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    Apologia Who Is God?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We love it. I am about to purchase our 3rd year of it. It's important to note that it is a worldview curriculum, not a bible course.

     

    But with that said, we have loved it. It's engaging and interesting with excellent add ons. There's the main text which teaches the main lesson, but interspersed are stories about realistic characters who are learning the actual lessons in the stories. Also interspersed are single pages highlighting works of art, music, fables, statues, which highlight the lesson. These always include beautiful full color photos. There are excellent discussion questions and notebooking suggestions if you desire.

     

    The book itself is gorgeous with plenty of artwork, a strong spine and plenty of material to cover a whole year.

     

    I would say the best age range is 2nd-6th grade, with 7th and 8th maybe being ok too if your child hasn't had much worldview discussion.

     

    PS Who am I? Definitely goes into more detail about other beliefs but not a ton. It's through stories. It's tactfully done, and leaves it up to the parent to point out the real differences between other beliefs and ours.

     

    Thank you!

    Apologia Who Is God?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We used it as a bedtime read aloud last year. It is a good tool for teaching the basic doctrines of Christianity--the trinity, nature of God, God's relationship with man, need for redemption, repentance, and (briefly) heaven/hell. They use a lot of scriptures throughout. It's easy to read and kid-friendly with stories interspersed throughout. We enjoyed it. Like the previous poster stated, I also found the multicultural aspect valuable. It uses stories about people with different worldviews to compare/contrast those with Christianity. It didn't go into tons of details but gave a very brief overview of other common worldviews--perfect introduction for kids.

     

    Thank you!

    Apologia Who Is God?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We used it a couple years ago and really enjoyed it. I did not have ds do all the notebooking at the time (we only used the textbook, and handwriting was difficult for him), but we did get some good discussions out of the readings and questions. I like the multi-cultural elements to it, too. I had thought to use the sequel this year, but don't have the extra cash at the moment, and ds has taken to daily bible reading on his own (yay!).

     

    Hopefully, you'll get some more experienced responses!

     

    Thanks!

    Smarr, do you print the lessons or read off the computer?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I printed it all off using both sides of paper. It's best if you intend to make teaching marks/highlighting, etc. I did American Lit and various literature guides which I put in a student binder and the keys in another teacher binder. Since I paid for the curriculum, I wanted a tangible item to have on the shelf in case the courses I purchased are gone off the Internet for some reason a year or so down the road

    Thank you! I think I am going to do the same. I like having the pages in hand.

    Apologia Lapbooks & Journal, would both be too much?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    A Journey Through Learning- here is a link to the Apologia downloads on their website. If you sign up for their email list you'll be notified of sales.

     

    They can also be purchased through Currclick. They also go on sale there.

     

    The last time I bought one it was $9, I think during Back to School.

     

    Knowledge Box Central also makes lapbooks, they are a bit more pricey but I know they are well liked, I haven't used them.

    Thanks!

    Apologia Lapbooks & Journal, would both be too much?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We use the jr journal. I also purchased the lapbooks from AJTL (on sale they are quite inexpensive). At the end of a lesson, I pick a few of the lapbook elements and we glue them directly into our journal. There is usually room on the mini-book page for a few more, and there is usually a page we have not used (one of the the copywork pages). Best of both worlds for us.

    Could you link me to AJTL I'm not sure what that is. Thanks!

    Smarr course schedule, can I move it around?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    Yes, you can rearrange. Each book is a stand alone unit, so you can use them in any order and delete some if necessary. We did this for Ancient Literature.

     

    As 1Togo said, you can easily rearrange it. The questions & writing assignments stand alone for each book. I did something very similar to what you're planning--I lined up Smarr Medieval with Omnibus II and Lighting Lit British & Medieval.

     

    Thank you both!

    Smarr course schedule, can I move it around?

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    I think the actual worksheets for each book are discrete and can be rearranged. I'm not sure about how the writing would be impacted though. I couldn't find this on the current Smarr website but I do remember reading they will create a custom lit guide for customers using any of the books in their current programs. Perhaps send an email to see about this option.

     

    Thanks. I will give send them an email.

    Biblioplan Users: Bring it!

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I just took the plunge and ordered the Highest level of Biblioplan Medieval.

     

    Any suggestions for using this with a large family is appreciated.

     

    I ordered the Coloring Pages and Craft kit to use with our littles.

     

    My biggest fear is that it won't be challenging enough for High School. I have looked at Biblioplan several times in the past but I see that they have alot more to offer now.

     

    I know I can send it back, but I know I do not want to. I tried SL World and it was just too much of what I did not want, the books for read aloud were not going well either.

     

    We have not read alot of the books on this book list, although we do have some. I am going to look at the book list again today.

     

    Are Discussion questions included for Rhetoric stage? Writing assignments?

     

    ANY suggestions?

     

    I am using BP year 2 next year with MOH II and Smarr Medieval Lit. I don't have the material in hand yet so I am looking forward to the replies you get.
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