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Illustrated Bible-survey textbooks with short weekly videos and hand motions, plus a worldview story series.
Updated September 2026 · 8 sources
| Grades | K–8th |
|---|---|
| Tradition | Protestant / broadly evangelical (no denomination-specific doctrine stated) |
| Translation | Any (Bible passages are in the textbook; read your own Bible alongside) |
| Approach | Short video, illustrated textbook reading, hand motions, discussion and a notebooking journal |
| Who teaches | The parent teaches |
| Parent prep | Low (open the weekly plan, watch a short video, read and discuss; printing pages is the main chore) |
| Screen time | A mix of screen and paper |
| Video lessons | Included: a 4-5 minute streaming video each week demonstrates the motions and key ideas |
| Cost | $68: The Word in Motion Old Testament set (sale price; about one school year, grades K-6) (source) |
| Placement | Rainbow Resource: Word in Motion set, grades K-6 Start with the Old Testament volume; the same book works for K-6 together |
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See my matchParents like the engaging magazine-style textbook, the short videos and the movement that helps kids remember the Bible timeline, with almost no prep. Common drawbacks are paying for a journal per child, needing about a year per volume, and printing weekly plans one page at a time. The What We Believe books are a separate family read-aloud series on worldview, and the last book runs older than the others.
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Apologia Elementary Bible is described as short video, illustrated textbook reading, hand motions, discussion and a notebooking journal. Parent prep: low (open the weekly plan, watch a short video, read and discuss; printing pages is the main chore).
Apologia Elementary Bible covers grades K–8th.
$68: The Word in Motion Old Testament set (sale price; about one school year, grades K-6). Prices were checked on publisher or retailer pages in September 2026; check current prices before buying.
Protestant / broadly evangelical (no denomination-specific doctrine stated).
Any (Bible passages are in the textbook; read your own Bible alongside).
Yes. One textbook serves several ages; each child needs a journal
A mix of screen and paper. The parent teaches.
Yes. Rainbow Resource: Word in Motion set, grades K-6. Start with the Old Testament volume; the same book works for K-6 together
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