Drive Thru History Adventures {Homeschool Review Crew}

Are you looking for a resource to help make history come alive for your children? This homeschool video curriculum from Drive Thru History Adventures may be just what you are looking for!

The Bible History Adventures covers the time period of the Gospels. Our tour guide and narrator, David Stotts, brings to life the locations and times of Jesus. We start out learning about the historical landscape of Jerusalem and the surrounding area, as well as the political situation. From there, we go on to the announcement of the coming Messiah, His birth and the circumstances surrounding that, and on into His life on earth. We're given a glimpse of Jesus' ministry, some of His miracles, and how He taught with authority.

We get a close-up look at the possible location of the Sermon on the Mount, the regions around the Sea of Galilee, and of course, the Garden of Gethsemane and Calvary.

Along with the videos, the Bible History Adventures curriculum include summaries, scripture readings, side roads, discussion questions, dig deeper (which contain additional updates and articles relating to the topic), worksheets and answer guides.

I especially appreciate the photos of the actual locations and artifacts, as well as the artwork, some of it by famous artists, such as this one by Rembrandt. (Yes, I guess it's the graphic designer in me, who appreciates such fine art)

Besides the Bible History Adventures, there are Ancient History Adventures, and American History Adventures. Each of these has 12 episodes, whereas Bible History has 18 episodes. Each episode runs around 30 minutes. I look forward to having my youngest go through these as well.

This year my youngest (I used to refer to him as Little Bit on the blog; I can't really do that anymore since he is now taller than I am! LOL) is reading through the four gospels for his personal devotions along with a lovely book about the life of Christ. So these Bible History videos have been perfect for him, and have really brought to life what he's reading about. He finds them interesting; they captivate his attention.

Since SJ struggles with verbal and written communication, I haven't been having him do the worksheets, but we do go over the discussion questions verbally. Even that's a challenge for him.

We really enjoy this program, and we both would highly recommend it. Check it out for yourself.

SJ has been mostly watching the episodes using the Drive Through History Adventures TV on his iPad. It's also possible to watch the episodes on television using Chromecast, on Android devices, and of course your computer.

Currently if you subscribe for a one-year subscription to Drive Through History Adventures, you can receive a free Gospels DVD. Simply enter the code on the subscription page when you subscribe.

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Drive Through History is offering a 20% discount to readers of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. Look for the Drive Through History Adventures ad on page 19 of the Winter 2017/2018 edition.

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Heirloom Audio Productions: Wulf the Saxon {Homeschool Review Crew}

Heirloom Audio Productions has done it again! They bring us another captivating G.A. Henty audio drama, Wulf the Saxon. Henty has long been one of our favorite authors, and Heirloom Audio Productions a favorite resource.
We received the the 2 CD set, which contains about 2.5 hours of adventure. As always, the main voices we hear in this production are familiar to most of us: Brian Blessed (Star Wars, Tarzan); Christ Larkin (Master and Commander); Helen George (Call the Midwife); Jack Farthing (Poldark); Sian Phillips (I, Claudius); and Patrick Godfrey (Les Miserables, Ever After). You will find yourself totally captivated, as did we.

Wulf the Saxon contains castles, kings and nobles, battles, shipwrecks, an assassination attempt, a Viking invasion, and culminates in the Battle of Hastings.

The story takes place around 1065, in England and France. Wulf is a young, 16 year old Saxon landholder, who must learn (through often perilous experiences) to manage his holdings, and gain respect of those around him.

We learn of women who are willing to go to battle at the sides of their men; men who want to avoid harming women and children during battle; the sacrifice of one couple who put the good of their country above their love for each other; and how "fortunate are the few who marry for love."

This is an excellent and entertaining method of learning a segment of England's history.

This seemed to be such a complex story; sometimes it was hard to follow the plot twists, and keep track of the various characters. It is often best for me to listen while I am driving (which makes it great on long road trips); this time I listened while doing things around the house, or even doing a coloring page. I even listened through twice. I think this is one where I'll catch new details with each time I listen.

My 15 year old listened with me, while putting together puzzles. He enjoyed it; but it's hard for him to express his thoughts.

I look forward to hearing my 18 year old's perspective, when he has a chance to listen, and even my oldest son's. It's hard now to share these stories with them, though. I also have friends who are fans of Heirloom Audio Productions who will really enjoy having a listen.

I hope you will check out these great audio dramas for yourself!
The Live the Adventure Club is a wonderful resource for history buffs, and G.A. Henty fans. You'll find resources and articles, kids activities and games, study guides for each audio drama, history and grammar resources from the 1700s and 1800s (rare old books you can read online), inspiration station, a daily history nugget from during Henty's lifetime, and best of all the library of all the audio productions from Heirloom Audio. You'll automatically have access to each of the volumes you have purchased, with the option to purchase the ones you don't already own. Thus you can either listen online, or download the mp3 file.

I discovered there a word search puzzle for Wulf the Saxon, downloaded it and printed it off for my son.

Previous adventures we've reviewed:
In Freedom's Cause
With Lee in Virginia
Captain Bayley's Heir

We also own:
In the Reign of Terror
The Dragon and the Raven

I hope that someday we can also purchase:
The Cat of Bubastes
Beric the Britain 

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