This book has seventy-five lessons, designed to be completed in one semester, which begin in the week of Creation and continue through the time of the cathedrals of the Middle Ages.
This one-year world history course covers history chronologically from Creation to the present, highlighting key places, people, and events. There are 150 lessons for one year of study, with each lesson taking 45+ minutes to complete. The course requires six components which are available in a Curriculum Package: the vibrantly illustrated and readable Textbooks (two parts); the Map Book, the Timeline Book (specifically created to reinforce lessons through labeling and coloring activities); and Our Creative World (a collection of historic documents). The Answer Key includes all answers to the text lesson assignments, Student Workbook questions and Lesson Review activities. It also includes teaching notes for the recommended literature.
Reinforce the lessons with either the Student Workbook (5th-6th grade) or the Lesson Review (7th-8th grade). Both include additional daily lesson assignments, unit tests, and questions about the recommended literature. Literature-based questions are primarily recall based, with a few higher-level thinking questions included.
We recommend ten works of literature that complement the lessons in From Adam to Us. These books are not essential for understanding the lessons, but each one adds a valuable perspective on a different time period.
Middle-school students can read the books on their own, or you can use them as family read alouds. Five books go along with From Adam to Us Part 1 and five books with Part 2.
The Golden Goblet by Eloise McGraw (Units 3-5)
The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs, editor (Units 6-7)
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (Units 9-11)
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (Units 13-14)
Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle (Units 15-16)
The King’s Fifth by Scott O’Dell (Units 18-21)
Madeleine Takes Command by Ethel C. Brill (Units 22-23)
The Switherby Pilgrims by Eleanor Spence (Units 24-25)
The Chestry Oak by Kate Seredy (Units 26-28)
Children of the Storm by Natasha Vins (Units 29-30)
