A Tale of Two Levels: Part 2

 

By around halfway through the year, we will begin the next level of Heart of Dakota:  Revival to Revolution.

Part 2:  Revival to Revolution

History

Revival to Revolution begins in the 1720’s and continues until roughly 1900.  A lot of history happened in this couple hundred years.  With books like George Washington’s World, The Growth of the British Empire, and Only the Names Remain, it’s a full schedule. 

There are so many things that are added that just make this program so deep and full.  This is no shallow history program.  Each week the student will learn about primary source documents, reading from them to know the original intentions of America’s founding fathers.  There is also a study of the fifty states, allowing students to get a brief history and knowledge of every state in the union.  

Science

Revival to Revolution focuses on Physical Science.  It’s a very hands-on approach that teaches students with real-life activities and projects.  It also contains an inventor study where the students read about the great accomplishments of scientists and record information about these discoveries and the lives of these scientists in gorgeous, quality notebooking pages. 

Bible and Devotional Study

 

Revival to Revolution works through the book of Hebrews with an inductive Bible study.  This study includes lessons on the ten heroes of the faith listed in Hebrews 11.  

Also included is worldview study to help teach students to view the world through the lens of Scripture. I went through this study with my older children a few years ago and it was awesome!   

Music

One of the things my older daughter loved about this level was the classical music study.  Learning about classical music and the musicians was fun for her.

My youngest daughter is a music lover also.  I think she will enjoy this study a couple times a week.  It also includes some hands-on projects. 

Reading

For reading, Megan will be on the last level of Drawn Into the Heart of Reading.  She will delve into some awesome books, such as a biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Gone Away Lake, and others.  I love the genre study.  Drawn Into the Heart of Reading has been a favorite of mine because it allows the chance to pick your own literature selections.  I love the offerings Heart of Dakota chooses, but have occasionally picked something else that I want my daughter to read or that suits her interests at the time.

I also tend to add reading.  There are so many incredible books that I want my daughter to read.  I try to schedule them in, while keeping a balance of work so that she isn’t over scheduled.  I tend to favor series.  We have read many series together for read-alouds through the years.  Now, she likes to read them on her own.  She dug into The Bobbsey Twins and Nancy Drew last year.  This year she is reading the Elsie Dinsmore series. 

In Conclusion:

We will get through a good amount of Revival to Revolution this year, but some of it will be saved for ninth grade with Missions to Modern Marvels.  Technically, she could advance a level, but I don’t want her to miss the skills or the great books involved.