It makes an awesome read aloud if you have several children in the family, younger or older than the target age range. On just about every other page, there are black and white illustrations, maps, or photos to go along with the text, which brings it alive more than just plain text alone would. Each chapter covers a different topic, war, or important person. It has some teacher hints at the beginning, and then is divided into 85 chapters and a section with a poem about the Presidents of the United States. The text is a historical reader that combines Guerber’s two works. Guerber’s The Story of the Thirteen Colonies & the Great Republic , as well as a 104 page softcover Student Guide and 127 page softcover Teacher Guide. It includes an edited, 211 page, softcover volume of H. This set is intended to be used by students in grades 5-8. Memoria Press The Story of the Thirteen Colonies & the Great Republic Set We’ve been looking them over and using them over the past several weeks, and I’d like to give you a peek into how these Classical Christian homeschool curriculum sets work. Thanks to Memoria Press for providing us with review copies of The Story of the Thirteen Colonies & the Great Republic Set and 200 Questions About American History Set. We regard each of these enterprises as members of our classical education family.American History is such an important thing to cover with kids, especially while homeschooling the logic stage (around grades 5-8). Memoria Press is part of a collection of institutions that promote classical education and the cultural heritage of the Christian West. Cheryl spent many years overseeing the development of the Memoria Press Classical Core Curriculum for home, Christian, and cottage schools, and her memory and example continue to daily inform the mission and vision of Memoria Press. Cheryl and her son Brian founded Memoria Press in 1994, and in 2000, the highly successful Highlands Latin School, where the Memoria Press products are taught and field-tested. Cheryl had wide teaching experience, in both content and venue, teaching everything from phonics, reading, math, Bible, and chemistry to Shakespeare and Latin, and teaching in public and private schools, as well as homeschooling. Cheryl graduated from the University of Louisville with a degree in chemistry and from Western Kentucky University with an M.S. Cheryl discovered Latin when she homeschooled her sons and was the self-styled apostle of Latin, claiming that Latin has more educational value than any other subject you can teach your children. She and her husband, Jim, were married for forty years and have two sons. Cheryl was the author of the popular Latin programs Latina Christiana, Lingua Angelica, and the Latin Forms Series, as well as The Greek Alphabet, Classical Phonics, First Start Reading, English Grammar Recitation, and other programs. Memoria Press was founded by Cheryl Lowe. Our motto is “Saving Western Civilization One Student at a Time” and expresses our passion for defending and transferring the culture of the Christian West through classical education. In order to achieve this goal, we have produced a comprehensive and accessible classical Christian curriculum that encourages the development of wisdom and virtue through a pursuit of the Good, the True, and the Beautiful. We do this through an emphasis on the liberal arts and the great works of the Western tradition. Memoria Press exists to promote and impart the classical heritage of the Christian West. It was founded by Cheryl Lowe in 1994 and has developed a K-12 classical curriculum at Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky, where its award-winning programs are written and field-tested. Memoria Press is a family-run publishing company that produces classical Christian education materials for home and private schools.
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