We are homeschooling!

It is official!  The letter has been sent in to the school.  We are now a homeschooling family.  I am very excited about what lies ahead of us in the days, weeks, and months to come. 

A lot of people are asking about curiculum, so here is what we are using:
My Father's World: Adventures in U.S. History, utilizing the corresponding science, music, and Singapore math programs
French for Children by Catherine Bruzzone
Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters by MaryAnn F. Kohl
Primary Language Lessons by Emma Serl
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We were blessed to be borrowing the MFW curriculum and readers to see if this is the direction we want to take in future years.  Most of the other items I found on FB curriculum groups or from Amazon.

The next few weeks I will be working on prepping our homeschooling area in the living room.  I wish we had the space to have a dedicated room, but we can make it work with what we've got.  I found a small dining table at a garage sale and a couple of comfy parsons chairs that should work quite well.  With a few furniture modifications and some rearranging of the current space, we should have a nice little niche carved out for our workspace.  I really love the idea of being able to move around and change things up and hang out on the couch or go to a park once the weather allows.

We did enjoy a great trip to Boston that will provide an incredible stepping stone to our history curriculum this year.

 I also bought a 40 episode DVD called "Liberty Kids" that looks pretty fun and informative.  It will be neat to see how so many of the places we visited tie into our country's history.