We love using Apologia for our elementary science curriculum (you will read that a lot in the posts below)! I love the immersion approach and I love that it is God-centered! Plus, it’s lots of fun!
Below you will find posts from 25 homeschool bloggers that share their thoughts, experiences, and journeys using the Apologia curriculum this past year. I hope you find their posts helpful and inspiring!
Amanda @ The Pelsers – Kids in the Word Review – Who is God?
- Amanda shares her thoughts and opinions on the first volume of the Apologia Worldview Series that she used with her kindergarten-aged son. Her review also contains links to posts that were inspired by Who is God?
Erin @ For Him and My Family – Apologia: Journey of Faithfulness Review
- Erin reviews the devotional, Journey of Faithfulness by Sarah Clarkson, and says it is one book they will “use again and again.”
Leah @ As We Walk Along the Road – Apologia Year End Round Up
- Leah shares why she likes the Apologia Astronomy curriculum and how she used it with her two daughters.
Tracie @ G.R.A.C.E. – Tales of a Homeschool Nothing – Reach for the Stars
- Tracie shares her family’s journey through the Astronomy curriculum.
Lisa @ Chickens, Bunnies, and Homeschool – Apologia Science End of Year Summary
- Check out some of the neat projects that Lisa did with her family as they studied astronomy.
Amanda @ The Pelsers – Exploring Space with Apologia Astronomy
- Amanda shares her review of the Apologia Astronomy curriculum as well as links to posts as they journeyed through the curriculum.
Mary @ My Tropical Home – Our First Year with Apologia
- Mary shares her family’s first experience using Apologia and some of the fun activities they did this past year.
Sarah @ My Joy-Filled Life – Cloud & Rocket Activities
- Check out two of the activities from the astronomy curriculum – making clouds and homemade rockets.
Annie Kate @ Tea Time with Annie Kate – Miss 10’s Year Studying Fulbright’s Botany
- Annie Kate sadly shares her family’s last time using Apologia’s Botany curriculum.
Tabitha @ Meet Penny – Apologia Botany – Lesson Plan 1B and 2
- Tabitha shares some fun activities her family enjoyed while studying botany and she shares some links to her lesson plans and power point reviews.
Renee @ Great Peace Academy – Flying Through Summer with Creatures of the Fifth Day
- Renee shares lots of projects and pictures from her family’s flying creatures studies.
Sarah @ My Joy-Filled Life – Our Science Year in Pictures
- This posts shows that you can easily skip around in the lessons to suit your needs.
Lora @ My Blessed Life – Talking About Apologia
- Lora talks about why they love Apologia, some of the fun things they did this past year, and the advantages of the immersion approach.
Heather @ Special Needs Homeschooling – Scientific Classification and Taxonomy Circles
- Heather shares a creative, visual why to learn about animal classification and taxonomy.
Victoria @ Homemaking with Heart – Flying Through Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day
- Victoria shares her daughters beautifully done notebooking journal.
Lisa @ Home to 4 Kiddos – Apologia Year-End Round-Up
- Lisa’s family was busy with several of the Apologia science curriculums this year; check out all the fun they had as she shares about their year with lots of photos.
Lisa @ Chickens, Bunnies, and Homeschool – Apologia Science End of Year Summary
- Check out some of the neat projects that Lisa’s family did this year.
Gena @ I Choose Joy! – Apologia Swimming Creatures Final Post
- Gena shares lots of pictures of the fun projects they did this year, their lapbooks, links to related posts, and a link to her Swimming Creatures Pinterest board.
Kelli @ Adventurez in Child Rearing – Homeschooling with Apologia: Why it’s taking us so long to work our way through the curriculum this year………
- Kelli will make you want to move to the beach so you can study swimming creatures. Her family is really taking advantage of their surroundings and digging deep into this curriculum.
Lisa @ Home to 4 Kiddos – Apologia Year-End Round-Up
- Lisa’s family was busy with several of the Apologia science curriculums this year; check out all the fun they had as she shares about their year with lots of photos.
Jennifer @ Royal Little Lambs – Science End of Year Roundup
- Jennifer’s animal loving daughters enjoyed learning about land animals this year and especially enjoyed the notebooking journals.
Kathy @ Kathy’s Cluttered Mind – Review Apologia Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day
- Kathy gives a thorough review of Swimming Creatures.
Lisa @ Home to 4 Kiddos – Apologia Year-End Round-Up
- Lisa’s family was busy with several of the Apologia science curriculums this year; check out all the fun they had as she shares about their year with lots of photos.
Kimberly @ Natural Beach Living – Apologia Anatomy & Physiology Science
- Check out the fun activities and pictures that Kim shared as her boys begin learning about anatomy and physiology.
Sarah @ Delivering Grace – Group Science
- Read how Sarah used the anatomy and physiology curriculum in a homeschool co-op.
Jessica @ Modest Mama – Our Year in Science
- Jessica shares her family’s experience with the anatomy and physiology curriculum as they teamed up with several other families to go through the course together.
Christy @ Love is a Verb – Back to the Books
- Check out the awesome job Christy and her girls (oh, and Dad too) did making edible cells.
Tabitha @ Meet Penny – Science Saturday
Marci @ The Homeschool Scientist – Science Saturday
- Tabitha and Marci teamed up this year to post about each of their family’s journey with anatomy and physiology. You will find tons and tons of great pictures, ideas, and resources in their Science Saturday feature.
Leah @ As We Walk Along the Road – Apologia Year End Round Up
- Leah shares how her children worked through Exploring Creation with Physical Science and how the corresponding notebooks were a welcome addition to the curriculum.
Julie @ Mindful Ramblings – Apologia Biology
- Biology major Julie shares her experience with teaching biology to a co-op group. She has links to all the modules that lead to a more detailed post.
Jennifer @ Royal Little Lambs – Science End of Year Roundup
- Jennifer’s daughter enjoyed General Science this year with a little help from scientist Dad.
Annie Kate @ Tea Time with Annie Kate – Tweaking Apologia Advanced Chemistry and Physics for Grade 12
- Annie Kate shares how she tweaked the advanced chemistry and physics to meet her son’s needs for entering university.
Cindy @ Our Journey Westward – Homeschooling High School Science
- Cindy shares her family’s experience with the biology and chemistry curriculums in a co-op setting as well as other fun things her family adds to it.
Lisa @ Home to 4 Kiddos – Apologia Year-End Round-Up
- Lisa’s family was busy with several of the Apologia science curriculums this year; check out all the fun they had as she shares about their year with lots of photos.
Thank you to all the lovely bloggers above that submitted their posts with the desire to share and help other homeschoolers!
I hope everyone had a blessed and fun science year! I can’t wait to hear what everyone has planned for next year!
Are you a blogger that is planning to use Apologia next year in your homeschool?
If so, come link up your blog to the 2013-2014 Apologia Blog Roll.
