Finding a good science curriculum has always been a struggle. You see, I personally believe in creation science, but I also think it’s important for my kids to know what others believe and why they believe it as well.
That being said, you can imagine how real the science struggle was. It’s such a division, so to get a good balance it seemed like I was going to have to buy two or more different curriculum options and piece it together just to get the perfect fit.
Finding the Perfect Science Curriculum
Last winter I went to my first ever homeschool convention with one main goal – find the perfect Science curriculum. I know, that’s a pretty heavy goal, but I was determined to find something. On the first day the hubsterdude and I went through 3 floors of vendors and found ourselves still empty handed. I felt defeated and quite frankly – scared. I don’t have a ton of time to piece together a curriculum these days and I wasn’t sure how we were going to get through the year’s science lessons. On our way out the door I found a booth that I had somehow missed before, Dr. Jay Wile’s Booth.
I walked right up to the booth and (while probably looking and sounding like a crazy person) asked Dr. Wile the following question:
“I’m trying to find the perfect balance of creation science and evolution science. Is this curriculum going to work for me?”
His answer?
“Yes.”
Basically Dr. Wile explained to me that when it comes to creation vs evolution based science, you can’t have one without the other. That had me SOLD. In fact, my husband even said “sold” before we even opened the book. We were that excited about what Dr. Wile had to say! His line of thinking fell right in place with ours, and we were so excited to finally feel like we had an ally in the great science division! I wanted to share what his thoughts are more so you could understand how he teaches, but I couldn’t put it into words the right way, so I asked Dr. Wile to give me a quote I could add here to my post. This is what he sent:
Isn’t that awesome? It falls in line so perfectly with my own belief system, so it makes me happy to read that. I’m happy I’m able to share that with all of you as well!
So what do I love the most about this book?
We started using “Science in the Beginning” in August, and I have literally zero complains about this curriculum. I love the way its laid out, what it teaches, and how he teaches it.
My favorite things about this book.
- There is a fun, simple, and effective experiment to use with every single lesson, and the supplies are generally household items you already have on hand. So the kids are actually seeing what the lesson is about and not just reading about it or looking at pictures of it.
- There are different levels of questions at the end of each lesson, so you can use the same book for different grade levels at the same time.
- It’s teaching my kids science that has some substance to it in a way they understand even at a young age.
- It’s very affordable
- Optional test booklet you can copy so you can see how much your kids are retaining (1 test for every 6 or so lessons)
- Divided up by the 7 days of Creation so you get a good balance in material covered once you finish a book
Win Science in the Beginning by Dr. Jay L. Wile
I love this book so much that I wanted to share it with all of my friends. I reached out to Dr. Wile and asked him if he’d like to help me host a giveaway so I could share the awesome with you, and he agreed! That being said, one of you lucky readers will be getting a free copy of “Science in the Beginning”. Enter your email address below to subscribe to my email list and be entered to win, plus earn extra ways to win as well! The giveaway ends February 2 so check back daily for additional entries. Good luck and thank you for entering! Also, a big shout out and thank you to Berean Builders and Dr.Wile for offering this awesome giveaway!
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Janelle Knutson says
January 6, 2016 at 12:29 pmMy kids and I LOVE this curriculum! We are taking two years to go through it. You are right, the experiments are fun, simple and very effective in teaching the concept. Great review!
Jeanetta Roberts says
January 6, 2016 at 12:31 pmYes we love it and plan to use it for a couple of years here too! Thanks for stopping by and commenting 😀
Marci@TheHomeschoolScientist says
January 6, 2016 at 8:20 pmI love that you got that quote from Dr. Wile. Learning about curriculum from the author is the best. It is so important for kids to learn the real science behind the origins of the universe and then determine where the science points.
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Jeanetta Roberts says
January 6, 2016 at 8:22 pmI agree! Dr. Wile is great 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Betsy says
January 7, 2016 at 11:19 pmI have been eyeing these books for a while now! I’ve been learning along with my highschooler in Dr. Wile’s Exploring Creation with Physical Science, but I’d love to go through these with my younger girls. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
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Jeanetta Roberts says
January 7, 2016 at 11:20 pmI’m excited to see where this curriculum takes us through the years! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Hope says
January 8, 2016 at 8:52 amI could NOT agree more stridently with your assessment of Dr. Wile’s curriculum. We are using the second book in the series, “Science in the Ancient World”. We have NEVER before had so much fun and learned so much in a science course. We don’t have the first or third book in the series and just last week they were asking me to get another book in the series for next year! I’m SOLD! Doing chronological science also allows us to mesh our science and history studies, creating (what I consider) to be the best learning environment, where kids can see how all the pieces fit together.
Kara says
January 8, 2016 at 9:24 amThanks for the giveaway! My little one would love all the projects.
Sherry says
January 8, 2016 at 10:07 pmExciting giveaway! I’ve wanted these new books since they came out! Thanks!
Jeanetta Roberts says
January 8, 2016 at 10:08 pmGood luck!
Leigh O says
January 8, 2016 at 10:47 pmI love Dr Wile and his textbooks. I’ve been wanting to try SITB and really hope I win!
Jeanetta Roberts says
January 8, 2016 at 10:49 pmI do too! Good luck!
Amy says
January 9, 2016 at 10:12 pmEntered your giveaway!! This science looks awesome!!
Nikki Frank-Hamilton says
January 11, 2016 at 6:35 pmI love that you are being so conscientious of what you are teaching your kids, and how. You are leaving the door open for them to think and evaluate, something I don’t think is done often enough anymore! My kids are older so I’m not going to enter and take the opportunity away from others, but I am sharing, I hope that someone who needs/wants this finds it! Great review!
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Jeanetta Roberts says
January 11, 2016 at 7:57 pmThank you so much Nikki! One thing I got from my parents growing up was knowledge to know as much about differing views as possible, and freedom to choose for myself, and its made a HUGE impact on who I am as a person. I hope to instill this into my children as well!
Stephanie Newman says
January 12, 2016 at 1:20 pmI’m going to be switching our curriculum for next year and I’ll have to keep this in mind for our science studies!
Thanks for sharing at Manic Monday!!
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Rita says
January 12, 2016 at 2:00 pmThanks for the chance to win Jenn!!!
Cheryl says
January 18, 2016 at 1:18 pmWe started with Science in the Ancient World (to match up with our history studies) and we love it. We would love to go back and do Science in the Beginning, too.
Melissa Fox says
January 21, 2016 at 9:29 pmI am excited about this giveaway and hopeful that I will win! I have been wanting to find a good science curriculum that will be a good match for my son but have yet to do so.
Jeanetta Roberts says
January 21, 2016 at 9:33 pmI highly recommend this curriculum!! Good luck!! If you don’t win its still very affordable!
Jennifer S says
January 22, 2016 at 3:22 pmI’m interested in a curriculum that teaches all the information and doesn’t try to hide things to sway one way or the other.
Jeanetta Roberts says
January 22, 2016 at 3:42 pmMe too! I feel comfortable using this curriculum so far after talking about my concerns with Dr. Wile!