If I recall the rule of thumb is one week of deschooling for each year the child has been in school? Deschooling being a time of self-directed, fun-for-this-particular-kid activities which may be educational or not particularly so. Science projects, building models, reading up on a favorite subject, visits to museums and libraries, categorizing a rock, seashell, or stamp collection, creating a sketch journal, devoting time to a hobby are a few ideas. This can be a time to establish direction for delving into homeschooling or transitioning through a less formal educational environment of unschooling.
As you begin to seek curriculum, you may wish to check Gifted Homeschooler Forum (
GHF ) and resources on the Davidson Database such as this
book of over a thousand free resources.
