Grade 6 · Christian · NGSS/CCSS-aligned
Nine weeks learning how to read the different kinds of writing in the Bible, nine weeks on the five covenants that hold the Old Testament together, then eighteen weeks in the life of Christ read slowly with both of those in hand. Your student reads the King James passage themselves, talks through three questions with you, and writes something nearly every week in one notebook kept all year. The writing is the assessment. There is no quiz.
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Nine weeks on genre. The Bible as a library of sixty-six books in seven kinds of writing: narrative, law, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, gospel, letter and apocalyptic. Each week reads a short sample and asks what mistake people make when they read that genre as if it were another one.
Read, examine and write about “A library, not a book” (2 Timothy 3:14-17 and Psalm 119:97-105), and say 2 Timothy 3:16 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Narrative, and the question a story is answering” (Genesis 1:1-2:3), and say Genesis 1:1 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Law, and why a code is not a story” (Exodus 20:1-17 and Leviticus 19:9-18), and say Deuteronomy 6:5 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Poetry, and how Hebrew rhymes” (Psalm 23 and Psalm 13), and say Psalm 23:1 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Wisdom, and why a proverb is not a promise” (Proverbs 1:1-7, Proverbs 10:1-12 and Ecclesiastes 3:1-11), and say Proverbs 1:7 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Prophecy, which is mostly not prediction” (Amos 5:18-24 and Micah 6:1-8), and say Micah 6:8 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Gospel, and why there are four” (Luke 1:1-4 and John 20:24-31), and say John 20:31 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Letters, and reading somebody else's mail” (Philemon 1-25 and Ephesians 4:25-32), and say Ephesians 4:32 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Apocalyptic, written to people in trouble” (Daniel 7:1-14 and Revelation 21:1-7), and say Revelation 21:4 (part) by heart.
The spine of the Old Testament in five promises: Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and the new covenant Jeremiah announces while Jerusalem falls. Each week adds a row to a chart with four columns: parties, promise, condition, sign.
Read, examine and write about “What a covenant is” (Genesis 15:1-21), and say Genesis 15:6 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Noah: a promise to everything alive” (Genesis 8:20-9:17), and say Genesis 9:13 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Abraham: called, and the whole world in the promise” (Genesis 12:1-9), and say Genesis 12:3 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Abraham: the sign, and twenty-five years of waiting” (Genesis 17:1-14 and Genesis 21:1-7), and say Genesis 17:7 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Moses: rescued first” (Exodus 12:1-14 and Exodus 14:21-31), and say Exodus 14:14 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Moses: the mountain and the terms” (Exodus 19:1-9 and Exodus 20:1-21), and say Exodus 19:5 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Broken in six weeks, and renewed anyway” (Exodus 32:1-14 and Exodus 34:1-9), and say Exodus 34:6 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “David: a house, not a building” (2 Samuel 7:1-17), and say 2 Samuel 7:16 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “The new covenant, promised six hundred years early” (Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Ezekiel 36:24-28), and say Jeremiah 31:33 (part) by heart.
From John's prologue to the miracles: birth, baptism, temptation, the sermon at Nazareth, the twelve he chose, the Sermon on the Mount, and what a sign is for. Read with the genre tools from unit 1 and the covenant chart from unit 2 open on the desk.
Read, examine and write about “Before the manger: how John opens” (John 1:1-18), and say John 1:14 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Born: two accounts, and what each one wants you to notice” (Luke 2:1-20 and Matthew 1:18-25), and say Luke 2:11 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Baptized, and named out loud” (Matthew 3:13-17 and Mark 1:1-11), and say Matthew 3:17 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Tempted, and answering from a book” (Matthew 4:1-11), and say Matthew 4:4 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “The sermon that got him thrown out of town” (Luke 4:14-30), and say Luke 4:18 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “The people he picked” (Mark 1:16-20, Mark 2:13-17 and Luke 6:12-16), and say Mark 2:17 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “The Beatitudes, and who gets called blessed” (Matthew 5:1-16), and say Matthew 5:9 by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Ye have heard, but I say” (Matthew 5:17-48), and say Matthew 5:17 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Signs, and what a miracle is for” (Mark 4:35-41 and Luke 5:17-26), and say Mark 4:41 (part) by heart.
Parables, the turn toward Jerusalem, the last week: entry, temple, the upper room, Gethsemane, the cross and the resurrection. Ends on the Emmaus road, where Jesus reads the Old Testament the way this year has been teaching.
Read, examine and write about “Parables, and why he made things harder” (Mark 4:1-20 and Mark 4:30-34), and say Mark 4:9 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Three lost things, and a father who runs” (Luke 15:1-32), and say Luke 15:20 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “The turn: who he is, and where he is going” (Mark 8:27-38 and Mark 9:2-8), and say Mark 8:34 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Who counts as my neighbor” (Luke 10:25-37), and say Luke 10:27 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Into the city, and into the temple” (Mark 11:1-11 and Mark 11:15-19), and say Mark 11:9 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “The cup, and the word he chose” (Luke 22:7-23), and say Luke 22:20 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “The garden, the arrest, and the friend who denied him” (Mark 14:32-50 and Mark 14:66-72), and say Mark 14:36 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Crucified” (Luke 23:32-49), and say Luke 23:34 (part) by heart.
Read, examine and write about “Raised, and two people who did not recognize him” (Luke 24:13-35 and Luke 24:44-49), and say Luke 24:32 (part) by heart.
From the parent guide
Nine weeks learning how to read the different kinds of writing in the Bible, nine weeks on the five covenants that hold the Old Testament together, then eighteen weeks in the life of Christ read slowly with both of those in hand. Your student reads the King James passage themselves, talks through three questions with you, and writes something nearly every week in one notebook kept all year. The writing is the assessment. There is no quiz.
Unit 1 · what to expect
Nine weeks on genre. The Bible as a library of sixty-six books in seven kinds of writing: narrative, law, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, gospel, letter and apocalyptic. Each week reads a short sample and asks what mistake people make when they read that genre as if it were another one.
The full guide covers all 4 units: where kids get stuck, what to say, and how to tell it's working. Included with the course.
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