Have you heard of Grapevine Studies? Grapevine Studies are Bible curriculum books that blend drawing and scripture study. It’s not art, though – the lessons keep it simple with stick people and basic shapes, which makes it friendly to people of all ages. We’re fairly new to the curriculum, but we’re becoming big fans – and here’s why.
It’s no secret that My Big Helper loves art. She likes to blend colors, find the shape in complex objects, and create her own renditions of all kinds of things. My Little Man, however, is just getting to be comfortable with drawing as art, and he still gets stressed sometimes if he’s asked to draw a particular thing.
He loved drawing the stick Bible people, though, and he whipped right through it. He was the first to develop his symbols and followed along really well.
If your student isn’t quite there, though, Grapevine comes in different levels for different ages. We used the multi-level book, which adapts readily to kids of varying abilities, but there is a simple level more suited for tracers. We’re starting out with the Birth of Jesus book, and while my kids knew lots of the information already, there were new things in there, too. The level was perfect for us.
My Big Helper enjoyed that it let you learn through drawing. It gives you the opportunity to picture the setting and put it down on paper without worrying about it looking like art.
As for me – there are a few things that will keep us coming back to Grapevine. One is that it walks kids through a Bible lesson that has them interacting with their Bibles. I love that. It’s also incredibly easy to use. I printed the kids’ pages and taught the lesson from the teacher book on my laptop, which is another great feature. The teacher book is the best I’ve seen of any homeschooling curriculum yet! It’s clear, simple, and easy to use. No getting bogged down in extraneous information or technical terms. It’s just as user-friendly as the kids’ book.
Me? I’d love to get my hands on the Biblical Feasts and Holy Days. It sounds fascinating!
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I wish I could participate. I am an international blogger. Will share for others.
I have always done the emailed version of these lessons, it would be great to try one of the printed ones to save on ink. Don’t have a particular one in mind though yet!
I would probably get Ruth.