The Story of the Bible: Volumes I and II

The curriculum provides structured direct instruction through teacher manuals, DVD lectures, and guided activities. The materials support explicit teaching with comprehension questions and systematic lesson progression.

Teacher manuals include 'Questions for Review' that are 'primarily comprehension questions' to be used orally, and DVD lectures provide direct instruction for older students with 'biblical application lessons based on the stories'

The curriculum provides substantial historical context through DVD lectures that offer 'more narrative information and more explanation about key characters and historical context.' The materials place biblical events within their historical framework.

Brian Kennelly's DVD presentations provide 'more narrative information and more explanation about key characters and historical context,' and the curriculum covers historical progression from Genesis through the establishment of the early Church

The curriculum systematically builds Catholic theological understanding by connecting biblical narratives to Catholic doctrine and explaining key concepts. It provides clear theological context and makes explicit connections between Old and New Testament themes.

Review shows the curriculum 'explains how the Jewish religious traditions serve in many ways as the roots of our Christian worship' and 'explains the concept of original sin after the story of the Fall of Adam and Eve,' demonstrating systematic theological instruction

The curriculum includes comprehensive teacher support through detailed manuals that guide instruction for multi-level teaching and provide extensive activity options. However, specific teacher training or professional development materials are not mentioned.

Teacher manuals 'pull it all together and add even more options' with activities for different age levels and 'specifically address teaching the course with the one-room schoolhouse model,' though formal teacher training components are not described

The curriculum includes vocabulary development through crossword puzzles, word searches, and age-appropriate activities, though explicit religious vocabulary instruction is not specifically detailed.

Activity books contain 'crossword and word search puzzles' for upper elementary and middle school students, suggesting vocabulary reinforcement, though specific theological terminology instruction is not explicitly described

The curriculum uses Scripture quotes from the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition and storytelling that closely follows biblical language. However, the emphasis appears to be on retelling Bible stories rather than direct study of original biblical texts.

Review notes that 'storytelling frequently uses language very close to that in the Bible' and 'Scripture quotes are now from the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition,' but describes the approach as selecting 'key stories and books of the Bible' for retelling rather than direct textual study