BookShark Science Secular Homeschool Curriculum Level A

Hi everyone it’s Melissa. I am a homeschooling mom of three kiddos. My husband and I have a 7-year-old, a 3-year-old, and a 1-year-old. Today I am sharing BookShark Science Level A. I go over what BookShark is, what comes with BookShark, how we are using BookShark, and why I love the BookShark Science secular homeschool curriculum.
I recently did a blog post on the BookShark virtual access. The link to that blog post is below. We loved using the virtual access because it makes the physical instructor guide more portable and, in our homeschool, more usable. Virtual access takes all the amazing information inside the inductor guide and placed it at my fingertips on my iPad.
When we first started homeschooling, I was very interested in literature-based curriculums, but I avoided them because I was afraid that it would be very difficult for me to implement as a parent of three small children (two of them are 3 and under). After using BookShark Science Level A I was impressed at how easy BookShark makes everything for the parent and when you add in the virtual access it’s even easier.
BookShark lays everything out for you, they plan everything, they tell you what to read, what activities to do, and what experiment to complete. It is so straightforward and I don’t have to think about any of it. I just open my iPad and click on the day we are on. That’s it, just complete the information on that day and we are done.
I saw a video by Ashlee ‪@gatheredandgroundedhomeschool‬ where she labeled her BookShark books. I thought this was ingenious and went ahead and labeled our books as well. I labeled each book with “BookShark” “Science A” and “#”. The # was just the order in which BookShark laid out that we read each book. As we progress, I will add “Read Aloud” or “Reader” to my labels, but that wasn’t something I needed for BookShark Science A.
We have been truly enjoying BookShark Science A. We love that BookShark is secular and I love how easy BookShark makes implement the curriculum.
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00:00 Introduction
00:16 Link to unboxing video
00:20 What BookShark Science Level A Comes With
00:53 BookShark Virtual Access
05:34 How I Label My BookShark Books
07:08 Books that Come with BookShark Science A
07:34 Why We Like BookShark
08:52 Science Experiments
09:05 Involving the Toddler and Baby
09:37 Questions and Closing

[@EnglishwithGabby]

Thanks so much for this video! I love how excited you are. I hope to be that excited too haha. We’ve been searching for a good curriculum for sooo long! Hopefully this will be it. Thanks again.

[@themwordbymelissa]

I hope it works for you ❤️

[@blessedhomeschoolmess]

I am reallllyyyyyy considering switching to bookshark but I might wait till next year at this point since I already have my stuff but I just love how laid out it is and that they’re all books with fiction thrown in!

[@themwordbymelissa]

I love that they have fiction and non fiction books. ❤️

[@geekyabode]

That looks really great. Bookshark has always been filed away in my mind but, we have never tried it.

[@themwordbymelissa]

It’s been on my mind for a few years too. Im so glad I decided to give them a try ❤️

[@rbtdancer1]

Did you continue to use bookshark after this science level and did you try any of their other subjects? What were your reasons for not continuing, if you didn't?

[@themwordbymelissa]

We continue with Bookshark. I just ordered Bookshark level B to use for next year ❤️. I haven’t used any of Booksharks other subjects.

[@karaperry8480]

What is in the experiment paper packet?

[@themwordbymelissa]

Do you mean the experiment guidebook? If it was something I said (which it sounds like something I would say :) ) then I was referring to the guidebook included in Science Level A. It's a teacher and student guide that walks you through each of the experiments.

[@karaperry8480]

On their website it says experiment paper packet haha. I was wondering what that was since there is no description but from what you said it sounds like the paper packet is extra student sheets because they’re already included in the experiment guide. Is that right? I was just wondering if I could get away with one set with two kids doing it and I think I can.

[@karaperry8480]

Thanks for your reply!

[@themwordbymelissa]

Lol. Okay. That makes sense. Yes, it’s just the consumables sheets; lol if you want sheets for each child. Honestly we either make photocopies or we answer verbally so we haven’t had a need for them yet in our homeschool.

[@Randibunny]

Dude science is so fun when you are the one learning but when you are teaching it it’s sooooo boring 😂

[@themwordbymelissa]

Lol

[@madisonnapolitano7531]

I can RELATE to this!! I am having a hard time with science for this purpose and that is why I am considering BookShark. I can read outloud ALL DAY. I have no issues with it. And we LOVE BookShark history so I think we will love literature-based science too.

[@themwordbymelissa]

Sounds like it might be a great curriculum for your family ❤️

[@Randibunny]

Grading sucks asss 😂 I’m sorry I’ll see my self out

[@themwordbymelissa]

Lol. I would have to agree. I like curriculums that grade for me.