Ra. Thoth. Anubis. Osiris. These are but a few of the idols of Egypt. Although its achievements surpassed anything the world had seen before, Egypt was built on a false foundation of polytheism. Learn about the religion of Egypt, how it affected everyday life, and see how the Israelite Exodus was perfectly tailored to topple Egypt's idols and show God's power and glory. Conclude your Egyptian tour the way you'll always come away from Tapestry of Grace — reminded of the majesty of the God who still weaves the tapestry we call HIStory.
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.*
Week 3
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Is your week packed out? Are you caring for a close relative with a prolonged illness? This week, we're focusing on how to modify Tapestry overall to suit your season of life. Purple comments show you how to do Time-Saver Tapestry — because a busy schedule doesn't have to prevent a great education. Got a job? A houseful? Either way, you might need Tapestry to serve you as a guide to independent learning. No problem — just follow the pink comments.
Flexibility is one of the core concepts on which Tapestry of Grace™ is built. Your family is unique, and your weekly schedule can and should vary from the schedules of other families.
Because of our immense respect for the full and varied schedule of homeschoolers, Tapestry does not schedule assignments day by day. You won't find a Monday reading assignment followed by a Tuesday craft assignment; Tapestry assigns work by the week, and allows you to shape your school's schedule in a way that fits your family best.
Map Aids is a geography supplement which provides an easy-to-print PDF of every map and answer key assigned in Tapestry.
Writing Aids is a writing handbook covering every writing genre assigned in Tapestry with explanations, direction, grading helps, and graphic organizers.
Evaluations are history tests and quizzes for Tapestry and their answer keys.
Lapbooks are activity folders made of colorful booklets you either assemble from pre-printed kits or print yourself. Reinforces learning in a fun new way!
Pop Quiz are 15-minute audio summaries of what students are studying each week of Tapestry, and question cards designed to start great conversations.
To get you started structuring your week, we strongly recommend the "Read — Think — Write" method, which you'll find all throughout Tapestry. This suggests that you lead your kids through assignments in that order; first they read assignments (possibly trying to finish their reading in the first half of the week), then they think through topics with you in discussion in the middle of the week, and then finally, they respond to what they have read and discussed by writing (or, for your younger students, making crafts!) in the latter half of the week.
This organizational method will provide your students time to digest assignments and respond thoughtfully. It will also give you a great way to think through breaking up a week of assignments in Tapestry of Grace™.
