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Catalog 2015
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Table of Contents
Curriculum
Tapestry Primer2
Tapestry of Grace Curriculum 4
New! Literature Studies for Young Adults
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Teaching Aids
Writing Aids8
Map Aids
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Enrichment Options
Evaluations10
Pop Quiz
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Lapbooks
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Rhetoric-Only Resources
For Government
16
For Literature
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Helpful Extras18
Tapestry Teacher Training
Tab Sets
Speeches
Garden Tryst
Co-op or Classroom Licenses
Bookshelf Central
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Tapestry University20
Explore Tapestry21
Customer Service
Buying Tips
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Primer
Tapestry of Grace
Whether or not you journey with us the
whole way, get off to a great start!
Tapestry Primer is written for parents of young children who are just
Primer Guidebook : A simplified
Curriculum
version of Tapestry’s Teacher’s Notes,
the Guidebook tutors parents in the story
of the human race. The Guidebook helps
those new to teaching history to survey its
highlights, while setting in firmly into the
context of Biblical truth.
Primer Handbook : Here are the core assignments and
content of the Primer program. The Handbook includes
specific, weekly assignments in recommended resources for the study of history, literature, geography, handson learning, and for memory work. It also directs the
new teacher where to read in her support materials.
starting out on their homeschool journey.
Using this program with their eldest
children in grades K5-1, both parents
and children establish good homeschooling habits while they grow
in confidence.
Primer Activity Book : For each 3-week mini-unit,
With all Tapestry products, the parent is
always in the driver’s seat! In the parents’
choice of one year or two, the Primer
takes you on a survey trip. Both parents
and students will encounter the stories of
human history and literature that the full Tapestry of Grace curriculm
explores in-depth.
Primer also introduces families to the joys of story-driven, integrated,
full-family learning, while building valuable memory skills and worldview
development, all using real books that retain interest and spark thinking.
You don’t have to go on to use
Tapestry of Grace in order to
benefit from using Tapestry
Primer! It’s designed to serve
all young teaching parents as
they set out on the exciting
adventure that we call homeschooling!
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there is a coloring and activity book that students can
do while parents read aloud from history or literature
books, or as follow-up. Many original illustrations are
included that then re-appear on the cards of the Big
Story Game. Activity books offer fun and reinforcement
for each week’s lessons!
The Big Story Game : Four sets of cards (Who? What?
When? Where?) can be used in a variety of games for
one or more players, keeping learning fun and reinforcing Primer memory work. (Only the Who? deck is currently offered.)
Love the Journey : Used as either a stand-alone book
or as a companion to the Primer,
Marcia Somerville has written to
moms who are new to homeschooling. Her goal was to
provide help in developing an
individual educational philosophy,
but we’ve heard from veteran
homeschooling parents that it’s
given them new hope and fresh
energy as well! Marcia focuses on
essential principles and practices of
homeschooling that are needed by all!
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Tapestry of Grace
The Tapestry of Grace curriculum is uniquely structured to serve both
students and teachers. On these two pages, we have outlined the key
concepts that are central to the curriculum. We’ve also defined terms
that will help you to better understand the descriptions of other products
presented in this catalog.
Classical Studies in
the Humanities
Tapestry provides a classical education in the Humanities whose purpose
is to hone the thinking and
reasoning skills of Christian
apologists. We offer:
A Four-Year Cycle
Tapestry uses the history of the world
to organize your study of the Humanities. Your family’s journey through history
spans four years, with all students study-
ing the same era of history, each at their
own levels.
Core Subjects
{{ History
{{ Writing
{{ Literature
Elective Subjects
{{ Geography
{{ Fine Arts
{{ Church History
{{ Government
{{ History of Philosophy
Tapestry’s plan of study is broken up into
year-plans, units, and week-plans.
Curriculum
Year-Plans: The entire Tapestry program is comprised
of four year-plans. A year-plan guides the typical family
using Tapestry through a year’s worth of study at all
learning levels, but the pace is up to you!
Units: There are four units
within each year-plan,
each with its own theme
of study. A unit is roughly
equivalent to a quarter in
traditional American education.
Week-Plans: In most units,
nine week-plans comprise
each unit. There are thus
36 week-plans per year-plan.
Week-plans provide detailed
direction for the teacher and
all levels of students in the
core and elective subjects
provided by Tapestry.
Costs and Options
Students cycle through the four eras up
to three times, each time at a more advanced learning level.
There are four year-plans of Tapestry of
Grace (each one containing materials for
the four different learning levels).
These cover:
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Layout
{{ Year 1: Ancient World
{{ Year 2: Medieval —
American Revolution
{{ Year 3: Nineteenth Century
{{ Year 4: Twentieth Century
Our products are available in two formats: PRINT and DIGITAL EDITION
(DE). Digital products are available via online download or disc download.
One Unit
One Year-Plan
DE
$45
$170
Print
$80
$295
Print + DE
$85
$315
not for resale
can be resold
not for resale
Each format is delivered with a free Loom. If
you purchase Print, it will be shipped to you on
a CD. If you choose DE (or DE + Print) you will
access the Loom on the digital interface.
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Literature Studies for
Young Adults
Bridge the gap between
elementary and high school
Literature studies!
The Literature portion of Tapestry of Grace has long
begged for some middle ground. Our high school
(rhetoric) level Literature program is challenging,
and our moms have asked for more meat for their middle-school students
so that the step from middle school to high school is not so large.
Curriculum
NEW!
WHAT IS IT?
Literature Studies for Young Adults takes students through a series of stories, plays, and poems, arranged in historical order. Through this series,
students can encounter both
Book Titles
literary techniques and
Book Titles
(Worksheet &
(Worksheet)
historical worldviews.
Discussion)
Our Literature program author, Christy Somerville, has gone back to the
drawing board to devise a new facet of Tapestry of Grace that serves a
variety of needs. This first year, we have produced only one Year-Plan. If
we receive plenty of positive feedback, we plan to produce volumes that
dovetail with Tapestry of Grace Year-Plans 2-4.
Tales of Ancient Egypt*
Tales of Ancient Egypt*
The Bible*
The Bible*
Gilgamesh the Hero*
Gilgamesh the Hero*
Sons of Encouragement
Sons of Encouragement
Twenty Jataka Tales*
Twenty Jataka Tales*
Here are our goals for Literature Studies for Young Adults:
{{ This program dovetails with Tapestry history plans, but it is also useful
as a stand-alone product that can be used with any history curriculum.
{{ This program can be used with students in grades 7-9.
{{ If used with younger students, discussions are optional.
{{ If used with high school students, we recommend combining Literature
studies with a writing program (and optionally, an English grammar program)
in order to earn a regular English credit.
The Ch’i-Lin Purse*
The Ch’i-Lin Purse*
The Well of Sacrifice*
The Well of Sacrifice*
Mythology*
Mythology*
Hittite Warrior*
Hittite Warrior*
God King
God King
Victory on the Walls*
Victory on the Walls*
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls*
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls*
The Eagle of the Ninth*
The Eagle of the Ninth*
The Bronze Bow*
The Bronze Bow*
Black Ships Before Troy*
The Wanderings of Odysseus*
Retail total: $141.31**
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Retail total: $154.21**
We use a combination of
age-appropriate historical
fiction, re-tellings of some
adult classics, and stories
for young people that are
classics in their own right.
These give students the
content that will enable
them to analyze literature
for themselves, using a
toolbox of literary analysis
terms and concepts that we
introduce.
This volume covers literature
pertaining to the Ancient
World and takes 36 school
weeks to complete.
Please Note: This is a pilot
project! Future volumes
are not yet available.
*If you are a Tapestry of Grace customer, you may
already have access to these titles from a previous
student’s dialectic Literature studies in Year 1.
**Our booklist estimates are for new, full-price retail books, excluding the Bible. These titles can be found in gently used condition for a fraction of the retail
cost, and many are also in libraries.
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M a p A i d s
W r i t i n g A i d s
Find confidence to teach
excellent writing skills.
Teaching
Aids
Put your history
studies on the map.
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT DOES IT COST?
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT DOES IT COST?
A writing handbook that covers all writing
genres assigned in every Tapestry yearplan. It can also be used with any other
homeschool curriculum as a stand-alone.
Prices begin at $40 and depend on the
format chosen (Print, DE, DE + Print).
A geography supplement that provides
easy to print maps and answer keys assigned in Tapestry
$25 per year-plan
WHO IS IT FOR?
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
WHO IS IT FOR?
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Teachers and students of all learning levels who are using the writing component
of Tapestry of Grace, or are teaching young
people to write.
A teacher’s manual and supplements
including student notes, grading strategies, and graphic organizers. It’s available
in Print + CD, DE, or DE + Print.
Teachers and students of all learning levels who are using the geography component of Tapestry of Grace.
Printable, custom-drawn maps and answer
keys for every geography assignment in a
year-plan of Tapestry
This is a one-time purchase for the
entire family!
Available on CD or as a DE download
Writing Aids provides a teacher’s manual that gives explanations of each
writing genre, along with guidance on how to teach it. Supplements
include student notes called Talking Points that the student can print and
place in his notebook for easy reference.
Have you ever looked all over the place to find just the right map? Save
time and frustration with Map Aids. Each week you can print an outline
map for each student’s Tapestry geography assignment along with the
custom-drawn answer key. These maps are keyed to specific age levels.
Besides Talking Points, supplements also include graphic organizers for the
student and helpful grading strategies for the teacher.
Your kids will enjoy labeling the outline maps, and you’ll appreciate how
easy they are to grade. Map Aids is our most popular supplement, with
good reason: it makes teaching geography so simple that it actually gets
done!
Writing Aids covers almost all genres—everything from the standard
sentence and paragraph construction to essay writing. Additionally, there
are fun projects like crafting newspaper articles, plays, and historical fiction. Writing Aids makes writing easier and more enjoyable for the whole
family!
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Map Aids can be used with any Geography program, but shines brightest
when used with Tapestry of Grace.
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E v a l u a t i o n s
Enrichment
Options
Assess progress thoroughly.
Tests aren’t always fun, but test-taking skills are important for students to
master! Each week, Evaluations offers at least one quiz. For older students,
we offer comprehensive quarterly unit-end tests, and annual year-end
exams.
You don’t have to test your child each week; many parents use our quizzes
as reinforcement workpages. But, in any week that you want to give your
student a grade, you’ll have what you need with Evaluations!
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT DOES IT COST?
History tests, quizzes, and answer
keys corresponding to Tapestry
material
$50 per year-plan for all four
academic levels
Available on CD or as a DE download
$15 per year-plan for one
academic level
WHO IS IT FOR?
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Teachers and students of all
learning levels
Usually one history quiz per week per
level, as well as unit-end exams, a
year-end exam, and answer keys
Each level offers comprehension-appropriate assignments, such as oral
quizzes and graphic worksheets for grammar students, circle and Venn
diagrams for dialectic students, and short answer and essay questions for
rhetoric students. The answer keys for assessments are included.
Teachers who are looking for a reliable system through which they can
confidently assess a student’s progress or demonstrate a student’s abilities
will find that Evaluations is just what they’re looking for.
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P o p Q u i z
Enrichment
Options
Make your busy man a part of
your homeschool journey!
Pop Quiz is specifically designed by former HSLDA attorney
Scott Somerville—a homeschooling dad—to give busy men a
role in their children’s education without requiring a heavy time
commitment.
This product includes a weekly 15-minute audio summary of
what your children learn and a set of corresponding flashcards
with 12 questions—3 per learning level, per week.
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT DOES IT COST?
15-minute audio summaries for each
week of Tapestry, as well as question
cards designed to start great
conversations
$50 per year-plan
WHO IS IT FOR?
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Designed to include dads in weekly
learning; often popular with busy,
mobile moms, and loved by students
as well!
A complete year’s worth includes all
4 units of that year-plan; each unit
includes a 2-CD set and question cards
$15 per unit
Dads: With Pop Quiz’s quick weekly recap and question cards,
relevant conversation with your children becomes an attainable
goal, even with your busy schedule!
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L a p b o o k s
Watch history unfold
in your child’s hands.
These bright and colorful folders are filled with activity booklets that match Tapestry’s grammar history assignments. For
each unit’s lapbook, students may write about a historical
figure, copy a famous quotation, draw a picture of an invention of the era, or match a drawing of an architectural style to
its name.
Detailed directions
tell you exactly
where to place information from each
week’s studies.
folded and assembled cardstock
Enrichment
Options
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT DOES IT COST?
A creativity assignment that is made
with colorful booklets highlighting key
historical facts. Lapbook materials are
available in the form of printed kits or
as digital templates in disc or download format.
Printed kit
$15 per unit / $55 per year-plan
WHO IS IT FOR?
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Geared towards upper grammar students, but also appropriate for lower
grammar with assistance. Dialectic
students who prefer tactile learning
may also enjoy lapbooks!
In the printed kit: Instructions, folded
cardstock, and printed pages of the
small booklets to be cut out and pasted
on the cardstock
Digital templates
$20 per unit / $75 per year-plan
For teachers using digital templates, folded cardstock is offered
at $1 per set, which is the amount
needed for one lapbook.
In the template: Instructions and printable PDFs of the booklet pages
printed and folded booklets
Lapbooks are available in two formats. Printed kits include everything already printed for you. Digital templates allow you to print
your own and make as many lapbooks as you need for the remainder of your homeschool career. As an option for template users,
we offer cardstock for a low price. (Colored 11x17 cardstock can be
difficult to find individually in craft stores.)
example of assembled lapbook
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Key Documents in
Government Studies
This digital collection of primary source
materials forms the backbone of independent work
for rhetoric students earning a Government elective
credit using Tapestry.
These documents are not included in the book list,
and while many of them are public domain, it can be
difficult to find the right segment, translation, and
version. Here, all the work is done for you.
Rhetoric
Literature Helps
Rhetoric
Helps
WHAT ARE THEY?
WHAT DO THEY COST?
Poetics: Literature textbook of terms and
Poetics:
literary movements in history
Shorter Works Anthologies: Print-
able collections of hard-to-find rhetoric
Literature assignments, with annotations
and author introductions
$20 / Digital Edition
$40 / Print (softbound or 3-hole punch)
$50 / DE + Print
Shorter Works Anthologies:
$25
WHO ARE THEY FOR?
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Poetics: All rhetoric Literature students
Poetics: Teaching on literary analysis,
Shorter Works Anthologies: Year 2
and 3 rhetoric Literature students only
author biographies, terms, analysis charts,
guide to metrical poetry, and helpful
charts and diagrams
Shorter Works Anthologies: Every
rhetoric Literature reading assignment
not already included in the book list or
Poetics
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT DOES IT COST?
A printable collection of
rhetoric Government reading
assignments in Tapestry
$15 per year-plan
Poetics is our textbook about the nature, purpose, forms, and principles
Available in CD or DE
WHO IS IT FOR?
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Rhetoric students using the
Government component of
Tapestry in any year-plan
Every assigned Government reading in
the Tapestry year-plan not already in
the book list
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of literature that all rhetoric students will need weekly. It gives a history
of literary movements, their connections to historical worldviews, and
much more.
Our Shorter Works Anthologies are collections of poetry and short stories assigned in rhetoric Literature for Years 2 and 3 that are not included in our book list. These works are in the public domain, but it can be
difficult for busy parents to track down correct segments, translations,
and versions. Our anthologies save time and energy and offer
many helpful annotations as well.
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H e l p f u l E x t r a s
Enrich your journey.
Tapestry Teacher Training videos address various
topics pertaining to teaching Tapestry—a great help
to new and veteran homeschoolers alike!
Speeches by Tapestry authors Scott & Marcia Somerville are available to homeschoolers and offer inspiration, information, and instruction, so that moms and
dads can learn how to better teach their kids.
Tab Sets are a set of 36 white tabs labeled “Week 1,
Week 2,” etc. These are a real convenience for your
printed year-plans or student binders!
Garden Tryst is a set of forms designed to improve
a mother’s personal time with God. They dramatically
blessed the spiritual life of the author, Marcia Somerville, and have blessed many mothers since.
WHAT IS IT?
After ordering your curriculum from Lampstand Press,
Bookshelf Central is your one-stop shopping site for all
of the books you’ll need for your Tapestry curriculum and
other subjects. Competitive pricing and helpful service
make this the only stop you’ll need to make on your Tapestry journey.
HOW CAN I SAVE?
Facebook Specials
Sales and specials are found on Bookshelf Central’s
Facebook Page.
Used Book Program
Co-op or Classroom Licenses allow students to
attend Tapestry co-ops and use copyrighted materials
without their family needing to purchasing the complete program.
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We offer and buy back used books! Click on the Used
Books tab on the Bookshelf Central website for more
information, or watch for this icon
when shopping at
Bookshelf online.
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Tapestry University
We are continuing to building our mentor network
in 2015! Tapestry University faculty includes all
teachers who are using our products, whether in
their home academies or in group contexts.
Those who wish may take further certification to
become mentors. We offer certification training
for Advisors, Deans, and Master Teachers.
If you want to become certified as a Dean or Master Teacher, you must
undertake basic Advisor training first because this familiarizes you with
the resources, products, and policies that we offer. Check our website for
more information about how to become involved!
Are you looking for someone to personally guide you through Tapestry
choices and implementation? Our Tapestry University webpage lists
events held by Advisors in your local area!
http://www.tapestryofgrace.com/tu
Check Us Out! Is Tapestry the guide for you?
EXPLORE TAPESTRY
Will Tapestry be the guide to your family’s destination? Explore our website to find streaming
videos, samples, and helpful explanations!
http://www.tapestryofgrace.com/explore
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by and ready to help you with your purchase or
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Need help teaching older students?
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our online campus for Tapestry University.
The LLC provides online classes that offer
an intimate, dynamic learning environment
for students from all over the world.
Experienced Tapestry users are classical
educators who use Blackboard Collaborate
and StudyPlace technologies— which are
industry leaders in providing online learning
platforms for education—to tutor students
weekly in the humanities.
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your Tapestry products. The Buying Guide walks you through
your curriculum purchase and explains supplement options
available to you.
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reached via email at bspanier@llc.tapestryofgrace.com.
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