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Hi! Welcome! Here is a link to a thread that discusses the "why's" of HOD's choices. I found this to be an EXCELLENT thread to go through, and it may answer your questions! http://www.heartofdakota.com/board3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6248 Have a blessed day! Tricia What an amazing resource of informatio...

This is a great post thank you so much. I've been devouring it. Since this is our first time through, I need all the help I can get. My track record with guides is abysmal, but I think the "box" layout is much simpler than a weekly-grid format, which I couldn't do. Seeing a full week at a time was w...

Makes perfect sense, Crystal. Thanks.

I have no experience with Phonics programs at all. My oldest played on starfall and picked up reader books; now she reads. I skipped Phonics with her. I know I'm not going to be able to do that with my youngest, so can you please tell me why you've chosen R&S for English/Grammar and not Phonics? I w...

Thank you, Lora Beth.

I really appreciate all the encouragement. This board is amazing!

Hi fellow Cindi from Texas! (I was raised in Houston ~ now living in Central Texas) I am going to be doing spelling list 1 definitely. I am glad to hear we can just continue with spelling in Bigger. You had a great idea to go to Arlington to talk with them in person. I think after this year with Bey...

That's exactly what I needed to hear! Thank you. I was truly hoping one guide was enough of a preparation for the next. I've put together my own combination for two years now, wondering whether or not I was doing the right thing. I need to just sit back and enjoy the learning along with them since a...

Thanks, ladies! That's the one thing I noticed yesterday about all the kids enjoying them. We listened to "Jordan's" LHTH CD, but Juliette loved it as well and she's the one who asked me to turn it up. I think we will just listen to them both in the car. We drive to ballet and gymnastics twice a wee...

I have decided to place my rising 1st grader in Beyond, and I'm very happy with that choice. I'm having a little trouble figuring out the pace to go with it. She fits squarely in the skill level for Beyond and is an Emerging Reader. I haven't required any writing/dictation/copy work other than a wor...

I am just letting my girls listen to the LHTH set in the car. It brings tears to my eyes because they love it and want me to turn it up! Praise the Lord! I haven't played the Beyond CD yet. I didn't want to mess up a lesson plan. Do you all play the CDs whenever and then just cover the lesson in the...

Great news! Praise the Lord!

It's very encouraging to hear all of your successes with your 4 year olds doing LHTH. I am really looking forward to starting with them.

Thank you for the help, ladies. You all are fast! I really appreciate the list you all copied for the year. I didn't realize that there is a PDF on the website, good to know if I need it. I'm going to my local "office" store tomorrow to make the copies for the year.

Thanks again!

Now that I'm done with devouring Beyond, I'm moving on to LHTH. I see in the back there are pages to copy for activities. I am going to go to the copy store either today or tomorrow to make all my copies. Is there anything else throughout the guide I need to copy? Did you copy the "Hide and Seek" le...

We are doing Beyond and LHTH in August also. I am so excited. My dds were in a home school "preschool" (Prek-K for field trips and playing with other children) on Thursdays, but they are so excited to be home full time now too. Jordan could go back in August, but she doesn't want to. She wants to do...