Polished Cornerstones

Polished Cornerstones

See the review of Plants Grown Up. This volume follows the same format, this time focusing on raising girls to meet the standards of the Proverbs 31 woman. It tackles subjects like money management, housekeeping, organization, meal planning, church activities, and teaching. It recommends resources such as Beautiful Girlhood, Christian Character (by Gary Maldaner), The Excellent Wife (by Martha Peace), Hidden Art of Homemaking (by Edith Schaeffer), Homework Manual for Biblical Living (2 volumes), Nave's Topical Bible, Shorter Catechism for Study Classes (2 volumes), Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, and the Westminster Standards. Many other resources are recommended, but those listed are the most essential.

A number of activities and recommended resources duplicate those found in Plants Grown Up since the goal in spiritual development is the same. This makes it easy to teach both sons and daughters using both volumes. You can use the similar lessons from one or the other volume for all your children (watching for age propriety), then pursue the other activities more appropriate for girls or boys.

An optional comb-bound book, Polished Cornerstones Memory Verses, contains the suggested memory verses for this volume. This makes personal study and memorization much more convenient.

As with Plants Grown Up, this volume will easily provide adequate Bible study, but coverage of other subjects will depend upon the activities you select. It will not be comprehensive for any of your basic academic subjects for older students, although you might find it sufficient for the early elementary grades for social studies.

Pricing Information

When comparison prices appear, please keep in mind that they are subject to change. Click on links where available to verify price accuracy.

Get a FREE subscription to Cathy's E-Newsletter

My Lists

Save reviews to lists to guide curriculum choices. Register or log in to start your first list.

Instant Key

  • Need For Parent or Teacher Instruction: high
  • Learning Environment: group or one-on-one
  • Grade Level: grades 3-12
  • Educational Methods: traditional activity pages or exercises, memorization, hands-on, discussion
  • Educational Approaches: worldview, unit study, eclectic
  • Religious Perspective: Protestant

Publisher's Info

Note: Publishers, authors, and service providers never pay to be reviewed. They do provide free review copies or online access to programs for review purposes.

Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 "Guidelines Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."