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We loved that one too! We are currently finishing up Come on Sea biscuit with Bigger. Love it! I do, however, have to explain a lot of it to my daughter though, just like Kind of the Wind. It's worth it because this book too gives me goosebumps and brings me to tears! Love HOD's choice of books!

Hi, I've had my daughter use a "winged" grippy to help her not cross over her thumb in holding her pencil for the last 2 years now. She still has a weird pencil grip and crosses over when not using the grippy even after over 2 years of almost constant use. :? She's now in 3rd grade (she's 8 years ol...

Hi!
I've done 2 guides the last 2 years and it's been just fine. My older does his independent work while I do school with my younger and she's done by lunch and after lunch my son and I finish up with everythibng else. I'll plan the same for this year too!
No worries!
Michelle

Hi!
I've heard so many great things about these books, so I'm wondering which chapers are skipped in Peril and Peace and why?

Just looking over things for next year and wondering...

God bless,
Michelle

I'm in a similar boat and was recently looking for something to use over the summer to cement math facts in my dc. I ordered "Two plus Two is Not Five" from Amazon and "Times Tales" from triggermemorysystem.com and I'm going to try these over the summer. I'm really hoping that they work!! My dc said...

Hi, My dd will be doing Bigger next year and I'm trying to decide between Cheerful Cursive and the Italic - Book D. She learned to write using Handwriting Without Tears and still has issues with pencil grasp. She's used a special grippy to prevent crossover, but as soon as it's not on the pencil she...

Hi! My ds is 11 and reads at grade level, but is still having a lot of problems with spelling. I did not hs him 1st and 2nd grade, so I'm not sure what his phonics instruction was at that time. I'm beginning to think that he needs phonics instruction to help him with his spelling and to further help...

Hi there, I had just assumed that we would be doing each Rod and Staff book each year. This is our 3rd day of CTC and I just noticed that we are only scheduled to finish 1/2 of the book. Since we were new to Rod and Staff last year my ds did English 3 with Preparing for 4th grade. Now in 5th grade a...

Well, this first week we did do both lists. When she had to write the words without looking at them first, she did better with the 2nd grade list than the 1st grade list. :? Still not sure what to do. I feel like if I skip list 1, she will have missed some foundational words, but I still don't want ...

Thanks, everyone! Now I don't feel so bad! He added the tree today and it looks great! Guess we're all learning!
God bless,
Michelle

Hi, My dd is now in 2nd grade and using Beyond, last year we used LHFHG for 1st grade. LHFHG had no spelling lists to do. Now in Beyond there are 2 lists, one for grade 1 and one for grade 2. Since she's not done any spelling lists ever before, should she do the list for grade 1 or since she's in gr...

Well, today in CTC with my ds we had to do our first part of a watercolor picture. But, before much more is said, I must confess that I read directions VERY carefully and literally. :oops: The directions said to load our brush with yellow paint and paint the top of the paper and then add water and p...

Hi! The museum is in Hebron, KY, and near Cinncinatti and the IL,KY,Ohio tri-state borders. We went just after it opened and there wasn't a camel ride yet, but we had a blast. My dc were only 3 and 7 at the time and they loved it too. It took us a long time to go through it and we were ushered out a...

My friend has a dyslexic child and she uses something called Barton. I believe it's for dyslexics and I think it incorporates phonics and spelling. She's very happy with it and has used it for years. Also, my ds (10yo) can read ok, but can't spell at all and still gets his b and d's mixed up all the...

Hi! I have been reading in the post about the CTC art supplies and just wanted to share something. I went to the "miller pads and paper" website and after calling the local craft store, figured it was the best deal to just order from them since I live in WI and the shipping is cheaper. In looking, I...