Crimson Wife Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Does anybody have an opinion about which Catholic Bible History text/worktext is best for a bright 6th grader? She is familiar with the basic Bible stories. Or should I consider bumping her up to a high school level Bible History text like Fr. Laux's or Scott Hahn's volume from the Didache series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tress Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 :bigear: and bumping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2two Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 bumping as well b/c i am interested to hear the responses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeperof3 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 My son used the Didache book in co-op last year as an 8th grader. The book has excellent content but the vocabulary was very hard for him. Have you looked at Seton's new Bible History for 6th and 7th grades? Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I would leave Fr. Laux and/or Didache for high school. What you use now depends partially on what you want to do for high school. If you want to use Fr. Laux later, the Kolbe book is very good prep for that. The older language and older names take some getting used to. Fr. Laux goes a lot smoother if you have exposed the child to that beforehand. My current 9th grader used the Kolbe book and is transitioning very smoothly into Fr. Laux for high school. The Seton books are decent. They are fairly simple. My bright but dyslexic 7th grader is using them. The content is good, but they are simpler books than the Kolbe book. This child will not be doing Fr. Laux. She will be doing the Didache book or the CR Publications series. If you want something now that does not involve the older language, I would look at the Seton books for simple or the CR Publications book for more complex (http://www.crpublications.com/scripture.html). Otherwise, I would look at the Kolbe book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Does anybody have an opinion about which Catholic Bible History text/worktext is best for a bright 6th grader? She is familiar with the basic Bible stories. Or should I consider bumping her up to a high school level Bible History text like Fr. Laux's or Scott Hahn's volume from the Didache series? Had you decided on something yet? :bigear: :curious: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I have Seton's bible history (old testament). Standard Seton, lol - beautiful art work, dry as dust text. If you're looking for interesting, I'm not sure where to point you. Image of God series has an old testament program... I think it's their 6th grade religion program is old testament history? Not positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I have used the Bible History curriculum from Kolbe for second grade and wasn't super impressed--mainly because the spelling and language was archaic. For example, "pharao" for pharaoh, "kine" instead of cows, and "Noe" for Noah. Not sure if this is an issue with their more advanced texts, but I thought it was a bit confusing for a child. Not sure why they chose not to update for spelling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I have only used Seton, so I don't think I can help you much on the other choices. I do know from hearing about others using them that Scott Hahn's Didache series is AMAZING, but more for a high school student. One thing I very much appreciate about Seton is that they teach timeless, orthodox Catholic thought - and use the older books for that. I appreciate it. Not all do. Melissa has learned so much about her faith through these and it's sorta funny to read the old fashioned pronunciations together! Is this the Seton book you are talking about? I have heard great things about it and it's most certainly colorful and not written in archaic language. https://www.setonhome.org/see-inside/?ToView=P-RL06-17# That's reserved for the OTHER book they use...LOL This was 4th grade. We really really did not like this at ALL!! https://www.setonhome.org/see-inside/?ToView=P-RL04-13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 The response I tried to post the other day seems to have gotten lost. DD may enroll with Kolbe for high school or she might attend the local B&M Catholic girls' school. I will have to find out which books they use in their theology courses and think things over some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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