Helping my son plan his high school years was one of the most difficult "homeschooling" things I think I have ever had to do. With what seemed like the responsibility of my son's entire future in my hands, I wanted to be sure I didn't miss anything.  After working day and night for 12 days straight—I think, it's all a blur, I believe I finally figured out the whole high-school/dual-enrollment thing, and I wanted to share what I have learned so far. The technical details in this post are specific to Florida, but I think most states have similar laws, policies and procedures.

We've just added several new printable math tables and charts to our student printables section and we thought you might like a convenient link to download them as a set. (You can also download them here as individual files.) Each document in this set is two pages and includes a completed table or chart and a related worksheet for your child to complete.

This is part three of a series of posts I am writing to share the curriculum my daughter will be using for middle school. I don't use packaged curriculum, and I don't spend a lot of money, but what I do do is spend a good bit of time searching for the books and resources I want to use. Although my children have different academic strengths and learning styles, I find that my daughter can use most of the same materials my son did, so that dramatically cuts down on the amount of time it takes me to get her curriculum together. Today's subject: Writing and Grammar (a/k/a Language Arts) and Literature.

As my kids are wrapping up their school year (no, we're not on a traditional school calendar), and I'm putting together their curriculum for next year, I thought I'd share the curriculum and resources my daughter will be using for sixth grade in a multi-part series over the next couple of weeks. Since most of the books she'll be using are being handed down from her older brother, most of the lesson planning and scheduling has already been done. Yay me! Today's subject: Spelling & Vocabulary.