silliness7 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 After 10 years of being anti-textbook, I'm finding textbooks to be a very efficient way to disseminate information. However not all textbooks are created equal. Some of them are carp. :D Which are your favorites? My favorites for the K-8 set are Saxon Math, Rod & Staff English, and Apologia General & Physical Science. Basically, those are the only K-8 texts I've had any experience with. I'm interested in branching out with more. I would love to hear your recs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 K12's "The Human Odyssey" for middle grade history and Prentice Hall Science Explorer books have worked well here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 While I can't say that I love any textbooks, I do like the Catholic Schools Textbook Project's U.S. History book From Sea to Shining Sea: The Story of America. It's got a narrative flavor to it and I feel like it does a good job presenting a balanced view of history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyagain Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 So far, BJU Math and Science. I haven't really checked out any history texts yet, but I think I prefer TQ's booklist for history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 K-8 (mostly 5-8): K12's Human Odyssey series K12's concise version of Joy Hakim's A History of US Elementary Algebra by Harold Jacobs Mathematics: A Human Endeavor by Harold Jacobs High school: K12's The American Odyssey Ways of the World Miller and Levine Biology Lial's math texts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 K12's "The Human Odyssey" for middle grade history and Prentice Hall Science Explorer books have worked well here. :iagree:Love K12 HO, PH Explorer can be used as a guide and has a lot of easy activities included. Really like their writing ideas. Also have started buying Oxfords World in Ancient/Medevial Times series, I really like these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Lial's BCM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Story of Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I really like Singapore My Pals Are Here! Science, especially with the Activity, Homework, and HOTS workbooks. The manual brings so much to the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Is this one of them? Never heard of FlexBook, so I decided to look it up. Just wanted to mention to everyone that there are several on Amazon for free Kindle download right now. Can always download their free PC viewing software, if you don't have a Kindle. I am not a big fan of textbooks either. The whole idea of going through index and flipping the pages gets my goat, so to speak. Then, one day I stumbled upon FlexBooks. A FlexBook titled 'Understanding Biodiversity' got me hooked. There are many other FlexBooks which 8th graders might find useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 We've used Bob Jones for both science and history. The history is not my favorite, but it got us through a tough year. I'm not a fan of Apologia, but it gets the job done. We really like CLE reading and will have completed grades 2-8 at the end of this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Galore Park English, History, French Saxon math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezrabean2005 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Abeka (very efficient without all the teacher added materials) CLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Galore Park English The Complete Book of US History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I like: Saxon math RS4K (has a textbook feel about it) What Your __ Needs To know has a textbook feel as well We have a McGraw Hill textbook Music:An Appreciation that is pretty fun to read. We also have a Harcourt Science 1st grade science textbook. Found at a yard sale--it's perfect for having random conversations with the pre-kinder. Colorful and not a lot of text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 We have enjoyed Oak Meadow's Science 5 this year. Also, the MCT books. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I have not used it, but I've been very tempted by Notgrass's American the Beautiful textbook. I think it's recommended for grades 5-8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julikins Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Story of Science Is this the one written by Joy Hakim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 The Behold and See Science series from Catholic Heritage Curricula - we're no longer Catholic, but I still use these because they are just so good. MCP Math R&S Spelling Pathways reader workbooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I'll repeat the recommendation for K12's Human Odyssey - perhaps (heck, definitely) my favorite textbook ever! I like the CPO texts, but especially the Physics one we're using this year (although that's a 8-10th grade text, so barely qualifies for this list :)) I've loved Singapore for K-6 math, but they're not all that "textbooky". Middle school is the first time we started using what looks like what I'd think of as textbooks. I also like Breaking the Barrier for Spanish (and I'm guessing French) - one can start those in middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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