Woodland_Mom Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 If you put together your own classical education curriculum, what do you consider cream of the crop for history and science? What tools seem fun, make life easier and help your children to REALLY learn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy in Va Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I'm not sure if your asking for future reference or for the coming school yr. For the ages of your dc, for history, we really enjoyed SOTW with the activity guides. My dss really got a lot out of it and always enjoyed reading or listening to the stories, and the projects we would do. Science, on the other hand, at that age we unfortuantely had a hard time getting around to. So I can't be much help there. By the way, where in the Valley are you? We're up in Front Royal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 For history, I've never seen any packaged curriculum I like better than doing it myself. I choose a spine I think is right for the child in question, pick books I think that student will enjoy and learn from, and figure out how to fit it together. For young ones like yours, science was always pretty informal. I'd pick a text or a series of books or maybe even workbooks on a topic of interest and then supplement with experiments and activities, field trips, videos, etc. Actually, when mine were young, the majority of their science education was through classes at the local nature preserve. We did two a month with our homeschool group, and they were great. Honestly, my feeling about curricula in general is that there is no such thing as "best." The key is to find materials that work for you and your children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The stuff you're doing, to my mind, really is some of the "best." I think the BJU science is better, but that's neither here nor there, just my opinion. You can search a long way only to end up back at home. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 You can search a long way only to end up back at home. :) :iagree: That is so true! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 You can search a long way only to end up back at home. :) :iagree::lol: I can totally relate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 While not a curriculum, my DS has learned more (science) from the Magic School Bus series than anything. He loves it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherdear Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I think notebooking and lap books absolutely "the nuts!" Then, of coursethere are the Lamplighter books which are just a gold mine of vocabulary and character lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 My guys have loved just about any Usborne history or science book. They pull them off the shelf over and over and over... Any of the DK Eyewitness books have also been worth any price we paid; little guys love all the pictures, older guys can actually read and digest the text. If I only knew half of what was in all our Eyewitness books (we have over 30 of them), I'd feel nice and educated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Honestly, my feeling about curricula in general is that there is no such thing as "best." The key is to find materials that work for you and your children. :iagree: A cream-of-the-crop education is a customized one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGin Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Well, this is our 9th year of homeschooling so when folks ask me what we use for curriculum, I tell them we've settled on WEWFU, we pronounce it Woo-foo. We love WEWFU, What Ever Works For US gives us the flexibility to tailor each child's education to perfectly fit, the very heart of homeschooling. WEWFU is the best of the best! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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