I was just thinking about this the other day. I am a teacher, so when we decided to HS our DC I thought not prob, Bob! Piece of cake, I mean I can handle a classroom of 20-30 kids what will be so challenging about my own DC? Boy was I in for a surprise!!! I must admit that at first my idea of HS was "school at home" then as I read, studied, and researched my viewpoints slowly changed--it was really hard to get rid of that "teacher" mentality that was seemingly ingrained into my brain.

As I look back over last year and then into this year I have done a complete 180! I was all work and no play last year--workbook and schoolish oriented. Now we are doing so much of the CM method that narry a workbook can be found in my house (except for the ones that I gave to DC to "play" school with.

After trying 4 math programs--we have settled on one that I feel is the best--and I actually have peace with the decision and am no longer searching--Right Start math. Boy do I wish all DC had the opportunity to learn math that way!

SL LA has taken some getting used to, but we are in such a groove and my 7yo DD knows the exact same amount, if not more, than her public school counter parts. We love it--the natural method is so much more easy-going than any textbook curriculum!

My DC love their Bible, science, and history and geography lessons. Notebooking and narration is such a fun way for them to show others what they are learning, and it is a keepsake they will treasure on down the road.

And of course who could complain about all those wonderful books in our house now! Who wouldn't love this education? The icing on the cake was the other day when DD 7yo said to me (with a catch in her voice), "Mom I hope you don't ever send me to real school!" Of course now I am getting all teary eyed, but I am truly thankful for this journey that God has led us on and for His guidance and wisdom in choosing curriculum and in teaching my DC.

So this is how our curriculum situation looks for the rest of this school year and into next year:

SL core K for history (also mixing in a little bit of Galloping the Globe)

SL Bible K for Bible and also Truth Trackers (our Wed. night youth program) for Bible memory

SL language arts level 2 regular readers for 7yo dd and level K for 5yo dd

Apologia Exploring Creation through Astronomy for science

We will be taking homeschool PE classes at the local YMCA

Music will be violin lessons and practices

Art will be studying various artists and doing art projects as time permits

We will be doing pre-k type activities with the younger ones--also a bit of SL Pre-K curriculum

Notebooking will be added in and as time permits

Nature walks and nature study

Of course this list is not a complete list of all that we will be doing.  I like to follow the children's interests and allow them time to explore and learn on their own.