Bigger Hearts for His Glory

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You have many options with the Bigger Hearts for His Glory curriculum by Carrie Austin.

As you scroll down this page, read more about it and make your selections.

Required: History Star Resources (teacher's guide and history)

Choices: Science Star Resources, Star Resources (handwriting and reading), Checkmark Resources (devotion, math, language arts, music)

Sample Curriculum Pages

At the Heart of Dakota website you can download sample pages of this curriculum and check their placement chart. Both links open in a new window.

How to Place Your Child in the Little Hearts Series

Sample Pages for Bigger Hearts for His Glory

1. History Star Resources for Bigger Hearts for His Glory—Required

 The History Star Resources are the heart of the Bigger Hearts program. You need the Teacher's Guide (Bigger Hearts for His Glory) and the history components.

Open the Teacher's Guide to the lesson for the day. You will see the plan for the day on both pages—no flipping through different teacher books! Each subject has a box with all the instructions. The left side of each page has the Learning Through History focus. On the right hand side of the page is the Learning the Basics focus on Language Arts, Math, and Science. It is convenient and easy to use.

Next: 2. Science Star Resources

2. Science Star Resources (unless you have your own science)

These are great books for the science portion of Bigger Hearts for His Glory. Or you can choose your own science. The advantage to using the Science Star Resource Bundle is using the lessons plans in the guide.

Next: 3. Star Resource Choices for handwriting and reading.

 

Science Star Resources Bundle for Bigger Hearts for His Glory Various Authors The Science Star Resources Bundle includes one of each of the following books: One Small Square: Seashore 9780070579286 Science in Colonial America 9780531159408 John Audubon 9781882859528 One Small Square: Woods 9780070579330 A Pioneer Sampler 9780395883938 Thomas A. Edison 9780394848839	sciencestarbhhg	List $53.79 Sale $45.95
One Small Square: Seashore By Donald M. Silver Read about the different life forms that you find on the seashore in One Small Square: Seashore.	9780070579286	List $7.95 Sale $7.49
Science in Colonial America By Brendan January Describes the scientific contributions made by people in colonial America, including medicine, astronomy, natural history, and electricity.	9780531159408	List $8.95 Sale $8.49
John Audubon: Young Naturalist By Miriam E. Mason This story takes place in the childhood of famous wildlife artist John James Audubon. "Special features include a summary of John's adult accomplishments, fun facts detailing little-known information about him, and a time line of his life."	9781882859528	List $9.95 Sale $8.95
One Small Square: Woods By Donald M. Silver Discover what is in One Small Square in the woods. It's a close up view of plants and animals.	9780070579330	List $7.95 Sale $7.49
A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840 By Barbara Greenwood Read about one year in the lives of a fictional pioneer family in 1840.	9780395883938	List $13.00 Sale $11.95
The Story of Thomas Alva Edison By Margaret Cousins A Landmark Book, the Story of Thomas Alva Edison tells the "lively story of the genius who forever changed life in the twentieth century--and beyond." "The rags to riches story of the great inventor--his unusual life and the valuable contributions he made to modern technology. "Cousins paints a realistic portrait. Recommended".--School Library Journal."	9780394848839	List $5.99 Sale $5.49

3A. Star Resource Choices Handwriting-Choose One

Choose Cheerful Cursive, Getty Dubay Italic Book D, or your own cursive program.

 

Italic Handwriting Book D Grade 3 (Basic and Cursive) By Getty and Dubay Italic Handwriting Book D provides instruction in basic italic handwriting. Book D is recommended for third grade or advanced second grade. It begins with a thorough review of basic italic, then presents the cursive joins in sequence. After all the joins are learned the cursive capitals are shown. Writing practice includes first names, vowel sounds, consonant sounds, phonograms, prefixes, suffixes, homophones, homographs, ampersand, and punctuation. Sentence content includes poem forms such as couplet, haiku, acrostic, cinquian, limerick, formula poem, and tongue twisters. Cursive capital practice includes origins of our alphabet. Application form, letter writing, and envelope making are presented.	9780876780954	List $8.75 Sale $7.95
Cheerful Cursive By Letz and Laura Farmer	0929223187	List $15.95

3b. Star Resource Choices Reading-Choose One

Choose a reading program based on your student's reading level.

1.  Is your child an emerging reader who has completed most of the phonics instruction, but needs another year to strengthen reading ability?

2.  Is your child an independent reader?

3.  Or would you prefer to use your own reading program?

Next: 4. Checkmark Resources

Reading Choices for the Emerging Reader

Except for the Bible Choice, these two bundles are the same. The Early Reader's Bible is easier to read than the Beginner's Bible.

 

Emerging Reader Book Bundle with The Early Reader's Bible The Beyond Little Hearts Emerging Reader Book Bundle includes of each of the following books: The Early Reader's Bible By V. Gilbert Beers 9780310701392 $16.99 Owl at Home 0064440346 $3.99 Frog and Toad All Year  By Arnold Lobel 0064440591 $3.99 Frog and Toad Are Friends By Arnold Lobel 0064440206 $3.99 Wagon Wheels By Barbara Brenner 0064440524 $3.99 Amelia Bedelia By Peggy Parish 0064441555 $3.99 Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express  By Eleanor Coerr 0064442209 $3.99 Prairie School  By Avi 0060513187 $3.99 First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and The Wright Brothers  By George Shea 0064442152 $3.99 Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 1, 2nd Edition 9781930092518 $6.95 Tornado  By Betsy Byars 0064420639 $4.99 Animal Adventures By Laura Ingalls Wilder 0064420507 $4.99 The Bears on Hemlock Mountain  By Alice Dalgliesh 0689716044 $4.99 The Courage of Sarah Noble By Alice Dalgliesh 0689715404 $4.99	BLBEmergingER	List $75.82 Bundle $68.95
Emerging Reader Book Bundle with The Beginner's Bible The Beyond Little Hearts Emerging Reader Book Bundle includes of each of the following books: The Beginner's Bible By Catherine DeVries 9780310709626 $16.99 Owl at Home By Arnold Lobel 9780064440349 $3.99 Frog and Toad All Year  By Arnold Lobel 9780064440592 $3.99 Frog and Toad Are Friends By Arnold Lobel 9780064440202 $3.99 Wagon Wheels By Barbara Brenner 9780064440523 $3.99 Amelia Bedelia By Peggy Parish 9780064441551 $3.99 Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express  By Eleanor Coerr 9780064442206 $3.99 Prairie School  By Avi 9780060513184 $3.99 First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and The Wright Brothers  By George Shea 9780064442152 $3.99 Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 1, 2nd Edition 9781930092518 $6.95 Tornado  By Betsy Byars 9780064420631 $4.99 Animal Adventures By Laura Ingalls Wilder 9780064420501 $4.99 The Bears on Hemlock Mountain  By Alice Dalgliesh 9780689716041 $4.99 The Courage of Sarah Noble By Alice Dalgliesh 0689715404 $4.99	BLBEmergingB	List $75.82 Bundle $68.99

Reading Choices for the Independent Reader

4. Checkmark Resources for Bigger Hearts for His Glory

The checkmark resources for Bigger Hearts add the devotion, music, English, and math components to the program.

 

Little Pillows Evening Devotionals for Children By Frances Ridley Havergal	9781880960042	List $4.00
Hymns for a Kid's Heart Volume One Book and CD By Bobbie Wolgemuth and  Joni Eareckson Tada Hymns for a Kid's Heart, Volume 1 Book and CD feature verses, simple guitar/piano music, Scriptures, prayers, and inspirational accounts about the hymn-writer. It also includes a CD of children's choir and orchestra-only tracks for accompaniment.	9781581345056	List $21.99 Sale $19.99
Preparing to Build English 2 Pupil By Rod and Staff Necessary student book. There are 6 units and a short dictionary. Each unit has 25 lessons and closes with review lessons, an extra activity, and a poem. Preparing to build "teaches the concept of a sentence as the expression of a complete thought. Basic concepts of nouns, verbs, pronouns, and adjectives are studied. The paragraph is introduced. A supplementary unit teaches alphabetical order and basic dictionary skills.	ras122023	List $15.95
Preparing to Build English 2 Teacher's Manual By Rod and Staff The Teacher's Manual suggest ways to present each lesson. It also has answers for the various exercises.	ras122923	List $18.95

Choose a math level or use your own program.