Is there anything more thrilling than ordering curriculum?  Is it sad or weird for us homeschoolers that we get such a THRILL out of it.  I have been working on getting organized for the upcoming schoolyear (yes, we don't start until September, but that's OK), but it has been frustrating to try to figure out what to do when I do not have all the materials.

I recently sold a bunch of curriculum on ebay.  I am no ebay expert...I am not even a novice, so when I got an email that my funds were available on paypal, silly me thought that meant it was in my account.  No, you have to go through processes to get the money into your account.  But, I got to thinking...why go through all that when I can just use my paypal account to buy new curriculum.

The thrill of the hunt began.  I already knew what curriculum we would be using this year would be, it was just a matter of finding where I could get it the cheapest (I will list and link that curriculum below).  I tried Amazon.com, but they do not tend to carry much homeschool material there unless it is sold by private sellers.  I tried Christianbook.com (Christian Book Distributors) and found they had what I needed, but a couple of items seemed a bit much.  A seller on ebay had the grammar I was looking for in new or like new condition for far cheaper than anywhere else, so that was an easy sell.  Math and bible were cheaper when bought at Christian Book Distributors while science was cheaper from the publisher.  All in all, I am pleased.  Lucky for me, I already had history, and reading is taken care of too.

So, here is what we are doing for the 2012-2013 school year (as long as I do not have buyers remorse!)!

History - Story of the World Volume 1:  Ancient Times
Math - Singapore Math 2A, 2A Intensive Practice, 2B, 2B Intensive Practice
Science - Considering God's Creation
Grammar - Shurley English, Level 2
 
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My latest obsession has been Science.  What science program should I use for next year??  How much emphasis should I put in to 2nd grade science?  Is one day a week sufficient?  Two days?  If I did it that long, could I plan it right so that his curriculum could last for two years??  Is that too slow??  Am I OCD?

For the last question, there is no doubt to my OCD status...I am!!  I think most of us have a certain degree of OCD in them, but I do tend to take it up a notch or two (or three).  I am already working on his schedule for next year.  I am putting together his notebooks and getting lesson plans in order or at least started (kinda hard to plan some when I have yet to get the curriculum for certain subjects).  I was organized for his 1st grade year...but I want to go to the next level....need is more like it.  

But, back to science.  I found a curriculum that I am pretty set on.  It is called Considering God's Creation and it looks just fantastic.  It is for 2nd through 8th grade, so I would not feel bad making it stretch 2 years or even more if I can.  Lord knows I have lots of resources online to help come up with activities to make each topic last just a bit longer without boring him or I.  It is such a delicate balance to do a topic or curriculum that you like without becoming bored.  I found myself becoming bored this past year with a couple different subjects because we just seemed stuck.

What I like about Considering God's Creation is that it does not cover one topic for the whole year.  I found when Sierra started homeschooling that a popular science curriculum would have you studying one area for a whole school year and it bored her and I to tears.  This one covers:

Universe
Stars
Solar System
Earth
Light
Sound
Wind
Weather
Clouds
Rocks
Plants
Insects
Mammals
Reptiles
Birds
Fish
Amphibians
Food Chains
Reproduction and Genetics
Human
Animal Anatomy
Physiology

With so many subjects covered, it seems to me that we can make this last for at least 2 years, especially if we work on science 2 times a week.  I am pretty excited about it.  I think it will be GREAT fun and I look so forward to 2nd grade with Daniel.

My next obsession is Bible.  *sigh*  Curriculum floats around in my dreams at night.  I find myself overwhelmed in a store full of different curriculums and they are al