I want to thank you so much for sharing this link! I missed the boat for downloading the World History curriculum a couple of years ago, and only had the U.S. one. Thank you thank you.

I'm having my daughter take the AP Biology stuff at EdX for next year. Here's the first part of the class: https://www.edx.org/course/preparing-ap-biology-exam-part-1-cell-ricex-advbio-1x

I adore iCivics. My daughter, who hates reading long, dry stuff, actually enjoyed it, and she learned quite a lot. There is so much material there, it'll be hard to fit it all into one semester, though.

Yes, up here in northern Arizona, the weather is quite nice. Though it is supposed to get warmer next week. Which means Phoenix will be even hotter than it's been.

I live about two hours away, but would consider making the drive if the timing worked out. I wish it were on a Friday evening! We're down there every Friday evening anyway.

iCivics.org is amazing, done by a former Supreme Court Justice, and is FREE. Plenty of material for an intense semester, or even a year.

I really like the radio show Classics for Kids. They have a website where you can listen to the shows. It's fun and very educational. We've run out of episodes to listen to, though!

We're using Grammarland, and both my daughter (4th grade) and I love it. Some of the assignments are a little confusing, but I've gotten a better grasp on some things, which has helped me teach her.

We have the WeDo set, too, and I love it. The kids can't wait each week to do their lesson. They get to build and learn a concept, and experiment with new configurations. It's meant to be a learning experience and not just a toy.

Perhaps it was me? My son taught himself to read before Kindergarten, but we used the book anyway. Made it through in about a semester or so. We skipped a lot of the scripting, and just had him read the child's portion. Only the last several lessons were much of a challenge. I just wanted to fill in any gaps he had.

We don't do any of the extras. Just the spelling tests, and practice pages for the ones they get wrong.

We have one of each and they couldn't be closer. I think the personalities count for a lot more than the gender.

I'm using WWE2 with my fourth grader this year, too. I plan to skip a few of the narration lessons, as we've done a good amount of that already.

I haven't tried it, but I've been strongly considering it, despite being a secular homeschooler. I am so impressed by what I see in the sample pages that I'm willing to overlook or change the religious parts. I just haven't made a final decision yet, but I think I will get it soon. If you do get it, please write about your experience! There aren't too many reviews out there.

I read the one on Dr. Seuss. I think it was called Mr. Geisel and Dr. Seuss or something like that. Excellent. Loved it.