From Adam to Us Curriculum
From Creation to current events, From Adam to Us delivers 150 days of history, geography, literature, and faith—complete with maps, timelines, projects, and zero parent lesson-planning.
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From Adam to Us Curriculum
Covering 5,000 years of history in a single school year sounds ambitious. From Adam to Us makes it surprisingly manageable by guiding middle-school students through world history, geography, literature, culture, and a biblical worldview in a single integrated program.
Designed for grades 5–8, this Christian world history curriculum follows a chronological approach from Creation through modern times. Across 150 lessons and 30 units, students explore major civilizations, historical figures, world events, inventions, cultural developments, and global movements while building a framework for understanding how history fits together. Instead of bouncing from one fascinating fact to another, students begin to see the bigger picture of how people, places, and events connect across time.
The daily lessons combine narrative history with primary sources, photographs, artwork, maps, and literature selections that help bring each era to life. This is not a "read a few pages and call it history" kind of course. Students are asked to engage with what they're learning, think about it, and make connections along the way.
History isn't the only subject woven into the course. Students also complete map work, build a historical timeline, learn vocabulary, respond to writing prompts, and read selections from Our Creative World, a companion reader filled with speeches, letters, poetry, and cultural snapshots from around the globe. The map and timeline activities do more than fill pages—they help students visualize where events happened and how they fit into the larger flow of history.
Biblical worldview discussions are integrated throughout the program through "Thinking Biblically" sections that encourage students to evaluate historical events and cultural developments through the lens of Scripture.
The complete package includes two full-color hardcover textbooks, Our Creative World, the Map Book, the Timeline Book, and an Answer Key. Families seeking additional reinforcement can add the optional Student Workbook and Lesson Review materials for extra practice, comprehension checks, and assessments.
Yes, it’s thorough. Yes, some days will feel full. But the payoff? A year’s worth of history planned for you, a child who doesn’t just memorize dates but understands how the world fits together.
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Publisher's Information
Publisher: Notgrass
Author: Ray & Charlene Notgrass
Age Recommendation: 10 - 13
Grade Recommendation: 5th - 8th
Faith-Based: Yes
Consumable: No (texts), Yes (Maps, Timeline, Answer Key)
Units: 30 (each with 5 daily lessons)
Format: Hardcover (texts), softcover (Maps, Timeline, Answer Key)
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
We consider the literature component of the Notgrass history courses to be optional. You can have your student complete the Notgrass literature, with related assignments, instead of the Mosdos course if you like. We don't recommend trying to do both unless your student is highly motivated. Alternatively, if your student is an avid reader, he might enjoy simply reading any or all of the suggested books to supplement the history.
Notgrass curriculum is designed to work with students of a variety of ages and learning styles. The elementary-level curriculum (Our Star-Spangled Story) is designed for grades 1 to 4. The middle school curriculum (America the Beautiful, From Adam to Us, Uncle Sam and You) is designed for grades 5 to 8. Of course, for students in 4th or 5th grade, it gets a little fuzzy, and they could often successfully use either option.
Homeschooling is a family affair, and we encourage opportunities for children of all ages to learn together. Students in early elementary can certainly listen to a parent (or older sibling) read the lessons out loud. Some of the primary source readings might go over their heads, but that's okay. The review material might be challenging, too, but they can skip that. The family activities related to holidays are fun for everyone to do together. And the recommended literature is great for family read-aloud time.
If you use one of the middle school courses with a younger student, they may not get as much out of it as an older student. You could save that curriculum and use it again in 3-4 years when the younger kids are ready to think about the content at a deeper level while the older student is doing high school level material.
Notgrass curriculum generally quotes from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) translation. The publishers feel it provides a good balance between giving a sense of the original languages and using modern English. For the activities and assignments in Notgrass curriculum, you are welcome to use the translation of your choice, whether that is the KJV, ESV, NIV, or something else.
- November 2, 2025
We love Notgrass!!
Samantha H.
We have been using Notgrass for several years and love it! I really like that the curriculum offers different types of activities in the workbooks and also offers a ton of activities at the end of every chapter. You can do just social studies or use the curriculum for all of the subjects!
- March 4, 2025
Great Visually with a World History Overview
A. P.
We found the artwork and photos in this book so visually appealing, and it gives a great overview of World history. It can seem a bit dry, but we struggle with history in my house no matter what curriculum we have used.
- February 23, 2024
Exactly what I was looking for!
Eli W.
Just what I was looking for. My son is in third grade but the lessons work fine. The extra work is a bit much at this age but we will revisit it again later.
- March 30, 2023
Love!
Melinda H.
We continue to love the Notgrass History program. The workbook, timeline, map, and additional primary source book called Our Creative World was a thorough program. We read some of the additional literature suggestions as well. We will continue to use Notgrass in the future as well!
- April 8, 2022
Most Excellent Set!
Heather T.
I wrote an extremely long, and excellent review about this curriculum, went to take a picture and it deleted the whole thing. I am out of time now. Will try again another time. Can't say enough about this set. It is absolutely awesome!
- June 19, 2021
Very thorough!
Bernadine V.
More than sufficient material for history AND literature. Did not purchase workbook; plenty of assignments at chapter end plus vocabulary (can also be used as spelling words). Despite what to me looked overwhelming, it does not require excessive prep time. Age appropriate reading and well illustrated.
