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You obviously know your "littlemisses" best! :D ....however, you asked for thoughts....When I began LHFHG with my oldest, my younger loved to sit in and listen to all of it!! And that continued with Beyond...So now that the oldest is moving into Bigger, we have all enjoyed and become quite accustome...

First of all, welcome to the boards!! I am a "stalker" here!! Love our HOD experience and LOVE to hear what the ladies on this board have to say...and seldom have much to add!! But I noticed you were awaiting a reply and although I have not used CTC or RTR yet, here is what I have done for the 3 gui...

Just a quick THANK YOU to Carrie and her team for another great hands on activity...my dc had a blast today creating the armour of God for their stuffed animals!! As we head into the New Year, I have been purposing to ENJOY each day rather than see it as one long TO DO list!! And HOD is a huge bless...

We are half way through Beyond and the Emerging readers! My ds is reading well...however, I want to make sure he is not missing anything...We completed our phonics program but I think we could use a little review of some of the rules as I am seeing a few holes in our phonics program...any suggestion...

Julie, Can't wait to see you at the fair in KC!! Showers with a high of 68 is what I am seeing...Travel safe!!

The spiral index cards is what we do too!! Then I can pull them out for easy review and when the next kiddo goes through that guide I can pull it out and all the verses are ready to go!!

Alison, I think when you begin a new program it is wise to "play around" with it a bit to see what works good for your family!! Here is what has worked well with my two...We begin with the Bible portion and then move to the history reading and finish out the left side of the plans...I then get my 6y...

Patience, So glad you are thrilled with this curriculum!! It has been a Godsend to many of us in the homeschooling world!! We love all of the same things you do!! I don't think you are premature at all...we are into our 2nd set of guides and loving it still!!! As I read posts from different ladies i...

Gretchen, Welcome to the HOD boards!! I can so relate to your story!! I was a fly on the wall for a long time while I researched and contemplated switching from MFW as well...I agree that it is a fabulous curriculum, just not the best fit for our family! And that is SO the beauty of homeschooling......

Rebecca, Thanks a bunch!! We are also huge Jonathan Park fans!! Great ideas...thanks again!

O my... this sounds very exciting... I must say that everytime I "turn around" HOD has something more to offer that is just what I would wish for! ...P.S. We LOVE Audios around here!!! :D I can't agree more!! We are only at Beyond, but are eagerly looking forward to many fun years with HOD!! Just w...

We are just into our 2nd week of BLHFHG and LHTH!! Both kiddos are so enjoying it and I am too!! I have been trying to tweek our schedule so it flows well and I can see that it would be helpful to add a little computer time for my 6yo ds, while working with my 4yo. Any great recommendations?? What d...

Welcome to the HOD boards and the HOD family!! I am a 2nd generation homeschooler and have loved HOD...My mother agrees that it would have been so great to have had it years ago!! She sat in on "school" today and she loved it, too!! What a blessing!! Enjoy!!

Eryn

. It went against everything I had planned (in my mind) for our homeschooling journey. You hit the nail on the head...this is exactly what I was struggling with...thanks for hearing my heart!! I am so excited to continue on this homeschooling journey with a little plan adjustment!! And we are lovin...

Carrie, Thanks for your input...as I have been thinking about this the last few days and discussed with another HOD friend I began to "see" the importance of being sure that the younger doesn't get "dragged along." I thought through my 4yo dd's abilities and began to realize that although she has a ...