Summer is summer for a variety of reasons.  It should be time for your children to find balance in their lives.  I know many families that continue school work through the summer and do a good job with it.  Personally, I feel as if the summer is more of a time for personal growth and experimentation for children.  It’s a time to allow them to develop their interests.  Read what they want to read, play what they want to play, create games and activities on their own as opposed to being directed.

Personally, I use the summer to work on christian homeschooling curriculum.  This is nice because things with my kids are slower and I am not always worrying about this or that lesson.  It’s time to do some real theoretical thinking on my curriculum and goals for the next year.

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If you haven’t started planning your 2009-2010 curriculum, I suggest doing so immediately.  Many ambitious homeschooling teachers will start making their entire curriculum before the summer, to truly have a great summer vacation.  Online homeschool curriculum also, however, may be able to make things easier for you.  No longer do we have to come up with everything on our own, but a good mix of online curriculum sources and our own innovativeness can make a robust curriculum.

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I did get some feedback yesterday on some of my postings on Alpha Omega.  The main feedback was the cost of the programs and books.  This is definitely a prohibitive aspect of looking into their program.  There are definitely alternatives out there and I am building a list of some ideas there.  Also, Alpha Omega does have some free resources for Christian homeschooling.  If you look at both quality and price, I still think this is one of the better resources out there.  If price alone is your consideration, you will be able to find alternatives, definitely.  Good luck!

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