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Empowering Kids and Teens with Bible Learning Tools

Children and teens must be taught the Bible. Children are precious in the eyes of Jesus. Remember what Jesus said to His disciples. Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

I have gathered free Bible teaching resources for you to teach your children with. Please don’t leave it up to the Sunday School teachers. Your children at the most are only with them a few hours 1 or 2 days a week. That is not enough time to train a child in the way that he / she should go. You are the parent. God gave you the job of training your children.

I have broken it down into 3 basic age groups. Children younger that 1st grade could possibly with some modifications benefit from the resources in the 1st to 4th grade listing. If any link does not work, please let me know by leaving a comment. I will fix it as soon as possible.

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Essential Resources for 8th Grade Learning

8th Grade is an exciting time. From Social Studies to Math here are some resources to help you create the perfect learning experience for your child. If any link does not work, please let me know by leaving a comment and I will fix it as soon as possible. 

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Engaging Children’s Faith: Bible Topics & Resources

All children need to be instructed in the Word of God. There is many different Bible Topics to choose from. Here are some resources to aid in teaching your children the Bible. If any link does not work, please let me know by leaving a comment and I will fix it as soon as possible. 

Dinosaurs – a topic that the world uses to lure are children away from the Church.

Apologetics

 

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Earth’s Wonders: Engaging 8th Grade Science Curriculum

The 8th grade Science student:

  • Explores the wonders, resources, and cycles of God’s Creation
  • Searches proofs of Creation and the Flood
  • Studies astronomy—the stars, familiar and unusual, their purpose and message, and planets of the
    solar system
  • Learns about the structure and measurable qualities of Earth’s atmosphere, climates, weather
    factors and forecasting, and the hydrosphere
  • Looks at the foundations of the world—Earth’s layers, topography and mapping of the world, soil
    formation and conservation, and weathering and erosion
  • Discovers Earth’s buried treasures—understanding, classifying, using, and appreciating our mineral
    resources.
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Essential Life Skills for Today’s Youth

Children are in need of learning basic life skills. In the effort to help them be better equipped to keep up with technology, many people have forgotten that children also need to learn basic skills. A computer can’t do everything for you. So many teens and young adults get to college, and they still need someone to wash their clothes, make appointments for them, and cook their food. This is ridiculous. I am sorry but a bright young adult should be capable of figuring out how to do basic things.

The lack of these skills demonstrates a lack of reading comprehension skills.

For teaching your teen how to cook, there are countless cookbooks written in very basic language for children. Please go to a library and check one out for your teens.

Here is a list of some of my favorite ones:

  • Betty Crocker’s cook book for boys and girls.
  • Kids cook! :100+ super-easy, delicious recipes /
  • American girl around the world cookbook
  • Get cooking / –Sam Stern’s get cooking
  • Kids cook 1-2-3: recipes for young chefs using only 3 ingredients
  • The Boxcar Children Cookbook
  • The Berenstain Bear’s Country Cookbook: Cub-Friendly cooking with an Adult
    These are just some that I like to use with my children, but there are many others

Think about washing clothes. Have you looked at the back of most laundry detergents? They have instructions.

Think about how to schedule an appointment. You need to know how to look at a calendar- which involves reading it- and you must talk to the person on a phone. Which part is hard? Additionally, there are many places that allow you to schedule online. These teens are supposed to know how to use a computer. So please teach your children how to read a calendar and mark on the calendar important dates.

Here is a website with links to sites that help teach other life skills. Many are useful things to know. https://freedomhomeschooling.com/life-skills/

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Homeschooling Eighth Grade Social Studies Curriculum

There is no specific course of study guidelines for eighth-grade social studies. A homeschool family’s curriculum choices or personal preferences are usually the determining factors. An eighth-grader following a classical homeschooling style will likely study modern history.

Other standard topics for eighth-grade social studies include:

  • explorers and their discoveries
  • the growth and development of the United States
  • colonial life
  • the U. S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
  • the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

Students may also study a variety of topics related to the United States such as the U.S. culture, political system, government, economic system, and geography.

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Essential Reading Comprehension Skills for Eighth Graders

  • Literary skills focus on reading comprehension and text analysis. Students should apply their reading comprehension skills to documents.
  • They should be able to recognize the main idea, central theme, and supporting details. Students should have ample practice summarizing, comparing and contrasting, and inferring an author’s meaning. Eighth-grade students should also learn to recognize and understand the use of language, such as figurative language, analog, and allusions.
  • Students should begin comparing and two texts that present conflicting information on the same topic. They should be able to identify the cause of the conflicts, such as contradictory or inaccurate facts, or the author’s opinion or bias on the subject.
  • Provide eighth graders with ample opportunities practice their composition skills. They should a variety of essays and more complex compositions, including how-to, persuasive, and informational articles; poetry; short stories; and research papers

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Mastering 8th Grade Math: Essential Skills Explained

  The 8th grade math student:

  •  Reviews basic number theory and mathematical terms and operations including integers, fractions, decimals, and percents.
  • Gains mastery of exponents and learns to simplify radicals and estimate the value of numbers that are not perfect squares.
  • Solves one, two, and multistep equations and inequalities, including equations containing fractions and exponents.
  • Expands his knowledge of ratios and proportions and uses them to solve application and word problems in similarity, scaling, and unit costs.
  • Uses the Pythagorean Theorem.
  • Uses measures of central tendency to analyze and interpret data and graphs.
  • Expresses probability as ratios, decimals, and percents.
  • Finds the number of permutations and combinations using factorial notation and combinations using Pascal’s Triangle.
  • Reviews basic geometric concepts, symbols, shapes, and constructions, including translations, reflections, and rotations on a coordinate plane.
  • Converts between the English and metric systems of measurement and Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin temperature scales.
  • Expands his knowledge of business and consumer mathematics—sales, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, interest payments on loans, property tax, and life and auto insurance

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Essential Grammar Skills for 8th Graders

  The 8th grade English student:

  • Reviews verbs and verb tenses, progressive form, and the emphatic mood.
  • Concentrates on diagramming pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, compound subjects and verbs, and all four sentence patterns.
  • Expands noun functions in sentences—compound, collective, plural, possessive, and subject/verb agreement.
  • Develops five kinds of pronouns (demonstrative, relative, interrogative, reflexive, and indefinite), the three cases of personal pronouns (nominative, objective, and possessive), subject pronoun/verb agreement (number, person, and gender), and diagrams pronouns.
  • Reviews parts of speech.
  • Continues to develop writing skills which include topic sentences, outlining, and paragraph development
  • Edits written paragraphs to ensure that correct grammar is used 
  • Recognizes sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
  • Writes several short biographical sketches.

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Engaging Children: The Power of Hands-On Learning

There is an old Chinese Proverb that says,

Tell Me and I Forget; Teach Me and I May Remember; Involve Me and I Learn

When trying to teach children, this is helpful to remember. Children need to be involved in what they are learning. Think about what you remember the best. If you are like me, you remember learning from your mistakes more than from your successes. You probably are more likely to remember things when you learned in some hands-on way. Now apply these memories to teaching your children. Involving the child in something hands-on that is fun creates a fun memory for the child. Because they are able to remember doing the activity, they have also learned the information.

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