I'm beginning the search for next year's curriculum.  DdE will be in 6th grade, and I think I'll have her begin a typing program.  Does anyone wish to share their favorite?  I have heard of Mavis, but as of yet haven't investigated.

We'll be using Ambleside Online next year (as I'm sure I have shared before) using most of thier book suggestions and schedules.  I have found MANY of the books at thrift stores, used book stores, library sales, E-Bay and garage sales.  I have most of the others in my cart at Amazon, waiting for me to purchase them!  I know many works are free, online, but reading from the computer is not my favorite thing to do...I love to curl up with a book and the proper illustrations!

I will continue using Math-U-See...it works so well!  I figured up our needs this morning and that will be about $180-$200 for all the student books, teacher books, and manipulatives if purchased new.  I love how the cost goes down year by year, since I have the teachers books for the younger children already.  EmBlem's math will be the most expensive at $75.  She's entering Zeta, and as the eldest, I haven't any of the supplies or manuals!  E-Bay, here I come!

I plan to use Janice van Cleeve's science books instead of the hard to find and harder to afford Friedhoffer selections.  I already have all of JVC's books that I need.  I keep them on an upper shelf due to my Lambies high interest in science.  They'd never do anything but experiments if given free reign with those books!

I found that Dover has art card sets with famous painters and their works.  I haven't seen one of them IRL, so I am not convinced that we *NEED* them, but I have them in my cart just in case...

We'll also get some more Handwriting Without Tears books.  Everyone but ddE will need their next book, including ddR and dsA. 

I think that that's about all we will be purchasing for next year.  Now that it's all written out, it seems like a little more than when it was only in my head!

How are your plans coming along?