From the day that we started the Old Testament Overview Level 4, Munchkin was hooked. She loved drawing the stick figures on the timeline. We had only been doing the study for 2 days when she asked me if we’d also be doing the New Testament. I chuckled and said we needed to get through the Old Testament first.
The Old Testament Overview starts with making a simple timeline for all of the major events in the Old Testament. Once Munchkin had drawn the timeline, we decided to laminate the timeline before putting it in her notebook.
In level 4, the lessons are set up to be done over 4-5 days in a homeschool setting or all at once in a Sunday school setting. You can easily modify this to fit with your schedule or the child’s interest level. There is very little teacher prep work needed.
Each lesson consists of:
- A quest. The child uses a concordance, topical Bible, and Bible dictionary to learn more about the topics in the lesson. (1 day)
- Timeline review. The child does a brief overview review of the timeline from the previous weeks. (1 day)
- In depth timeline study. The child/parent read verses that go with the current timeline topic. The child draws the pictures on the timeline. (1-2 days depending on how much is covered)
- Review questions. The child answers questions about the topic that was covered. (1 day)
We have been covering the first few lessons a bit quicker (per Munchkin’s request) as we have gone over most of topics fairly in depth in the recent months. As we move along the timeline, we will take more time with the lessons.
One of my favorite things about the Old Testament Overview is the quest portion of the lesson. I love that Munchkin is learning how to study the Bible more in depth. These tools will help her for the rest of her life.
Munchkin’s favorite part is drawing the timeline. She loves interacting with the lessons through drawing.
Grapevine Studies offer their books in traditional paperback format or e-book format. We were able to review the hardcopy of the teacher’s manual and the e-book format for the student book. I preferred the hardcopy for the teacher’s manual as it allowed me to look over it when I was away from my computer. The e-book format for the student’s book was perfect as I was able to print out Munchkin’s pages as needed.
The Old Testament Overview Level 4 teacher’s manual hardcopy sells for $38.95.
The Old Testament Overview Level 4 student book e-book version sells for $28.95.
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