Nature Projects Form 1+ Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots by Sharon Lovejoy This book is scheduled for Terms 3 and 4 and is spread over all four cycles. I chose Terms 3 and 4 because, if you begin school in late Summer or early Fall (with Term 1), the gardening activities in this book will make … Read more
There are some really special things about the four cycle approach to homeschooling. One is predictability, and knowing what’s ahead. Homeschool moms may wonder how they will cover all the subjects with their kids? I understand this concern! While I don’t believe you have to teach your child everything (because, even as adults, they will be learners), I want … Read more
Family Read Aloud Books or Independent Reading: Nature, Form 4+ Countryside Rambles by W. S. Furneaux whole year This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week for all twenty-eight weeks. It is scheduled to start mid-book, with the assumption that the school year begins in the Fall. If you are starting school at … Read more
Family Read Aloud Books or Independent Reading: Nature, Form 3+ The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre whole year This book is scheduled at a pace of one or two chapters per week for all twenty-eight weeks. You can download the pdf here: Note, links on this page are affiliate links, in which I will … Read more
By Pond and River by Arabella Buckley Terms 1 & 2 This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week from Week 1 through Week 12. You can download the pdf here: Holiday Pond by Edith M. Patch Terms 1 & 2 This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week from Week … Read more
Form 1+ The Burgess Bird Book by Thornton Burgess This is one of my family’s favorite books! This book is scheduled at a pace of one or two chapters per week for all four terms. You can download the pdf here: Form 2+ Bird Stories by Edith M. Patch Terms 1 and 2. You can download the … Read more
Form 5 and 6 Chemistry students will read the following books: The Wonderbook of Chemistry by Jean Henri Fabre The Way the Cookie Crumbles by Dr. Joe Schwarcz The Elements by Theodore Gray The Chemical History of the Candle by Michael Faraday The Joy of Chemistry by Cathy Cobb The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean You can download the pdf here: … Read more
Family Read Aloud Books or Independent Reading: Chemistry Chemistry is the topic of this year’s Science memory work. If you would like to give context to the memory work, choose one or more of the following books. Form 1+ (or whole family read aloud) Claritas Cycle 3 Chemistry for the Grammar Stage This book is scheduled all … Read more
Family Read Aloud Books or Independent Reading: Food Science Choose one or more books from this list if you would like to study food science with your children this year. You may want to use a cookbook (like the one listed below) in order to try food experiments at home (aka–cooking!). Form 2+ (or whole family read … Read more
Family Read Aloud Books or Independent Reading: Creation Science The New Answers Book 3 by Ken Ham Christian Worldview This is Book 3 in a set of four books. There is one book scheduled per cycle, and this book is scheduled at a pace of one to two chapters per week. You can download the pdf … Read more