Book Excerpt ( 42 pages!) - Heart of Wisdom

Ancient History: Adam to MessiahChoosing Resources (Purchase or Library?)A large part of the appeal of unit studies is flexibility. When choosing resources, this meansthat each family will need to consider their homeschool budget, time available, the number ofchildren that will be using this program, and their personal interests.Many of the lessons in this book contain enough resource material in themselves that anyfurther research is not required. However, there are several recommendations included forthose who desire to branch out and learn more. We provide you with hundreds of resources(and a select number of Key Resources) to choose from. Don’t think of this choice as overwhelming.Think of it as an opportunity to find out where your students’ interests (theirdelight) lie.You are going to make two investments in your homeschool: time and money. Investing ingood resources will save time. Utilizing the library and inter-library loan will save money.Some families enjoy a weekly library trip. But for other families that live far from the libraryor that have infants and/or toddlers, library trips can be very inconvenient. Building a homelibrary saves a tremendous amount of time and effort. A well-equipped home library to ahomeschooler is like a well-equipped kitchen to a cook. How much time and effort is savedby having the right ingredients and not having to substitute! (Explain this to your husband bycomparing it to having the right tool for a job in the toolbox.)Bear with me as I use another food analogy. Let’s compare the options of making dessertavailable to making resources available. Your choice depends on the time and money available.(The second option will work for most homeschool families.)123Three Ways to Provide DessertIf you have the time, you can save moneyby preparing a cake from scratch.If you lack the time, you can invest moremoney by purchasing a cake mix.If you’re really pressed for time and havethe funds, you can purchase a cake at abakery.Three Ways to Provide ResourcesIf you have the time, you can save money bygetting all your resources from the library(or inter-library loan).If you lack the time, you can invest moremoney by purchasing the Key Resourcesused in several units (books marked with ak h or k s) and go to the library oncebefore each unit for other resources.If you’re really pressed for time and have thefunds, you can purchase all the KeyResources.Underlined text refers to Internet link.30