We tried the RS4K biology last year and did not like it. We switched to RSO and were much happier. We stuck with RSO for chemistry this year.

We've just started Ancients and this week we read The Best Book of Early People. Amazon link. Both my kids enjoyed it.

Hope this helps!

I wrapped up our week here.

I haven't read this one, but it came up in a google search for "picture book black cat."

Papa Piccolo is mostly black. Link to Amazon.

:iagree: Yep. That.

We're starting again on Monday. I'm excited, but a little bit nervous since we are using some new curriculum this year. I planned a light-ish week for our first week and then we will be working on everything the next week. I have really high hopes for this year to be a fabulous year. And crossing my fingers that it works out that way. :D

What about diagramming sentences that are about their interests. My son is a lot more interested in grammar when I make up sentences about Legos or Harry Potter.

:iagree: Yeah, that!

I'm there. I just followed a bunch of you. :) http://pinterest.com/chikngirl/

I don't watch tv as it happen, but my parents dvr a few shows for me. :D I watch The Killing (on AMC), Criminal Minds, Wilfred (on FX) and want to watch Person of Interest when it starts. DH and I have recently started watching Fringe. We're working on Season 2 now, but I don't know that we will be caught up to start watching it this fall.

This series is one of our favorites.

We are using it for the first time this year. I'm excited!

Dd is 8 and starting 3rd grade in late August. This is what I have planned so far: Language Arts: Spelling - Complete AAS 3 and start AAS 4 Grammar - MCT Island package Literature - CHOLL Ancients and possibly MCT Literature Social Studies: History - HO Ancients Geography - Trail Guide to US Geography Science: RSO Chemistry unless I switch to using BFSU Math: TT4, LoF Elementary Series and possibly MEP if I can figure it out Foreign Language: Latin - Getting Started with Latin Fine Arts: Art - Artistic Pursuits K-3 Book 1 We also do our memory box daily, play a variety of instruments or sing and will possibly be joining the YMCA for PE classes.

I'll "red" the ones we have read and enjoyed. The King's Equal The Whipping Boy Lumber Camp Library The Door in the Wall Twenty-One Balloons Strawberry Girl The Apprentice Peter the Great The Golden Goblet Otto of the Silver Hand The Trojan War Master Cornhill I, Juan de Pareja Eagle of the Ninth The Second Mrs Giaconda The Shakespeare Stealer Augustus Caesar's World The World of Columbus and Sons The Samurai's Tale Adam of the Road Shadow of a Bull The Great and Terrible Quest Mara, Daughter of the Nile The Beduin's Gazelle Hittite Warrior Archimedes and the Door of Science Mary, Bloody Mary Banner in the Sky The Endless Steppe Number the Stars George Washington's World Escape from Warsaw In Search of Honor It's a Jungle Out There! I am David Anna and the King

Thank you, Bill! I loved this post, all of it. :D

My lit books don't arrive until Monday. I haven't made any decisions yet, since I haven't seen them. My tentative plan would be to get through Grammar Island before starting the lit books. I'm not sure how long we will take reading them. We might not start them until next year if it feels like too much to add it this year. Re-reading this, I see I had nothing helpful to say. Sorry. :(

We are doing Ancients and Chemistry together this year.

I figured out how to export. When I created my plan I gave each book it's own plan, hopefully that will work for you. Which yahoo group do you want it posted to? The MCT group, an HST group, something else?

I have Angela's plan in my HST+, but I don't know how to share it with you. I'll try to figure it out...

If you sign up for Office Depot emails they will send you a $10 off $50 coupon. The ProClick is $49.99 (or .95) and the packages of spines are about $9.99. You can get the ProClick and a package of spines for about $50 plus tax.

RightStart Math has students keep a math journal. Wev had an assortment of problems, roman numerals, times tables, etc in ours. I really like the idea of a spelling book, a grammar book, etc., but I'm not sure how to implement it when it isn't a part of the curriculum. It sounds like making a book for each subject would be like notebooking, but not on separate pages.

I couldn't find anywhere that says this. I'm looking forward to my order arriving so I can start to make a schedule. :D

My husband works in a specialized field in construction. So far this year he has worked a total of 4 weeks. Last year he worked almost 3 months, and that was better than the year before that. His unemployment runs out completely in September and all other job leads haven't turned up anything. He has applied for jobs in other fields and hasn't landed any of them. We are looking at moving in with family next month. Dh will end up taking any job he can find, and it certainly won't be for a living wage like he gets when he has union work. Our future has been uncertain for the last few years. It sucks. :crying: I keep crossing my fingers and hoping for a miracle.