Here’s a secret that some of our new homeschool families may not know about: the Adventurer, Pathfinder and Adventist Youth award manuals are great resources to use to create your own unit studies, as outlines for creating your own curriculum or to supplement another curriculum. Click on the links below to download these pdf resources.
Adventurer Award Manual – 6.75MB
Pathfinder Award Manual – 5.33MB
Youth Leadership Award Manual – 601.23KB
“In itself the beauty of nature leads the soul away from sin and worldly attractions, and toward purity, peace, and God.
For this reason the cultivation of the soil is good work for children and youth. It brings them into direct contact with nature and nature’s God…. To the nervous child or youth, … it will be especially valuable. There is health and happiness for him in the study of nature; and the impressions made will not fade out of his mind, for they will be associated with objects that are continually before his eyes.
In the natural world, God has placed in the hands of the children of men the key to unlock the treasure-house of His word. The unseen is illustrated by the seen; divine wisdom, eternal truth, infinite grace, are understood by the things that God has made…. God has made this world fair because He delights in our happiness.”
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 186-188
How fun! A printable wall map courtesy of National Geographic. Click on the image or the link.
“By the example of Daniel and his fellows in Babylon, we see that it is impossible to reach the standard which that Lord would have His children reach, and practice an easy, accommodating kind of religion that leaves principle out, and is controlled by circumstances. Youth who would serve the God of heaven, cannot engage in worldly merriment, eat of enervating luxuries, or drink strong drink because it is set before them by the honored or wealthy men of the world, whom they fear to offend by refusing their favors. They may think that they have been especially honored, and that courtesy demands the acceptance of the favors proffered them; but loyalty to God must take the precedence, and fear to offend the Lord of heaven must control the Christian. The king of Babylon thought that he was bestowing great favors upon Daniel and his fellows; but they had respect unto God’s commandments more than unto the favor of the king…. God honored Daniel, and He will honor every youth who takes the course that Daniel took in honoring God.”
The Youth’s Instructor, October 25, 1894
Planning to study about Huss, Wycliffe, Calvin and Luther? These Reformation unit study resources can help.
“This unit can be completed over a period of a few weeks or a few months. It is designed to be a Lap-n-Note™, including both lapbook components and notebooking pages. Individual Reformer lessons and lapbooks can stand alone if you want to use them separately. Or, you can opt to do the unit in its entirety.” – Homeschoolshare
Click on the image or link above to find this great resource.
“The youth should stand in a position where their hearts may be wholly the Lord’s; where they are honoring God with their strength. God will then honor them by giving them knowledge and wisdom. Thus did Daniel in the courts of Babylon, standing true to principle amid the corruptions of the heathen. “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank.”
The Youth’s Instructor, October 25, 1894
Planning on studying American history this coming school year? Digital History is a site full of multi-media resources that will enhance any U.S. History curriculum or help you develop your own. There are timelines, glossaries, music, lesson plans, quizzes, handouts and more.
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