Well, better late than never. This week, I decided to do something about it. I set an assignment for the boys. They were to read a chapter at a time from chapter 78 (that is at the point of Solomon's death). Their task was to make an index card for each king, indicating whether they were king of Judah or Israel and whether they were good or bad kings. They were also to include any interesting facts about that king that can help jog our memories.
We decided on a colour code for the cards so that some information can be obtained at a glance:
Green left margin for King of Judah
Blue margin for Kings of Israel
Red right margin for bad kings
Blue right margin for good kings.
B's entry for King Asa went like this:
Green left margin = King of Judah
King Asa
- He destroyed all the idols he could find.
- He prayed to God when enemies came.
Blue right margin = Good King
This is what B came up with so far... more to come. (Sorry for the blur picture. Just to give you a rough idea of what I am talking about.)
I hope that this will help them remember the stories better. The cards can also be used for reviews and to arrange in chronological order if we ever get that proficient(!).
MY "homework" would then be to make timeline cards for each of these kings (or at least the more well-known ones ;-)) for our wall timeline.
Do you have any suggestions as to how to better tackle the historical aspect of this part of the Bible? I will be glad to hear them :-)
Visit Rumphius Bible Webpage and History Webpage to learn more about how we approach Bible and History in our homeschool.
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