So yeah, I went and jumped on that homeschooling bandwagon.  When we learned that we’d be returning to Colorado the date for getting Brenna into the charter school I wanted her to attend had already passed.  So I said, “Hey, why don’t I just go ahead and homeschool her for first grade?”  And I did.  Below are the posts that talk about making that decision and what curricula I went with:

Taking Parenting To An Entirely Different Level (March 2010) – in which I announce that I’m considering homeschooling Bear for first grade

More About That Homeschooling Idea (April 2010) – in which I tell all (30) of my faithful readers that I’m taking the plunge

My 2010-2011 Homeschool Plan (all posts in this series May 2010) – Part One, an intro to the subjects I’ll be teaching

2010-2011 Plan for Language Arts – Reading, Writing, Grammar, Spelling, Handwriting

2010-2011 Plan for Math

2010-2011 Plan for History

The 2010-2011 Homeschool Plan: ”Specials” - Music, Art, Technology

2010-2011 Proposed Schedule – in which I really propose that I have no clue what our schedule will really look like

The 2010-2011 Homeschool Plan: The Cost – my current tally (and estimates) for our expenses for the 2010-2011 school year

My Homeschooling Fears (June 2010) – lest you mistake my “plans” for confidence…

From the beginning I told Brenna that we’d take it one year at a time.  If it wasn’t working for either one of us she’d go back to “regular” school the following year.  In the end, she decided that although she enjoyed learning at home – and had learned much from the experience – she wanted to go back fr second grade.  Neither of us regrets this decision, and we are both still open to the possibility of her return home at some point in the future in we feel it’s called for.

Below are the posts I wrote regarding our first grade adventure in homeschooling:

All the posts I’ve written about our first grade homeschooling journey for the school year 2010-2011.