Just Bought 2012/2013 Curriculum!

This year's curriculum has been purchased! What a relief! I still can't help but wonder if I made the right choices. Did I forget anything? Should I have bought those teacher's manuals? Did I get the best deals possible?

Too late to be thinking this stuff now, right?

Here's a rundown of what I purchased and their, eek!, price. Items in green are for both Pilot and Storm Chaser.

Pilot (12yrs)

Language
Grammar and Composition 1, 55.50 @A Beka
Spelling Workout D, 8.00 @Amazon
Writing Strands 4, 4.96 @Amazon

History & Geography
Encyclopedia of World History, 39.99 @Usborne
Fun with Hieroglyphs, 16.49 @Amazon
By Jove game, 29.87 @Amazon
Make This Egyptian Temple, 13.94 @Amazon
Eyewitness Atlas of the World, 12.87 @Amazon
World Map, 7.99 on sale @Mardel
USA Map, already had on hand

Science
The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, 21.67 @Amazon
Eyewitness Science: Chemistry, 10.13 @Amazon
Periodic Table, 1.99 on sale @Mardel

Logic
A Case of Red Herrings: Solving Mysteries through Critical Questioning, Book B1, 11.70 @Amazon
Mind Benders, B1, B2, B3, and B4, 15.16 @Amazon

Latin (We have been working on this all summer)
Latin Primer 1 Student Edition, 22.00 @Mardel
Latin Primer 1 Teacher Edition, 28.00 @Mardel
LP1 Audio Guide, 10.00 @Mardel
LP1 Flash Cards, 20.00 @ Mardel

Storm Chaser (will be 8yrs when we begin)

Language
Shurley English Level 3 Student Workbook and Practice Booklet, 19.99 @Amazon
Spelling Workout C, 8.99 @Amazon
Spectrum Writing, 7.96 on sale @Mardel

History & Geography
Ancient Egypt Treasure Chest, 31.00 @Amazon
A Coloring Book of Ancient Egypt, 4.95 @Amazon
Geography Coloring Book, 14.87 @Amazon

Science
Adventures with Atoms and Molecules: Chemistry Experiments for Young People, Book 1, 6.00 @Amazon

Little One

Little One is signed up with ABCmouse.com (7.95/mo.) and we will be working on the core subjects at a Pre-K, Kindergarten level. I purchased the Phonics Readers Collection 2, 39.99 @Usborne

Grand Total...464.01

There are some things I haven't included like the cost for binders, tab dividers, other supplies, bookshelves, the monthly charges for ABCmouse, and the Jackdaw Portfolios Pilot will use this year. So, the bottom line (haha) is that this is not going to be cheap BUT the rewards will be worth the investment! :D

We will be using A LOT of books from the library, especially for History.

You might notice that Math is missing. We will be studying Math, but I am confident I can teach them Math using what I already have on hand, which is a book called The Only Math Book You'll Ever Need, a book I recently purchased from Usborne called See Inside Math (12.99),  flashcards, and fun stuff I find on the Net.