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Hi, I was wondering if someone could tell me what books are used in the first 8-10 weeks in Preparing since I can't get them all at once. I tried searching for a previous thread that might have this info but couldn't seem to find it.

Thanks so much!

Ok, I am finally back here. :) After much reading & praying I feel like my 7 & 10 yr. olds are best placed in Beyond & Preparing rather than combining them. I really wanted to combine them but it just doesn't seem like that's what I'm supposed to do this year. :? So, here we go with 3 different leve...

Thanks 8arrows, I keep pondering that very thing, especially considering I have a 4 (almost 5) yr old also & that would mean 4 levels next year. :shock: I just printed out the week samples of Beyond, Bigger & Preparing to compare and I'm going to take the weekend to pray about it. One question I hav...

Thank you so much Julie, you've been very helpful! No need to apologize for not getting back here right away, I certainly understand busy! We are getting a slow start to school because I'm deep into canning, but my children are begging to start they are excited about what were doing this year! :D No...

Ok, so I've been pondering this all more & been doing a lot of reading here on the boards and have re-thought some of my prior placement, so here's what I've been thinking: Maybe putting ds 14, dd 13, & ds 12 in CtC, due to the fact that they all are weak in writing & especially the 2 boys struggle ...

Wow, you ladies have already been very helpful! I hear what your saying Julie about teaching the guides as written, that's a good thing for me to hear! :) Somehow I don't learn that easy & with a large family I think it would be a real relief to just be able to open & go instead of having to spend h...

Hi, I am considering using HOD but am not sure how to fit it all in. I think I would need at least 3 different levels & that looks overwhelming to me. I have children in the following grades: 9th, 8th, 7th, 5th, 2nd & a 4 yr old. I have previously done some MFW. I am planning on using Diana Waring's...