Considering God's Creation

The curriculum provides teacher support through detailed lesson plans and preparation guidance.

Teacher's manual contains lessons 'written in an easy-to-use format' with 'advance preparation required' described for each lesson

The curriculum provides structured lessons with clear teacher guidance and content presentation.

Lessons include an 'introduction—actually the main idea of the lesson—which can be read to students directly from the book' and are written in 'easy-to-use format'

The curriculum strongly emphasizes hands-on activities integrated with each lesson.

Review states 'the authors believe in hands-on activities for effective learning, at least one such activity is described in each lesson' with student activity pages and investigations

The curriculum includes explicit vocabulary instruction with definitions and word origins.

Each lesson includes 'vocabulary words listed with definitions and origins' according to the review

The curriculum covers a broad range of topics but lacks depth in content knowledge due to its one-year format.

Review notes that topics include creation, universe, earth, weather, plants, animals, etc., but 'none of these topics is covered thoroughly, since that would be impossible within a one-year curriculum'

The curriculum does not align with NGSS standards, instead following a creation science framework.

Review emphasizes 'creationist viewpoint, including belief in a young earth, is a dominant theme' and includes 'Evolution Stumpers' to challenge evolution theory

The curriculum includes review sections but lacks systematic retrieval practice across the program.

Review mentions 'a review section includes questions to pose to your children about each lesson' but no evidence of spaced review or cumulative practice