apCrazy4Jesus Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I would like a chronological study of God's word that digs deeper than your typical Bible story curriculums. I have been looking into precept upon precept Inductive bible study for kids (Kay Arthur Discover 4 kids). Is this good? If so which would you suggest to start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Precepts is pretty good. I like the way it requires the kid to dig into the Bible directly, though the commentary is a bit wordy at times. We used it with good result for a year. If you want a chronological study you could consider starting with their Genesis studies. A word of warning--I found the one on Bible study skills to be totally different from the rest of the series, and much more difficult. I have taught many Bible study skills seminars to folks of all ages. While I think a 9yo can definitely learn the skills presented in the book, I found the book's presentation of those skills to be unnecessarily wordy, confusing, and overly complicated. If you choose to do that one, take it slow, and be super-involved as the parent/teacher. You might also consider taking an extra week for each chapter to practice that skill on another Bible passage of your choosing. We did very well with the other books in the series, though, and I recommend them without hesitation. Having said, that, though, my number one recommendation would be the Explorer's curriculum. It requires the kids to answer questions directly from the Bible and has a good, solid, inductive process. It's also laid out into five days of homework per week. It's excellent. http://www.explorerbiblestudy.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apCrazy4Jesus Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Thank you so much I will look into Explorer's curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testimony Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 A word of warning--I found the one on Bible study skills to be totally different from the rest of the series, and much more difficult. I have taught many Bible study skills seminars to folks of all ages. While I think a 9yo can definitely learn the skills presented in the book, I found the book's presentation of those skills to be unnecessarily wordy, confusing, and overly complicated. If you choose to do that one, take it slow, and be super-involved as the parent/teacher. You might also consider taking an extra week for each chapter to practice that skill on another Bible passage of your choosing. We did very well with the other books in the series, though, and I recommend them without hesitation. Having said, that, though, my number one recommendation would be the Explorer's curriculum. It requires the kids to answer questions directly from the Bible and has a good, solid, inductive process. It's also laid out into five days of homework per week. It's excellent. http://www.explorerbiblestudy.org/ Strider, I am grateful that you made this recommendation because I have the Bible study skills one and it has taken us two years now to finish it. It is too word and confusing. It was too much. I started it with my then 8 and 10 year olds. I will finish it this summer with my 9 and 11 year old. I will try the Explorer's curriculum instead too. I was stay away from the Kay Arthur series after doing the Bible study skills, but now that you say the Explorer's curriculum is better. I might give that a second look. Blessings, Karen http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 is correct, but plz don't let that sway you away from the other books in the series. I started a thread about the Kay Arthur for kids series not too long ago, and rec'd good responses, if you want to look for that thread. Dd9 is doing Wrong Way, Jonah and loves it more than any other study we've done. It really has them digging into the actual Bible to answer the questions. I will definitely be buying more of these studies! I don't think the Kay Arthur books go through all the books of the Bible though, so if you want that, you'll need something different (like Explorer's.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 is correct, but plz don't let that sway you away from the other books in the series. I started a thread about the Kay Arthur for kids series not too long ago, and rec'd good responses, if you want to look for that thread. Dd9 is doing Wrong Way, Jonah and loves it more than any other study we've done. It really has them digging into the actual Bible to answer the questions. I will definitely be buying more of these studies! I don't think the Kay Arthur books go through all the books of the Bible though, so if you want that, you'll need something different (like Explorer's.) Yes--I will just reiterate that we did well with the others in the series. The others are totally different, and much better, IMHO. While Explorer's is my personal favorite, I do also recommend the Kay Arthur books for kids wholeheartedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plimsoll Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 You may also want to look at Memoria Press' Christian Studies books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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