Wow, The Elements sounds awesome! I will definitely be looking for that! What fun! And I agree, we have books all over the house too for all kinds of history and science topics, and often a large stack from the library! SO fun! And yes, Bible Writer has been so great for us, I was disappointed I could no longer find it online to share with others! I have both volumes as well, and often write my own Bible study lessons to go along with the verse we’re working on. Thanks for sharing! I just LOVE seeing what other parents use!

My son is super proud to write in cursive. During field trips, etc., he has heard several people comment that most kids don’t learn to sign their name anymore. He likes surprising the adults with his neat handwriting.

Your selection sounds much like ours for first grade. We use Bob Jones Math, with supplements from JUMP Math and various activities (like the awesome ones you post!). Mystery of History is our history curriculum of choice. The audio CDs are a life saver and all my children (5th, 3rd, Kinder, and PreK4) can participate on some level. And I fill almost every room of our house with various books about the time period or location we’re studying. Our science curriculum is God’s Design; however, while exploring elements and chemistry last year, we got sidetracked with Theodore Gray’s book The Elements. We read two or three elements a week and look for them in our daily lives. Kids LOVE it. How many 7 year olds can name their favorite element – and how many choose Boron?! 🙂 (Hint: it is in Silly Puddy.) We are almost half way thru the Periodic Table and the kids aren’t ready to quit!

That’s great! I hope you like it. My daughter is super excited, because cursive writing is fancy, like “Fancy Nancy.” Haha! I don’t think my son will be as excited and eager to start, however. 😉