TruthQuest History Beginnings

Create happiness and success with your kids. Teach your kids tools that will help them take responsibility, improve grades, overcome worry & stress, increase happiness and understand bullying so you can stop it before it starts. The fun activities in this full color book will create hours of enjoyment for you and your kids. Teachers, teach the tools to your students and create a common language for a successful thriving classroom. Charlie the Robot, Meet Your Thought Monster, Find Your Feelings, Action Annie and Be the Magician are just a few of the fun and colorful activities you can do with your kids. Exercises for adult and child are side by side in the book so you can work together if you’d like. Bonus exercise are available to download with a link provided in the book. Adults and kids will feel better and improve their confidence when they use the exercises contained in the book. Everyone wins!

TruthQuest History puts God back at the center of the past.
Centered on “living books,” this creative approach to history integrates elements of both Charlotte Mason and Classical methods.
Short, very informal introductions are written directly to the student and open up each topic with a distinctly Christian perspective. Suggestions for activities or writing exercises are often included as well. The booklists follow, with selected annotations on what pages or sections to read and appropriate grade levels for each entry. Incredibly flexible in nature, families can proceed at the pace that’s best for their students as they select “spines,” biographies, in-print books, and out-of-print classics from the extensive lists.

Proceeding chronologically, entries include lists for Native American Indians, Middle Americans, Maria Mitchell, Helen Keller, Visual Arts, Music, Literature, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The Civil Rights Movement, and other relevant unit-study topics.

Grades 1-5; may be adapted for younger or older siblings. 143 pages, softcover, spiral-bound.

Full resource list is included at the back of the book.

Your children will study 45 crucial character qualities, gleaning insights from Scripture as well as practical projects for implementing them in everyday life, and inspiration from real people from history who have left us inspiring examples to follow! One of the most powerful ways to inspire people to greatness is through the stories of great people from the past. In Portraits of Integrity you and your children will be challenged to strive for excellence through the examples of 45 people who did just that. An added feature contained in this study is “Ifs”, a game we often played to help children learn to make wise decisions before they are even placed in a position of temptation.

World Geography is a study of the six basic geographic regions of the world: chapter one, North America; chapter two, South America; chapter three, Europe; chapter four, Africa; chapter five, Asia; and chapter six, Oceania. Each chapter covers 15 topics: borders, terrain, water, climate, vegetation and wildlife, famous sites and events, ethnicities, languages, religions, transportation, government, diplomacy, economics, natural resources, and industry, including exports. Maps, charts, and graphics enhance understanding and appreciation of the distinctives of each region. Students learn about such wildlife as polar bears, kangaroos, moose, eagles, seals, and tigers. Famous places are explored: pyramids, castles, canyons, tourist attractions, mountain ranges, and islands. Students learn about Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Eastern religions. Lessons describe such things as rivers, ports, exports, free enterprise, national traditions, and transportation ranging from donkeys to jumbo jets. This course is designed for one transcript credit.

Classical Academic Press has partnered with Sarah Mackenzie from Amongst Lovely Things to bring you the first printed copy of her book, Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace with foreword by Dr. Christopher Perrin. This new and revised edition contains 35% new content.

Those who have made the decision to homeschool their children have done so out of great love for their children and a desire to provide them an excellent education in the context of a warm, enriching home. Yet so many parents (mainly mothers) who have taken up this challenge find the enterprise often full of stress, worry, and anxiety. In this practical, faith-based, and inspirational book, Sarah Mackenzie addresses these questions directly, appealing to her own study of restful learning (scholé) and her struggle to bring restful learning to her children.