to our spiritual needs.  Do you have any other great resources for this?  Have you used any of these?  Which are your favorite?  I would love for you to share!

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J.I. Packer on the ESV Study Bible

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J.I. Packer on the ESV Study Bible and how it helps to recover and revive the ministry of an adult catechist. Here is a snippet but the short article is well worth the read!

The reason why I’m so enthusiastic about it is largely that it takes a wider view of its task than other study Bibles do. Other study Bibles provide you with information and that’s it. The ESV Study Bible goes a step further. It’s a study Bible which not only explains the texts and expounds them accurately, but it has in it a whole series of articles for the making and shaping of discipleship to Jesus Christ on the basis of the Bible. It can be, in a very significant sense, a single-volume resource for pastoral ministry, and indeed for personal life, because it’s doing the job which professional catechists have been doing ever since Christianity started—teaching people the truths that Christians live by and teaching them how to live by those truths.

The ministry of an adult catechist is something which the early church understood very well. Every church worth its salt had an adult catechist to instruct inquirers. The catechism ministry has fallen very much into disuse in our time…………

………That’s the benefit that the reader of the Study Bible will get from the articles on Christian doctrine, on Christian ethics, on Christian faith and life, and a Christian stance in relation to any number of errors and alternatives that our time has produced.

Read the article in its entirety!

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    "The Bible calls debt a curse and children a blessing; but in our culture, we apply for a curse and reject blessings. Something is wrong with this picture."
    ~ Doug Phillips
  • School Year 2009-2010

    The following has been updated with what remains for the second semester. We will still be using a catechism devotional to begin the day with everyone together.

    Child #1

    Graduated

    Child #2

    TeenPact
    Daily Grams
    Wordly Wise
    Moby Dick
    Teaching Textbooks Geometry
    Ice Skating
    Piano
    Awana

    Child #3

    TeenPact
    Daily Grams
    Wordly Wise
    Jane Eyre
    Teaching Textbooks Geometry
    Zoology levels 2,3
    Rosetta Stone Latin
    Driver's Ed
    Ice Skating
    Piano
    Running Club
    Awana

    Child #4

    Veritas Press Gospels
    Veritas Press Explorers-1815
    Teaching Textbooks 7th
    Shurley English 6
    AVKO Spelling
    Lord of Rings Triology
    Wordly Wise
    Fencing
    Piano
    Apologia General Science
    Awana
    Big Truths for Little Kids
    Writing with Ease

    Child #5

    Veritas Press Gospels
    Veritas Press Explorers-1815
    Teaching Textbooks 6th
    Shurley English 6
    AVKO Spelling
    Secret Garden
    Wordly Wise
    Ice Skating
    Piano
    Apologia Zoology 3
    Awana
    Big Truths for Little Kids
    Writing with Ease

    Child #6

    Big Truths for Little Kids
    Egermeier Story Bible
    Story of the World books 2
    Horizons Math 1 & 2
    Saxon Phonics 2
    Shurley English 1
    Handwriting without Tears
    Explode the Code
    Wordly Wise
    Bob Books
    First Encyclopedias (Science)
    Piano
    Ballet
    Ice Skating
    Awana

    Child #7

    Big Truths for Little Kids
    Egermeier Story Bible
    Story of the World books 2
    Horizons Math K
    Saxon Phonics K
    Handwriting without Tears
    Explode the Code
    Wordly Wise
    Bob Books
    First Encyclopedias (Science)
    Piano
    Ballet
    Ice Skating
    Awana

    Child #8

    ballet
    Ice Skating
    Awana
    just listening in on readings

    Child #9

    Hopefully playing happily while school goes on
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