They are always adding new things. The expanded math section was what sealed the deal for me. I utilize it with all three of my girls and they all get something out of it.

We're Disney addicts here.

I did attend the open house. I loved everything that I saw education-wise. The folks were open and friendly so I figured I would just be brutally honest and stated we were non-Christian but open-minded and that we were not looking to be converted or what have you. They seemed extremely open-minded back and I feel better for having gotten that part out of the way from the get-go. No surprises for anyone down the road and all. My dh and I are 99% certain CC is the route we will go next year. At first I was bummed that there wasn't a secular co-op and I toyed with the idea of starting up my own co-op. But I honestly don't have the time or energy right now. Also, I know I do want my children to have some exposure to the bible, it's such a powerful cultural and literary staple of society. I think CC will be perfect for us for that. With CC, I am still my child's teacher, and I do the majority of the teaching. We will take the bible passages and biblical worldview that comes up in class and discuss it at home together afterwards. It'll be a great way to start a dialogue.

Question about my dd6. She has a great attention span and just yesterday she was my date to a performance of Beethoven's 9th by the local orchestra. Even though we were there for over 2 hours and it didn't even start until close to her bedtime, she did fabulously and hasn't stopped talking about it since. I just found out that I can get her and I comp. tickets to the opera. Problem is only two operas are running and neither sounds particularly kid-friendly. I'd hate to pass on free tickets though... I know almost nothing about opera. Has anyone here seen either of these.... Thoughts? The Pearl Fishers Georges Bizet Set in legendary Sri Lanka, the story follows two men whose vow of eternal friendship is threatened when the object of their mutual desires suddenly returns igniting a dangerous triangle of forbidden love. A King for a Day (Un giorno di regno) Giuseppe Verdi In Verdi's comic second opera, the King of Poland hides from his enemies by asking an unknown knight to impersonate him, leading to a series of amorous intrigues.

Our is up! My youngest was being rather inquisitive with a goat.

Sounds like you have a good plan in order. If she's happy and excelling I don't see any need to reign her in or slow her down. When and if things change you can always reexamine and change course then. In the meantime, enjoy her excitement. For what it's worth, here is my daughter's First Grade line-up here. I am currently trying to map out what we'll be doing in second grade and have been contemplating joining the local CC for foundations as well. We're secular though so I signed up for the open house at the end of the month, so I can meet the other folks there and see if we would be well received or not. I'm hoping it will be a good fit.

Here is my list of first grade curriculum and resources. Where applicable I list the amount of time we spend with things. I'll be tweaking it for 2nd grade and possibly adding in Classical Conversations work.

Just a thought for you -- your candles and cooking comment made me think of the Daring Book for Girls and the Dangerous Book for Boys books. I have both of these books and down the road I hope to use them in connection as a summer curriculum. The books are loaded with fun activities from a variety of subjects- practical life, science, history, etc. Like I said though- I purchased both books even though I have all girls because the Boy book has loads of neat things I would like my girls to try too. I know there are some people on here who mentioned using this as a curriculum and maybe they can pop in if it's come to fruition yet.

I had fun with mine today. How about you?

My oldest is currently working through Primarily Logic. She started out on Lollipop 1 and 2 and Primarily Logic has been a nice step up for us.

I agree with listening to the CD. I have no Latin background to fall back on so it was all new to me. Also, you need to decide if you are going to teach ecclesiastical or classical pronunciation - but in either case, the audio CD has tracks for both versions. Here is a website that may help if you don't have access to the CD.

I have listed a few that I have come across on this blog post. I have a few Christian and secular options.

I will be attending an open house for CC later this month, in an effort to learn more about it. In the meantime, I am looking over their resources and materials. Has anyone ever seen any of the things for Foundations for sale on used-curriculum sites, etc? Just wondering if it's possible to save a buck or two...

I started my 5 year old on cursive after she was asked to learn how to write "pretty". She LOVED it. I was nervous because I thought she might be too young; but it went over perfectly. She now knows all her letters in cursive and I posted about the set-up we used here.

LOL! Yes- that's one smashing intro for you guys! Don't forget to add this fun song to your studies!

My girls picked it up from a few repeat performances of Leap Frog First Day of School DVD.

I like saving some of the girls work. I hand-bind some special pieces of their work into books. I debated on saving AAR but have decided against it. Too cumbersome for later.

Crazy!!! These images and videos get you thinking about just how dangerous these rocks hurtling through space can be. http://www.slate.com...ver_russia.html Additional photos and videos from varying angles of meteor CNN article

Everyone in my house LOVES Miquon. :) I highly recommend it.

I remember passing by a really great looking c-rod workbook at a local used-curriculum sale for under $10. I don't know why I didn't grab it then. I'm KICKING myself now!

My daughter is in 1st grade and use currently one Book 7. That being said, she loves ETC and plows through them. Instead of trying to match the workbooks by grade level just keep going as long as your child is happy and "getting it". If they hit a snag- then slow down, or maybe grab the 1/2 books for extra practice. My only advice would be to let them go at their own pace.

I try to "layer our lessons" for each child depending on their interest and skill level. I wrote a little about it here. Maybe it will help give you a few ideas?

I'm going to have my MIL and mother come over for the season finale of DA next week. I'm thinking homemade shortbread and tea since it will be so late. Any other fun suggestions? (Cheap ones, that is.) EDITED TO ADD-- and yes- we actually all get along fabulously well so having both my mom and MIL there will be fun!

Thanks everyone. I have decided to go to the open house for the group nearest us. I figure this way I can meet and talk to the folks involved and see how they would feel about having us. From what you have all said, I would be fine with the amount of biblical content. I can even handle them memorizing the Ten Commandments because historically and culturally they are important. Sounds like I would have the rest of the week to impart my views and interpretation of things. I think my biggest concern is that my girls may eventually feel like outsiders though.

I keep coming back to CC. However, my family is rather secular which is why I never went so far as to attend one of their information sessions. I should state that I am not adverse to my children learning about the bible-- indeed I want my children to eventually have a good grasp of all the main religions of the world. I love the classical approach we've been creating at home but I LOVE the idea of the classical co-op. The only thing in my area of any consistent and numerous attendance is the CC classes. Sure there are occasional secular co-ops that pop up but nothing as rigorous and rewarding as the classical CC approach. FYI - at this point, I have no interest in attempting to start up my own co-op. That being said I went to a CC info session today and really loved everything I saw. They informed me that they have several non-Christian families and I want to try to talk to them a bit to see how the implementation works. In the meantime, I thought I would ask if there are any secular folks here who are enrolled or have attempted it? I'd love to hear if you felt it was manageable or not. Was the biblical worldview incorporated in everything or were you able to work around it?