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Simple Studies: Fortitude

With Simple Studies: Fortitude, students cover narration, dictation, North American history and geography, stewardship, mammalogy, biology, nature study, literature, copywork, poetry, humanities, creative writing, art and more all while you simply read aloud.

Each lesson offers a one-chapter reading of The Incredible Journey, a prompt for narration, dictation exercises, picture book recommendations and hand-drawn coloring pages based on the book (included) for each young student.

Older students use visual aids such as the real-life images (included) and/or field guides or visual reference books for their nature journal entries. Optional video links, species photo and research links, and discussion questions are included with each lesson. Final review and projects are also included in this guide.

Included in this study:

– 11 Simple Lessons that correspond with each chapter

– 13 Hand-drawn Coloring Pages based on the book for younger students to use while you read aloud

– Picture Booklists for each lesson

– Chapter Review and Narration prompts

– Field Guide Recommendations, guidance and prompts for older students

– Specific visual aid and video links with each lesson

– Dictation Exercises (all lessons)

– Real-Life Animal Pictures for nature drawing

– North America and Canada Maps with Specific Lesson Guidance

– Copywork Pages (included with each real-life image)

– Poetry & Extension Activities

– Final Project Options for All Students

– Review Questions and more…

Instructors will need one additional item on hand to complete the lessons: The Incredible Journey by Shiela Burnford.

“We are all meant to be naturalists, each in his own degree, and it is inexcusable to live in a world so full of the marvels of plant and animal life and to care for none of these things” – Charlotte Mason