Living Learning Books - what age?

[Allen Academy]

I have been reading so much about having a 12 year plan, I thought I would start trying to map something out :)

What age are the Living Learning Books for Science geared toward? What grade would you recommend starting them, or what else would you suggest for Science? I have not really found any science curriculum I am in love with, but I was thinking about trying these...

[Sue in St Pete]

They are for 1st-3rd. We used LLB for Earth/Sky and Chemistry. Here's my review:

Living Learning Books website is: www.livinglearningbooks.com

We used LLB Earth/Sky for 2nd grade and LLB Chemistry for 3rd grade. My son is not particularly science oriented. Neither am I.

Pros:
? A good overall introduction
? A variety of topics were covered in an well-organized, easy-to-follow, clearly laid out manner (ie. easy for the teacher)
? I was able to obtain most of the supplementary books through the local library
? All supplies needed for the projects were readily available at home, the local grocery store, or the local Kmart.
? Lessons took approximately 30 minutes twice a week.
? If there were religious overtones, they were kept in an appendix
? Inexpensive curriculum

Cons:
? It was ?lite? ie. not particularly challenging or in depth

Overall, I was happy with the curriculum. My son enjoyed it and learned from it. I could have done a more thorough job if I had had the time and energy and desire to pull it all together myself, but I didn't. I would use it again given the choices available at the time.

REAL Science www.pandiapress.com was not available when we started LLB. If I had starting over, I would consider this. We used Noeo Biology 2 for 5th grade, and I liked LLB better.