Well, my planning for next year started about the time I heard the Sonlight catalog was in the mail!!

I'm actually close to knowing what I want to do with the kids.  So here it is:

Samantha:

• Sonlight Language Arts 4 with Grammar Ace
• Wordly Wise 3000, Book 2
• Sequential Spelling, Book 2
• Reason 4 Handwriting Cursive E
• Sonlight Core 4 History

Michael:

• Sonlight Language Arts Grade 3-5
• First Language Lessons for additional Grammar
• Reason 4 Handwriting
• Horizons 2 & 3 (already part-way through Horizons 2)
• Sonlight Core 4 History tagalong

Samantha and Michael will also continue their art class with the homeschool group and participate in the PE co-op.  Samantha will definitely continue with Drama and I'd love to get Michael involved, but he really, really dislikes talking in front of other people, so I doubt that will happen.  They will also both continue with their piano lessons with their fantastic teacher!

Two major decisions that haven't been made yet:

Samantha's Math:  Samantha is completing Saxon 7/6 (she is completing 4th grade).  Moving forward will put her in a pre-algebra class, which I think is a bit much for a 5th grader.  So, I think what I'm going to do is get her an easy curriculum to keep her skills (or have her redo the tests from Saxon 7/6 throughout the year next year).  I'm then going to focus on Critical Thinking and Mathematical Reasoning skills this year, because she still needs to improve in this area.  I'm not 100% sure yet but I think a combination of books from Bright Minds and possibly the Singapore Creative Word Problems books

Samantha and Michael Science:  I just don't know what I want to do.  I don't think I want to do Sonlight or Apologia, which focus on a single subject all year.  That is one thing I like about My World Science - 3 subjects.  But, I don't know if I want to pick another MWS or go another route.  Science is my one area that I struggle to even pull it out, so I want to find something that I like that would make it easier for me to do.

So that's what I'm thinking for next year - all comments welcome!!