Would you be so kind as to tell me how I join these groups?? Kathy

We are winding up our "official school year" and I am on a exhaustive search for a new history series, program, curriculum...whatever for us. We have given SOTW a good try, I think...but my kids just moan when I say we are doing History...and I don't want them to consider history boring, like I did as a kid...so I am looking for something different. SO, please, if you have any ideas for me to explore this summer, I am all ears...I want to use this summer wisely and have it all figured out before fall comes (and as we all know...it will come all too quickly). Some ideas I am exploring are: Child's History of the World, All through the Ages by Christine Miller, Mystery of History Series, Truthquest and Christian Liberty Press. I have also considered just reading Historical Literature to them for a year or so...but I don't know. So if anybody has any pros and cons to any of those, please share. By the way, my kids are 8,7 and 4. Thanks. so much

I have been homeschooling since January. I have an 8, 7 and 4 year old. I am looking for a science curriculum. I have looked at and even tried Apologia, but it seemed too "textbooky" to me and the kids didn't like it either. I think it will be great when they are older, but not now. So, I am looking for something else. Oh, we are also working with a limited budget (who isn't right?)...so spending $50 per kid per year is more than what I can do right now. I have looked at Singapore Science in the catalogs, but I didn't know if I would like it or not. So, PLEASE if there is anyone out there that can help me I would greatly appreciate it. THANKS so much!! Kathy