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We will be doing CTC and I was wondering if anyone uses the Apologia Land Animals Jr Notebook or experiment kit?

We have used other Apologia books, and we love the (regular) notebooking journals. I have, at times, wished I bought the experiment kits.

However, in considering how to use the books Carrie schedules, I have decided, for those books, to just follow her instructions exactly. With the other books, not scheduled within HOD, we will continue to use the notebooking journals. With her plans, neither will be necessary.

HTH

We are loving the science in CTC! The variety of living books and follow-up skills, activities, and experiments has been an excellent balance. Many times, LA skills are woven in science in HOD, as well as more strictly science skills. We have found it important through the guides to do them all. CTC has this neat balance planned...

Day 1: create a science notebook entry
Day 2: practice oral narration by retelling the science reading
Day 3: write answers to five provided questions based on the science reading – including scientific terms and Biblical application
Day 4: conduct an experiment related to the reading and log it in a science notebook or on a copy of the “Science Lab Sheet” found in the Appendix

Riley stores his notebook entries, written answers, and science experiment results in a 3-ring binder with plastic page protectors. He has a neat moleskin hard bound nature journal he is using for his books of animal tracks, bird sketches, and plant sketches. All of this is creating such a neat keepsake of his year in CTC's science. I'd not want him to miss one bit of it! It is often what he gets excited to show my dh, or Nana and Papa when they come - that, and his lovely CTC history student noteboook. I'd really encourage you to do CTC's science fully, so your ds can take advantage of the creativity, variety, and balance already planned there for him - as well as learn the necessary skills covered within the assignments. HTH!

In Christ,
Julie