Economics for Everybody (Review)

I have always loved to hear R.C. Sproul preach, so I was more than happy to do a review for Economics for Everybody by him.  Economics has always seemed like a pretty dull subject to teach, but this one was very good and detailed.  He made economics seem fun!

This curriculum consists of 12 lessons, with videos and a comprehensive study guide.  The study guide contains a lot of added material!  


The Lessons are:

1.  And God Created Economics: Stewardship in God’s Image
2. The Economic Problem of Sin: Law, Liberty and Government
3. The Path from Work to Wealth: Production, Property and Tools
4. The Route From Scarcity to Plenty: Money, Markets and Trade
5. The Role of the Entrepreneur: Capital, Calculation and Profit
6. A Tale of Two Theologies, Part 1: From God to Politics
7. A Tale of Two Theologies, Part 2: Economic Philosophies and Systems
8. Government Intervention: Basic Principles and Education
9. The Two Mysteries of Monetary Policy: Inflation and Depressions
10. The Welfare and Corporate States of America: The Cost of Redistribution
11. Economics Has Consequences: The Real Effects of Sin
12. Kingdom Economics      

                           
Each lessons includes:

• A message introduction
• Scripture reading
• Learning objectives
• Quotes
• A lecture outline
• Multiple choice, short answer, and discussion questions
• Further study

                 
We started our lessons with the Message Introduction and went to the videos on the DVD from there.  The videos vary in link from 15-27 minutes.  They keep the viewer interested and are somewhat funny!  

This curriculum is very definitely Christian based.  It begins with the fact that God owns everything.  I love the fact that Christian principles are very strong throughout all of the lessons.  

You can go HERE to watch a short clip.

I highly recommend this product for everyone that is interested in teaching economics to their highschooler and would like it to be from a Christian perspective!  My 10 year old got a lot of useful information from it.  There are 3 lessons that are mentioned for an older audience, but he took away some valuable insights.  Check it out at the links below!

You can purchase Economics for Everybody from Timberdoodle HERE.

It is also apart of the 12th grade curriculum Kit.  You can check out it HERE.

 






I received a copy of Economics for Everybody free in exchange for an honest review.   As always, all opinions are strictly my own.

My First Scissors and Kumon Cutting Book Review

Being able to use scissors and cutting paper is something that all kids need to learn.  I was excited to give My First Scissors a try with my 3 year old!  I remember my oldest had so much trouble cutting paper with regular scissors at first, so I was hoping these would help with my youngest.

Here he is patiently waiting to try out the scissors!!

The design of My First Scissors, makes it so easy to pick up and already have them in the right position in their little hands.  There is no need to worry about putting their thumb in a little hole to be able to use the scissors, which makes it so much easier to start using!  My First Scissors are really light.  They will place the paper in between the blades and cut.  The blades are protected by plastic, so there are no worries about them cutting themselves.

Along with the opportunity to try My First Scissors, we were also sent the book Let's Cut Paper from Kumon.  Kumon creates some amazing books for kids!  The pictures in the book are very colorful and exciting to look at for little kids.  They start out very simple for little kids to be able to do.  They do work their way up, but it is so slow, you don't even notice it.

He was able to use the scissors with great ease.  He also wanted to keep going!  I think he would have done the whole book if I would have let him!

You can purchase My First Scissors and Kumon Cutting Skills Books on the Timberdoodle website.  They are also available in the Preschool Curriculum Kit.

Be sure to check out all the other things on their website! 

Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 67-69

Lesson 67 The Korean War

Sgt Reckless the War Horse

by Melissa Higgins

Lesson 68 Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuba

by Julie Murray

 Lesson 69 The Assassination of President John F Kennedy

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Who shot the President?

by Judy Donnelly

Blessings!!

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Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 64-66

Lesson 64 Formation of Isreal

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Israel

by Julie Murray

Lesson 65 Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa

by John Barraclough

Lesson 66 Formation of the People's Republic of China

China

by Julie Murray

Blessings!!

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Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 61-63

Lesson 61 & 62 World War II

R is for Rosie the Riveter

by Frances Carter

US Army by the Numbers

by Lisa Simons

Lesson 63

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

by Joeming Dunn

Blessings!!

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World Geography Monday: Greenland

This week our travels bring us to Greenland!

Here are some things that we learned this week:

1.  Over 85% of Greenland is covered in a thick sheet of ice all year long.

2.  It is the largest island in the world.

3.  Fishing is the major industry of Greenland.


We also added these books and DVD to our study.  You can go HERE to see the other books that we use.

The Raven's Gift

by Kelly Dupre

Greenland World's Largest Island

by Joanne Mattern

Whalers in Greenland developed scrimshaws to record stories and observations they wanted to remember.  They made these scrimshaws in ivory.  We carved in soap!

Carving out of soap!!

Stay tuned for next weeks adventures as we travel to Columbia!!

Blessings!!

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Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 58-60

Lesson 58 The Spanish Civil War

Here is a link to our Pablo Picasso study!


Lesson 59 & 60 World War II

Winston Churchill

by Sarah Ridley

Pearl Harbor

by Tamara Britton

We also watched the movies "Where the Red Fern Grows" 1 & 2.  #2 starts with the end of World War 2

Blessings!!

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World Geography Monday: Caribbean Islands and the Bahamas

This week our travels bring us to Caribbean Islands and the Bahamas!

Here are some things that we learned this week:

1.  There are about 700 islands that make up the Bahamas.

2.  More than 5 million people come to the Bahamas to vacation yearly.



We also added these books and DVD to our study.  You can go HERE to see the other books that we use.

Windward Islands

by Tamra Orr

Leeward Islands

by Lisa Kozleski

Both of these books we just looked at the pictures.

Trinidad and Tobago

by Romel Hernandez

The Bahamas

by Martin Hintz

Both of these books we just looked at the pictures.

Caribbean Islands Facts & Figures

by Romel Hernandez

Captian Jon's Shark Safari DVD

The book we just looked at the pictures.

Leo rendition of the Hope Town Lighthouse on Abaco Bahamas.

Caribbean Banana Fritters!!

Stay tuned for next weeks adventures as we travel to Greenland!

Blessings!!

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Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 55-57

Lesson 55 The Rise of Adolf Hitler

Lesson 56 & 57 The Holocaust

The Little Boy Star

by Rachel Hausfater

Remember Not to Forget

by Norman Finkelstein

Blessings!!

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World Geography Monday: Jamaica

This week our travels bring us to Jamaica!

Here are some things that we learned this week:

1.  Well known for Reggae music.

2.  A lot of the people of Jamaica are from Ethiopia and practice the Rastafarian religion.



We also added these books and DVD to our study.  You can go HERE to see the other books that we use.

Jamaica

by Michael Capek

Doctor Bird

by Gerald Hausman

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A game of Cricket in Jamaica!

Jamaican Banana Fritters!!!

Stay tuned for next weeks adventures as we travel to Caribbean Islands and the Bahamas!

Blessings!!

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Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 52-54

Lesson 52 Joseph Stalin

10 things about Stalin

Lesson 53 The Great Depression

Kit's World

by Harriet Brown

Potato:  A Tale from the Great Depression

by Kate Lied

Lesson 54 Mohandas Gandhi

Grandfather Gandhi

by Arun Gandhi

Mohandas Gandhi

by Rae Bains

Blessings!!

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Geography Monday: Puerto Rico

This week our travels bring us to Puerto Rico !

Here are some things that we learned this week:

1.  The average temperature is 82 degrees!  That would be awesome!!

2.  The Caribbean National Forest is here and has 28,000 acres of rainforest.  It receives more than 100 billion gallons of rain a year!


We also added these books and DVD to our study.  You can go HERE to see the other books that we use.

Puerto Rico

by Jim Ollhoff

The Golden Flower

by Enrique Sanchez

Coqui frog

This frog is named for the sound that it makes.  There are 13-16 different species of this frog in Puerto Rico.

Stay tuned for next weeks adventures as we travel to Jamaica!

Blessings!!

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Mystery of History Volume 4 Lessons 49-51

Lesson 49 Vladimir Lenin

You Tube video on The Red Army Chior

Lesson 50 The Irish Civil War

Video on Ireland

Lesson 51 Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

by Bob Italia

Blessings!!

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Geography Monday: Panama

This week our travels bring us to Panama!

Here are some things that we learned this week:

1.  The Panama Canal took 10 years and $380,000,000 to build.  39 ships pass through the canal daily with an average cost of $54,000.

2.  Panama is an isthmus.  Meaning it is a narrow strip of land that is bordered on both sides with water, that connect 2 larger bodies of land.



We also added these books to our study.

Conejito

by Margaret Read MacDonald

Welcome to Panama

by Ronald Tan

Lego Panama Canal.

You can go HERE to see the other books that we use.

Stay tuned for next weeks adventures as we travel to Puerto Rico!

Blessings!!

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