You can read my past reviews here for Heirloom Audio below. All of these are incredibly well done and worth every second of time you give them!
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Mom takes the reigns
Normally, my husband is the main "facilitator" of these reviews. However, his work schedule has completely clobbered him the last few weeks, and we couldn't find a time that he could listen to it with the kids. So instead, I used it in our Two-Family Homeschooling. I presented it to the six older children and myself over the period of three different days. (We listened to it for about 45 minutes to 1 hour on three different days.)Here is a video of all the listeners. The kiddos in this video are ages 7, 9, 10, 10, 11, and 13. (I let them draw things they were thinking of while we listened.)
Why Heirloom Audio exists
Executive Producer Bill Heid writes on their website:
I have invested my life savings and over 4500 working hours in the future of our children by producing this program. But you need only invest less than it costs for one family night at the movies to try it out ...
Here's one of my favorite quotes, "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." It's by Frederick Douglass and I think it embodies what I'm trying to say to you here. That is, it's my belief that if we take the role of active parenting during "the critical years" we can grow strong children with godly moral compasses.
And that is exactly what these audio productions strive to do. I really dislike when "religious" products aren't up-to-par with secular productions. But this product is so good that you don't feel like you've compromised quality in order to get something wholesome. I mean, just take a look at the actors that make up this performance's team:
The story itself is one that is shared between Mr. George and Peter Brockhaus. They meet fairly randomly and begin talking. Mr. George shares with Peter about a story he is writing. When Peter says he would love to hear the story, Mr. George kindly obliges and jumps into the young love story of John and Mary -- just teenagers as they are taking a walk along the sea. A quick decision to jump into a boat for a little alone time changes John's destiny.
John ends up connecting with Josephus, a first-century Romano-Jewish scholars. And this is where fiction meets with history. Josephus was a real person who initially fought against the Romans but then found himself a slave and ultimately received his freedom. We loved that true history was wound into the love story between these two young people. John often returns home in between battles. You can't help but wonder how hard it would be for people in this age to simply sit and wait to hear if their loved one is alive or dead.
John ends up in a many-years war to save the temple from the Romans. He also gets to meet some of the first "Christians" -- people who actually saw Jesus Christ die and saw him after his crucifixion. Ultimately, the temple is destroyed, but the readers gets to meet Nero, Vespasian, Titus and other historical names in the meantime.
Study Guide
The production comes with a downloadable study guide. It is designed to be used by
Don't miss these audio dramas!
These audio dramas would be GREAT for long car rides. They are also fantastic for your homeschool family. Non-homeschool families can just use them for a fun "night at home" without TV or devices. For the Temple from Heirloom Audio was completely up-to-par with the previous dramas we've gotten to review. Just awesome.
In our case, we listened to the drama one time together. We then went through it a second time with the questions to work on listening closely and being able to answer questions as you go.
I can't give a review from Heirloom Audio Productions without mentioning the Live the Adventure Club. This club provides subscribers with:
Executive Producer Bill Heid writes on their website:
I have invested my life savings and over 4500 working hours in the future of our children by producing this program. But you need only invest less than it costs for one family night at the movies to try it out ...
Here's one of my favorite quotes, "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." It's by Frederick Douglass and I think it embodies what I'm trying to say to you here. That is, it's my belief that if we take the role of active parenting during "the critical years" we can grow strong children with godly moral compasses.
And that is exactly what these audio productions strive to do. I really dislike when "religious" products aren't up-to-par with secular productions. But this product is so good that you don't feel like you've compromised quality in order to get something wholesome. I mean, just take a look at the actors that make up this performance's team:
- Brian Blessed: Star Wars, Tarzan
- Chris Larkin: Master and Commander
- Jolyon Coy: Beauty and the Beast
- Julian Rhind-Tutt: Oliver Twist
- Cathy Sara: Downton Abbey
- George Blagden: Les Mise'rables
The story itself is one that is shared between Mr. George and Peter Brockhaus. They meet fairly randomly and begin talking. Mr. George shares with Peter about a story he is writing. When Peter says he would love to hear the story, Mr. George kindly obliges and jumps into the young love story of John and Mary -- just teenagers as they are taking a walk along the sea. A quick decision to jump into a boat for a little alone time changes John's destiny.
John ends up connecting with Josephus, a first-century Romano-Jewish scholars. And this is where fiction meets with history. Josephus was a real person who initially fought against the Romans but then found himself a slave and ultimately received his freedom. We loved that true history was wound into the love story between these two young people. John often returns home in between battles. You can't help but wonder how hard it would be for people in this age to simply sit and wait to hear if their loved one is alive or dead.
John ends up in a many-years war to save the temple from the Romans. He also gets to meet some of the first "Christians" -- people who actually saw Jesus Christ die and saw him after his crucifixion. Ultimately, the temple is destroyed, but the readers gets to meet Nero, Vespasian, Titus and other historical names in the meantime.
Study Guide
The production comes with a downloadable study guide. It is designed to be used by
- Parents who want help talking their younger children through the storyline and lessons.
- Older students to use as written assignments.
- The Listening Well questions: These questions ask your child what he has heard or what he remembers.
- The Thinking Further questions: These questions require more thinking. Your child may need to look something up. There can be more than right answers.
- The Defining Words section: These words can give your child an opportunity to enhance her vocabulary and understanding of the story.
Don't miss these audio dramas!
These audio dramas would be GREAT for long car rides. They are also fantastic for your homeschool family. Non-homeschool families can just use them for a fun "night at home" without TV or devices. For the Temple from Heirloom Audio was completely up-to-par with the previous dramas we've gotten to review. Just awesome.
In our case, we listened to the drama one time together. We then went through it a second time with the questions to work on listening closely and being able to answer questions as you go.
- Three 2-CD sets shipped to you each year
- Stream over 500 old-time radio shows
- Hundreds of fun activities and games
- Listen and learn read-along program
- Daily inspiration and devotionals
- Education treasures and teaching resources
- Full access to "Live the Adventure Radio"
- Community forum to exchange ideas and tips
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