This past weekend, we had an “official” graduation to middle school moment when Jaci moved up at church. Considering we homeschool, the transition “in the classroom” is not quite as apparent for us. But, making that move over to youth was a big step for her. For Jaden as well because that now means they are both in middle school! Big Fat Notebook Fortunately, through a partnership with Workman Publishing, we are prepared at home to begin our studies with the Big Fat Notebook. Basically, these five books are the only books you need for each main subject taught in middle school: Math, Science, American History, English Language Arts, and World History. Imagine you were given the notes of the best note-taker in class. THAT is what the Big Fat Notebooks give you. The 5 Big Fat Notebooks include: Everything You Need to Ace Math — covers everything to get you over any math hump: fractions, decimals, and how to multiply and divide them; ratios, proportions, and percentages; geometry; statistics and probability; expressions and equations; and the coordinate plane and functions. Everything You Need to Ace Science — takes readers from scientific investigation and the engineering design process to the Periodic Table; forces and motion; forms of energy; outer space and the solar system; to earth sciences, biology, body systems, ecology, and more. Everything You Need to Ace American History — covers Native Americans to the war in Iraq. There are units on Colonial America; the Revolutionary War and the founding of a new nation; Jefferson and the expansion west; the Civil War and Reconstruction; and all of the notable events of the 20th century—World Wars, the Depression, the Civil Rights movement, and much more. Everything You Need to Ace World History — kicks off with the Paleolithic Era and transports the reader to ancient civilizations—in Egypt,...

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