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Tapestry of Grace Classical Home School Curriculum

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Tapestry of Grace curriculum is an award-winning, classical homeschool curriculum that you can get excited about using with your homeschooled children! This rich homeschooling curriculum can be overwhelming so here is a lens to highlight some of the features of Tapestry of Grace. Whether you are an experienced homeschooler or new to the homeschoolers adventure, take a closer look at  Tapestry of Grace.  The Tapestry of Grace website has over 400 pages of very useful information about homeschooling in general and Tapestry of Grace in particular.  Hopefully this lens will direct you to some of the most useful features of this classical homeschool curriculum designed with Mom in mind.

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Tapestry of Grace Overview

The main features of Tapestry of Grace



Here are the features of Tapestry of Grace
  • Classical Approach to Homeschooling
  • Chronological Presentation of History
  • Integrated Unit Study
  • 4 Year Rotational Study
  • Designed to Homeschool through High School
  • Friendly to the Mother of Multiples
  • Intentionally includes Dad in the homeschool adventure
  • Award-Winning home school curriculum
  • Co-op Ready for implementation in your homeschool group.
  • Encourages and exhorts parents and children
  • Comprehensive Plan for homeschooling with freedom, flexibility and options.
  • Incorporates a terrific selection of Living Books so you don't have to source materials on your own.

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Tapestry of Grace Wins Homeschool Excellence Awards

Homeschool Curriculum Sweeps 2007 Categories

Tapestry Of Grace Homeschool Excellence AwardsAs parents and students discover the excellent Tapestry of Grace Homeschool Curriculum, the Program went from relative obscurity in last year's homeschool Excellence Awards to category sweeps in 2008.

The Old Schoolhouse magazine has released its 2008 Educational Excellence Awards. Here's how they rated Tapestry of Grace, based on a poll for active homeschooling moms:

First Place

  • Best Unit Study Products

  • Best Classical Resources


Second Place

  • Best Overall Homeschool Company

  • Friendliest Homeschool Company

  • Best History Products

  • Best Geography Products

  • Best Literature Products

  • Best Writing Composition Products


Third Place

  • Best Bible Curriculum

  • Best Resource Book


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What Tapestry of Grace Covers

Tapestry is a plan for covering the following subjects in age appropriate depth:
  • History
  • Geography
  • Literature
  • Church History
  • Arts and Activities
  • Government

Tapestry of Grace Supplemental Materials

If that isn't enough, here are more goodies.

Lampstand Press, the publisher of Tapestry of Grace, keeps piling in the riches. Here are the eProducts offered to enhance your classical education efforts.
  • The Loom - Tapestry of Grace is never out dated with this online digital resource for updates, tips, hints, suggestions, alternatives, ideas ... whatever needs to be disseminated to the families who use TOG. The Loom is included in every Redesigned version of the Tapestry of Grace Homeschool Curriculum.
  • Evaluations - Ever wonder how many different ways you can evaluate your child's progress? I guarantee you've never thought of some of these.
  • Writing Aids - to help you teach your child to write with integrated writing assignments from k through 12.
  • MapAids- Historical maps integrated with the Tapestry of Grace Curriculum (In collaboration with KnowledgeQuest) Read more and see actual samples of the MapAids Products at MapAids for Tapestry of Grace
  • Lapbooks - Integrated lapbook projects for the younger set in physical or digital form. Now you don't have to learn about this teaching tool on your own. (In collaboration with Knowledge Box Central) Read more about the Tapestry of Grace lapbook packages at the Lampstand Press website.
  • Gets Dad involved in the homeschool fun with PopQuiz, a new tool to help Dad learn about the current topic in 15 minutes. Includes questions for discussion at appropriate ages and stages. PopQuiz is a great homeschool idea!
  • History Portfolios are now available to create meaningful activities for the older student. History portfolios are a great way for dialectic to make a elegant keepsake of their learning each year. Choose from a history projects for the middle school years.
  • Timeline activities really help put historical events in perspective. For the rhetoric level (high school) homeschool student, Tapestry of Grace offers a full line of Timeline products to help students solidify the historical connections.

Tapestry of Grace Year 1 - The History of Redemption

Learn about the great Ancient Civilizations

Year 1 in the Tapestry of Grace four-year rotational study covers the history of the world from the Creation to the Fall of Rome in 450 AD.

Four units 9-week units include:

* The Books of Moses
* All Governments are Established by God
* Preparing the World for Its Savior
* In the Fullness of Time

This is the first of the Redesigned Tapestry of Grace.

Try Tapestry of Grace for Free - Check to see if it fits your education goals.

Download a free 3 week trial of the Tapestry of Grace Curriculum complete with a guided tour of the features.

Order the free 3 week trial of the Tapestry of Grace Curriculum on disc.

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Tapestry of Grace Year 2 - From Ancient to Modern

Learn about the rise of the nation state

Year 2 in the Tapestry of Grace four-year rotational study covers from the Fall of Rome in 450 AD to the signing of the American Constitution.

Four units 9-week units include:

* The Middle Ages
* Renaissance & Reformation
* Colonial America
* The Age of Revolutions

The redesigned version of Tapestry of Grace Year 2 has been released for use in the 2007/2008 school year. Homeschool families everywhere are deep in the study of Ancient to Modern History with the newly redesigned version of .Tapestry of Grace Year 2

You can find out what all the excitement is about! A free, fully-functioning, annotated 3-week trial of the new TOG Year 2 is now available. Sail to the New World will allow you to really dig deep into this rich homeschool core curriculum and see if it will work for your family. Download your free trial today.

Tapestry of Grace Year 3 - The 1800s

Learn about the history of the world during the 1800s

Year 3 in the Tapestry of Grace four-year rotational study covers American studies of Constitution, Jeffersonian Democracy, the Federalist Era, the Monroe Doctrine and more. Studies of Europe include the French Revolution, European Imperialism, and Victorian England.

The four 9-week units of Tapestry of Grace Year 3 include:

* Napoleon's World
* The Birth of the Modern
* Nations Uniting and Dividing
* The Gilded Age

Newly Released:
Tapestry of Grace Year 3 Redesigned! Preorder your Tapestry of Grace Year 3 Redesigned for the 2008-2009 homeschool year.

Tapestry of Grace Year 4 - The Twentieth Century

Tie everything together and see how it impacts our world today.

Year 4 in the Tapestry of Grace four-year rotational study covers the history of the world during the Twentieth Century and into the present.

The four 9-week units of Tapestry of Grace Year 4 include:

* The Century opens, World War I,
The Roaring 20s, and the Great Depression
* The World War II Era
* The Post-War World: The 50s and 60s
* The 70s, 80s, and 90s-and a look ahead

Tapestry of Grace Year 4 is still the Classic version of Tapestry. Tapestry of Grace Year 4 Redesigned is scheduled for release for the 2009-2010 homeschool year.

Why I've fallen in Love with Tapestry of Grace

and the folks at Lampstand Press

In the short amount of time I've been searching for a home school curriculum that works for our home school, I have had opportunity to watch what has come out of Lampstand Press. They have impressed me with the additions to their product lines, the responsiveness to my questions and the community they have created. If you are looking for a dynamically improving product to implement in your home school, you must at lease take a look at Tapestry of Grace.

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We'd love to hear what you think about Tapestry of Grace for use in your homeschool. What do you like best? Least?

  • Jun 11, 2011 @ 4:09 pm | delete
    church-steps, and rising high into the air, as the eastern tale lynoral online. said, had he borne me over land and ocean, and laid me quietly down atenolol online.
  • lasertek May 11, 2011 @ 10:03 am | delete
    haven't tried it. looks interesting though. kudos to your lens.

    We actually cover the same topic, maybe you can visit ours:
    Homeschooling 101: Guide to Free Curriculum and Other Resources.
  • Sunflower_Susan Apr 22, 2011 @ 11:41 am | delete
    I have not tried it. I've home schooled for over 25 years and my last child is nearly done. But we getting foster kids and I've always wanted to try a classical approach. I am told we can HS foster kids now, so we'll see how friendly and open the case workers are to it. I am looking forward to checking into this curriculum more.
  • JulieS Jan 28, 2010 @ 10:50 am | delete
    There is so much buzz about this curriculum, even from homeschooling families that aren't necessarily diehard classical homeschoolers. This homeschool curriculum has become increasingly popular because it is providing what parents need and want. Now that the digital version is available it offers more options than ever including a less expensive option. The Tapestry of Grace.com website is a top notch website that enables you so easily see how the curriculum works.

    I have added a Tapestry of Grace page to my website, BestHomeschoolBuys.com
  • jimb12345 Apr 27, 2009 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    this is so good. this will help me thanks.

    geography information source
  • tandemonimom Apr 9, 2009 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    5* and now a Featured Lens in the newly redesigned Homeschooling Group (under new management)!
  • Homeschool Mom Jun 3, 2008 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    We have used ToG for this past year and LOVE it! Because we have many children at differing levels, it has been a massive help. The first 2-3 weeks were horrible as I had to figure out the program. However, once I actually read through it and found the "Grace" available there, I am firmly hooked. I was a teacher before becoming a mother and I have looked through many, many different texts and programs. Tapestry beats them all - hands down! It is excellently written. It is thorough yet, as the name implies, it is full of grace. Our entire family has thrived using this curriculum. The books that are recommended as supplimental reading have been carefully chosen. Although it is rarely necessary, if there happen to be any objectionable parts, there are warnings in the instructions so you can make sure to have your child skip "Chapter 14", "Page 132" or whatever. No more having to pre-read everything! That is a huge time-saver.
  • JJNW Apr 1, 2008 @ 12:35 am | delete
    Hi from a new Homeschool group member. I have lensrolled your nice site to mine at: http://www.squidoo.com/HomeschoolDream

    JJ
  • The_HomeScholar Dec 7, 2007 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    Loved your lens. We were classical homeschoolers and now we encourage people to homeschool through high school. Please check out our lenses.
    Adding you to our lens roll.
  • tdove Nov 18, 2007 @ 10:05 am | delete
    Have not tried it but it sounds really helpful for homeschooling.
  • EelKat Nov 18, 2007 @ 12:06 am | delete
    The book you mentioned: "The Well-Trained Mind", I just love that book! It's my fave book on teaching methods, I used this when I was doing high school stuff. (unschooling home schooler).
  • Leslie in Michigan Oct 26, 2007 @ 8:50 am | delete
    Like best: Gives me new insight into biblical truths, works with large family, Christ-centered, flexible, affordable(can be used with libraries).
    Downside: Takes more prep time than a curriculum-in-a-box (but I actually like that), uses lots of looseleaf paper (can be difficult to keep organized).
  • KarenHS2 Aug 22, 2007 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    I have not used TOG but I love your lens. Fabulous!! I am going now to feature it on my Homeschooling High School lens.
  • Lori in MO Jul 2, 2007 @ 9:06 am | delete
    I've been hs'ing for over 20 years and started using Tapestry three years ago. I really like it. I am very pleased in the education that my children...well, my whole family...is getting!! Very rich and enjoyable.
  • belindam May 18, 2007 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    I love Tapestry of Grace. A well thought out curriculum. I am glad to see you on Squidoo.
    Belinda
    Homeschool Happenings
    Cooking with Kids
  • Christopher_Scott May 2, 2007 @ 10:02 pm | delete
    Great stuff.

    I was home schooled for 5 years and it is one of the best ways to connect with your children and build the relationship.
  • Shelbelle7 Feb 26, 2007 @ 4:56 pm | delete
    I'm the mother of 7 children and we've been homeschooling since 1992. I've tried so many things, but have finally found a "home" with Tapestry of Grace. It is everything I could ever hope for in a curriculum. My kids are getting an incredibly rich education thanks to TOG. I could not be happier.
  • Somerschool Feb 26, 2007 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    I'm officially Tapestry of Grace's "most satisfied customer," with six kids who have been using it (in some form) since 1995, so I'm biased--but it's great!
  • kimberly jones Feb 8, 2007 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    tapestry of grace is wonderful...it is so rich...provides so many more options...i never could have put this all together myself...thank you!!!
  • groovyoldlady Feb 7, 2007 @ 7:28 am | delete
    I'm too flighty to deal with the rigors of a classical education. I'm a freelance writer AND a freelance homeschooler! I use a little bit of this and a little bit of that.
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There have been many reviews on the Tapestry of Grace Homeschool Curriculum.
Home School Source
This is a very thorough review of Classic Tapestry of Grace with the typical initial "WOW" reaction.
TheOld Schoolhouse Magazine
Tapestry of Grace Review by Diane Wheeler, Senior Staff Writer, TOS Magazine
Cathy Duffy' Homeschool Curriculum Reviews
This is an updated review from that appearing in 100 Top Picks
Homeschool Today
This is a pdf document from Homeschool Today originally published in 2003.
Tapestry of Grace Reviews
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