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​Enrichment Study 1: Ancient Times (Day-by-Day Lesson Plan Handbook)
by Renee O. Metzler
Book I of the Enrichment Study series focuses on the arts of the ancient civilizations from Creation to the birth of Christ. Along side Art History, lessons in Art Study (Appreciation, Skills, Biography), Music Study, Latin Study, French Study, Nature Study, Poetry, Shakespeare, Classic Literature, Great Books: Ancients, Scripture Memory, Habits, and Handicrafts are given, for an enjoyable 60 minute family together time. Ages 5-18
216 pages                                                                                                  $30.00

Directions:  Enrichment Study 1 helps you enjoy teaching your family together in Art, Music, Litearture and much more in 60 minutes per day.  Before you begin our curriculum, please see How It Works, then use the Full Year Booklist below. (*) indicates free online reading

Scripture Memory

• Scripture Verse Pack 1*
• ​Personal Devotions for Grades 1 to 6: Keys for Kids* or Kids for Truth*
• Personal Devotions for Grades 7 to 12: Streams in the Dessert* or Our Daily Bread* 

Total Cost: $0

Art Study

• Art History Picture Study Pack 1*
• Knights of Art: Stories of the Italian Painters by Amy Steedman*
• Children's Book of Art (optional reference book - $20+)

​Term I (Weeks 1-12)

• Drawing Supplies
  
• You Can Draw in 30 Days by Mark Kistler (optional)

​Term II (Weeks 13-24)

• Watercolor Supplies
  
• Everyday Watercolor by Jenna Rainey (optional)

Term III (Weeks 25-36)

• Sculpting Supplies
  
• The Clay Teacher*

​Total Cost: $10+ 

Music Study

• Classics for Kids*
• Hoffman Academy: Online Piano Lessons for Kids*
• Children's Book of Music (optional reference book - $15+)

​Total Cost: $0+

Latin & French Study

• Prima Latinina Student Book (1 per family - $12) Audio CD is optional
• Henle Latin: First Year (for grades 7-12 if not a beginner); workbook not necessary
• French for Children with 3 Audio CDs by McGraw Hill (1 per family - $20+)
• The French Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins*
• Our Little French Cousin by Blanche McManus*

Total Cost: $32+

Nature Study

• Nature Notebook (composition notebook - $1)
• Peterson Field Guides, Pencils, Watercolors, etc.
• The Burgess Bird Book for Children*

Total Cost: $1+

Poetry, Habits, and Handicrafts

• A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson*
• Graded Poetry: First and Second Year*
• Everyday Graces: A Child’s Book of Good Manners ($12+)
• Book of Mottoes (composition notebook - $1)
• Hand Sewing Project of choice - Term I
• Cross Stitch Project of choice - Term II
• Crochet Project of choice - Term III
• Garden Project of choice - in the spring

Total Cost: $13+

Literature for grades 1 - 12

​Term I (Weeks 1-12):

• Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm* 
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett*
• The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley*
• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell* or Black Beauty, Young Folks' Edition by Anna Sewell*

Term II (Weeks 13-24):

• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens*
• The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting*
• Heidi by Johanna Spyri*

Term III (Weeks 25-36):

• Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie*
• The Bobbsey Twins by Laura Lee Hope*
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll*

Total Cost: $0+

Other Literature to read as desired

• Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll* optional
• The Bobbsey Twins
• Bobbsey Twins at Home
• Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook
• The Bobbsey Twins at School  
• Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge 
• The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore 
• The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair
• The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City
• Bobbsey Twins in the Country 
• The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West  
• Bobbsey Twins in Washington
• The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat

Shakespeare

• Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare*
• A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare*
• Acting Magic: The Complete Guide to the Art of Acting (optional resource for putting on a play)f

Total Cost: $0+

Great Books for grades 7-12

• Great Books 101: Ancient to Medieval, Online Course by Hillsdale College*
• Homer, The Iliad translated by Robert Fagles (from your library)
• ​Homer, The Odyssey translated by Robert Fagles (from your library)
• Sophocles, Oedipus Rex translated by Rober Fagles(from your library)
• Virgil, The Aeneid translated by Robert Fagles (from your library)
• King James Bible*

Total Costs: $0+

Note: Combine Enrichment Study with our Christian Study and Individual Study for a complete, classical, christian, curriculum! ​ Need support? Go to Discussion Corner or Help.