I'm fairly new here, and I am a first year homeschooler. I have been "researching" homeschool curric. since DD (now 5) was 2. Before she was born, I was a 1st grd. teacher in public school. My dilemma: Every time I think I have *A PLAN*...something new and shiny floats into my line of sight and messes it all up! I started with MFWK...moved on to ETC & Alphaphonics (very briefly), and we are now using CLE's kinder workbooks. But I still want to add in science/art/moremoremore... I also like to have a rough plan for the coming few years...and it seems like I make changes to it weekly. The more I look, the more I revise. Please tell me I am not alone! What was the turning point that helped you to stop LOOKING for greener grass? Is that possible?

I have a question for those that use page protectors/dry erase markers for workbooks... Do you ever photocopy a page for the child to complete to save for your records? Or are these workbooks things that are extra? (I know records-keeping differs from state to state)...but I like keeping a record of some things (even workbook pages :001_huh:) for nostalgia's sake... :) (I'll be using a reproducible workout next year for DD's 1st grade geography and I like the thought of not making all those copies, but I'd also like some kind of record of her work...)

This is a bit of an older thread, but I just had to say how I'm glad I'm not the only one that acquires more curric. than I use.... Unused: VanCleave's Science Around the Year Alphaphonics Write...from the Beginning a couple of Literature pockets books I would say I'm getting better about it, but we're only in Kindergarten!

The Nora Gaydos readers look cute! We're currently using Fun Tales. DD likes them and we like that on the back of each is a couple of paragraphs about the type of animal depicted in the story, along with a photograph of the animal in real life.

I'm a 1st time poster here, but I'm interested in what everyone has to say (we're on the path to do MFW ECC in a couple of years). I have no experience with Expedition Earth, but I've looked at the possibility of adding parts of WinterPromise Children Around the World with ECC. Not to threadjack, but just curious if anyone has tried that? (not the whole CATW pkg. b/c it's rather pricey, but just a few tidbits to add to ECC)