Yep, yep, I use online lesson plans all the time. Lots of great ideas there, though I usually have to tweak things around quite a bit. He reads and thinks way above his grade level, but writes, draws, and etc. somewhere below that, so finding something challenging and interesting that still encourages him to work on those other skills takes some invention.

Uh...I don't know what grade to say that he's in exactly. He uses a first grade science book and a second grade social studies book (we started those subjects late), but I try to find challenging activities to go along with each section of those books. He uses a third grade grammar/writing book and a third grade phonics book, but he zips through that stuff so fast that that I'm about to start him on chapter books written for fifth graders. He's about to finish his second grade math book; third grade is basic multiplication and division. He's a...a first through fifth grader? He's about to turn 8 yrs. old.

And thanks, homeschooling is hard, but it's totally worth it. I may just take you up on your offer one night when I'm banging my head against the wall. If nothing else, doing this has taught me that teachers are the most awesome people in the world. No idea how you managed to teach thirty plus kids at once and still keep your sanity intact!

Also, I know what you mean about worksheets. You have to use them though, don't you? We used marbles and the whiteboard when he started learning to add and subtract three digit numbers with regrouping, but after he got the hang of it, I thought he needed the practice of worksheets. There's really no way to learn it except by doing it again and again. I don't know...maybe we ought to go slower, break up the bookwork with more activities. Hm.

Anyway, wow, this is a long reply. Shutting up now. And thanks!