THE PURITANS’ HOME SCHOOL CURRICULUM,

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Cata #	Book Title	Description
1000	The Nations Shall Worship Before Thee: American History in the Colonial Era	A history textbook covering the colonial era of American history. 258 pages.
1001	Teacher’s Manual for ‘The Nations Shall Worship Before Thee: American History in the Colonial Era’	Teacher’s manual accompanying the history textbook covering the colonial era of American history. 39 pages.
1002	Bible Survey Tests and Assignments: Old Testament	Tests, assignments, and answer keys covering the Old Testament books of the Bible. (See also Cata #1030)
1003	Thy Kingdom Come: A Sketch of Christ’s Church in History – Book I	Textbook covering the Old Testament era of Biblical history. 87 pages.
1004	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Thy Kingdom Come: A Sketch of Christ’s Church in History – Book I’	Teacher’s manual accompanying the textbook covering the Old Testament era of Biblical history. New and revised version. 52 pages.
1005	The Puritan Grammar Primer	A starting primer for English grammar. 27 pages.
1006	The Puritan Bible Primer	A starting primer for Biblical instruction and catechism. 25 pages.
1007	Teacher’s Manual for ‘The First Thousand Years of Christian Martyrdom: From the Days of the Apostles to 1000 A.D. (Adapted from Fox’s ‘Book of Martyrs’)’	Teacher’s manual accompanying the history of the Christian church and its martyrs up to 1000 AD, adapted from Fox’s famous account. 14 pages.
1008	The First Thousand Years of Christian Martyrdom: From the Days of the Apostles to 1000 A.D. (Adapted from Fox’s ‘Book of Martyrs’)	A history of the Christian church and its martyrs up to 1000 AD, adapted from Fox’s famous account. 34 pages.
1009	Teacher’s Manual for Implementing the Puritans’ Home School Curriculum	Guidelines and suggestions for implementing this reformed Christian curriculum. 69 pages.
1010	Read Aloud New England Primer	Stories and poems from the New England Primer. Excellent for reading aloud to young children. 19 pages.
1011	John Winthrop: First Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (adapted from Cotton Mather’s biography in ‘‘Magnalia Christi Americana”)	Biography of John Winthrop. 17 pages.
1012	The Real Story of Mankind	World History textbook from a reformed Christian perspective. 355 pages.
1013	River Back to Eden: A Critique of Dawkins’ “River Out of Eden”	A Christian examination of Darwinian evolution. 29 pages.
1014	Defending the Reformed Faith: A Collection of Short Essays and Tracts	Short tracts and essays addressing a wide range of topics from a reformed Christian perspective. Excellent for introducing your children to a Biblical perspective on these topics. 71 pages.
1015	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Defending the Reformed Faith: A Collection of Short Essays and Tracts’	Teacher’s manual accompanying the textbook ‘Defending the Reformed Faith.’ Includes a test for each essay which can be administered to the student. 43 pages.
1016	Teacher’s Manual for ‘The Real Story of Mankind’	Teacher’s manual for World History textbook ‘The Real Story of Mankind.’ 206 pages.
1018	Robinson Crusoe by Defoe	Classic story teaching important moral lessons by Defoe. 182 pages.
1019	Student Worksheet for John Tiner’s Book, ‘Isaac Newton: The True Story of His Life as Inventor, Scientist and Teacher’	Student worksheet a teacher can administer to the pupil in order to encourage critical analysis of books read. 3 pages.
1020	Student Worksheet for John Tiner’s Book, ‘Robert Boyle: Trailblazer of Science’	Student worksheet a teacher can administer to the pupil in order to encourage critical analysis of books read. 6 pages.
1020	Student Worksheet for ‘Fine Print: A Story about Johann Gutenberg’	Student worksheet a teacher can administer to the pupil in order to encourage critical analysis of books read. 1 page.
1021	Westminster Larger Catechism Study Workbook Volume I	Student workbook consisting of readings and tests on the Westminster Larger Catechism. Volume I covers questions 1-90. 92 pages.
1022	Westminster Larger Catechism Study Workbook Volume II	Student workbook consisting of readings and tests on the Westminster Larger Catechism. Volume II covers questions 91-196. 174 pages.
1024	Critique of Partial Preterism Part I (html format)	Examines partial preterism from an historicistic post-millennial perspective. 26 pages.
1025	Critique of Partial Preterism Part II (html format)	Examines partial preterism from an historicistic post-millennial perspective. 26 pages.
1026	A Critique of Full Preterism and a Defense of Historicistic Post-Millennialism (html format)	Examines full preterism from an historicistic post-millennial perspective. 70 pages.
1027	A Critique of Full Preterism and a Defense of Historicistic Post-Millennialism- Abridged Version (html format)	Introductory, concise examination of full preterism from an historicistic post-millennial perspective. 17 pages.
1028	Let My People Go	A reformed examination of the fulfillment of the prophecy of Revelation in history, and a plea to the rulers of our day. 202 pages.
1029	Reformed Historical Studies on the Enlightenment Era : A Teacher’s Manual	A teacher’s guide for a history course on the Enlightenment era and its aftermath. 184 pages.
1030	Bible Survey Tests and Assignments: New Testament	Tests, assignments, and answer keys covering many New Testament books of the Bible. (See also Cata #1002) 118 pages.
1031	March to Armageddon	A reformed examination of the fulfillment of the prophecy of Revelation in history, building upon the analysis from “Let My People Go”. 81 pages.
1033	Teacher’s Manual for ‘After the Flood’	A teacher’s guide for incorporating Bill Cooper’s ‘After the Flood’ into the home school curriculum. Course readings include ‘The Chronicle of the Early Britons’ and ‘Beowulf’. 139 pages.
1034	Teacher’s Manual for ‘A Primary History of the British Isles’	Teacher’s manual for British history course.
1035	A Primary History of the British Isles : Book I	Outlines the history of Great Britain, which is foundational for understanding American history. This is the first volume in the 3-part series. 104 pages.
1036	A Primary History of the British Isles : Book II	Outlines the history of Great Britain, which is foundational for understanding American history. This is the second volume in the 3-part series. 113 pages.
1037	A Primary History of the British Isles : Book III	Outlines the history of Great Britain, which is foundational for understanding American history. This is the third volume in the 3-part series. 119 pages.
1038	A Puritans’ Home School Curriculum Introduction to Logic : Teacher’s Manual	A teacher’s guide for an introductory course in logic. 53 pages.
1040	A Puritans’ Home School Curriculum Concise Study of ‘The Case Against Darwin’ : Teacher’s Manual	A teacher’s guide for a concise refutation of evolutionary theory. 17 pages.
1041	Thy Kingdom Come: A Sketch of Christ’s Church in History – Book II	Textbook covering church history in the New Testament era.
1042	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Thy Kingdom Come: A Sketch of Christ’s Church in History – Book II’	Teacher’s manual accompanying the textbook covering church history in the New Testament era.
1043	Patrick, Apostle to Ireland	Biography of Patrick. 61 pages.
1044	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Patrick, Apostle to Ireland’	Teacher’s manual accompanying the biography of Patrick. 32 pages.
1045	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Learn to Program with Visual Basic’	Teacher’s manual to help implement course on introductory computer programming with Visual Basic.
1046	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Visual Basic for Access’	Teacher’s manual to help implement course on use of Visual Basic with the Microsoft Access Database Management software.
1047	Selected Readings from Sir Walter Raleigh’s ‘History of the World’	These readings give valuable insights into Sir Walter Raleigh’s massive history tome.
1048	Introduction to Ancient Literature	Textbook for a course introducing students to the study of ancient literature.
1049	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Introduction to Ancient Literature’	Teacher’s manual for the course ‘Introduction to Ancient Literature’.
1050	Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles I	Textbook for the second course in the study of ancient literature. The focus is upon literature of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia..
1051	Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles I Student Workbook	Student workbook to be used with ‘Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles I’.
1052	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles I’	Teacher’s manual for the textbook ‘Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles I’.
1053	Assignments for Study of Patrick and His Legacy	Workbook for a course focused on Patrick of Ireland and his legacy in the world.
1054	Public Speaking and Debate: An Introductory Course	Textbook for a course introducing students to public speaking and debate. 40 pages.
1055	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Learn to Program with Visual Basic Examples’	Teacher’s manual to help implement course on computer programming with Visual Basic.
1056	The Canons of Dort : A Teacher’s Manual	Teacher’s manual to help implement a study of the Canons of Dort..
1057	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Learn to Program Databases with Visual Basic’	Teacher’s manual to help implement course on computer programming with Visual Basic and Microsoft Access.
1058	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Public Speaking and Debate: An Introductory Course’	Teacher’s manual for a course introducing students to public speaking and debate. It serves as the theory section of a speech and debate program.
1059	Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles II	Textbook for the third course in the study of ancient literature. The focus is upon literature of Europe.
1060	Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles II Student Workbook	Student workbook to be used with ‘Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles II’.
1061	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles II’	Teacher’s manual for the textbook ‘Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles II’.
1062	A Manual for Organizing a Speech and Debate Club	This manual gives very specific instructions and examples of how a speech and debate club can be organized. It emphasizes a reformed Christian approach to speech and debate. It can serve as the practice section of a speech and debate program.
1063	Literature of the Medieval Era	Textbook for the course in the study of medieval literature.
1064	Literature of the Medieval Era Student Workbook	Student workbook to be used with the course on medieval literature..
1065	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Literature of the Medieval Era’	Teacher’s manual to be used with the course on medieval literature.
1066	Analysis of Literature	Textbook for the course in the study of literary analysis. This is a two-semester course.
1067	Analysis of Literature Student Workbook	Student workbook to be used with the course on literary analysis.
1068	Analysis of Literature Teacher’s Manual	Teacher’s manual to be used with the course on literary analysis.
1069	Learning Hebrew While Studying the Old Testament	This textbook exposes students to elementary Hebrew even as they study the Old Testament as part of their daily Bible study.
1070	Economics, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Student Textbook	Textbook for high school economics course.
1071	Economics, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Student Workbook	Student workbook for high school economics course.
1072	Economics, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Teacher’s Manual	Teacher’s manual for high school economics course.
1073	Learning Greek While Studying the New Testament	This textbook exposes students to elementary Greek even as they study the New Testament as part of their daily Bible study.
1074	Government, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Student Textbook	Textbook for high school government course. This textbook is to be used preliminary to a textbook specific to one’s own nation, such as a US Government textbook.
1075	Government, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Student Workbook	Student workbook for high school government course.
1076	Government, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Teacher’s Manual	Teacher’s manual for high school government course.
1079	Literature of the Reformation Era	Textbook for the course in the study of reformation era literature.
1080	Literature of the Reformation Era Student Workbook	Student workbook to be used with the course on reformation era literature..
1081	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Literature of the Reformation Era’	Teacher’s manual to be used with the course on reformation era literature.
1082	Literature of the Modern Era	Textbook for the course in the study of modern literature.
1085	Home Economics	Textbook for the course in home economics for young ladies.
1086	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Home Economics’	Teacher’s manual to be used with the course on home economics.
1087	Teacher’s Manual for State History	Teacher’s manual for a course exploring one’s state or provincial history.
1088	Thy Kingdom Come: A Sketch of Christ’s Church in History – Book I Student Test Book	Test book for the Old Test Church History course.
1089	Project Book for US History Course	US History course workbook.
1090	Teacher’s Manual for US History	US History course teacher’s manual.
1091	US History	US History course textbook.
1092	Assignments and Tests for the Real Story of Mankind	World history course textbook.
1093	Assignment Book for Thy Kingdom Come II	Assignments relating to the world/church history textbook Thy Kingdom Come Book II.
1094	Bible Survey Tests and Assignments: New Testament	Assignments and tests relating to Bible Survey courses in the New Testament.
1095	Bible Survey Tests and Assignments: Old Testament	Assignments and tests relating to Bible Survey courses in the Old Testament.
1096	Student Course Performance Schedule	This is an easy way to track and grade student performance in a course.
1097	Public Speaking Application and Practice	This textbook can serve as the practice section of a speech and debate series of courses. It emphasizes a reformed Christian approach to public speaking.
1098	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Literature by Era’	Teacher’s manual to be used with the course on literature by era.
1099	Literature by Era	Textbook for the course in the study of literature by era.
1100	Literature by Era Student Workbook	Student workbook to be used with the course on literature by era.
1101	Westminster Confession of Faith Study Workbook	Student workbook to be used with a course on the Westminster Confession.
1102	Teacher’s Manual for the Westminster Confession of Faith Study Workbook	Teacher’s manual for the student workbook to be used with a course on the Westminster Confession.

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Cata #	Software Title	Description	Price*
2000	Interactive Spanish Flash Cards	Computer-generated flash cards for students studying Spanish.	$12.00
2001	A Primary History of the British Isles: An Interactive Approach (In Process)	Interactive assignments and tests for students taking the History of the British Isles courses. Includes automated grading of assignments and tests, and automated report cards and certificates.

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Subject	Recommended Grade Level(s)*	Cata #	Book Title
Overview	K-12	1009	Teacher’s Manual for Implementing the Puritans’ Home School Curriculum
Bible	K-3	1006	The Puritan Bible Primer
Bible	4-12	1030	Bible Survey Tests and Assignments: New Testament
Bible	4-12	1002	Bible Survey Tests and Assignments: Old Testament
Bible	9-12	1021	Westminster Larger Catechism Study Workbook Volume I
Bible	9-12	1022	Westminster Larger Catechism Study Workbook Volume II
Bible	9-12	1014	Defending the Reformed Faith: A Collection of Short Essays and Tracts (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1015.)
Bible	9-12	1015	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Defending the Reformed Faith: A Collection of Short Essays and Tracts’
Foreign Language/Hebrew (also Bible)	9-12	1069	Learning Hebrew While Studying the Old Testament
Foreign Language/Greek (also Bible)	9-12	1073	Learning Greek While Studying the New Testament
English/ Language Arts	K-1	1005	The Puritan Grammar Primer
English/ Read Alouds for Younger Children	2-3	1010	Read Aloud New England Primer
English/ Literature	5-8	1019	Student Worksheet for John Tiner’s Book, ‘Isaac Newton: The True Story of His Life as Inventor, Scientist and Teacher’
English/ Literature	5-8	1020	Student Worksheet for John Tiner’s Book, ‘Robert Boyle: Trailblazer of Science’
English/ Literature	5-8	1020	Student Worksheet for ‘Fine Print: A Story about Johann Gutenberg’
English/ Literature	6-8	1011	John Winthrop: First Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (adapted from Cotton Mather’s biography in ‘‘Magnalia Christi Americana”)
English/ Literature	6-8	1018	Robinson Crusoe by Defoe
English/ Literature	9	1048	Introduction to Ancient Literature (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1049.)
English/ Literature	9	1049	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Introduction to Ancient Literature’
English/ Literature	9	1050	Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles I (The workbook for this student textbook is cata #1051. The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1052.)
English/ Literature	9	1051	Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles I Student Workbook
English/ Literature	9	1052	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles I’
English/ Literature	10	1059	Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles II (The workbook for this student textbook is cata #1060. The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1061.)
English/ Literature	10	1060	Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles II Student Workbook
English/ Literature	10	1061	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Ancient Literature, Ancient Chronicles II’
English/ Literature	11	1066	Analysis of Literature (The workbook for this student textbook is cata #1067. The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1068.)
English/ Literature	11	1067	Analysis of Literature Student Workbook
English/ Literature	11	1068	Analysis of Literature Teacher’s Manual
English/ Literature	12	1099	Literature by Era
English/ Literature	12	1100	Literature by Era Student Workbook
English/ Literature	12	1098	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Literature by Era’
History	4-6	1003	Thy Kingdom Come: A Sketch of Christ’s Church in History – Book I (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1004.)
History	4-6	1004	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Thy Kingdom Come: A Sketch of Christ’s Church in History – Book I’
History	5-8	1007	Teacher’s Manual for ‘The First Thousand Years of Christian Martyrdom: From the Days of the Apostles to 1000 A.D. (Adapted from Fox’s ‘Book of Martyrs’)’
History	5-8	1008	The First Thousand Years of Christian Martyrdom: From the Days of the Apostles to 1000 A.D. (Adapted from Fox’s ‘Book of Martyrs’) (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1007.)
History	5-8	1012	The Real Story of Mankind (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1016.)
History	5-8	1016	Teacher’s Manual for ‘The Real Story of Mankind’
History	6-8	1043	Patrick, Apostle to Ireland (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1044.)
History	6-8	1044	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Patrick, Apostle to Ireland’
History	7-8	1034	Teacher’s Manual for ‘A Primary History of the British Isles’
History	7-8	1035	A Primary History of the British Isles : Book I
History	7-8	1036	A Primary History of the British Isles : Book II
History	7-8	1037	A Primary History of the British Isles : Book III
History	9-12	1000	The Nations Shall Worship Before Thee: American History in the Colonial Era (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1001.)
History	9-12	1001	Teacher’s Manual for ‘The Nations Shall Worship Before Thee: American History in the Colonial Era’
History	9-12	1041	Thy Kingdom Come: A Sketch of Christ’s Church in History – Book II (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1042.)
History	9-12	1042	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Thy Kingdom Come: A Sketch of Christ’s Church in History – Book II’
Philosophy & Rhetoric	9-12	1038	A Puritans’ Home School Curriculum Introduction to Logic : Teacher’s Manual
Philosophy and Rhetoric	9-12	1054	Public Speaking and Debate: An Introductory Course (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1058.)
Philosophy and Rhetoric	9-12	1058	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Public Speaking and Debate: An Introductory Course’
Philosophy and Rhetoric	9-12	1062	A Manual for Organizing a Speech and Debate Club
Science and Technology	7-12	1040	A Puritans’ Home School Curriculum Concise Study of ‘The Case Against Darwin’ : Teacher’s Manual
Science and Technology	9-12	1045	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Learn to Program with Visual Basic’
Science and Technology	9-12	1046	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Visual Basic for Access’
Science and Technology	9-12	1055	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Learn to Program with Visual Basic Examples’
Science and Technology	9-12	1057	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Learn to Program Databases with Visual Basic’
Science and Technology	11-12	1013	River Back to Eden: A Critique of Dawkins’ “River Out of Eden”
Economics	12	1070	Economics, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Student Textbook
Economics	12	1071	Economics, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Student Workbook
Economics	12	1072	Economics, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Teacher’s Manual
Government	12	1074	Government, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Student Textbook
Government	12	1075	Government, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Student Workbook
Government	12	1076	Government, an Introduction from a Biblical Perspective : Teacher’s Manual
Home Economics	9	1085	Home Economics (The teacher’s manual for this student textbook is cata #1086.)
Home Economics	9	1086	Teacher’s Manual for ‘Home Economics’

 * Based upon level of difficulty of subject matter, we recommend the course be used somewhere in these suggested grade levels.