Love the Between the Lions...so does my DD...just found it!! Thanks. Next is looking up the Reader Rabbit! Thanks again!!!

I really do appreciate all the advice!!! I have just gotten so excited at all the possibilities and have started to spend $$ on stuff. I think I rationalize it b/c I'm not doing the $800 SL program. I had to promise the dh not to buy any more from the boards before I attend a hs conference this month. And, getting the collection of opinions on here, have really showed me that I need to slow down and not get ahead of myself. We found lapbooks a couple of weeks ago. I'm in love! My dd loves it also! I think the Ann Ward PreK and K will be great for us because it uses books from the library. I want her to enjoy reading and want to explore the library as a resource. Plus, I have found so many books at garage sales for 10 cents! I feel as though I'm learning so much about this already and we haven't really even started. That's a huge thanks to all of you who put your input out there and offer advice! I just love this community of hs moms! I cannot thank you enough!! :D

My DD is almost K age. I was loving the reviews of Apologia and SOTW V.1!!! How early would you start using these? I chose not to go the SL route for K, but have acquired many books/readers that they suggest just to have and read, etc. I am going to try and do the Ann Ward "Learning at Home" for PreK and K. I will have to beef up the math w/ Horizons, as she's already doing simple addition. I think she would love the Apologia and SOTW. Just looking for some advice please. THANKS SO MUCH!!

P******* Prep (It goes with our last name and it's nothing official yet as my DD is only a K'er. Short for Preparatory...But I love it!) :D

The lapbooks!!!! Thanks so much for putting this out there. I love love love them! We are going to make an Easter one w/ my DD!! Stoked...Just wanted to thank ya!!! :party:

I have a K'er and was curious how TOP would go with a child her age. Thanks!!!:D

You ladies are all awesome! Right now, I'm finding she is wanting to do "school" randomly throughout the day. I kinda wanted to make a schedule since I'm not doing say Sonlight or a complete package where everything is planned for you. I am almost taking a unit approach to things she likes or finds interesting with books from the library or color pages from the internet. I really appreciate your thoughts and comments as I totally forgot to take in the fact that we will more than likely do a co-op and have a Bible Study that takes up my entire Thursday morning (she will be doing the same study as we do, so it could be considered school since they do activities/play throughout the morning). So I'm thinking I might have to do like a M-W, F co-op and then S to make a 4 day week. I know it's going to be a journey, but as a wanna-be type A (:seeya:) I kinda want to get a rough schedule of what I want to accomplish and see what is working well for others!!! I can't thank you enough for your insight!!:)

I am getting ready to start HS my K'er. I was looking for some input on how many days you school. Do you just do M-F? (I'm thinking on a typical week, as I know some people have mentioned they sometimes spill over into the weekend.) We attend church Saturday night as a family because my husband works on Sundays. My main motivation to HS my children is to teach them about Jesus, which I plan to try in incorporate that as much as possible through each subject. However, I was hoping for some advice or just your thoughts about schooling through the weekend. Do you just take it off as PS does? Thanks in advance for your input and I love how we as moms can come together to learn and help each other! It's just wonderful! :grouphug:

I am new at this too...I will have my DD at home for K this fall. But, I was told that in California, since K is not mandatory, that you don't even have to mess with the legal stuff until they are going into 1st grade. Is this true? That's what I'm planning on. :D