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Thursday, March 24, 2016

Protestant Reformation Study unit

The Protestant Reformation Study Unit:

Religion component studies:

I used this study for kids on the 5 Solas of the Reformation.
http://catechismforkids.com/faith_first.html
(But this one is free and is also a very good option.  http://transformingkidsministry.com/2012/07/26/big-group-lesson-plans-on-the-five-solas-bible-faith-grace-jesus-god/   ).
Sola Scriptura
Sola Christus
Sola Fide
Sola Gratia
Soli Deo Gloria
I used this study for a study on the five points of Calvinism.
http://www.northsidepcaonline.com/tulip.pdf
T- total depravity
U- unconditional election
L- limited atonement
I- irresistible grace
P- perseverance of the saints

Historical and literature based component of the study:

I used parts of this notebooking page set.
http://notebookingfairy.com/2012/10/protestant-reformers-notebooking-pages/

You could also use these:
NotebookingPages.com You will have to sort out which ones you want.  http://notebookingpages.com/search-results?wpfb_s=Reformation
http://homeschoolnotebooking.com/membership/join/
This one is a lap book  http://www.homeschoolshare.com/reformation.php

I added these pages of my own.
set one. 
set two.

Main history books used:
Famous Men of the Rennaisance and Reformation (Greenleaf Press)
Story of the World book 2 with activity pages, maps and tests.

Literature books we read:
Morning Star of the Reformation (Wycliff)
The Man Who Laid the Egg (Erasmus)
Thunderstorm in Church (Luther)
Fine Print (Gutenberg) OR Ink on His Fingers
The Queen's Smuggler (Tyndale)
After Darkness, Light (Calvin)
The Sharpened Sword (John Walch)

Heroes of the Faith is a good series that has several books on reformers, though not as interesting as the above books, which may fall into the category of historical fiction, they add fictionalized scenarios along with the known information. 

For older readers I would suggest (Calvin) The Betrayal by Douglas Bond, it was an excellent read and gave a great picture of the times, though it is Historical FICTION. He also has one on Luther, though I have not read it. The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day (Tyndale) by Scott O'Dell is good for older readers also.

For younger kids I would suggest the following books, (that we have read in earlier years):
Gutenberg's Gift (pop up book)
Martin Luther, A man who changed the world by Paul L. Maier
The Adventures of Martin Luther by Carolyn Bergt
John Calvin by Simonetta Carr

Torchlighters has a series of cartoon videos for kids on various reformers as well.

This page had some fun activities. I adapted some for older kids.


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