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me too, please!!! for bigger. thanks.

dawn

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I just ordered Tuesday and today we got our boxes. How's that for fast service?!?! It all looks like so much fun. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to keep from starting until mid-August. I'm planning on combining a 7 and 9 yr. old. My 7 yr. old doesn't finish her 1st grade materials until May! Thanks f...

Ok, I finally decided to quit obsessing! I ordered Bigger and everything that could possibly go with it except math. I still need to beat my head on the wall about that for just a while longer. Mike said it would ship today(I ordered yesterday). I can't wait to see it. We will start it in the fall. ...

Thanks so much for the replies. I think I have a general idea now. I'm so excited because HOD seems so doable!

Dawn

Wow, you ladies are amazing! Amy, Mary, Lee Ann, and Gina, I really appreciate your replies. Lee Ann, Yes, I did mean creative writing. Thanks for clearing that up. Is the creative writing in R&S or is it in the bigger lesson plans? I guess that was where I was trying to go, lol. The more I think/pr...

Is anyone willing to break down the subjects timewise for bigger? I especially would like to know how long history, science, and bible each take? Thanks!

Dawn

Hello, First, I want to say that I've become obsessed with researching HOD's curriculum. Is anyone else like this? I have to know every detail!! I even dream about it!! OK, now that everyone knows I'm crazy, I'll try to get to my point. How much writing/compostion is covered in the Bigger manual and...

Thanks Julie!!! I love the photobooks. Those look so nice. Now I want to make my own! Can you tell me about what type of binding is used for the guides? Thanks again.

Dawn

Hi Dixie. I would like to get a better look at Cheerful cursive since it is already planned in bigger, but we did enjoy using bju cursive with my son this past year. The workbook was very nice and appealing. Did you use other bju subjects as well? I'm specifically wondering if going from bju english...

Hi Kay, Thanks for the reply. Well, that is great to know about dictation. I think I'll probably order that as well.

Dawn

Hi. Thanks so much for all the super helpful replies to my first post the other day. I think that I have decided to use bigger in the Fall with a 2nd and 3rd grader combined. I will probably order R&S3 english for the 3rd grader though. I will need to probably add the preparing guide for the dictati...

Thank you Tiffini and Jessi for the replies. I can see this is a very helpful group of people. Tiffini, you really have my wheels turning now...lol. Ok, so here we go. Is all the copywork, voc., writing, spelling, editing, etc. mostly only in the LA box. If I do bigger, I could just tweak that part ...

Hi Julie, Thanks for your reply. I did look at the placement chart but I'm still not sure. Also, since Tiffini's post, I'm reconsidering whether or not bigger would be a good fit. My ds9 is finishing up his bju 2 handwriting course. He has learned cursive and he writes beautifully but he doesn't app...

If Preparing would be a better fit for my soon to be 3rd grade son, then I'm open to hearing that. I'm not set on combining, only if that is the best fit. Thanks.

Dawn

Hi. My name is Dawn. I've been homeschooling for 7 yrs. now. I have a 1st, 2nd, and 6th grader. I had been looking at MFW for combining my two youngers in the fall for 2nd/3rd. Then I saw a post about HOD on the WTM board. Wow, now I'm really confused!!! Hod looks great. I'm looking into using Bigge...