I chose this because it is very hands-on but easy to use. It covers many areas and has lots of ideas for further study.
The oldest 2 were doing high school chemistry & biology and my 12 yr old daughter was working through an experiment book & did science experiments with the two boys each week. The 5 yr old would have joined in from time to time. In the younger years nature study was part of our science studies.
I've used a lot of narrative science books as read alouds & had them keep nature & science notebooks. Hope that answers your questions.
It’s a lot of ebb & flow but nothing stays the same for too long, which is good but not so good, at the same time. Our children get to see how we react to interruptions & crises and I think knowing that helped me to get my act together. 😊
All the talk about schools being the way to get kids to experience the real world is pretty stupid when you think of it. The school world is insular.
What do you do when you say you “do science?” That is an area I have not been strong in and I want to improve on it!
Hi Shannon, that was with my 10 & 8 yr old boys. At that time I was using this:
https://www.eagleswingsed.com/product/considering-gods-creation/
I chose this because it is very hands-on but easy to use. It covers many areas and has lots of ideas for further study.
The oldest 2 were doing high school chemistry & biology and my 12 yr old daughter was working through an experiment book & did science experiments with the two boys each week. The 5 yr old would have joined in from time to time. In the younger years nature study was part of our science studies.
I've used a lot of narrative science books as read alouds & had them keep nature & science notebooks. Hope that answers your questions.
It’s a lot of ebb & flow but nothing stays the same for too long, which is good but not so good, at the same time. Our children get to see how we react to interruptions & crises and I think knowing that helped me to get my act together. 😊
All the talk about schools being the way to get kids to experience the real world is pretty stupid when you think of it. The school world is insular.