faiths13 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I am happy with what we have going for math, reading/phonics, handwriting (Kumon, Saxon math,reading eggs, ETC, HWT) and now I'm ready to add in social studies and science. I'm not really sure what to use though. I want something inexpensive and workbooks are fine. I'd love suggestions please :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceFairy Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Secular - Elemental History and Elemental Science Christian - Christian Liberty Prsss has GREAT stuff. We love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaddon Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I was going to suggest Christian Liberty Press as well, some great books. Science we loved Evan Moore science workbook and REAL Science Odyssey Life- I would go slower pace and not do it all in one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faiths13 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 thanks : ) any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I'm using Evan Moor's ScienceWorks K-1 level with my Kinder. http://www.evan-moor.com/search?q=name:%22scienceworks%20for%20kids,%20grades%201-3%22&specs=251 They're not workbooks, but more like teacher resource books to complete a unit in the topic. It doesn't take long to complete a book. (about a month or so.) They're really informal and they inspire conversations more than anything else. I also do Mudpies to Magnets projects with him. For social studies/history, I just let him listen along to my ds's SOTW and he usually helps with the activities and gets his own coloring page. I just read anything and everything I can find about history that he seems interested in. Magic Tree House books usually spark some interest. We keep maps on the wall and talk about the states and countries. Really informal stuff at this level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arboreal TJ Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 We recently added Basic Foundations of Scientific Understanding (BFSU) and my kindys love it! FYI I'm using the $5 ebook download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 My K'ers mostly got their own random selection of books from the nonfiction picture book section at the library for those subjects. The more precocious of them tagged along with older siblings' lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyndiLJ Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nancy Larson Science...goes K-4, all included in their kits, works well to assist with literacy skills as well. EXCELLENT program! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 HFCs yfgb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faiths13 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thanks I'll check those out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faiths13 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Evan-Moor – Everyday Literacy: Science, Grade 1 (EMC 5026i) Scholastic – Non-Fiction Literacy-Building Booklets & Activities (ISBN: 0439567211) Evan-Moor has a Grade K level too, but DD was already halfway through her K year when we started...Grade 1 was great for her. We also pulled a few topics in from Grade K. I can't say enough about this science. It's all but open-and-go, engaging and features a perfect hands-on activity each week. You also do not need to buy any additional texts. It's all right there. DD retained the info well. I have a couple of posts on my blog about it. We were nearly at the end when I started my blog or I would have more. http://bluehouseschool.blogspot.com/search/label/Everyday%20Literacy%3A%20Science http://www.evan-moor.com/p/18726/Everyday-Literacy-Science-Grade-1 We used this for social studies. We didn't do everything...mostly just the history, people and holiday stuff. We only studied social studies about once a week, but not always every week. DD really enjoyed it. I did supplement with library books. I read a book or two and then we did the paper activity. She still has fond memories on the lessons and has kept many of her little projects. She loved singing the little corresponding songs too. I bought and used the eBook. - http://teacherexpres...vities-mkt11442 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 My science son loved Sonlight Science K at that age. It schedules science everyday and experiments once a week, so it may be overkill for a kid who isn't quite so into it, but ds learned a ton and it was his favorite thing that we did that year. For history we enjoyed I Love America, which is a once a week introduction to the major figures and events in American History with read-alouds and a short project. It is conservative, but secular. The projects range from learning to sign the introduction to the Declaration of Independence, to creating a saltdough Native American village. You can supplement with more American History or let it stand on its own. Both programs were more of an overview of the subjects rather than a really detailed exploration, which I think is a nice feature for K to just introduce them to the fun of content subjects that is to come in their education! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2boys030507 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 My son is loving Galloping the Globe. We are doing a lapbook and spending about a week per country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasa Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 My science son loved Sonlight Science K at that age. It schedules science everyday and experiments once a week, so it may be overkill for a kid who isn't quite so into it, but ds learned a ton and it was his favorite thing that we did that year. For history we enjoyed I Love America, which is a once a week introduction to the major figures and events in American History with read-alouds and a short project. It is conservative, but secular. The projects range from learning to sign the introduction to the Declaration of Independence, to creating a saltdough Native American village. You can supplement with more American History or let it stand on its own. Both programs were more of an overview of the subjects rather than a really detailed exploration, which I think is a nice feature for K to just introduce them to the fun of content subjects that is to come in their education! Could you please tell us more about I Love America -- author, publisher, or a link? It sounds very interesting. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 We recently added Basic Foundations of Scientific Understanding (BFSU) and my kindys love it! FYI I'm using the $5 ebook download. Same. It requires a fair amount of reading and set-up from the parent, but it is worth it for us -- both for the content covered and for how well my son is retaining what he learns in the lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Here is a link to I Love America. It looks like it was the preamble to the Constitution that we learned to sign, it has been a few years. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkd Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I agree with Nancy Larson Science! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'm not sure what you are looking at for social studies, but we love Expedition Earth from COAH. It's country studies, so you learn a little about the people/culture/animals, etc of each country. She includes a schedule to complete each country in a week, I choose to use it as a checklist instead and spend 2-3 weeks per country. Inexpensive, there are a few core books to buy, we didn't get all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Five in a Row GEMS science units, especially if you can find them used Little Otter's Science (human body) Galloping the Globe (world geography) Elemental History (US history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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