On March 11, 2016, five years ago today, I published my first Living Science Study Guide, Form 3-4 Biology. I had spent the previous year preparing a living science curriculum for a public Charlotte Mason-style charter school that needed to satisfy each of its state learning requirements — which was a much bigger job than I could have imagined, but I learned so much. After that immense project, it was suggested that homeschooling parents might be interested in taking advantage of the work I was doing, and the Living Science Guides were born. Since then, I have completed 21 guides! I still have 7 more to go, and then I will be finished with the entire curriculum. It also has been a much bigger job than I expected, but it has been a great joy.

My hope for this curriculum is that children would come to LOVE science! Science is an extension of nature, after all. It’s just a deeper look at God’s created world. So why should we present it to our children in a way that makes them hate it? I want them to look forward to their science lessons. I want them to marvel at God’s handiwork. I want them to practice thinking about what they learn so that they will be adept at thinking and decerning what is right as adults. These might be high hopes, but Charlotte Mason discovered the natural way to learn science, and I think if we follow her methods for teaching it, we can aim for these lofty goals.

Of course, all of this could never be hoped for without all of you! In the last five years, you have purchased more than 12,000 study guides! So it is with sincere thanksgiving that I celebrate this anniversary with you.

To celebrate I am giving away the following bundle:

• Two (2) SMH Living Science Study Guide of your choice (hard copies)
• A $50 gift card to Home Science Tools​
• A beautiful Patterns in Nature poster from TwigandMoth (click the link to see a picture)

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