Z has been loving doing Home Art Studio DVDs for art. We're using the first DVD, which is Kindergarten, but it works great for Z and I wanted him to get the basics before moving on through each DVD. There are 6 grades worth (K-5th), so we will be doing this for the next few years. Currently, we just do one lesson a week but Z is asking for more, so we may move it up to twice a week.
Art - we are using "Artistic Pursuits: K-3 Book One, An Introduction to the Visual Arts" I came across this program before I even saw it was recommended in "The Well Trained Mind". I had looked at several other art programs and was frustrated at the simplicity of them - having a child cut a picture from a paper and glue it and then color it, to me just isn't true art. I wanted something that taught Art and gave a great knowledge of just what Art is and I have found it! Book One even includes Ancient Art (making a Greek pot) and that will go along with our History of the Ancient times. We plan on only doing Art once a week but if she shows a great interest, then we can do it twice.
Music - my daughter wants to learn to play the violin. However, the instructors in our area say the child must be 7 before they can begin lessons, so since she is only 5 (6 next month), we will have to wait. I wanted her to begin learning to play something - so we chose to start the piano this year and see how she likes it. We are going to use "John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano; First Grade Book". She will also learn to play the recorder and we got one with a beginner's book and that will probably be the easiest for her to start with.
Spanish - My daughter already knows a lot of words in Spanish and how to count from 1-10 in Spanish but I wanted to start her in something this year that would be fun and not necessarily a complete curriculum since she already has a full year. We are going to use "Spanish 1A" cd-rom and see how it goes. It will be something that is part of her "Computer Time" but also fun for her as well. We aren't going to start it until the middle of the year so she can concentrate on phonics for the next 6 months and get a good solid base in reading. 