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Hi Paige, My heart goes out to you, because I think we have all been there especially every time we have a two year old in the house…. I think you have gotten some good replies and I have really appreciated reading them, since I too have a two year old ds. I hesitate to add my own reply, because I f...

Hi Y'all, ... lil sis ... altho she likes to hear me read ready fox I spend more time explaining and drawing pictures than I do reading. So any suggestions for read alouds that would help build language? I am not exactly sure what you mean by "build language", but I can say: "DON'T STOP READING OUT...

Rebecca wrote:I LOVE reading everyone's week in review!

Thank you all for sharing!
Rebecca

Me, too.

Thank you all for taking the time to post pictures and put it all together. I really enjoyed seeing what is coming for us.

Lori

...Over the years, I have also read aloud at the table with food- breakfast, lunch, snack- etc. This has helped! This helps if you need to keep the two year old quiet and occupied while getting some school reading in! :wink: Rebecca Rebecca ! Classic. I let out a big chuckle when I read this, becau...

The only thing my five and a half year old ds has done on the computer is the cd we just started with The Reading Lesson which I do like. As far as video's I highly recommend BOZ and Miss PattyCake . My two boys also have sweet dreams every night and day that they live on the Island of Sodor. They a...

DITTOs to Funkmomma71

I had similar experiences when deciding to hs and considering different curriculum...

Either way, I KNOW we'll be getting some more of the Burgess books......I've been checking them out on line and there are TONS of them! I want them ALL! (oh...I mean Evelyn wants them all. :oops: :D :wink: ) Seriously, why didn't anyone ever introduce these to me when I was younger? And I was such ...

TEXAS !!! I grew up in La, but I have now lived in TX longer .... Texas is supposed to be one of the most homeschool friendly states. As long as your child has never been in a government school, there is nothing a parent must turn in to any government authority: simply obtain curriculum and get sta...

Tammy ! WOW !! :!: Thank you for sharing your story and for such wonderful advice on learning Latin. I am going to remember what you said. Thanks for the encouragement. ...start with Latin and if you want to do Greek or Hebrew wait until later as they do not share our alphabet. Spanish is practical...

Mary !

Thanks for letting me know the guide. I am so glad to know it is Beyond since that is the next guide we will move into. We recently started LHFHG,so it will be a while, but I love seeing what is coming.

Lori

Ladies, I'll pop-in to let you know that my kiddos didn't know the hymns either. The words of the hymns are so powerful , and the faith of the hymn writers was amazing. If you ever want to know the power of hymns, a great movie to rent is Amazing Grace . I will never look at that hymn in the same w...

I was thinking about trying out Phonics Road or Spell to Write and Read next year, but I also think it might be too much to add on as I don't want to overwhelm or sacrifice our HOD plans. Maybe PR and SWR are something totally different than what you are talking about; and I probably have no idea wh...

Mama Mary,

I feel really silly asking you this, but would you mind editing your post and adding which HOD guide, or guides, the activities go with
I really enjoyed seeing your pictures and cannot wait to do them ! I am anxious to know what the guide is.

Lots of Love,
Lori

Thank you for sharing Mom2Monkeys ! It is almost like our children are just our "cover" to get to have the education we did not have. ...I enjoy the read-alouds, the activities, the experiments, EVERYTHING!... I have never enjoyed home schooling as much as I do right now. If I did not have to do di...

Ladies, The invitations for the Arlington convention come in November, and it appears that we will be applying to that show! So, our plan is to be in Arlington in 2009. We will consider the other conventions mentioned as well, but are limited to the amount of time we can spend at conventions away f...