Gideon, Samson and Samuel

{GIDEON}

Gideon by Carine Mackenzie
Hurray for the Lord's Army by Mary Manz Simon
The Man Who Won without Fighting by Yvonne McCall
Men of the Bible by Duncan McLaren

* Read the story of Gideon from the Bible or your favorite collection of Bible stories.
* Act out the story of Gideon.

{SAMSON}

Samson by Jerry A. Novick
Samson and Delilah by Darcy Weinbeck
Samson and Delilah and Other Old Testament Stories by Victoria Parker
Samson and His Strength by Alice Joyce Davidson
Samson's Secret by Loyal Kolbrek
Son of Samson and the Judge of God by Gary Martin

* Read the story of Samson out of the Bible or your favorite collection of Bible stories.  Then read one of the Son of Samson books and discuss whether the book gave you any theoretical insight into Samson's story.
* Get haircuts!

{SAMUEL}

A Baby for Hannah by Patricia L. Nederveld
Samuel, Samuel by Patricia L. Nederveld
God Speaks to Samuel by Penny Frank
Samuel God's Helper by Julie Smith

* Read the story of Samuel out of the Bible or your favorite collection of Bible stories.
* Talk about (and perhaps journal) all the different ways you can sense the reality and presence of God.  Can you hear, taste, smell, see. . . ?

The Legend of the Trojan Horse

{FINE ARTS and LITERATURE}

Home in Ithaca by Ernest Gabirelson
The Trojan Horse by Justine Korman
Voices of the Trojan War by Kate Hovey

* If you are very ambitious, make a papier-mache Trojan Horse.  Maybe make it a pinata and have a little sweet fun.
* Act out the story of the Trojan Horse together.

{HISTORY and GEOGRAPHY}

Did Greek Soldiers Really Hide Inside the Trojan Horse? by Carol M. Scavella Burrell
Trojan Horse by David Clement-Davies
The Trojan Horse by Emily Little
The Trojan Horse by Albert Lorenz
The Trojan War by Olivia E. Coolidge

* Find the locations of Ancient Greece and Troy on a map.
* For discussion:  Do you think the Legend of the Trojan Horse is a realistic possibility? 

{MYTHOLOGY}

The Aenid for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church
The Clay-footed SuperHeroes by Rose Williams
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus by Aliki
Tales of Troy by Andrew Lang
The Trojan Horse by Gilly Cameron Cooper
The Trojan Horse by Lisa Greathouse
The Trojan Horse by Warwick Hutton
The Trojan Horse by Justine Fontes
Wooden Horse by Geraldine McCaughrean
The Wooden Horse of Troy by John Malam

* Delve into some of the other Ancient Greek myths.
* Read about the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece.  Make a poster of these gods and goddesses that includes a drawing of each with their names and some characteristics of each.
* Make your own Trojan Horse comic strip.

Tutankhamun

{FINE ARTS and POETRY}

Ralph Masiello's Ancient Egypt Drawing Book by Ralph Masiello
The Tomb of the Boy King by John Frank

* Draw some pictures using The Ancient Egypt Drawing Book.

{HISTORY and GEOGRAPHY}

Akhenaten and Tutankhamen by Susanna Thomas
Ancient Egypt by George Hart
Ancient Egypt by Jane Walker
Ancient Egypt by Ruth Akamine Wassynger
Egypt by Shirley J. Jordan
If I Were a Kid in Ancient Egypt
King Tut by Jackie Gaff
Tutankhamen's Gift by Robert Sabuda
Tutankhamun by Demi
Tutankhamun by Robert Green
Tutankhamun by David Murdoch
Tutankhamun by Zahi A. Zawass
Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards

* Make an Ancient Egypt fact notebook.  Fill it with the facts (and drawings) of things you find the most interesting.
* Write (or draw) a story about how you believe King Tut died.

{SCIENCE}

Archaeologists by Brian M. Fagan
Archaeology by John Orna-Ornstein
Archaeology for Kids by Richard Panchyk
The Best Book of Mummies by Philip Steele
Discovery Plus: Pyramid Builders by Anita Ganeri
Egyptian Mummies by Henrietta McCall
In Search of Tutankhamun by Giovanni Caselli
Inside the Tomb of Tutankhamun by Jacqueline Morley
King Tut's Tomb by Doering Tourville
Mummies and Pyramids by Mary Pope Osborne
Mummy by James Putnam
The Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy by Joyce Filer
Secrets of the Mummies by Harriet Griffey
Tutankhamen's Tomb by Jen Green
Tut's Mummy by Jude Donnelly
The Valley of the Kings by Stuart Tyson Smith
You Wouldn't Want to Be Tutankhamen! by David Stewart

* Complete an activity from Archaeology for Kids.
* Mummify a chicken!
* Make mud bricks and, when they are dry, build a pyramid with them.

Israelites ~ Slavery and Freedom

{JOSEPH}

Egypt: The Years from Joseph to Moses by Anne de Graaf
Joseph - God's Superhero by Kay Arthur
Joseph and the Hebrews in Egypt
Joseph and the King of Egypt by Penny Frank
Joseph and the King of Egypt by Tim Wood

* Read and illustrate stories about Joseph from the Bible.
* Make a coat of many colors like Joseph's.

{MOSES}

The Life and Times of Moses by Jim Whiting
Miriam and Her Brother Moses by Jean Marzollo
Moses by Leonard Everett Fisher
The Moses Basket by Jenny Koralek
Old Testament Days by Nancy I. Sanders

* Read and illustrate stories about Moses from the Bible.
* Complete an activity or two from Old Testament Days.

{PLAGUES and THE EXODUS}

Exodus by Brian Wildsmith
The Jewish Children's Bible: Exodus by Sheryl Prenzlau
Moses the Leader by Carine Mackenzie
Moses and the Plagues by Catherine Storr
Plagues in the Palace by Bradley Booth
The Ten Plagues of Egypt by Shoshana Lepone

* Make a Ten Plagues poster or notebook together.
* Act out the story of the Passover.

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

{ABRAHAM}

Abraham - God's Brave Explorer by Kay Arthur
Abraham, Sarah and Isaac by Joanne Bader
Abraham's Big Test by Becky Lockhart Kearns
Abraham's Search for God by Jacqueline Jules
Count the Stars by Patricial L. Nederveld
Sarah Laughs by Jacqueline Jules
God Calls Abraham. . . God Calls You by Melinda Kay Busch
Old Testament Days by Nancy I. Sanders
Sarah and Abraham by Mackenzie Carine
Why Did Sarah Laugh? by Pauline Youd

* Read from the Bible some of the stories of Abraham.
* Complete a project from Old Testament Days.
* Sit out and star gaze tonight.  See if you can count the stars in the sky.

{ISAAC}

Drink of Cold Water by Betty Smith
Isaac Blesses Jacob and Esau by Stephanie Hovland
The White Ram by Morticai Gerstein

* Read from the Bible some of the stories of Isaac.
* Act out the story of Abraham almost sacrificing Isaac.

{JACOB}

Jacob and Esau by Mary Auld
Jacob and Esau by Penny Frank
Jacob's Dream by Bryan Davis
Jacob's Ladder by Sekiya Miyoshi
Jacob's Ladder by Virginia Mueller

* Read from the Bible some of the stories of Jacob.
* Make some of Jacob's Red Stew.
* Make a ladder with sticks and twine as a reminder of the story of Jacob.

Stonehenge

{FINE ARTS}

Stonehenge by Rachel Lynette
Stonehenge by Shawndra Shofner

* Have your kids make their own miniature stone structure with rocks from the yard or a nearby field.

{FOLK AND FAIRY TALES}

Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs

* Have your kids illustrate a Celtic fairy tale as you read it to them.

{HISTORY and GEOGRAPHY}

Circle of Stone by Penelope Dyan
From Totem Poles to Trilithons by Romy Wyeth
Solving the Mystery of Stonehenge by Nancy Lyon
Stonehenge by Matt Doeden
Stonehenge by Wendy Mass
Stonehenge by Q. L. Pearce
Stonehenge by Catherine M. Petrini
Stonehenge by Kate Riggs

* Have each child write (or draw) a story of how they believed Stonehenge was built.

{WORLD RELIGIONS}

Sacred Places by Jane Yolen

* Take the weekend to make your own "sacred place" in your yard or home.  Use this spot as a place for family members to come for quiet moments with God.

Sumerians

{FOLK TALES and FINE ARTS}

City of Rainbows by Karen Polinger Foster
Hands-On Ancient People, Volume 1 by Yvonne Y. Merrill
Lugalbanda by Kathy Henderson

* Read a folk tale and have the kids illustrate it themselves before showing them the picture.
* Complete a Sumerian art activity from Hands-On Ancient People, Volume 1.

{HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY and CULTURES}

Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors by Marian Broida
The Sumerians by Elaine Landau
The Sumerians by Pamela Odijk
The Sumerians by Jane Shuter
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Sumerian Slave by Jacqueline Morley

* Locate the modern day country that sits where the ancient Sumerians used to live.
* Complete an activity or two in Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors.

{SCIENCE and MATH}

Archaeology for Kids by Richard Panchyk
The History of Counting by Denise Schmadt-Basserat
Hubert Invents the Wheel by Claire Montgomery
Science in Ancient Mesopotamia by Carol Moss

* Do a simple expirament.  Have the kids pull a heavy load around the yard on their sled.  Have them go up hills and over rocky terrain if possible.  Next, have them pull the same load in a wagon.  See if they think the wheels help make the load easier to transport.
* Complete an activity or two from Archaeology for Kids.