Welcome to Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
The Enjoying Science Together Series lets you homeschool your whole family together
(Grades 1-12) with a single-subject science and the joy of living books!
(Grades 1-12) with a single-subject science and the joy of living books!
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Enjoying Science Together Series Booklist
Individual Study gives you day-by-day plans for Math, Science, and Language Arts. Any volume of our Enjoying Science Together Series will work with this program.
Family Together
Grades 1 to 6
Grades 7-12
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Geology Together in grades 7 or 8.
^The Enjoying Science Together Student Notebook is consumable and provides a space for recitation notes for all five years or you may simply use a composition notebook.
^Focus on Geology Lab Book is consumable and is not required for this course. If you prefer to add labs, please consider the following: Labs are not a Charlotte Mason method and can take the focus off of nature walks and discovery and building a relationship with God's earth. Form 1 (grades 1-2) - skip the labs. Form 2 (grades 3-4) - skip the labs or add-in only if your child shows much interest. Form 3+ (grade 5+) - consider adding in labs as desired but use Focus on Middle School Geology Set ($$$).
Family Together
- Enjoying Geology Together Teacher Guide*
- Enjoying Science Together Student Copybook (1 per student) ^
- Focus on Geology (1 per family) + Lab Book (Optional - See note below) ^
- Madam How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley* (Optional - free reading)
- Nature Notebook (1 per student) ^
Grades 1 to 6
- Among The Meadow People by Pierson*
- Plant Life in Field and Garden by Buckley*
- Outdoor Secrets by Margaret P. Boyle*
- Arthur Scott Bailey as desired*
Grades 7-12
- General Science by Bertha May Clark*
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Geology Together in grades 7 or 8.
^The Enjoying Science Together Student Notebook is consumable and provides a space for recitation notes for all five years or you may simply use a composition notebook.
^Focus on Geology Lab Book is consumable and is not required for this course. If you prefer to add labs, please consider the following: Labs are not a Charlotte Mason method and can take the focus off of nature walks and discovery and building a relationship with God's earth. Form 1 (grades 1-2) - skip the labs. Form 2 (grades 3-4) - skip the labs or add-in only if your child shows much interest. Form 3+ (grade 5+) - consider adding in labs as desired but use Focus on Middle School Geology Set ($$$).
Individual Study gives you day-by-day plans for Math, Science, and Language Arts. Any volume of our Enjoying Science Together Series will work with this program.
Family Together
Grades 1 to 6
Grades 7-12 (Ancient Primary Sources)
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Biology Together in grade 9.
Family Together
- Enjoying Biology Together Teacher Guide*
- Enjoying Science Together Student Copybook (1 per student - use for all 5 years)
- Focus on Biology (1 per family) + Lab Book (Optional)
- Pond and Stream by Arthur Ransome*
Grades 1 to 6
- Among The Pond People by Pierson*
- By Pond and River by Buckley*
- Arthur Scott Bailey as desired*
Grades 7-12 (Ancient Primary Sources)
- Biology: A Self-Teaching Guide ❶ or biology text of your choice
- Hippocrates, Medical Treatises*
- Euclid, Elements*
- Aristotle, Physics*
- The Eclectic Physiology or Guide to Health by Brown* (Chapters 1-4)
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Biology Together in grade 9.
Individual Study gives you day-by-day plans for Math, Science, and Language Arts. Any volume of our Enjoying Science Together Series will work with this program. (Astronomy pairs well with Cycle 2: Middle Ages).
Family Together
Grades 1 to 6
Grades 7-12 (Middle Ages Primary Sources)
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Astronomy Together in grade 10.
Family Together
- Enjoying Astronomy Together Teacher Guide*
- Enjoying Science Together Student Copybook (1 per student - use for all 5 years)
- Focus on Astronomy (1 per family) + Lab Book (Optional)
- The Great Astronomers by R.S. Ball*
Grades 1 to 6
- Among The Farmyard People by Pierson*
- Birds of the Air by Buckley*
- Arthur Scott Bailey as desired*
Grades 7-12 (Middle Ages Primary Sources)
- Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide ❶ or astronomy text of your choice
- Copernicus, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres*
- Kepler, Eptome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World*
- Galileo, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems*
- The Eclectic Physiology or Guide to Health by Brown* (Chapters 5-8)
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Astronomy Together in grade 10.
Individual Study gives you day-by-day plans for Math, Science, and Language Arts. Any volume of our Enjoying Science Together Series will work with this program. (Chemistry pairs well with Cycle 3: Early Modern.)
Family Together
Grades 1 to 6
Grades 7-12 (Early Modern Primary Sources)
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Chemistry Together in grade 11.
Family Together
- Enjoying Chemistry Together Teacher Guide*
- Enjoying Science Together Student Copybook (1 per student - use for all 5 years)
- Focus on Chemistry (1 per family) + Lab Book (Optional)
- The Wonder Book of Chemistry by Fabre*
Grades 1 to 6
- Among The Forest People by Pierson*
- Wildlife In the Woods and Fields by Buckley*
- Arthur Scott Bailey as desired*
Grades 7-12 (Early Modern Primary Sources)
- Chemistry: A Self-Teaching Guide ❶ or chemistry text of your choice
- Boyle, The Skeptical Chemist*
- Newton, Principia*
- Lavoisier, Elements of Chemistry*
- The Eclectic Physiology or Guide to Health by Brown* (Chapters 9-12)
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Chemistry Together in grade 11.
Individual Study gives you day-by-day plans for Math, Science, and Language Arts. Any volume of our Enjoying Science Together Series will work with this program. (Physics pairs well with Cycle 4: Modern Times.)
Family Together
Grades 1 to 6
Grades 7-12 (Modern Primary Sources)
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Physics Together in grade 12.
Family Together
- Enjoying Physics Together Teacher Guide*
- Enjoying Science Together Student Copybook ^ (1 per student - use for all 5 years)
- Focus on Physics (1 per family) + Lab Book (Optional)
- Jack's Insects by Edmund Selous*
Grades 1 to 6
- Among The Night People by Pierson*
- Trees and Shrubs by Buckley*
- Insect Life by Buckley*
- Arthur Scott Bailey as desired*
Grades 7-12 (Modern Primary Sources)
- Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide ❶ or physics texts of your choice
- Einstein, Relativity: The Special and the General Theory*
- Hawking, A Brief History of Time*
- Behe, Darwin’s Black Box*
- The Eclectic Physiology or Guide to Health by Brown* (Chapters 13-17)
For older students, we recommend Enjoying Physics Together in grade 12.
Weekly Science Schedule
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Day 4 |
Science 30 minutes |
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Science 30 minutes |
(Nature Study) Program 2 |
*Grade-level reading assignments for older students may require extra reading on off-days.
Have Science questions or comments? See FAQ's
Notes
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^Consumable books less than 10%
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^Consumable books less than 10%
