Week Two  Pharaohs and Pyramids

Learn about the glory and reign of Egypt, the kingdom that stood powerfully for a millennium. The apex of human achievement in the ancient Mediterranean world, its government and art were unparalleled in its time. This week, use Tapestry's integrated approach to study the integrated relationship between pharaohs, pyramid construction, mummification, and beliefs about the afterlife. Learn about the Pharaohs who built monuments to their own glory, still standing today. This was Egypt at its zenith - go there with Tapestry of Grace.

In this sample week, our sticky note comments serve a new purpose.  We've color-coded them to show you how Tapestry can meet the specific needs of various students in your home.  For lower grammar students (approximately grades 1-3), look at red notes; for upper grammar students (approximately grades 4-6), read yellow ones.  Green notes apply to dialectic level students (6-9), and blue are for rhetoric level students (9-12).  Is your child a delayed, or gifted learner?  Read the track below or above his "grade level" and consider whether or not this track would serve him. If you want to print out the week-plan before going through the tutorial below, simply click here!

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Threads show you your weekly teaching objectives. In this sample, we show you that you don't need to do everything! Just cover what you choose from the appropriate level for your student.

Reading Assignments in this sample week are annotated to show you how to use them with various learning levels.

Overview shows your student his week at a glance. We've got color-coded comments waiting to help you see how to assign work to your student!

Writing tells your student exactly what they'll be putting on paper this week. Learning level coding means that remedial work can be quick and simple!

Student Activity pages apply about three pages of material to each learning level. Our comments show you how you'll divide up these pages week to week.

Pageant of Philosophy is introduced in this week-plan.  It's only for rhetoric level students, though, so if your child is younger you won't be using it yet - except maybe foryourself!

Teacher's Notes will give you all the background information you need to skillfully teach your child, no matter what their level, without having to wade through their assignments yourself.

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, they can check their answers with the teacher's maps provided in Map Aids!

Writing Aids help 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 instructions (for the student who learns best by making) and templates or 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.