I forgot that they also cover fine art.

Not affiliated and haven't used the program. Just on their mailing list for possible future use and thought I would share: http://classicalcomposersmonthly.com/special-wedding-sale/ ETA: Good through the end of Feb.

Another normal vote.

Oh my, my son would be ALL over the physics of weapons!

I looked briefly at the Borac books. Do you recommend waiting until after 2nd grade math is completed before starting them, or could they work earlier as a supplement?

I would totally do the Mastery program if she lowered the price. I know it would never get done if I had to buy all the pieces.

Thank you so much for this!

Lenscrafters is where I go.

Our first year of homeschooling! Lots of learning for both of us. He was technically in PK4 this year. Hits: SOTW1 Sassafras Science -- except the grammatical errors drive me to distraction Brain Pop -- my son watches this every day Progressive Phonics -- the buddy approach really works for us Nora Gaydos readers HWT K -- such a good program EM Beginning Geography -- fun Misses: Miquon -- just not my thing AAS -- great program, but too teacher-intensive with a baby OPGTR -- zzzzzz BFSU -- just wasn't getting done consistently enough, sadly Meh: Math Mammoth -- it's easy to do, but I think my son will prefer Beast Academy Dreambox -- my son likes it, but I don't think I like it enough to renew. Jury is still out: We've switched from AAS to RLTL and LLTL. It looks like a hit so far, but we've just begun. LOF, trying to take a more living books approach to math to add some spice.

I don't know. My son likes Dragon Box and the HOE app too, but I don't think he's even close to being ready for algebra. I want to echo what the others have said here. My highest priority, in tandem with giving my son a rigorous, liberal education, is to teach him grit. I was in G&T programs growing up, was accelerated a grade, and basically coasted through school with easy As in "hard" classes until I got to law school. When I was finally challenged in a meaningful way, I was in my mid 20s and had developed a terrible perfectionist streak. Law school was a terrible time for me because I didn't have the emotional grit to deal with educational adversity in any serious way. Granted, I was lucky to have gone to a good enough law school that my (mediocre) grades didn't have a huge bearing on my marketability. But working 80-100 hour work weeks, in ridiculously competitive industries, being smart just wasn't enough. I sure wished then that I had learned to be comfortable with struggling. I want my son to struggle early and often, not to the point of debilitating or damaging him, and most certainly in an emotionally secure and loving environment, so that he learns the valuable life lesson that I experienced far too late.

My son will be at camp M-F from 9-3:30, but I plan to do LOF and CWP to keep math fresh, finish the Progressive Phonics readers, and continue with RLTL. We will also read living math, history, and science books, along with kidlit. The camp has weeks of science, Spanish, Lego, and musical theatre, along with the usual summer fun.

Another option are the Brian Cleary grammar books. http://www.brianpcleary.com/

You might enjoy this blog by people who have done both: http://roadslesstraveled.us/ To the OP, I grew up in 3500+ sq. feet (family of 4), and while the space constraints on a boat take some getting used to, you just really adjust to having less stuff. There's no need for Christmas decorations because there's no room for a tree. We're Jews anyway, but you get the gist. :) You can still decorate; just on a smaller scale. It's really quite liberating not having so.much.stuff.

I was thinking fluorescent yellow.

We are a family of 4 and live on a 41 foot sailboat. Definitely less than 500 sq. feet.

Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the feedback. It sounds like it's just not a fit for us. If anyone has some other (secular) spelling workbooks that they like, preferably that use an OG-style lineup and can be done relatively independently, I would really appreciate any recommendations.

It's just that Judaism is such a monotheistic religion that concepts like Satan (i.e. a metaphysical being that exercises some sort of authority in juxtaposition to God) are difficult to discuss with a young child. We do have the concept of a Yetzer Hara -- an evil inclination that exists in everyone and tempts us to do wrong -- but, I will have to think whether I want to have those kinds of discussions during a spelling workbook. I generally prefer to teach religion (and especially comparative religion) as a separate subject.

This is what we do. I also use problem skipping as an incentive. I tried Miquon, but it just wasn't for me. I'm still new to HSing, but I'm learning not to bother with curricula that just don't mesh with my style of teaching/learning. There's so much good stuff out there, and I feel like it needs to work for both my son and I. We do a couple of pages of MM, a page of this each day (http://www.amazon.com/Critical-Thinking-Activities-Pattterns-Imagery/dp/0866514716/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1392573336&sr=8-9&keywords=patterns+and+imagery), some Singapore CWP once per week, and read LOF/living math books.

Hmmm. This is helpful. I will have to ponder it. My kid knows that people believe in Jesus, but Satan would be a weird topic to discuss. Thanks for the feedback. Perhaps, I will try Evan Moor.

We just finished The Cricket in Times Square and are beginning The Good Dog by Avi.

I'm thinking of picking up a R&S spelling workbook to use on days I'm not dictating spelling lists in RLTL. I noticed in the online sample of R&S that the word God is used. I'm Jewish, but normally use secular materials. Is there a ton of religion in R&S spelling? Specifically, is my Jewish kid going to be asked to read/write sentences about Jesus? We've done AAS, but I'm looking for something workbooky, which my son seems to prefer.

That's very interesting. Thank you!

My question is: how well do accelerated 7th and 8th graders tend to fare taking AP exams? Do they have the maturity?

That used to be the case, but this new law requires more hoop jumping. http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/NR13-051.aspx

I don't even remotely have this problem.