Grade 3 · Christian · NGSS/CCSS-aligned
The whole Old Testament in a year, in order, with your child now reading some of it out loud themselves. Thirty-nine books in thirty-six weeks: the law, the history, the poetry and wisdom, and the prophets. A paper timeline goes up on a wall in week 1 and gets added to all year. In the last week your child walks it from creation to Malachi and tells the whole story without help.
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Genesis through Deuteronomy in nine weeks: creation, the first failure, the flood, four generations of Abraham's family, slavery in Egypt, the way out through the sea, and the law given at Sinai. Closes by putting the first five books on the timeline.
Read, narrate and discuss “In the beginning” (Genesis 1:1-2:3), and say Genesis 1:1 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The garden and the choice” (Genesis 2:4-3:24), and say Genesis 3:9 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The flood and the promise” (Genesis 6:5-22 and 7:17-8:22 and 9:8-17), and say Genesis 9:13 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “God calls Abram” (Genesis 12:1-9 and 15:1-6), and say Genesis 12:2 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Jacob, the one who wrestled” (Genesis 27:1-40 and 28:10-22 and 32:22-32), and say Genesis 28:15 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Joseph in Egypt” (Genesis 37:1-36 and 41:14-45 and 45:1-15 and 50:15-21), and say Genesis 50:20 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The bush that would not burn up” (Exodus 1:8-22 and 2:1-25 and 3:1-15), and say Exodus 3:14 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Out of Egypt” (Exodus 7:1-13 and 12:21-42 and 14:5-31), and say Exodus 14:14 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The law, and forty years of walking” (Exodus 19:16-20:21 and Deuteronomy 6:1-9 and 34:1-12), and say Deuteronomy 6:5 by heart.
Joshua through Esther: entering the land, the judges cycle, Ruth, the first kings, the temple, the split into two kingdoms, the exile to Babylon and the return. Twelve books compressed into nine weeks, in order.
Read, narrate and discuss “Into the land” (Joshua 1:1-9 and 2:1-21 and 6:1-25), and say Joshua 1:9 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Every man did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 2:6-19 and 6:11-24 and 7:1-22), and say Judges 21:25 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Ruth” (Ruth 1:1-22 and 2:1-13 and 4:13-17), and say Ruth 1:16 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Samuel hears his name” (1 Samuel 1:9-28 and 3:1-21), and say 1 Samuel 3:9 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Israel asks for a king” (1 Samuel 8:1-22 and 15:1-29), and say 1 Samuel 15:22 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “David and Goliath” (1 Samuel 16:1-13 and 17:1-11 and 17:32-54), and say 1 Samuel 17:47 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Solomon and the temple” (1 Kings 3:5-15 and 6:1-14 and 8:22-30), and say 1 Kings 3:9 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The kingdom splits” (1 Kings 12:1-20 and 18:17-39), and say 1 Kings 18:21 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Taken away, and coming home” (2 Kings 25:1-12 and Ezra 1:1-5 and Nehemiah 2:11-18 and Esther 4:1-17), and say Esther 4:14 (part) by heart.
Job, Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes: suffering with no explanation given, songs for good days and bad ones, short sayings about how life usually works, and a book that says nothing lasts. Placed on the timeline as a bracket rather than a date.
Read, narrate and discuss “Job loses everything” (Job 1:1-22 and 2:1-13), and say Job 1:21 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “God answers out of the storm” (Job 38:1-18 and 40:1-5 and 42:1-10), and say Job 38:4 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The LORD is my shepherd” (Psalm 23 and Psalm 121), and say Psalm 23:1 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Songs for the good days” (Psalm 100 and Psalm 148), and say Psalm 100:4 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Songs for the bad days” (Psalm 13 and Psalm 22:1-11), and say Psalm 13:1 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “God knows me” (Psalm 139), and say Psalm 139:14 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Wisdom and folly” (Proverbs 1:1-19 and 3:1-12 and 4:1-13), and say Proverbs 1:7 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Words” (Proverbs 15:1-4 and 16:24 and 17:17 and 18:21 and 25:11), and say Proverbs 15:1 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “A time for everything” (Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 and 3:1-15 and 12:9-14), and say Ecclesiastes 3:1 by heart.
What a prophet actually was, then eight of them in canonical order: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Amos, Jonah, Micah and Malachi. Justice, loyalty, exile, and the promises made in the middle of the wreckage. Ends with four hundred years of silence marked on the wall.
Read, narrate and discuss “What a prophet is” (Isaiah 6:1-13 and Deuteronomy 18:18-22), and say Isaiah 6:8 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “A child is born” (Isaiah 9:1-7 and 40:1-11), and say Isaiah 9:6 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Jeremiah writes to the exiles” (Jeremiah 1:4-10 and 29:1-14), and say Jeremiah 29:11 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Can these bones live?” (Ezekiel 37:1-14), and say Ezekiel 37:3 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Daniel in the lions' den” (Daniel 6:1-28), and say Daniel 6:22 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Let justice run down” (Amos 5:10-24 and Hosea 6:4-6), and say Amos 5:24 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Jonah runs” (Jonah 1:1-17 and 3:1-10 and 4:1-11), and say Jonah 2:9 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “What does God want” (Micah 6:1-8), and say Micah 6:8 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The last page, and a long wait” (Malachi 1:6-14 and 3:1-7 and 4:1-6), and say Malachi 3:1 (part) by heart.
From the parent guide
The whole Old Testament in a year, in order, with your child now reading some of it out loud themselves. Thirty-nine books in thirty-six weeks: the law, the history, the poetry and wisdom, and the prophets. A paper timeline goes up on a wall in week 1 and gets added to all year. In the last week your child walks it from creation to Malachi and tells the whole story without help.
Unit 1 · what to expect
Genesis through Deuteronomy in nine weeks: creation, the first failure, the flood, four generations of Abraham's family, slavery in Egypt, the way out through the sea, and the law given at Sinai. Closes by putting the first five books on the timeline.
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