I spent a long time carefully putting together "unit study boxes" for her once I had gotten over the "complete curriculum" trap. Don't do that.
Library, yes.
Free activities and low cost ones in your community-- check. (Parks and rec departments, community colleges that offer community/non-credit ed, etc.)
Throw away your concept of 'schooling hours.'
I'm finding this reassuring, too. Although we haven't started homeschooling yet, I suspect much of the stuff I'm planning in my head will need to be tossed in lieu of a more open-ended approach. At least I know going in that "school in a box" won't work.
Our EPGY subscription is about to expire, and we are debating whether to continue it or not. DS has plenty of math to learn from it, but I don't know if he'll tolerate the program.
