Considering God's Creation, Teacher's Manual - A Creative Biblical Approach to Natural Science, Sixt by Susan Mortimer (2006-05-03)

I took a chance on this book and I'm so glad I did. I used it for my first and third grader and it was a big hit. There are little craft projects to go with each lesson, and I especially like the bible verses tied in. It follows the days of creation, starting with the earth and planets, then some weather, insects, animals, and ends up with the human body.

This ISBN is for the Teacher's Manual for this curriculum. You also need a student book for each of your students (ISBN # 1931292191). There is an audio cd that comes with the teacher's manual.Here is my review for this curriculum: Though the formatting of the teacher and student books are all black and white, the font is easier to read--both because of its size and style. For each lesson, the headings are bolded and it's easy to read the lesson prep quickly. Each lesson includes sections for preparation (supplies to gather, etc.), vocabulary, a song or poem, activity, notebook, Bible reading, review, and digging deeper activities. For some of the lessons, there is also an evolution stumper. You may or may not want to use this part of the lessons. I am probably going to call them something more along the lines of Creation Time Questions.Most of the supplies for the lessons aren't expensive or unusual, but there are some supplies that you'll need to gather, like rock samples. I'd suggest that you either skim through all of the lessons before you use the curriculum and make a supply list for the year or that you read ahead a few weeks as you go through the year and make sure you have the supplies you'll need.This is a notebooking curriculum, but you'll need a student book for each student. They're very affordable, which is a blessing. The teacher's guide and 1 student book cost $30 and an extra student book will cost $14 on CBD. This is not a reproducible curriculum, so you do need to purchase a student book for each student, rather than copying the pages you want for each student from the student book that comes with the teacher's guide.As I read through the lessons, I was pleased with this curriculum. There 36 lessons, so I would suggest a minimum of a year for this curriculum. Some of the lessons have multiple parts, so they will probably take longer. You could spread this curriculum over a year and a half (and then use The Nature Connection for the other 6 months). You could also break it up and use a portion each year along with another science curriculum. This is a curriculum that is best for grades 2nd-7th. That is what the publisher recommends and I agree with that estimate. First graders are struggling to write still and are learning to read so the reading/writing for these lessons would be much easier for them come second grade.This curriculum would be a great break from a secular science curriculum if that is what you're using. It would help you point your children to God through creation--which secular science curriculums don't do. What I also like about it is that the lessons touch on a wide variety of science topics. It is as if students are given a taste to whet their appetites to learn more.This is a curriculum I look forward to using with my children. I have chosen to use a secular curriculum because of how great the textbooks are--age appropriate reading text, good comprehension questions, instant activities, and they've been easy to use. So far, the curriculum I use also hasn't delved into evolution or the origin of the world so I haven't had any major issues with it. But, I do want to make sure my children have a deep appreciation for what God has created and for who He is. I look forward to using this curriculum for these reasons.Please note that I received a complimentary copy of this curriculum for review from Eagle's Wings Publishing.

I ordered this book, knowing it was a used copy. However, I assumed a book being sold would have all it's pages. The listing did not mention that many pages had been removed.

Missing quite a few pages