Murphy101 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I was hoping more people had found some awesome science stuff to tell me about.. Me too. I think Home Science Adventure kits from Stratton House are awesome. Real Science 4 Kids (I love them, but it's just way too expensive for me.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 We're only half way through K, but I couldn't do this without technology. I have no idea how I would teach this kid without video, not that that is all we do. We also spent a lot of happy time with the Charlie's Playhouse timeline. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I was hoping more people had found some awesome science stuff to tell me about. We are still at the beginning, but loving Singapore math (though we will be using Miquon also) and Phonics Pathways. I don't have anything awesome. But my kids love, of all things, the MSB Monthly Subscription kits (they're 8 and almost 10.) We flushed them out with Bill Nye Vidoes and MSB videos for fun. I'd also look for whatever books our library had on the topic. For them, this seems a better route than a textbook our other scheduled form of science- even if the MSB kits seems easy or a bit below their level. I know some people love BFSU (Building Foundations of Scientific Unsterstanding.) They are really good books that some (like me) find hard to implement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 More to add in the favorite Science resources: Disney Imagineering dvds The Happy Scientist is good Free videos by Steve Spangler on his youtube channel (and his experiment books) Bill Nye bought from iTunes Using the library to get great picture books and other videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julikins Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 My favorites so far: For me: WTM 101 Top Picks Educating the Whole Hearted Child For the kids: MUS/CLE Math Reading out-loud to the kids has been so enjoyable to both of us History of Little Pilgrims--both my kids loved this and asked for more Nothing else I've used have been loved--done the job, yes, but not loved. Hopefully this year we'll have some more hits since I'll be using a lot of the curricula I've seen listed here on this thread--MCT, Hake, SOTW/Human Odyssey. We'll see how it fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 - Reading Made Easy - Five in a Row - My Father's World (elementary) For math, I love either MUS or Rod & Staff for the mastery style learner, and A Beka for the faster learner who needs color. I also liked Singapore in the first 3-4 levels. *I* love R&S English, but only one of my children loves it. The other two prefer A Beka. I compromise on this by balancing the A Beka traditional workbook style with something more CM that makes them *think*, like PLL and ILL. ;) The only thing we've tried so far that I really love for high school is Where the Brook and River Meet. We've liked some parts of other things, but high school is definitely not like the old days when we did FIAR. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas_mom Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 For Science: Real Science Odyssey Life, Earth & Space AO Ambleside Online Math: LOF, MUS, MM LA: MCT Poetry: MCT Vocab: MCT Spelling: AAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 WRTR for learning to read Apples & Pears WWE (I hope WWS works as well) Galore Park English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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