Year 1—Unit 2
Led By the Hand of the Lord

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Heart & Soul Time

Unit Hymn:

  • Did You Think to Pray? (2:36)

Unit Folk Songs:

  • Little Things (0:35)
  • Ye Fairy Ship
Download picture prompts for learning the songs.

Day 1

  • Audio: "The Story of Christopher Columbus"

Day 2

  • Audio: “Elizabeth Tilley" MASB Book 2, Story 2 (7:32)

Day 3

Day 4

  • Video: “A Thing of Beauty: The Pilgrims, the Wampanoag, and Reciprocity”

Day 5

  • Audio: John Winthrop
  • Audio: "The Clock" by Joseph Haydn

Day 6

  • Audio: "Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson"

Day 7

  • Audio: “Thomas Hooker” MASB Book 2, Story 8 (4:42)
  • Audio: “John Eliot” MASB Book 2, Story 12 (13:03)

Day 8

Day 9

  • Audio: “Lord Baltimore” MASB Book 2, Story 14
  • Video: Home and Family—Through Small Things

Day 10

  • Audio: "William Penn"

Day 11

  • Audio: "James Oglethorpe"

Day 12

  • Video: "Small and Simple Things" by Dallin H. Oaks
  • Video Alternative for families with only Alpha and/or Zeta Level children: "Small and Simple Things | Animated Scripture Lesson for Children"
  • Audio: "Cello Concerto in D major, third movement" by Haydn

Day 13

  • Video:  “The French and Indian War Explained | History”

Day 14

  • Audio: “The Acadians”

Day 15

  • Audio: “John Woolman” MASB Book 2, Story 19 (10:08)
  • Audio: “Phyllis Wheatley” MASB Book 2, Story 21

Day 16

  • Audio: "Sonata in F major"
  • Audio: "Hob XVI: 40, Movement 1"

Heart &
Mind Time

Day 1

  • Storytelling video: "A Collection of Fox Fables"

Day 2

  • None

Day 3

  • None

Day 4

  • None

Day 5

  • None

Day 6

  • Storytelling Video: ”The Emperor’s New Clothes"

Day 7

  • None

Day 8

  • None

Day 9

  • Storytelling video: “The Lion Fable”

Day 10

  • Video: "Home Sweet Habitat: Crash CourseKids #21.1"
  • Video: "Food Webs: Crash CourseKids #21.2"

Day 11

  • None

Day 12

  • None

Day 13

  • None

Day 14

  • Video: “Fabulous Food Chains: Crash Course Kids 7.1”
  • Video: "The Dirt on Decomposers: Crash Course Kids 7.2”

Day 15

  • Storytelling video: “The Milk Maid Fable”

Day 16

  • None