This is one of Apologia’s elementary science courses. Tink loves it. She’s bundled it up right along with her daily math and spelling books she does with me every day so she’s sure to have regular lessons. The book is extremely easy to use. I simply read a few sections to Tink every day (or she could read them to herself) and we’re done. There are several sections along the way that dictate experiments, but not so many that mom gets tired of them and all the experiments are done with common household items. Not only that, but there is a list at the front of the book that names each item you’ll need to perform the experiments, just so you can be sure to have them on hand at the time they’re needed.
There’s also lots of help offered. At the front of the book, are listed several ways to contact the company in case you need help, plus there are website helps you can use throughout the book if you want. They’re not required to do the course, but they add a bit of extra information.
Exploring Creation With General Science- $85 (Two-book set, text and solutions & test manual)
I already knew we liked this one when it arrived. Ninja’s been using it since the beginning of the school year. She regularly spouts off information she learned from her science text book and I love that she’s learning so much from a Christian perspective. This text is designed to be used by the student in a more independent way. The instructions are written to the student as is the rest of the book. Like the Flying Creatures text, this volume’s experiments are also done with common household items that you most likely already have in your home, so there’s not much extra expense where experiments are concerned. Also like the elementary book, the Genera Science book gives lots of ways to contact not only Apologia, but the author of the textbook himself, so if the student runs into anything s/he doesn’t understand, they’ll be sure to get the answers straight from the source. We received the two-book set which comes with a solution book and test booklet. The student is tested on the material after each module which lasts approximately two weeks.
These are lovely texts; nice, hardback books that certainly rival any public school textbook but of course written from a Christian perspective. In my opinion, they would work for nearly any homeschool family.
This is my family's journey through homeschooling, using My Father's World curriculum. We spent the majority of last school year reviewing curriculum for TOS Homeschool Crew so that's why many of my blog entries are product reviews. We're now back on track and diving into MFW once again.
My children are
Ninja- 15: teenage black belt extrordinaire. Using MFW's Ancient History and LIterature;
Tink- 11: sweet girl schooling with ADHD symptoms and dysgraphia (?). Using MFW's Exploring Countries and Cultures;
The Dude-5: handsome little man with language delays/probably on the autism spectrum. He's no longer in preschool for speech therapy and special ed. Now using MFW K; and
Baby Princess- 18 months: beautiful busy baby girl, possibly on the autism spectrum as well. Tagging along with The Dude and whatever else I think might interest her.
