Revolution!

So we have been working our way through American History with Homeschool in the Woods Time Travellers series.  It is a great program and we have loved it.  There are lots of projects and we can choose what fits our schedule as well as interest.  Starting Monday we began the American Revolution.  I love the Colonial period which we just finished. (and which technically isn't over since the revolution happened during that time, it is just broken up for ease) My twelve year old wasn't too interested in quilting bees, samplers and how they cooked the christmas goose.  But boy, my 9 year old daughter and I have had a blast!  She is still working on her sampler, maybe I will take a picture and post it this week. 

Anyway, I think Jordan will love what's coming because it is about WAR!  And what self respecting twelve year old boy doesn't like war?  We will discuss weapons and strategy, battles, strengths, weaknesses...makes ya feel like grunting and rolling in the mud doesn't it?  Well, I hope we learn a lot in the next few weeks.  Along with the history we have our regular "core" studies such as math, handwriting and language arts.  I am going to try something new for our bible studies.  I really slack in this area.  I mean, we pray, talk about bible stories and I do a lot of reading of bible stories from different kid bibles.  My favorite is The Jesus storybook bible.  So I got these individual studies for  boys and girls from here.  I'll be honest, I got them a while back but my kids don't really get this kind of thing.  I don't know how to impart to them that a lot of it is your opinion and how God is speaking to you and there isn't always a right answer.  My son Jordan really has a problem with this.  But we will work through it. 

I do feel like I slack in the christian ed portion of my schooling, and that is a huge reason we homeschool.  But somehow, just using biblical examples in math and copying scripture for handwriting isn't quite enough.  I am wondering... what do you use? and what have you loved?