WELL WE STARTED OUR SCHOOL YEAR ON THE 8TH . I SO FAR HAVE DONE WELL AT KEEPING TO OUR SCHEDULE. WHICH REALLY ALLOWS THINGS TO FLOW. WE HAD SOME ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTS THE FIRST TWO WEEKS . WE ARE USING A MISH MOSH OF CURRICULUM THIS YEAR. ABEKA, BOB JONES, ACE, ROD AND STAFF. IM PROBLEY LEAVING SOMETHING OUT. ZACH IS IN 10TH , JAKE IS 8TH( HAS BEEN MY STRUGGLING LEARNER TIL NOW! IS IMPROVING IN HIS READING SKILLS SO MUCH I WAS ABLE TO PLACE HIM IN 8TH!) AND MY DAUGHTER SARAH IS IN 5TH. FOR THOSE INTERESTED THIS IS WHAT OUR SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE: WAKE UP /EAT/DRESS 8 AM BIBLE 9 AM READING ENGLISH SPELLING 9:30AM BREAK 10:30 AM MATH 11:00 AM LUNCH 12:00 PM HISTORY 1:00 PM SCIENCE 1:30 PM ART/MUSIC ETC 2:00 PM NOW WE ALSO HAVE THE REST OF THE DAY SCHEDULED TOO... MY OLDEST DOESNT FOLLOW OUR SCHEDULE HES MOSTLY AN INDEPENDANT LEARNER . WE JUST USE THE BIBLE AND THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO LEARN GODS WORD. FOR READING WE HAVE OLD ABEKA READERS AND WE READ FOR 20 MINUTES M-TH TOGETHER AND FRIDAY IS COMPREHENSION TIME READING QUIETLY. ENGLISH IS BJU 6TH GRADE FOR BOTH YOUNGER KIDS SPELLING IS JUST A LIST I GIVE THEM EACH MONDAY .THEY HAVE TO WRITE THEM 5X AND GIVE A SENTENCE FOR EACH AND TESTED ON FRIDAYS. NEXT YR I MAY VENTURE INTO THE SPELLING NOTEBOOK METHOD. MY OLDEST USED ABEKA PLUS HAS LITERATURE. MATH IS BJU FOR MY OLDEST (GEOMETRY) SAXON FOR MY TWO YOUNGER ONES HISTORY..WE USE ACE 8TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDY AND I READ TO THEM AND HAVE HANDS ON FOR GEOGRAPHY AS MUCH AS WE ARE ABLE. MY OLDEST USES BJU. SCIENCE MY OLDEST USES ABEKA BIOLOGY PLUS LABS, AND MY MIDDLE IS USING ACE , MY DAUGHTER IS USING ROD AND STAFF( I LOVE IT !!) I ALSO HAVE ABEKA ART FOR MY DAUGHTER. I WILL BE GETTING BJU GUITAR LESSON BOOK FOR MY OLDEST SOON. WELL THATS WHAT WE DO. SO FAR ITS WEEK 3 AND WE ARE GETTING USE TO WAKING UP EARLIER. LAST YEAR MY HUSBAND I HAD A RESTAURANT AND IT WAS SO HARD TO HOMESCHOOL AND HELP MY HUBBY ..I WENT IN MORNINGS AND MY SON WORKED LUNCH. BUT WE DID IT. WE HAD TO CLOSE OUR BUSINESS WHICH IS OK. I FEEL BLESSED TO GIVEN THIS TIME AGAIN SO I REALLY WANT TO BE A GOOD STEWARD OF THIS TIME GOD HAS GIVEN US.