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My kids are 8, 10, 12 and 14 – just to give you and idea of where we’re at this year.  We are reading Exploring Creation Through Astronomy written by Jeannie Fulbright and then meeting with two other families every other week to do the projects or experiments.  It is very low-key and easy to do and we have all learned so much together.  Being committed to meeting with these families has really kept us on a schedule (one chapter every two weeks is very easy to do) and the kids look forward to getting together with the other kids.   It has been really fun to focus on one thing (our solar system) for months instead of rushing through it!  We have also enjoyed looking several things up on NASA’s website during this study also.  Because my 14-yr-old is busier with his schoolwork, he just sits in on the reading and doesn’t go for the project time.  He has been very helpful in adding to our discussion time after we read.

My 12-yr-old is also doing Lyrical Life Science on his own this year.  He is more of an auditory learner and this is working really good for him this year.  I made up a schedule for him to follow and he is doing great with it.  At the beginning of his lesson time, he listens to the song three times.  He then has his reading scheduled out over two or three days and does the workbook pages.  This is being a great introduction to a lot of science terms before he does Apologia’s General Science.

My 14-yr-old is doing Apologia’s Physical Science this year.  (He did the General Science last year).  I bought the companion CD that has multimedia presentations to go along with the modules (chapters) and just adds to the book.  I also made it easy on myself by purchasing a kit containing everything he would need for the experiments for the year.  It cost a bit more but was worth it to me for us to not have to try to keep up with gathering/buying supplies ahead of time.  He also follows a schedule (loosely) that I printed off of Donna Young’s website.