Core 7
World History, Part 2
Dig in and discover literature-rich learning—the way you wish you'd been taught—guaranteed!
Engaging historical fiction, compelling storytelling, vivid biographies and award-winning illustrations will propel you and your children on an exciting journey of discovery. You'll watch in amazement as mighty empires rise and fall and the world goes to war, not once, but twice. Your children will learn from the past and understand how the choices that they make can affect others for generations to come.
INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE
The easy way to prepare everyday!
Like the proverbial nocturnal accomplishments of the elves for the shoemaker, we've done all the hard work of planning for you so that you can rest, and awaken in the morning to lesson plans all "sewn up" for your day—every day.
- You'll be amazed at how much can be accomplished when you give your children a schedule, and show them exactly what is expected each day.
- Eliminate stress with the hassle-free schedule, which is also customizable according to you and your children's needs.
- Have more fun, and help your children learn more too!
HISTORY
Discover the riches of world history from the Reformation to the present day!
This year you and your children have a "back stage pass" to the world stage as you meet the people whose ideas and actions forged the course of world history from the reformers to the computer age. Core 7 World History, Part 2 completes the 2-year study that you began in Core 6.
You and your children will...
- Discover what it was like to live in the exciting world of the 1700s as you meet Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon, Fredrick the Great, Catherine of Russia and many more.
- Open a window into the world of our first president—George Washington.
- Dodge many bullets as you walk through the political, economic, cultural and social stresses that produced several revolutions, a civil war and two world wars.
- Discover how new technology changed communication, travel and war forever.
- And much more.
History & Geography 7 integrates seamlessly with your Core 7 Readers and Read-Alouds.
READ-ALOUDS
They'll always remember your "read-aloud" times
Enjoy this last year of 17 Read-Alouds with your children as you...
- Hide with Alice Tuckfield from her father’s murderers in A Murder for Her Majesty.
- Join Dr. Jenner as he saves countless lives from smallpox through the development of the world's first vaccine.
- Cheer a sixteen-year-old boy as he climbs an unconquered mountain in the Alps—the same mountain where his father died fifteen years before in Banner in the Sky.
- Help a young Danish girl save her best friend, who is Jewish, from the Nazis in Number the Stars.
READERS
Stories they'll remember for a lifetime!
This year your children will read 20 vivid stories that will touch their hearts and challenge them to become young men and women of courage, strength, and honor.
They'll join heros and heroines as they...
- Smuggle 9 million dollars worth of gold past Nazi sentries.
- Paddle a canoe 2,400 miles.
- Walk with Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Arkansas.
- Survive the strange and dangerous Amazon rainforest.
- Escape from a concentration camp.
- And much more...
BIBLE
They'll learn how to apply God's word to everyday life!
We've selected five powerful learning resources that will challenge and equip your young teens to live out their faith in every circumstance. They'll learn what sets Christianity apart from other religions and how to put their complete trust in Jesus—no matter what. They'll also dig deep and learn to read, study, meditate and apply God’s word to their lives in preparation for adulthood. Scripture memorization covers two key passages per week.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Sonlight incorporates Language Arts instructions and assignments into the Core IGs from 7 and above.
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For children 12-14 years of age.
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