There is no scope and sequence or benchmarks that homeschoolers must achieve the way public schoolers must. But, I believe it is often helpful to understand what a first grader should know, what a second grader should know, etc. It can be helpful to look at if life circumstances compel us to prepare them to enter formal schooling. It can also be helpful if they are on track to go to college or plan to go to a public or private high school. But, where can you find benchmarks or a scope and sequence? World Book has a general one that I like for grade K-12. You can find it here: http://www.worldbook.com/typical-course-of-study I did find a link to the National Core Standards here: http://homeschoolnyc.com/resources/standards.html#natstan If you look at these, I think they can seem a bit daunting, but if you are trying to develop your own curriculum, they may be very important to understand. All states have standards for education--goal...