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I haven't heard of that program... my mother actually tailored our education to each of us pretty well. I got a ton of factual stuff - textbooks, research papers, and loads of essays. My younger sister got more hands on things, and the youngest of us girls had artistic-type stuff. The boys do more unit studies and "history through literature".

In fact the only two things we all, without exception, have used, are Saxon Math and a grammar book called "Easy Grammar", I think.

Right about the math and language arts skills...it's our main focus. The science and history/geography and the "health, safety and manners" are more fun stuff...I do a lot of the reading out loud for it...more like lecture than workbook stuff.

The "health, safety and manners" is everyone's favorite. Joshua has a first grade book and Matthew has 3rd grade. We hunker down on the couch and go over it and discuss it...but not just during "school"...just any time we think of it.

Reading is my big thing...we enjoy trips to the library and I love to read aloud and also get audiobooks for them to listen to after "lights out".

Joshua, although not a whiz-kid like Matthew (who was reading sentences shortly after turning 3)is still doing quite well...can write his name, knows all his numbers and most all his letters, can say the alphabet song and the pledge of allegiance...

I love homeschooling...can you tell?? LOL

When Matthew was as little kid...just turned 4...I would write sentences on his computer scrolling marquee...like "The candy is on the bed". I would just leave it...not say anything and just wait to see if he would figure it out. I'd see him standing in front of the computer, staring at the words...then pretty soon, here he'd come chewing the piece of candy! LOL