Researching and planning for Grade 8 are finally finished.  Hurray!  Here's what I've put together...

ART:
Art lessons at the studio (summer program)
Feed My Sheep (Barry Stebbing) (continued from Grade 7)

BIBLE:
I & II Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah

DRAMA:
A Celebration of Classic Poetry & Prose (fall program)

ENGLISH:
Easy Grammar Plus
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 8
Of Places Literature (A Beka)
Writing for 100 Days (continued from Grade 7)
Lots of independent & aloud reading

HEALTH:
Total Health (middle school curriculum) (continued from Grade 7)

HISTORY:
America:  Land I Love (A Beka)
Lots of living books
Current events

MATH:
Algebra 1/2 (Saxon)
Sudoku puzzles

MUSIC:
Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers
Listening to associated CDs
Guitar lessons

PHYS ED:
Daily calisthenics
Twice-weekly ballet class
Occasional biking/hiking with Daddy

SCIENCE:
Exploring the World Around You (Parker)
Exploring the History of Medicine (Tiner)
Exploring the World of Physics (Tiner)
Exploring the World of Chemistry (Tiner)
Nature journaling

Also, this summer our daughter will be attending the week-long Camp Cadet program run by the state troopers ~ a foretaste of a life in law enforcement (she wants to be in the FBI).  She's not very athletic, so this might make or break the dream.

In addition, we will be cooking and crafting together on alternate weeks during the school year, in lieu of attending Pioneer Club at church.  There are simply not enough hours in the day nor days in the week.

I think that's everything, at least for now.   

Now we just need to cross the finish line in Grade 7, prepare the portfolio, get evaluated, meet with the superintendent (my choice), and turn in our affadavit/objectives for the new year before we can blobbify for the summer.  This homeschooling stuff is serious business, LOL.