That's a great problem to have. I like the free classics in the public domain - so many to choose from. Also...can you keep a stash of extras that you find for cheap at the thrift stores or yard sales? That's how we have amassed our immense book collection. :-) Amy long-time homeschooling mama to 4

Throughout my children's lives, I've been inspired by Waldorf through delaying academics, no tv, natural playthings, fairy tales, etc. I even made the leap and purchased the Enki curriculum for K-1. However, I've never been able to wrap my head around it. It's so much information, I go into overload. I probably need to get rid of it since it's taking up lots of shelf space. For academics, we follow CM principles. I've never really "done" Waldorf in the home, but in my ideal world, we would do Waldorf for the younger years, then transition to Charlotte Mason. I haven't figured out how to do that, because, like you, I can't figure out how to do main lessons. I will be checking out those links, though. We also have a local, brand new Waldorf homeschool co-op, which is great for Waldorf social/community events. Over the summer, we participated a few times in a sweet little toddler/pre-k Waldorf playgroup. Nature walks, singing, making bread as a group. It was lovely. Amy....mama to 3 precious boys. Boy #4 coming early Spring.

That was really helpful. Thanks so much. :D Amy

Oh, sorry. I meant the lulu coupon.:tongue_smilie: Anyone know? Amy

Do you happen to know how long this coupon code is good for? Thanks for sharing it!:001_smile: Amy

Can I sneak in here and ask: what level/program do students move-on to after 6A/6B? Pre-alg? Thanks. Amy

Oh thanks for the reminder to mention that. They added the charge on check-out for me, too, but I wrote them a note in the checkout note box and w/in a few minutes, they had corrected the total. They sent me out a new invoice reflecting the update. I think their cart is auto-set to add shipping, so I'm sure they are aware of the issue. Glad you found something there, too. Yay! Amy

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I don't often get to post here, but I wanted to share with you an email I just got from RightStart. They are having a 1 day sale on gently used items. There are some great deals in there and I thought maybe someone would like to take advantage of them. http://activitiesforlearning.com/cybermonday.aspx I got the Math Card Games kit I've been wanting for years. :001_smile: Blessed Holiday Season to you! Amy...mama of 3 sweet boys + 1 boy on the way

Does anyone else have any suggestions for related books that we can enjoy together? We follow Ambleside Online, so that's how we came across them. We love to read books from that time period together. Absolutely agreed. I don't like reading that series to my children, so I stopped. It's confusing and muddled.

Oh my...we loved The Door in the Wall and Otto of the Silver Hand. SOOO much. I read them out loud to my son. He enjoyed one of them so much, he snuck and finished the story on his own one day, LOL. I need to go back and finish that last bit for myself. Now Robin Hood is challenging for me with the quaffed words. I delegated that one to dh, LOL. :)

http://www.tenmarks.com/home.action Homeschool Buyers Co-op is doing a discount for it and so I checked it out. I haven't heard of it and can only find 1 mention of it here when using the search box. This is my go-to place for curriculum reviews and there aren't any! https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/index.php?option=com_hsbc_epp_order&Itemid=1498#orderform Any experiences or thoughts good or bad? Thanks! :) Amy

This is us exactly...even down to the Legos. :) We've been using AO for 3 or 4 years, now. Some years, I'm looser. Some I'm stricter. I do not think it takes a lot of planning. I follow the schedule on their site and also use schedules from the yahoogroup dedicated specifically to that. There are also individual schedules in each individual year's yahoogroups. I'm not a big planner....don't like it. AO has been very navigable for me. AO does not cost a lot of $$. It's virtually free. The first year, we read from online sources and listened to stories on librivox. I have now collected most of our books (for several years) from thrift stores, with a few used book and amazon purchases. :) A big reason I love AO, is that I LOVE, LOVE the reading selections. I enjoy sitting and reading them to my boys. They have enriched my life and healed some of the lacking I felt from a bland ps education. History has come alive for me. Amy....mama of 3 boys ages 4-11 and one precious boy on the way.

I've been here a while, but am an infrequent poster. I'm just sliding in here to say hello. When I saw your location, I immediately knew you must have been from the B'ham area. My hubby participated in the kayak portion of ski-to-sea 15-ish years ago...pre-kids...when we lived in Seattle. We're now a little south of B'ham and several of my friends are dairy farmers (most are Dutch), as were my grandparents. Hello! :D Carry on. Amy....homeschooling mama to 3 nature-loving boys

Great question. :lurk5: