Originally Posted by classicsmom
Originally Posted by kimck
classicsmom (or anyone) - have you bought individual K12 courses or are you doing the whole package? I've thought about that for science in particular. We are using Plato, but for next year I would like to do something a bit more comprehensive and hands on.

We never dreamed we'd be homeschooling either. But really, it's been mostly great for all of us.

WE use the whole package via a public cyber charter school. Honestly, the science is good and there are many suggested experiments. What age is your child? Depending on their age I would look at My Pals Are Here Singapore Science if you were only interested in Science. I have only seen the K through 2nd grade K12 Sciecne. It is pretty good, but to be honest my son knows much more than the material presented so far. He likes it, but if I had to pay for a science course then I would look at Singapore Science IMHO or elsewhere such as a science spine and do outlining, summaries, and activities related to it. Now if you were using a higher level science, then you may want to look at K12 and ask them for a good sampling and the scope and sequence of the curricula.

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My DS is 3rd grade and is definitely ready for something more at the jr. high level. I'd love something that has a hands on/lab component with it and not a ton of work load. I was just thinking of buying something like 7th grade earth science directly from K12. I am really struggling with finding secular science curriculums, preferably affordable. I *love* everything else we're doing, but science is stumping me. We've been doing a lot of science outings/classes (and some Plato for DS). K12 is available in our state, but I think we're too lazy and open ended to do the real deal at least at this age.

I may try the Singapore materials with my DD5 next year though. Maybe I should just order them and see if I could enhance them "up" for DS with library materials, etc.