Ours was the Fulbright version. I had gotten them off of cbd.com when they had Apologia 30% off and free shipping. ETA: I had never heard of Knowledge Box so I just went to look at it. It looks like it would be a lot more time consuming than what we did. I would say the sample I just looked at was a true lapbook but the Fulbright version is a notebooking journal with a one little minilapbook a lesson. The Fulbright one has a lot of space for dictation or copywork, crosswords and questions. It has everything all ready for you and you only need to cut and glue the person with all the different systems and the minibooks in the appendix.

We are transitioning from WW to Vocabulary Vine. We love it. http://www.christianbook.com/vocabulary-spiral-study-latin-greek-roots/nancy-hasseler/9780977691609/pd/691608?item_code=WW&netp_id=441379&event=ESRCQ&view=details

I just used this great workbook to teach my child outlining. It is from Remedia but you can find it on cbd, bn, etc. http://www.rempub.com/index.php?route=product/product&keyword=outlining&category_id=0&model=1&product_id=3381

We used the Apologia notebooking journal with Human Anatomy. It was very well done. We didn't do everything in it but I liked the minibooks, crosswords, review questions, etc. We didn't do the fascinating facts or copywork. I used the schedule in the front to plan my year and it worked really well. We cut the two day a week lesson plans into 4 very easily and my kids really enjoyed science this last year.

THe most important thing is that we plant the Word on our childrens' hearts. If at a younger age, it needs to be done in story format with a picture book, I see nothing wrong with that. My kids loved VeggieTales and I don't believe they are anti-Bible. Maybe you could pick a very short memory verse from one of the readings. Maybe you could just stick with the Bible stories we all grew up with and loved to and then have a conversation about faithfulness and God's love for his people. As they get older, they should be able to handle the Bible in an English translation that works for you. I think we need to be careful because few of us are reading the Word in its original languages. We are all getting a translation. For me a picture book is another translation.

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There was a lady trying to get people to help write a schedule. I resurrected the thread. It is in the K-8 forum. I think I saw the schedules on a secular homeschool forum. Let me see if I can find it but I can't promise anything.

I would love to see what resources you are using for all of these. I have some great books for some of your topics.

In my clothes closet lol I didn't want the kids to have to drag it up and down from the homeschool room for every lesson.

I just received this from someone. It is looks great! I think we are going to get everything for the MIT Photosynthesis Lab. http://www.examiner.com/article/five-fabulous-ways-to-use-legos-for-learning

I just received this from someone. It is looks great! THere are a couple from MIT for older kids. http://www.examiner.com/article/five-fabulous-ways-to-use-legos-for-learning

I just received this from someone. It is looks great! http://www.examiner.com/article/five-fabulous-ways-to-use-legos-for-learning

Did you ever have any success with this? There are some people asking in the Logic forum. Good luck!

My son didn't like these so I am going to return them. I just wanted to check her though to see if anyone who can't get them would like me to ship them to you. PM me.

I hope Phonetic Zoo helps your dc. My kids hate jingles (a la Shurley English) and PZ would never work for us. I am hoping Spelling Power works for me. Good luck!

I love your enthusiasm and attitude to do what is best for your family. What if you threw a wrench in the whole thing and did Notgrass for everyone this year? You could do Government and Economics, P could do Exploring America and the other 3 could do America the Beautiful. Then you could restart Ancients the following year. Since it is an election year, it could be a perfect opportunity to delve into the American history, government, etc. I found America the Beautiful easy to implement with youngers. You could all read the literature as a read aloud with the 13, 10 & 8 yo. You could even do their Olympic unit study over the summer! lol Anyway, just a thought. I pray you and your family will find what works for all of you.

My kids are 9 & 11 and at different levels of AAS. My older is saying the tiles and such are too babyish. We have done a lot of research this week and are thinking of switching to Spelling Power http://www.spellingpower.com/ & http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1888827394/ref=ox_sc_act_image_3?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER. The idea of focusing on the words that they are missing in their daily work and spelling is very appealing. It does last through high school as well. Some members recommend a book called The ABCs and All Their Tricks just in case your kids have questions about the rules http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0880621494/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER I love AAS and all it has taught me and the kids but it is time for something else for us. Spelling Power puts some of the burden back on them to realy learn the words that are troubling them but it isn't just a spelling list. Good luck with your decision. Jen

We do Typing Instructor Platinum but I have heard such great things about Dance Mat and it is free! We have been doing typing since August and my 9 and 11 yo know their fingering real well. They are just boosting words per minute.

THe ACS has put out http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/ My dh is a PhD in chemistry and he thinks it looks great. I have seen some schedules floating around.

I must sound like a broken record here on the forums but I would take a look at ScienceFusion homeschool edition. We just got it for my 6th grader and it is so great! It doesn't come with a kit but we put one together pretty easily for one module. We are doing it all digitally. It has all of the lessons, tests, etc. online and then lots of hands on labs. We just got a good microscope from Amazon and my dh (a PhD in Chemistry) thinks the program is rigorous and complete. My dd is really excited to start.

EG didn't work with my kids either. We have been using Remedia's Up with Language series. They are finally retaining it! My kids are 9 & 11.

I saw this from a member on a "favorite not so famous curriculum" thread. Has anyone else used this? It looks really great and I am seriously considering it for my younger. I would appreciate any help. Thanks, Jen

Thanks everyone for your posts. I am thinking long and hard and taking everything into consideration.

This is from hive member Merry: http://www.hopeforhomeschool.blogspot.com/2011/06/writers-of-this-book-dont-want-kids-to.html I just printed out the questions with room to write and, wow, did I find out a lot I wasn't expecting!

Maybe the Story of Science with the lab kit fom Thames and Kosmos? I think it is Milestones in Science.