While I’m on the subject of homeschooling, here’s our homeschooling plan for the 2008-2009 school year when Emma will be (by age, at least) in first grade. She’s above grade level in several subjects, (after all, she’s reading at a 3rd to 4th grade level at this point!) and thankfully I can take that into account and still challenge her.

I’m still seriously considering doing the charter for next year, largely to get the money for Emma to take some sort of weekly lesson. I suppose I should at least give them a call to see what I would need to do to get signed up and what they would want from me in return for the moolah.

But anyways, without further ado, here’s our subjects and materials for next year:

Math: Math-U-See Beta
Frequency: Daily
Cost: $55 for workbook, DVD, and teacher’s manual

Reading: Continue reading out loud from various books.  (For example, right now she’s reading Little House in the Prairie to me)  I’m also wondering if she should also have some assigned personal reading (or at least reading time) as well, or if I should just keep a stack of good books from the library for her to pick from to read at night - perhaps a combination of the two?
Frequency: Daily
Cost: None, materials will come from the library

Copywork: Continue copying verses and quotes using the current system. We should move to a smaller size paper at some point.
Frequency: Daily
Cost: $3-4 for a new notebook

Memorywork: Continue to do what we’re doing with the index cards, check Harp and Laurel Wreath (which we already own) for selections.
Frequency: Daily
Cost: None

Latin: Continue with Prima Latina.
Frequency: Daily
Cost: None, already have the materials.

Christian Studies: Faith and Life Series, book 1 - Our Heavenly Father, also continue to do a short daily Gospel devotional with prayers (but perhaps move to after breakfast?)
Frequency: Weekly for Faith and Life?
Cost: $10 for the workbook, $7 for the textbook

Bible: Children’s Bible History
Frequency: Weekly?
Cost: $7.00 (at Kolbe)

History: Story of the World, Vol. 1
Frequency: Twice a week?
Cost: $12 for the book, $23 for the activity guide

Art: Child Sized Masterpieces (finally!) and perhaps Drawing with Children or Draw Write Now
Frequency: Once a week, alternating? Once a week for each?
Cost: None, already own materials

Science: Noeo Science
Frequency: It should be done 2 or 4 times a week and would probably take about 20 minutes if done 4x a week.
Cost: ~140.00

Physical Education: She obviously needs to get out and run around every day. Also considering some sort of lessons - ballet? gymnastics?
Frequency: Daily for running around, weekly for lessons
Cost: Uncertain, none if we sign up for a charter school

Read Aloud: Continue to read various children’s classics outloud before bed
Frequency: Daily
Cost: None, materials will come from the library

So, we need to cough up about $275 for the year (including shipping), which I suppose isn’t too bad. I’d also like to get some supplemental materials throughout the year, but we’ll see what finances will allow.