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Thanks!

I had forgotten that I need a few special supplies for the Mapping the World with Art. Oops.

I think you'll be fine. We'll be doing those two this year... along with four others.

Is there a post that gives approximate times for subjects in this guide? I've done a few searches, but haven't pulled anything up...

Awww... Thanks for sharing this!

Do you know if this will include the advanced version or only the standard?

I'm very happy keeping my kids in their own guides (and I'm no less sane than when I started this journey).

Also, at that age, I made school pretty optional. The books were there when the kids were interested, but I didn't "make" them do anything when the interest wasn't there. Their primary job at that age is learning through play.

The pre-Explode the Code books are Get Ready, Get Set, and Go for the Code (three separate workbooks). I would use those with The Reading Lesson.

Do remember that the plans are for four day weeks, so you have that fifth day to "catch up" if needed.

I did the reading for the Living Library. I would say school days were in the 6-7 hour range. I'm okay with that for high school.

I just asked my daughter (who did it a couple years ago). She said that was the worst experiment ever and that she never did get it to work.

Reading the Foerster's Algebra post made me realize *that* celebration was even bigger in my daughter's mind. She was beyond thrilled when she finished the Advanced Algebra/Trig text. Definitely. Emphatically! LOL

We used both the Foerster's Algebra and the Advanced Algebra/Trig. We did both texts in their entirety, one year each. We allowed one hour per day (five days/week) for math. I did not have the benefit of the Math Without Borders DVD or schedule, but did get the teacher's edition of the text and used...

including the final exam (and scored a 91% on it). Hooray! She is so thrilled to be done with it.

(Yes, she is ahead of the schedule.)

Last year I wanted to sell homeschool curriculum that we'd finished with. My oldest had a fit at the thought that I might sell my Little Hands guide. She said absolutely not b/c she'd want to use it with her kids.