Need alternative to 106 days of creation

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  • June 28, 2013 at 7:11 pm
    Dustyandkassey
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    I’m so afraid of messing this up bc this is my first year homeschooling. I was planning on doing 106 days of Creation for my soon to be 2nd grader until I realized all the resources needed. We just cant afford to buy them and I live in a small town and my library bearly has any books. Even used all the resources are very pricey and my library does ILL but you have to pay like 4 dollars in shipping per book. So I need a solid Science suggestion that will not hurt the pocker book too much. Id like to own my stuff to reuse again.

    Thanks ,

    Kass 🙂

    June 28, 2013 at 7:25 pm
    mama_nickles
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    You could also do Outdoor Secrets (with or without the companion). If you use the companion there are some supplemental books as an option. Or you could do something like the Among the People books, or Burgess Bird book or Burgess Animal book.

    June 28, 2013 at 7:33 pm
    Scherger5
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    I focus on nature study exclusively until grade 5, but if you would rather have a science program, the three below are options that might work for a second grader.  I have not personally used any of these.

    I think this might be a bit heavy for a second grader, but I know some moms on this board use it.

    http://www.christianbook.com/flying-creatures-fifth-exploring-creation-zoology/jeannie-fulbright/9781932012613/pd/337010?event=CF

    This is used by Heart of Dakota as a science option.

    http://www.christianbook.com/gods-wonderful-works-creation-six-days/eric-bristley/9781930092082/pd/92083?product_redirect=1&Ntt=92083&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRC

    I am not sure if this product would count as easy on your pocket book, but it is an all inclusive option and has a nice progression of topics through sixth grade or so.

    http://www.christianbook.com/design-student-manuals-teachers-guides-supplement/pd/501324?item_code=WW&netp_id=805180&event=ESRCQ&view=details

    June 28, 2013 at 8:18 pm
    Dustyandkassey
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    thanks so much I will look into all these

     

    June 28, 2013 at 9:28 pm
    lnosborn
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    I am doing Outdoor Secrets for grade 1 because I already have some of the resources being loaned to me by a friend (and my library doesn’t have a lot available as well). However, if that had not worked out I had planned on this (which I may still do for part of this year and 2nd grade as well):

    -Read chapters from the Burgess Bird Book (online) and do corresponding activities from this website: http://satorismiles.com/2010/03/08/burgess-bird-book-companion/

    -Read Among the People Series (online) and for the Farmyard People Book use these neat activities:  http://reflectionsfromdrywoodcreek.blogspot.com/2012/02/among-farmyard-people-lesson-plans.html

    -I will also read the James Herriott Stories (even though I’ve already read most of them to my daughter, but she loves them so much).  Most of these are available at my library

    Hope this helps!  That was my plan and mostly free!

    June 28, 2013 at 9:31 pm
    pslively
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    Kass, you do not need to buy anything for science at this point.  Although it is sometimes nice to be able to buy wonderful pre-planned resources, it is certainly not necessary.  I have had the Science curricula with all the bells and whistles in the past 14 or so years of homeschooling.  I am now certain that they are absolutely unnecessary, especially with elementary aged kids.  You really can just get library books to read together, do your narrations, and then do relaxed nature study.  Here are some good books you can read online or download for free:

    Clara Dillingham Pierson books    

    Handbook of Nature Study  

    Thornton W. Burgess books

    The Christian Liberty Press nature readers are also available at google books, but they are under the original name from before CLP reprinted them.  I can’t think of the name right now.  Anyone know it?  I am using these, the CLP print versions, with my 4 and 7 year olds right now.  We read one section per day.  Sometimes we look up the topic on youtube and find a video to go with it.  I write down their narrations and sometimes they draw a picture.     

    I think that 106 Days is great, and I would never discourage you from buying it. But if you can’t afford it right now, then you just can’t afford it.  Don’t feel bad or feel that you’re going to mess up.  Maybe you’ll do it next year, or maybe not.  So many times I have felt like if I don’t get that certain special book then my kids are really going to miss out.  Honestly, that’s just not the case.  

    We do have Outdoor Secrets and the companion, like someone suggested for you above.  We had a great time with those books and did not have all the extra resources.  I got what I could at the library and subbed the rest with what I could find.  That might be a good option for you.  

    June 28, 2013 at 9:44 pm
    Scherger5
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    I agree that you do not NEED to buy anything at this age.  We do have Outdoor Secrets and the companion on the list for next year, but we have loved The Burgess Bird Book this year and will do the The Burgess Animal Book next year.

    Heather

    June 28, 2013 at 10:16 pm
    Benita
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    There are a few Usborne books that are recommended for younger ones from Sonlight. Not too expensive used and you could just read along and do whatever experiments you want. Not really living books, but my children all had fun with them. We did them as an extra, but you could do them and it would be informative and fun. Science Activities Volume 2, Wild Places, Complete First Book of Nature, Everyday Things. But truly you could get a few field guides and a compostion book and do nature study.

    June 28, 2013 at 11:27 pm
    Benita
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    Also, while the jury is still out as to whether Apologia is CM enough or not!;), it is not a bad program and very inexpensive and easy to find used. He could do Zoology 1 with you if he needed help with some of the readings – you read, he narrates. That could be it or you could add the junior notebook which is about $24 and some kids really love that type of activity to go along with their learning. The text would be reusable and only the notebook which is optional anyway would have to be repurchased for another student. I also love the Christian Liberty Press Nature readers. Those nature readers plus maybe Burgess Bird and/or James Herriot’s Treasury are wonderful and can be used over and over and over.

    June 29, 2013 at 1:26 am
    lnosborn
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    Thanks for the heads up about the Christian Liberty Nature Readers being on google books. I have the first one which my daughter really enjoyed. The original title for (at least the one I have) it is Nature Stories for Young Readers by Florence Bass. HTH

    June 29, 2013 at 3:01 am
    psreitmom
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    For the six days of creation, I second God’s Wonderful Works, by Christian Liberty Press. It would be a good way to cover it and is not costly. Maybe the nature books would complement some of it, and maybe you could find some library books to go along with some of it. But, it can stand alone. We used two of the CLP science books. They are very good and have colorful illustrations.

    June 29, 2013 at 4:47 am
    apsews
    Member

    Here are most of the Burgess books that are used with 106 days. I am excited to find this myself,lol

    http://archive.org/search.php?query=thornton%20w.%20burgess

    June 29, 2013 at 4:05 pm
    TailorMade
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    I’m all for the nature study journal option throughout the elementary years. We put our money into field guides and the Nature Study Handbook. Online resources to go with it are available, but unnecessary, if you just develop a habit of nature walks, observation, and documentation. Our kids learn so much through their own observation. We can always look up extra information.

    You might also look at the Table of Contents of various elementary science resources for topics covered and then utilize your library to find juvenile non-fiction books and great living book titles that cover each. You’re basically just building a foundation for future research and study and developing a hands on, interactive appreciation of God’s creation. Long list of books aren’t as important as a few well studied titles, outdoor time in all sorts of weather, and a nice way to capture pictures, drawings, notes, and samples from nature.

    June 29, 2013 at 5:15 pm
    kjdevore
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    We also like the Arabella Buckley books. The book was called Eyes and No Eyes, but it’s often broken down into smaller books these days: Wild Life in Woods and Fields, By Pond and River, Plant Life in Field and Garden, Birds of the Air, Trees and Shrubs, and Insect Life. You can download it here:

    http://archive.org/details/eyesnoeyes00buck

    The PDF consists of a scanned image of each page, so it’s large. However, the text files have been scanned in by computer, and they are riddled with errors. I have plans to get a proofed ebook version up as a free download, but I haven’t had time lately to start.

    June 29, 2013 at 6:17 pm
    HollyS
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    I think the Aplogia books are pretty inexepensive.  They are $28 from RR and you can resell them when you are done (we skip the added notebooks and use the free ones).  

    Also, I’m planning on using 106 Days next year.  I’ve been purchasing many of the books on Amazon for a penny (plus $3.99 shipping) which is the same cost of requesting a book at your library…plus you can keep the book when you are finished.    

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