I am honored and thrilled to announce Virtuous Foundations’ first give-away of my #1 favorite book for homeschoolers – Robin Sampson’s Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach. This book is for all homeschoolers that want to make the Bible the center of their school day!
This book has totally transformed the way I teach. It’s changed my perspective on what’s really important. I have different priorities. Higher goals. I don’t feel pressure to perform for the state. Instead of the Bible part of our schooling being put on the back burner, it is now the focus of our day. This is such a blessing!
You know what the best part is? It’s caused an unquenchable thirst for reading God’s Word.
The foundation of the Heart of Wisdom philosophy is to give up man’s standards and lean on God for what He would have us teach our children. Matthew 6:33 is our focus, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
If I had to recommend just one book to a new homeschool mom, this would be it, hands-down. Robin shares how to use delight-directed studies, incorporates Charlotte Mason’s methods on education, and bases her lessons around a four-step process (excite, examine, expand, excel).
To quote, “History, science, and arts are filtered through divine truth. History is studied chronologically and science is studied in Creation order. All studies incorporate God’s Word. The unit studies incorporate language skills through writing assignments (narration, summaries, composition, etc.) and adding to unit portfolios and a time line book.”
Heart of Wisdom Methods |
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| A Return to Biblical Hebraic Education | The Bible outlines how we should teach our children. The Hebraic aim of education was ethical and religious. Study is a form of worship. The method of instruction in the home was oral, and learning was accomplished by practice. The Hebrew taught no distinction between sacred and secular areas of life. Every detail of life, therefore, must be set aside and consecrated to the glory of God (the opposite of today’s popular Greek approach). Click for more on Biblical education |
Charlotte Mason’s Philosophy |
Students should develop a love of learning by reading real books–”classic literature–as opposed to twaddle, or “dumbed down” literature. This method also incorporates narration: the assimilating of information (sorting, sequencing, selecting, connecting, rejecting, and classifying), and then retelling, and developing a “Nature Diary” (HOW calls it a Creation Portfolio). Click for more about Charlotte Mason’s methods. |
The Four-Step Lessons |
The Four Steps is a unique way to meet the needs of structured, scheduled homeschoolers and unstructured and informal homeschoolers. Students need freedom and structure. The Four Steps organize and structure the approaches listed on this page that are normally unstructured at the same time promoting the freedom for students to learn the way that is best for them. The For Steps comprise a cycle of instruction based on the four main learning styles adapted from Bernice Macarthy’s 4Mat system. Click for more on the Four Steps. |
Integrated Unit Study |
The term “unit” (or “theme”) refers to the idea of studying a topic as a whole instead of several separate subjects. A unit study takes a topic and lives with it for a period of time, integrating science, social studies, language arts, and fine arts, as they apply.Click to learn about unit studies. |
Lifestyle of Learning |
We emphasis parents relying on the Holy Spirit’s leading to provide the needed resources so the children can develop expertise in their individual fields of interest. We incorporate the Lifestyle of Learning approach outlined in Wisdom’s Way of Learning by Marilyn Howshall. Mrs. Hwshall explains how using these simple and natural tools (with the emphasis on the process of learning rather than the product of learning) will allow your children to begin to develop their own lifestyle of learning. Click for more on the Holy Sprit lead teaching. |
Delight-Directed Learning |
Students acquire basic concepts of learning (reading, reasoning, writing, researching, etc.) during the process of examining the topic they are interested in. Education ought to be about building learners’ abilities to do useful things.Click for more on the Delight Directed approach |
Writing to Learn |
Students think on paper “to discover connections, describe processes, express emerging understandings, raise questions and find answers, encouraging higher-level thinking skills. This method forces the student to internalize learning so they understand better and retain longer. Click for more on writing to learn. |
| Students create scrapbooking pages and folders (lapbooks) as they work through the unit studies.Click here for more on Scrapbooking to Learn | |
Although this teaching approach can be used with any curriculum, Robin makes it easy for us to do this because she also authored Adam to Messiah, a Bible-based history (this is perfect for Year 1 for those of us following the “classical” homeschool method) as well as the science focuses on Creation, Light, and Energy.
Even if you don’t use Robin’s curriculum, you will benefit from her book! Read Heart of Wisdom Approach: An Overview for more information on Robin Sampson’s book. Here is an excerpt:
Homeschooling Nutritiously
I like to compare my book The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach to a cookbook of nutritious recipes.
I have worked on these recipes for over twenty years; I have altered the ingredients, measurements, and methods (avoiding poisonous ingredients) and finally came up with nourishing and satisfying results that work well for my family. You can use my recipes as outlined, or adapt them to your family’s preferences.
The most important thing is that you use nutritional ingredients.
This cookbook not only provides the recipes but also gives a detailed account of the background of the ingredients and cooking methods to help you make the best use of them.
You can download a 60-page excerpt of the 500-page book here.
What we’re giving away: One blessed winner will receive Robin Sampson’s Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach ebook.
How to enter: Add a comment to this post telling us how you would use this book in your homeschool or why you want to win this book. Required Entry!
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Entries close Thursday, July 21st at midnight, and winner will be announced on Friday, July 22nd by noon.
Blessings to all who enter – I hope you are the winner!
The Heart of Wisdom approach begins with the Bible as the center of education, with all subordinate studies brought into the circle of light radiating from there. Academics play an important part, but they are secondary. Students spend half the school day studying God’s Word and the other half studying God’s world. This approach can be used for all grade levels.
God’s Word |
God’s World |
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Direct Studies
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Derived Studies
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Bible and Bible study tools
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Thematic unit studies, living books and the Internet
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| Half the school day is occupied with Bible studies. The family reads through the Bible each year utilizing Bible study aids while incorporating language skills though writing assignments (narration, summary writing, composition, etc.) and adding to a Bible portfolio. | History, science, and arts are filtered through divine truth. History is studied chronologically and science is studied in Creation order. All studies incorporate God’s Word. The unit studies incorporate language skills through writing assignments (narration, summaries, composition, etc.) and adding to unit portfolios and a time line book. |
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Writing and language skills are integrated into all studies
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| Lea Harris founded Virtuous Foundations in 2006. A homeschool graduate (high school), she now teaches her own children at home using various methods and curriculum. Some of her favorites are Heart of Wisdom, The Picture Smart Bible, Math U See, and Excellence in Writing. Follow Virtuous Foundations on Facebook, @VirtuousFndtns on Twitter, and subscribe to our newsletter. |
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This would be great for me. I am a homeschool mom of three. Even though I was homeschooled, many times I feel lost. This would be a great guidebook
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What a great giveaway! This book incorporates God & His word in everything and that is important for me. I would be able to use it with both kids and would make schooling fun with the different activities.
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I would love to use this book along side our curriculum. Even though I already have bible studies in our daily studies, we can always use more!
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I have been praying about this and would love to have this book. I truly want to make His Word the center of our homeschool.
This year we are being forced to use an online, state mandated virtual academy. I need a strong Torah based program that I can incorporate into the godless curriculum I will be forced to use this year.
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Raising my daughter up in Torah and guiding her education is a true blessing and honor. What joy to raise my daughter up in YHWY’s kingdom, HIS WORD, HIS TORAH. The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach would be an asset and wonderful addition to my beginners stage of homeschooling. I would welcome this gift with grace and gratitude.
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I would love to use this book to teach my 4 girls for home school and then share it with our congregation. it is so important now a days to teach virtues and it would be such a blessing to me and my family.
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I really want to impart “delight directed learning” to my 14 year old daughter…I hope its not too late!
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Hi!I would like to use this for personal spiritual growth and to help the neighborhood children to know about God most of them know nothing about God.I have homeschooled my sonall the way through hiigh school but i probably missed something , although he has turned out to be Christ following and not a peer pleaser. He thinks for himself.
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