For a beautiful age appropriate, but in-depth introduction to the study of botany, I would highly recommend Exploring Creation with Botany. It fits easily with almost any elementary level homeschool curriculum or teaching style, and it is particularly well suited for a classical or Charlotte Mason approach that uses note-booking. I have not seen any early elementary science I liked better than the Apologia science Young Explorers series.

It is easy to teach from, since the questions and assignments are right there in the same book (with answers in the back). There is a supply list to make it easy to plan ahead, and most of the items are normal household items, easy to find. The lessons can be read … Read the rest of this post…

Students can dive into the study of botany will be fascinated by the awesome descriptions and hands on activities of Exploring Creation with Botany. Published by Apologia Educational Media, this homeschool curriculum is suitable for K-6th grade. This impressive elementary homeschool curriculum uses the Charlotte Mason and classical method note-booking approach. The only materials needed are notebook with blank and lined paper, some colored pencils and a few common household items for the activities.

The Young Explorers series from Apologia science is an immersion approach to science. With this approach, students learn just one topic at a time, and they study it in depth. This leads to greater grasp of the material and longer retention. This homeschool curriculum relies on … Read the rest of this post…