Considering God's creation

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  • June 3, 2011 at 10:47 pm
    4myboys
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    Has anyone used Considering God’s Creation for Science?  What is your opinion of it?  Does it gel with CM at all?  What is the quality of the book?  The sample pages look very cluttered and busy.  I really want a good Bible based science program, but I am on a budget. 

    June 3, 2011 at 11:12 pm
    swtonscrappn
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    Sonya’s ‘106 days of Creation’ uses ‘Considering God’s Creation’ as a supplement.  We havent used the book alone, but have gotten great use out of the different types of pages for our science notebooks.

    June 4, 2011 at 12:00 am
    Heather
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    Have you checked out Apologia Science?  You can get those books at http://www.homeschoolclassifieds.com for a pretty good deal if you watch daily.  I needed something CM and user friendly, bible based and simple and I got mine for $18 postage included.  You can getthe notebooking pages online for free also.

    Hope this helps!

    June 4, 2011 at 1:17 am
    grace4today
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    I used Considering Gods Creation with my first three kids and plan to use it with my youngest(along with 106 days) this Fall. All of my kids LOVED this book. The workbook(activities) was really fun and they enjoyed making the things. I would highly recommend it. Hope this helps,Wendy

    June 4, 2011 at 3:06 am
    6boys1girl
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    I used it with my two oldest when they were in 2nd and 3rd grades. That was 7 years ago and they still remember it. I’m now using with my next two (grades 3 adn 4) and they are loving it too. We highly recommend it also!

    -Rebecca

    June 4, 2011 at 4:48 am
    sheraz
    Participant

    I thought the same “busy” thing about before we started it.  =)

    We have been using it too, and while the pages look busy on the sample, once they are in your hands they are not as busy, because lots of it are hands on cutting and making things like books about the the three types of rocks, putting together a page on the atmosphere of earth, etc.  Lots of the “busy stuff” are the cut-out pieces.  It is very Bible based as is the 106 Days of Creation so it has all the Bible references etc at your finger tips.  I think that it is a good set, and my girls really enjoy using it too! 

    June 4, 2011 at 5:28 am
    Mum In Zion
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    I was just looking at Considering Gods Creation yesterday. So this is a timely topic for me 🙂

    Can some one tell me how long you spend on each topic? We just finished studying mammals, reptiles, and birds. Would the chapters in this book work as a review or could we just skip them?

    Also, when using it with 2 children, do they each need a book, or do you just copy the activity pages?

    Thank you.

    Michelle

    June 4, 2011 at 12:00 pm
    thepinkballerina
    Participant

    I enjoy the information the book provides, and so far I’m using the activities in the insects chapter as review. My girls enjoyed the stars slides activity. I’ve been using 106 Days of Creation for a year now but just recently bought the Creation book to supplement and am pleased thus far. 

     

    Michelle, I just copy the activities as I only purchased one copy. I only have 2 girls who are old enough to do the activities. As for how long we spend on a topic, it depends on how in depth I want to get. We spent 2 months on rocks and minerals (so many topics and activities I found to do! We really enjoyed it) and I’m planning to spend a month on insects. There are so much living books to read that we read a little each day and do an activity about once per week and draw a picture of the body parts of each insect we are looking closely at…I planned to use 106 Days for 2 school years so it’s working out perfectly taking our time studying each day.

    Tara

    June 4, 2011 at 12:15 pm
    4myboys
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    I get the impression that most of you are using 106 days along side CGC.  Do the two complimant each other well, or do they over lap so much that one or the other is sufficient?  Our boys will be in 2nd & 5th grade. 

    I have looked over two of the Apologia books which I borrowed from a friend, and personlly love them.  It may come down to which ever book I can get cheapest!

    Thanks for all the recommendations and tips!

    June 4, 2011 at 1:25 pm
    Sue
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    Next year, I will have a fifth and sixth grader who will be doing science together.  This year, our budget was so strained that we did not purchase a science text, just used a creation-based book that had experiments for each day of creation, but it was rather general in its scope.  This was our first year using CM methods, and the previous couple of years used an online public school’s science curriculum.  (Again, not terribly in-depth.)

    I was wondering, at their ages, if we should use Considering God’s Creation next year or Jeannie Fulbright’s Zoology I (Apologia).  Any opinions?

    Sue

    June 4, 2011 at 2:21 pm
    Suzq
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    I just posted my list for sale on here and on that list I have Considering God’s Creation — both the Teacher’s Manual and the Student worksheets for $5 plus shipping.  . http://www.list4all.com/susieq/  Check it out.  I can’t seem to find the CD but if I find it I would include it.   

    We used this mostly as a supplement to our other science.  

     

    Blessings,

    Suzq

    June 4, 2011 at 2:21 pm
    Suzq
    Participant

    I just posted my list for sale on here and on that list I have Considering God’s Creation — both the Teacher’s Manual and the Student worksheets for $5 plus shipping.   http://www.list4all.com/susieq/  Check it out.  I can’t seem to find the CD but if I find it I would include it.   

    We used this mostly as a supplement to our other science.  

     

    Blessings,

    Suzq

    June 4, 2011 at 5:02 pm
    sheraz
    Participant

    @4myboys – I am glad that I got both.  The 106 Days is rather general, although it uses lots of fun, easy experiments.  It is great by itself if you want to do it for K-2 grades.  106 Days uses CGC for 3-6 grades to help flesh out the topics and give you more things to experience and has lots more information on the topics.  That is probably why Sonya uses it for 3-6.  I think they compliment each other beautifully.  I could not feel comfortable saying that my child had enough science background if I was only using 106 Days for 3-6, unless I was using lots of living books and having nature experiences in addtion.

    @Sue – The CGC comes with a ton of coloring, cutting and pasting activities to do with the lessons.  My girls like that.  If your kids like it then consider doing it as it seems to cover lots of subjects, and would be good prep for Apologia.  It is cheaper then the Apologia.

    The Apologia books look great, and come with copywork, nature study, crossword puzzles, experiment results etc that are in a spiral bound notebook (it is seperate and costs more).  Someone on here has mentioned that you can get free notebooking pages on the Apologia site, but I haven’t looked into it. The textbooks are interesting and have color photographs.  They have a narrative style of text (author is speaking to you, not at you) and goes into good solid details on the subject (I am looking at the Botany book and getting excited to use it!).  

    They look great and to be honest, I think that I would use them if you are preparing your sixth grader to be prepared for the increased work load of seventh grade.  (Keeping in mind your son’s needs, I would consider if a busy looking notebook (CGC) would stress him out, or if he would do better with a cleaner (non cutting and pasting) looking notebook.)

    The more I study these resources, the more I feel that if I was starting out in K, I would go in order one after another as follows:  Outdoor Secrets and Companion, 106 Days of Creation, Considering God’s Creation and then do at least 3 Apologia studies, before beginning jr high.  That would always be supplemented by living books and nature study, as well as flower and vegetable gardening hands on experience.   Since I don’t have that option right now, we combined them as Sonya recommended and I am glad that we did. =)  HTH

    June 4, 2011 at 5:22 pm
    4myboys
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    I have looked at the free notebooking pages.  They do not include the puzzels, copywork, etc that are in the Spiral bound notebook. 

     

    June 5, 2011 at 2:27 am
    Sue
    Participant

    Well, I’m pretty well convinced that CGC would not be a good fit for my son as he generally does not like to color and cut very much.  He has a slight hand tremor, so we do a little cutting in order to build the skill, but not too much.  We also keep his copywork on the lighter side.  I can’t see him sticking with something that includes a lot of coloring, cutting, and pasting.

    My daughter, on the other hand, loves art….but I would like to keep them together for science and she has no shortage of art projects to do!

    Now, to go post something about certain grammar materials on another thread….oh, decisions, decisions! Smile

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