WINTER SCIENCE CLASSES will be offered by Creation Insights starting the week of January 8, 2012.   All instruction is designed to help students to observe, enjoy and understand the harmony and purpose of God's creation through the eyes of Scripture. Lessons include experiments, demonstrations, and applications of concepts. 

TOPICS AND LESSONS
Grades 3-5 "Energy and Motion" Week 1  Working Under (Steam) Pressure Week 2  Cool Packs and Spool Racers Week 3  Graphic Examples of Patterns Week 4  Follow the Bouncing (Energy) Ball Week 5  Cow Magnetism and Science Week 6  Nutty Balancing Acts Week 7  Big Digs for Spinigigs Week 8  Doing Cartwheels Over Energy Week 9  Desk Chairs and Gyroscopes Students in grades 3-5 certainly have a lot of energy, and in these lessons they get to use it in exciting and productive ways.  Each class includes many "hands on" experiments designed to build an understanding of a variety of sources and uses of energy laws and patterns, put into creation by the source of all power, the Creator himself. They might get tired just thinking about it.		Grades 6-8 "Introduction to Chemistry-Part I" Week 1  Common Elements and Symbols Week 2  Physical Properties of Matter Week 3  Chemical Properties of Matter Week 4  Performing Chemical Reactions Week 5  Candle and Bubble Chemistry Week 6  Elements and Compounds Week 7  Balancing Chemical Equations Week 8  Atoms, Molecules, and Ions Week 9  Chemical Bonding and Atomic Numbers
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES in Wisconsin Saukville / Cedarburg area: Riveredge Nature Center; Tuesdays, January 10 through March 6 Grades 3-5, 1:00-2:00 PM / grades 6-8, 2:00-3:00 PM Waukesha: Private home; Thursdays, January 12 through March 8 Grades 3-5, 10:00-11:00 AM / grades 6-8, 11:00 AM-noon Oconomowoc: White Stone Comm. Church; Thursdays, January 12 through March 8 Grades 6-8, 1:00-2:00 PM / Grades 3-5, 2:00-3;00 PM   Each class meets for one hour per week during the nine-week session. ENROLLMENT DEADLINE is January 6 .  Early enrollment is recommended due to limited class sizes. Parents are welcome to sit in on any class. Please contact Michael DuMez, Director, at creationinsights@gmail.com or call 920-564-2402 for details. Family costs for each session: 1 student=$95, 2 students=$180, 3 students=$250 Reduced costs or individual payment schedules can be arranged if needed. Upcoming sessions (specific dates to be announced later) Spring 2012 - Mid March through mid May Grades 3-5, "Senses and Spring" Grades 6-8, "Introduction to Chemistry-Part II" Fall 2012 - Mid September through mid November Grades 3-5, "Creation Awareness" Grades 6-8, "Creation Design and Purpose" For additional details, other science classes, and creation tours, please contact our website: creationinsights.com The Edison Project the science of technology The Edison Project is a Science class designed for INVENTORS/DISCOVERS who possess the Edison Trait. Totally hands-on, to-the-point, teacher assisted learning. Each assignment can be completed in about one hour. The entire family can get involved or the kids can do it safely by themselves. Lab equipment can be purchased from your local Radio Shack. The budding scientist in your home will love this class.  Class Fee: $55 per quarter, 40 lessons Students age 8 and up Register now at www.quickstudylabs.com. Students are accepted once every eight weeks. See website for start date! Website Testimonial Page ^top of page^

Reading Horizons:
Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself

The Reading Horizons homeschool reading program helps its users build powerful foundational reading skills! Give your child a reading program that guarantees they will make fast gains in reading-grade levels through a tried-and-true, research-based program: Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself.

This method has been used successfully for over 30 years in classrooms and homes across the nation and is employed and endorsed by Harvard University and the Florida Center for Reading Research. The easy-to-teach direct instruction materials and self-guided student software of the Reading Horizons program make a perfect combination to any reading curriculum. The program uses a multi-sensory approach that appeals to a student's individual learning style - visual, auditory, tactile, or kinesthetic.

We encourage you to try Reading Horizons free online resources and experience the difference the program can provide for you or your child. Please call anytime if you need any help or explanation with Reading Horizons resources - (800) 705-6568.

For additional information visit Reading Horizons at: http://www.readinghorizonsathome.com/
or email info@readinghorizons.com

The benefits of the Reading Horizons program are highlighted in the reflections of this homeschooling parent:

"We have five daughters and have home schooled for about 17 years. During those years we have tried over 8 phonics programs. I was trying to find one that was easy to teach, useable with all ages, and non-consumable. Two years ago I went to a conference and wandered over to the Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself booth. Since we'd used a curriculum with markings before, I really wanted that in my 'ideal phonics program!' I was immediately impressed with the simplicity of the system. Our 8-year-old commented one day, 'I really understand this. I never understood what you were trying to teach me before.' We are deeply grateful for the Discover Intensive Phonics system as it has ended my search for the 'ideal phonics program.'" I was becoming weary with all the effort!" - Kristie Swanson

Paint-your-own Pottery Class - http://potsnpaints.com
Enrollment for this class is year round. It is open to both homeschool families and the general public for registration. We offer both "mobile" and a main location for classes. Family costs for the session are determined by the type of greenware your child chooses to paint. Parents are welcome to sit in on the class. Each class is one-and-a-half to two hours in length. Please contact the Homeschool America office at (920) 650-3927 or email sondramuench@charter.net for details.

Scrapbooking
This program is open to both homeschool families and the public. It will teach creative ways to keep your memories and share them with friends and family.

Yearbook Spectrum
This program is open to all homeschool students in the state of Wisconsin. It enables each homeschool group to be involved in creating their own class memories or groups can work together to create a large region yearbook.