We rarely make major curriculum adjustments partway through the school year. This year, however, we made two huge changes that, so far, are going well. The Little Misses have changed science programs, and Mr. 16 has switched to Veritas Press’s Omnibus for most of his Bible, history, and literature. Elementary Science Changes The Little Misses [...]
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Review: Katherine’s Farm, a DVD
Katherine, an energetic, enthusiastic young girl, has written a diary of a year on her family’s farm. She and her mother take turns reading the diary while we tour the farm through the seasons. We begin with the horse, Tim, who’s much nicer than a tractor because he starts even in the cold Manitoba [...]
Review: Science Roots by Nancy Paula Hasseler
When your teens begin to study biology, they are suddenly faced with an overwhelming amount of vocabulary to learn. Many modules in our teens’ biology course contain dozens of new words and that is what makes biology so difficult. In Science Roots: Latin and Greek Roots for Biology and Life Science, Nancy Hasseler has provided [...]
Review: God and Stephen Hawking
In judo, one uses the opponent’s own strength to unbalance him. That’s what mathematician John Lennox does in God and Stephen Hawking, a compelling refutation of Stephen Hawking’s book The Grand Design. In layman’s terms, and using careful logic, Lennox exposes the flaws and foolishness in Hawking’s proposal that the laws of physics themselves brought [...]
Is this Course Grade 11, Grade 12, or AP?
A question came up while I was preparing my review of Apologia high school science: “Since the advanced Apologia courses are AP level, at what point has a student finished a ‘normal’ grade 12 course?” (AP stands for Advanced Placement level, representing courses that can be used by high school students to be credited for [...]
Review: Apologia High School Science
My review of the Apologia high school science series is up at The Curriculum Choice. A question has come up since I prepared this review: “Since the advanced courses are AP level, at what point has a student finished a ‘normal’ grade 12 course?” I’ll be working on that in the next while, and will [...]
Guest Review: Exploring the World of Chemistry by John Hudson Tiner
“Chemistry is an amazing branch of science that affects us every day, yet few people realize it, or even give it much thought. Without chemistry, there would be nothing made of plastic, there would be no rubber tires, no tin cans, no televisions, no microwave ovens, or something as simple as wax paper.” Exploring the [...]
Review: Advanced Chemistry in Creation, Second Edition
Do you want your children to learn Advanced Chemistry at home? Are you interested in a textbook that is written for homeschooled students, does not require the parent to know chemistry, and has extensive support? Do you want your children to learn science from a former professor who loves God? If so, Apologia’s Advanced [...]
Curriculum Choice Review: Dover Coloring Books
We have many, many Dover coloring books, and they have changed the life of at least one of our children. Miss 12 spends hours carefully coloring fashions of the past. She has learned so much history simply from studying the pictures and reading the captions. In fact, when she looks at paintings she can date [...]
Review: Time4Learning
As I mentioned earlier, we have been trying out Time4Learning free for a month in order to review it. Our month is finished, and all three of the children have learned a fair bit. They also have some strong opinions to share. Summary Time4Learning is an interactive online learning package for Preschool to Grade 8. [...]
