Does anyone know if Singapore uses a spiral approach to math?

Does the second option you mentioned offer you the opportunity to choose your own curriculum?

We have the Chemistry book. I find it so simple. I doesn't have too much information (which I appreciate). All of it seems necessary and builds on the other material. I found myself wishing that I had had this book during my high school chemistry, which for me was a gigantic question mark from start to finish! I think they make Chemistry so easy and enjoyable. My son likes them so well, he does them at night after school is over, by himself. (We do them during our school day too.) He is in 1st grade. The curriculum is secular, and I use the book without making copies. We are going to continue with their books. I have ordered the geology and plants books.

Thank you everyone. I am a Christian too. :)

just one last bump, to see if there is anyone out there who didn't see this post the first time. As a refresher, I am looking for anyone who has read the original H.A. Guerber books (Thirteen Colonies, and Great Republic), and can tell me if they are written with a Christian perspective. Thank you to everyone who has responded thus far. Best to you all. Jen

thank you for the suggestion about the eclectic teaching manual-found it on google and downloaded it! :)

Praise God Becky. :)

bumping to see if anyone has read them...

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God." That is easy to read; but it is not so easy to feel. "Now are we the sons of God." How is it with your heart this morning? Are you in the lowest depths of sorrow and suffering? "Now are you a son of God." Does corruption rise within your spirit, and grace seem like a poor spark trampled under foot? "Beloved, now are you a son of God." Does your faith almost fail you? and are your graces like a candle well nigh blown out by the wind! Fear not, beloved; it is not your graces, it is not your frames, it is not your feelings, on which you are to live: you must live simply by naked faith on Christ. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God." With all these things against us, with the foot of the devil on our neck, and the sword in his hand ready to slay us—beloved now in the very depths of our sorrow, wherever we may be—now, as much in the valley as on the mountain, as much in the dungeon as in the palace, as much when broken on the wheel of suffering as when exalted on the wings of triumph—"beloved, now are we the sons of God." "Ah!" but you say, "see how I am arrayed! my graces are not bright; my righteousness does not shine with apparent glory." But read the next: "It doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him." We are not so much like him now, but we have some more refining process to undergo, and death itself, that best of all friends, is yet to wash us clean. "We know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." From Charles Spurgeon's exposition of I John May the Lord Bless you and your family. May He strengthen and encourage your heart in Him.

thank you everyone for your input to this point :)

If you have read the H.A. Guerber books "The Story of the 13 Colonies" and "The Story of the Great Republic"-the originals, not those edited by Ms. Miller, are they secular books or do they have a Christian perspective?

Our list is still short: Ray's Arithmetic and American History for Little Folks hoping to find more...

thank you for the suggestions. I am checking them out. :)

I got off to a slow start with both this year, and as I was going, I was wondering if one is meant to hit certain lessons at the same time. Have any of you figured out a schedule that works to make this happen? (i.e. so that you are covering months of the year in WWE and in FLL) Or does this matter? How are you scheduling the two to finish in one year? (We are in our first year, on level 1) Additionally, I am looking for a 1st grade resource that would allow for some additional parsing practice. There was an exercise in FLL where the student had to identify the nouns, and I noticed that we could both use some more practice doing this. I would need a book that has the answers in it as well, because even I am not very good at it. :) Thank you in advance for your input. Best Regards, Jen

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