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My dd is 6 and is doing little hearts. We are using Hooked On Phonics to teach her to read and it is working great. The only problem she is having so far is telling the difference between the little b, d, and p. Every time we come to a word with one of the letters in it she guesses which one it is a...

I am using Bigger with my 8 year old 3rd grader. We are doing the dictation passages, which I have found to be very easy for her. She literally looks at the passage for less than a minute and then has no mistakes when she writes it. I am wondering what the objectives of the dictation are and what sk...

We are doing unit 5 of bigger this week. The art activity says to use food coloring to color the salt. I don't have any food coloring and the store did not have the liquid ones. Will the gel food coloring work or is there something else I can use? Thanks

Next year I will be homeschooling a 3rd grader with Bigger and a Kindergartner with Little Hearts. We are expecting twins in August. I also have two other toddlers at home. So here is my question. Would it work better to start school in July and get about 4 weeks in before the babies are born or wai...

I am planning on doing all the lessons with the two reviews at the end of each unit. I am not planning on doing the extra activity or peom work. We will also be doing each unit test too. by doing this four days a week we will finish the book when we are done with all the work in Bigger.

Thanks for the suggestion! I will plan on doing english 4 days a week, which will mean english will get done when the other stuff is done too.

I will be using Bigger Hearts with my third grader next year. She has already completed the second grade rod and staff english book, so I will be using the english 3 book next year. I looked through the book today and there are basically 140 lessons (including 2 review lessons and 1 test for each un...

I would like to see the samples too. michelle@uminn.net

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Could I have the one for Bigger and Little hearts? Thanks

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What phonics program do you use with Little hearts for his glory? Do you use one of the ones suggested or another one?

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I am planning on using Bigger next year and doing the dictation with my third grader. Are these pages able to be photocopied to give to the students to study?

How hard is it to teach two programs at the same time? I am thinking of using Bigger hearts for HIs Glory for my third grader and Little hearts for His Glory for my kindergartener next year. I will also have a 4, 2, and newborn at home. Will this be doable? Thanks

Thanks everyone! My husband looked through the HOD catalog last night and he said that is what he would like me to use. So I ordered the teachers manual and am going to read through it and make sure it is a good fit for us. I also got the reading program. That looks like a good program too.

I am looking for a curriculum to use with my third grader next year. I am torn between MFW and HOD. I have looked at the sample lessons for both and I don't know which would be better for her. Has anyone who has used both give me their opinion on them? Also has anyone bought two curriculums to see t...