We're going back to the basics. Today I have S:

1. Reading in the DK Nature Encyclopedia.
2. Finishing a book on how to write research papers and beginning another.
3. Doing a dance dvd
4. Memorizing the times tables 11-20.
5. Using a Spanish cd-rom
6. Reading in the Kingfisher Geography Encyclopedia

Each day we're going to go higher in the times tables until she's memorized at least up to 100 (as in 100 times 100). I'm going to add algebra back in but not until we get up to about 50 or so. There is some math that needs to be able to be done in your head. I'm likely to give her some division memorization also.

Once we finish with biology (a couple more months probably) I'm going to have S move on to chemistry. But, while we are doing that she will also be doing week long studies on different animals.

Before I have S do anymore reading, I'm having her read some books on research papers and reports. Then, we'll start again with reading but I'm going to skip ahead to Shakespeare and the like. I think she'll find that more interesting and as long as she's reading, right?

I bought an instant immersion Spanish cd-rom for myself the other day and I'm letting S use it for school. She likes it, it has games and is interactive so I say go for it.

Right now she's finishing up basic information in the geography encyclopedia and then we'll start studying individual regions. We'll likely follow the set-up of the book. There will be some memorization and tons of reading. Maybe a few movies thrown in. That is also how I'm going to integrate history. As we study a country we will study all of it, history included.

S is much more agreeable after the break. I'm going to continue giving her daily assignments as opposed to weekly ones, I just don't think she's ready for that yet. That's not a problem so we'll just go as we go.