Week 20 Early New World Colonies
and Eastern Europe
Welcome to the New World, as you've never studied it before.
As you review each week-plan in this three-week mini unit, you'll
learn more both about Tapestry, and about the first European
colonies in America - especially Jamestown. This first week focuses
primarily on founding that first colony. As your review this week-plan,
though, you'll notice that, as students get older and older, some of
their lesson includes events going on in Europe at the time Jamestown
was started. This dual focus continues throughout the unit, and
is a unique feature ofTapestry of Grace. Students aren't
just learning about America in isolation, but about history as it really
was: integrated into a greater whole, and part of God's overall plan
for mankind.
Welcome to the New World, as you've never studied it before.
As you review each week-plan in this three-week mini unit, you'll
learn more both about Tapestry, and about the first European
colonies in America - especially Jamestown. This first week focuses
primarily on founding that first colony. As your review this week-plan,
though, you'll notice that, as students get older and older, some of
their lesson includes events going on in Europe at the time Jamestown
was started. This dual focus continues throughout the unit, and
is a unique feature ofTapestry of Grace. Students aren't
just learning about America in isolation, but about history as it really
was: integrated into a greater whole, and part of God's overall plan
for mankind.
Just
a quick word of instruction. We've split our typical week-plan
up into PDF documents annotated with sticky notes and circles. Double
click on the notes or circles in order and you'll take a guided tour
of each component. You can also print any of these files (without sticky
notes) at any time. To print this entire week-plan so you can have it
in your hands as we take our tour, click
here!
Tapestry week-plan:
Learn what's actually included in a typical Tapestry of Grace
week-plan.
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Threads allow you to understand
your teaching objectives for the week. Presented in bite-size paragraphs,
a quick peek will give you the direction you need for each student
in your home.
Reading Assignments are the backbone of Tapestry, directing your student to his weekly booklist. Divided by learning levels and separated into categories, Reading Assignment Charts make customizing your student's weekly and daily reading assignments easy and enjoyable.
Overview is a two-page summary of the week's work (except the reading). This should be the first place your student opens up to find out what's planned for projects, maps, time line work, or famous people he'll be getting to know.
Writing tells your student exactly what he'll be putting on paper this week. Tapestry of Grace is designed so that the students write in the latter half of the week, but it sure helps to know what the topics are, so they can start thinking.
Student Activity pages are "home base" for your students. Following the color-coding to their learning level, these pages contain craft ideas, geography assignments, comprehension and analysis questions, and much more.
Pageant of Philosophy is Tapestry's exciting way of preparing your students for the many worldviews they'll encounter as adults - by touring the philosophers of the past in a creative play format!
Teacher's Notes were written by moms for moms. We understand that you don't have time to read all that your students do. This is our summary of what your students are reading, as well as a peek ahead into next week. We basically just want to make your life as easily informed as possible.
Note: Some sections might suggest visiting the Loom. This is an electronic component that, for Year 2, is still under development and being delivered online. Click here to access it now!
Reading Assignments are the backbone of Tapestry, directing your student to his weekly booklist. Divided by learning levels and separated into categories, Reading Assignment Charts make customizing your student's weekly and daily reading assignments easy and enjoyable.
Overview is a two-page summary of the week's work (except the reading). This should be the first place your student opens up to find out what's planned for projects, maps, time line work, or famous people he'll be getting to know.
Writing tells your student exactly what he'll be putting on paper this week. Tapestry of Grace is designed so that the students write in the latter half of the week, but it sure helps to know what the topics are, so they can start thinking.
Student Activity pages are "home base" for your students. Following the color-coding to their learning level, these pages contain craft ideas, geography assignments, comprehension and analysis questions, and much more.
Pageant of Philosophy is Tapestry's exciting way of preparing your students for the many worldviews they'll encounter as adults - by touring the philosophers of the past in a creative play format!
Teacher's Notes were written by moms for moms. We understand that you don't have time to read all that your students do. This is our summary of what your students are reading, as well as a peek ahead into next week. We basically just want to make your life as easily informed as possible.
Note: Some sections might suggest visiting the Loom. This is an electronic component that, for Year 2, is still under development and being delivered online. Click here to access it now!
Map Aids help your whole family with the
"where" for all the who, what, and how of history studies! Tapestry
assigns all the geography work you need, and Map Aids puts all the
maps in one place. Print off as many custom-drawn, learning-level
specific outline maps as you need each week. Then, your students
can check their answers with the teacher's maps provided in Map
Aids!
Writing Aids helps both student and teacher tackle writing as outlined in Tapestry of Grace. Packed with teaching tips, student notes, examples, and grading systems to make teaching easier, Writing Aids makes writing with Tapestry go from great to incredible! Click here for an overview of all the genres that Writing Aids covers.
Lapbooks are great for your hands-on learner! Flaps, tabs, mini-books and so much more make a regular set of folders and paper burst with historical life. Available as in CD format (for the family with multiple children), as a kit (for the student who learns best by making) and pre-assembled (for the student who learns best by exploring), lap books are a delightful addition to your student's education.
Evaluations make focusing your student's studies easier than ever. Evaluations can be used to measure what your children have learned, to direct their focus, to teach them test-taking skills, or even as supplementary discussion notes!
Pop Quiz is Tapestry's way of bringing working dads into the fun of multi-level learning. Each week, the Pop Quiz audio CD provides a brief summary of your students' weekly topic, and provides age-appropriate questions so that Dad can be a part of your family's educational conversation! It's not just for dads, though. Pop Quiz is also a great tool for moms on the go!
Writing Aids helps both student and teacher tackle writing as outlined in Tapestry of Grace. Packed with teaching tips, student notes, examples, and grading systems to make teaching easier, Writing Aids makes writing with Tapestry go from great to incredible! Click here for an overview of all the genres that Writing Aids covers.
Lapbooks are great for your hands-on learner! Flaps, tabs, mini-books and so much more make a regular set of folders and paper burst with historical life. Available as in CD format (for the family with multiple children), as a kit (for the student who learns best by making) and pre-assembled (for the student who learns best by exploring), lap books are a delightful addition to your student's education.
Evaluations make focusing your student's studies easier than ever. Evaluations can be used to measure what your children have learned, to direct their focus, to teach them test-taking skills, or even as supplementary discussion notes!
Pop Quiz is Tapestry's way of bringing working dads into the fun of multi-level learning. Each week, the Pop Quiz audio CD provides a brief summary of your students' weekly topic, and provides age-appropriate questions so that Dad can be a part of your family's educational conversation! It's not just for dads, though. Pop Quiz is also a great tool for moms on the go!
Click below to find sample lesson plans, showing
how you might break up the assignments listed above throughout the
week! Please note that Tapestry does not provide similar
lesson plans for other weeks ... these are just for you to see how
you might do it.
