I plan on using a method called "unschooling".  Im still researching it, but it sounds perfect for my lifestyle and way of thought. 

@Nina1981@xanga - I first saw it mentioned on a TLC show about radical parenting and thought it sounded perfect.  My bf and I were already discussing homeschooling and I was worried about how to set up times and where to find the right books. But this sounds so much better.  Im from Columbus and theres this amazing dancing plethora of places around the city where I can get memberships and take him to little classes.  I have a few years til I really have to worry though.  My son's only 4 months old.  lol

My parents homeschooled me K-12 through a satellite schools program.  We used Christian Liberty Academy based in Arlington Heights, IL. So the school would send us the curriculum and whatnot, and my mother would teach me, grade all the daily work, and send tests in to the school to be graded.  It worked out well for me because I received an actual HS diploma at the end, and made the college application process much easier!

@snarkius@xanga - We used ACE to and it is in the basement cause she wants nothing to do with it. And my other daughter wizzed through it really fast. My older daughter is also ADHD, we have workbooks for 2nd grade right now that she is useing ans hooked on phonics ans hooked on spelling I just wanted more structure next year. 

We have used Abeka so far. We are switching to Switched on Schoolhouse for 5th grade. It's 20% off during April, so it's a good time to buy!

We did Saxon Math, and as much as I hated doing the work, it is the best to learn math by.

I think for all the other classes, my parents used either Alpha Omega, or Christian Light.

@Traci_Ladd@xanga - how did you like abeka?

@Traci_Ladd@xanga - That is why we are moving to SOS cause I have 4 kids and it is really hard to intensely involed with all 4 levels in one day. I am hoping SOS works for her.

I know of several family members using SAXON all the way through for math, public districts around here prefer that if children ever come back to them, or to colleges., although I have had one admit the Saxon kids are often ahead of their own students, creating a bit of extra work for the teacher. Lapbooks are crazy fun. We have one that we homeschooled until HS and was put into an advanced math class and did not learn anything new for at least the 1st semester. We use BLOCK learning, at least that is what I call it. We do math all year and reading, vocabulary, spelling all year too. Everything else we do an intensive study... like spending a month learning about state history, geography, commerce, etc. For reading we will read books about famous people or events from the state and pull vocab.spelling from those books. We will visit a state history museum or local history museum, state parks, etc. We then wrap it up by making lapbooks with information learned. Each child creates their own at their own level. Same thing has been done with tons of subjects... WW2, butterfly life cycle, global warming/seasons(younger ones), how paper is made, an author of interest, gemstones, Italy, etc. We spend anywhere from a week to 2 months on a subject, depending on how "deep" the subject is.

Florida Virtual School, you get it free in FL but you can buy it anywhere else. I'm doing homeschool through them even though I'm going back to public school in the fall. It's great, every single peice of work is so easy, but you do so much learning. They make it fun, easy, and still a formal way to learn. You get set up in a class (K-12) and you do work, you have a teacher who lives ussually in orlando FL, whom calls you once a month to give you grade reports etc. You also have "oral components" in which you talk to your teacher to make sure your learning and not copying. I don't excatly know how the lower grades work, but I've using them for 3 years and I love it. You can get on a homeschool track, they pick out which classes for your child to take, or you can just pick whatever classes you want. Oh, and you also to get register as a parent! You keep tabs on your childs grades, pick out or drop courses among other things. It really is a great way to learn. FLVS.net

I have been using Abeka for two years now and I cant imagine doing anything else! I was paying 9k a year for a Christian "prep" school and my son was coming home in tears. Abeka has so much wonderful review that it help reteach my son the entire 1st grade math year just like he never missed a beat while still learning 2nd grade Math. I do the videos which he loves and it gives me that free time with my other younger child because he can work independantly. His tests are graded by me and then I send them in and they hold his transcripts in case I ever want to send him back to school. he is in 3rd grade now, loves Abeka so much I ask him if he would like to go back to school and he says no way, he loves his home school so much. He is ahead of many 3rd graders his age when it comes to school. Its a great program!! 

I looked in to SOS too but ,I didnt like that it only started at 3rd grade ( at the time my dd was in 1st) Plus honestly way to exspensive to me!

We use a Online program called Time4Learning..

Its only $19.95 a month & $14.95 per add. child & If you buy 3 months in advance you get $5 off a month $-)

I like the fact it does the teaching,grading & recod keeping !!! plus it has free printables for seat work ;)

They also offer a 2 week money back gurantee..So if it were me i'd give them a try 1st before you spend all that money on SOS....

HTH