1850 to Modern Times Deluxe Package

1850 to Modern Times is the final year of a chronological history-based study for students in 2nd - 8th grade. Enjoy learning U.S. and world history as you solve cryptography puzzles, bake Vietnamese Apricot Coconut Cake, recite the Gettysburg Address, and sing catchy states and capitals songs. Read about Hudson Taylor, a pioneer missionary to China, and Sergeant York, a humble mountain man and Christian who became a great World War I hero.

If your family has never used Exploring Countries and Cultures, we highly recommend it before continuing your chronological study of history. This foundational study of countries, cultures, geographic terms, and God's heart for all people makes all future study of history more understandable and retainable. (2nd graders entering the family cycle will join older siblings in the program they are studying.)

1850 to Modern Times is a complete curriculum for Bible, history, and science. The Deluxe Package includes music and read-alouds. Your 2nd and 3rd graders will also need the 2nd-3rd Grade Supplement for 1850 to Modern Times.

This program uses The Story of the World, Volume 4, as well as the corresponding Activity Book. Because the content this year is more difficult, the activity book's review questions are needed to reinforce learning. It includes maps and activities as well as assignments for outlines or summaries for each chapter to help develop writing skills.

• Daily lesson plans are in an easy-to-use weekly chart format that lists each subject with the appropriate book titles and page numbers to complete each day and information on when and how to use Student Sheets. Many simple hands-on activities are included in the Teacher's Manual to reinforce the study of history. We do the lesson planning for you so that you have more time to enjoy teaching!

• Learn about basic Christian beliefs with stories from around the world that illustrate key Bible passages by using A Young Person's Guide to Knowing God by Patricia St. John.
• Be inspired by the stories of faithful Christians from In God We Trust, Trial and Triumph, and Tales of Persia.
• Scheduled, guided prayer for the United States (or your country of residence) and other countries around the world with varying beliefs and customs.
• A six-week Bible study focusing on God's faithfulness to mankind and the call for all believers to be a blessing and a witness to others.
• Sing the great hymns of our faith and learn their stories (coordinated with this year's history study) using Then Sings My Soul (optional).

• Study world and U.S. history from 1850 to modern times with a number of informative books and a detailed timeline book (all fully scheduled in the Teacher's Manual).
• Integrate history with composition and handwriting as you make a history notebook. Enjoy cooking delicious recipes from the past.
• Learn about U.S. presidents and U.S geography with a brief trip through all 50 states, completing a two-year study that began in Exploration to 1850.
• Library books provide enrichment for topics that you study. We provide an extensive list of recommended books for independent reading, but none are required.
• Add history content for 2nd and 3rd graders with the 2nd-3rd Grade Supplement for 1850 to Modern Times (required for 2nd-3rd graders).

• Study chemistry and physics with many hands-on experiments, including Snap Circuits Jr. and the Fun with Magnets kit in the Deluxe Package.
• 7th and 8th graders use a science course instead of the above (purchase separately).

• Enjoy hands-on projects related to history, science, and Bible.
• Focus on U.S. patriotic songs and composers such as Foster, Sousa, Armstrong, and Gershwin.
• Sing the great hymns of our faith and learn their stories (coordinated with this year's history study) using Then Sings My Soul (purchase separately).
• Continue to develop a variety of art skills with lessons from God and the History of Art (purchase separately).

• Selected books are integrated with the study of history to inspire and develop godly character (in the Deluxe Package).

• Add math and language arts.
• Foreign language is optional but highly recommended.

Additional Students

• Student Sheets  

• Required  (one per family):
• Trial and Triumph (From the Rome to the Reformation Basic Package)
• In God We Trust (From the Exploration to 1850 Basic Package)
• Exploring American History (2nd Ed.) (From the Exploration to 1850 Basic Package)
• The Last 500 Years (From the Exploration to 1850 Basic Package)
• U.S.A. Wall Map (From the Exploration to 1850 Basic Package)
• Wall Map of the World (From the Exploring Countries and Cultures Basic Package)
• Required (one per student):
• U.S. Presidents Flashcards (From the Exploration to 1850 Basic Package)
• Map of the U.S./World (placemat size) (From the Exploring Countries and Cultures Basic Package)
• Add Language Arts
• Add Math

• Optional  (From the Creation to the Greeks Deluxe Package; scheduled in your Teacher's Manual):
• God and the History of Art
• Paint and Marker Cards for God and the History of Art  (Included with God and the History of Art; purchase one per additional student)
• Acrylic Paint Set
• Optional:  Then Sings My Soul (From the Exploration to 1850 Deluxe Package; scheduled in your Teacher's Manual)
• Consider a Foreign Language
• Consider World Book Student (online)
• Consider Enrichment Items
• Consider a Synergy Group

• Required:
• 2nd-3rd Grade Supplement

• Add a Science Course