Another source/supplement that is good is the E.D. Hirsch series on everything you need to know. I have the "Cultural Dictionary," "What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know," "What Your First Grader Needs to Know," and "What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know."
Also, as far as I know, Texas state law does not require any formal notice of intent to homseschool other than withdrawing your child from the current school.
IOW, If I wanted to homeschool elf-boy (which I was >this< close to doing this year) next year, all I would have to do is not enroll him for next year. I would not have to report to anyone, or notify the public school (he has never attended public school) or anything.
How about Fulghum: "All I really needed to know I learned in Kindergarten"?
The Hirsch series is really good. I like the Well Trained Mind concept because it goes along with the developmental age of the child; the Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric Stages, each lasting 4 yrs. Each year is a time frame in history starting with the Ancients, going to Medieval, Renaissance , then Modern. The events are studied at the level of the child, then when they reach the next stage, information is added on and closer sources are used so that by the time the kids are in high school, they're using original sources for their research and study.
Thanks msdrby!
Also, as far as I know, Texas state law does not require any formal notice of intent to homseschool other than withdrawing your child from the current school.
Nope. As far as I am able to determine, the only explanation one needs is that you wish to put your child in a different educational format. No strings attached. There is a very strong HmSchool lobby here in Texas and they have fought some pretty pernicious battles.