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Curriculum Picks, 21-22: Bible and Black History

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Hey Loves!

We are sliding into home of this curriculum picks series and with my two favorite subjects. 

Honestly, in our home, they aren’t subjects, they are foundations and pillars. Legit the first two reasons why we started homeschool and keep at it. The Word of God and the illustrious and rich history of our people are the very thread and fibers of our home, our lifestyle, our choices, actions… This list could go on forever but what I am trying to convey is that these items aren’t check marks or tasks, we involve ourselves in them in various ways all throughout the day in different ways. Below I will share some focuses and resources for this year.

For Bible, we are slowly switching gears. In the past we’ve learned about those wonderful bible stories and the great miracles of God. We have also learned some bible verses and scripture passages. We will also review them via podcasts, stories and recitation. We will also continue to learn verses and scripture as I truly believe it is armor.

Here’s the things, 2020 taught me different ways to “do it all” well. One of the ways was continuing the lovely and missional lessons from our church’s Kids curriculum. Y’all, I am so thankful I can say that my church is AWESOME and frankly, if it is ok for them to spend 1.5 hours once a week learning during church, why can’t we continue that during the week? Am I right?

We will also learn about bible subjects such as, what God’s word says about fear, the beatitudes, the Names of God and The Armor God. We will explore mini units from awesome creators like Color and Kindness and BabyDevotions. Will will review daily devotions together. I am so excited for how we are growing as a family in Christ and can’t wait for more! You can find the bible resources we love here.

Black History, for us, is 365. Yes, sometimes we will have a focus. For example James really wants to learn more about Serena Williams and Barack Obama. I also want James to practice presentations from Books and writing short stories so I definitely see some biography presentations in our future. 

My kids also love reading about Black History Figures and Events as bedtime stories or choose those books for individual reading time. They will choose books about certain figures to check out at the library. 
Our quest to absorb all we can about our history to improve our future is just innate. It is the culture of our home and learning and applying is not dependent on me teaching. For some great books to start with, click here.

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Black History Resource from GooseGooseDuck

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Hey Loves!

If you follow me on Instagram, a week or so ago I shared with you that I had a surprise coming up. Well, here it is! Monica from GooseGooseDuck reached out to me kindly asked for my review, I was happy to do as I am always on the hunt for quality resources that share, explore and teach our history accurately. While this product was gifted to me, the reviews are my own opinions.

Price: $$

I was gifted the Don Lemmons learning pack which retails for $29.99. There is a bundle available for $99 that combines 4 different packs.

What’s included?

The short- so so much! The detailed breakdown: each pack comes with a bio, interactive activities, and lots of extension-learning opportunities in the areas of stem, literacy, creative arts, and math. The 36-page full-color pack is full of hands-on, interactive fun!

What I Love

What I really enjoyed, besides learning about an African American I was not familiar with was, the multiple ways to infuse this lesson and African American History into the day and align it with other teachings. This is the way to “teach” our history. Not just by facts recitation but through experiences and consistent alignments in your life.

Another thing I love about this- just about everything is included. The lessons are broken down by day, provide a list of materials and directions for the instructor and teaching prompts for the student. If you’re new here, you should now nothing delights my heart like thoroughness, and GooseGooseDuck hit the nail on the head.

They were so thorough that they reached out to the remaining descendants of Lemmons for information, context and to make sure they would be pleased.

The graphics from the depictions of Lemmons, stock graphics and graphics in other packs are all very accurate depictions and very ethnically inclusive.

I could go on and on but I’ll leave you with this, one pack includes all of the above for multiple age/grade levels and lets the instructor do as much or as little as they like. You can easily see the care and attention to so many details.

Between me and you, GooseGooseDuck has a hit in my book! You can learn more about them here and purchase a pack for you and your family here.

Love you. Mean it.

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Homeschool Curriculum Picks, Black History

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Hey Loves!

So, we are finishing up this series with my favorite subject, Black History. In our house, Black History isn’t a month. It is not a banner. It is not something cute on a shirt. It is an anthem. It is a fabric interwoven through our lives, our being. It is our heritage. It is a lamp post that lights the path of our future.

Last year, I began creating my own black History curriculum and that is what we will use for this year as well. I hesitate to say curriculum because it is living and growing as we speak but for the sake of continuity… This curriculum is broken down by events (i.e. Bus Boycotts) or pioneers (inventors, explorers) or leaders ( athletes, civil rights) and explores an individual’s life, contributions, hurdles, and how they overcame said hurdles to improve life for us. From there we explore and learn how can continue to carry the torch. We will use this paired with tons of books from our home and local library, documentaries and podcasts. I will break this down in my stories on IG if you want to learn more, hop on over. Or you can get more deets in my YouTube video here.

If you are new here, I am raising allies. What does that mean? I am raising my children to learn, respect, empathize with and celebrate other cultures while teaching them, through action, to stand with them and help them fight for equality and against adversity. Part of that is equipping them with the knowledge of their own heritage.

Per usual, I am here for any questions. Comment, send a message or anything.

Thanks for keeping up and reading along for all of this. I really hope this helps.

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