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I don't know if this advice would be doable for you- but here is a thought: What if you separated your sons within the same guide. Still teach the T box together. You could have your younger son begin halfpace and your older move at full speed. If you read aloud the storytime- I would just continue ...

It looks AMAZING!

I actually got tears in my eyes. I am so thankful for this curriculum and the opportunity it provides for me to challenge my son and give him a rich and full education.

Thank you HOD!!!!

I have a large family. :D Next year, if you count kindergarten- which is not "school age" in my state- I will have FIVE students k-6 and baby twins. :o :shock: I will actually have 4 children who are considered "school age" have to be accounted for and tested: spring 2012. I love what water2wine wro...

Sigh- as I really looked back at your post- I realized you were really just wanting help in combining. I am sorry! I do hope that something I wrote might help anyway. I pray, right now, that God gives you peace in your direction for your family and your school. He will show you the way!! May His ref...

Thank you so much for the happy welcome back! It is definitely such a blessing! I would like to share that our family loves the productivity we have with HOD and I truly feel like the guide is my personal helper in so many, many, many ways!!! It is hard to express it all in words. When I get anxious...

My computer started acting funny. So I ended quickly. I think if something feels that burdensome, it is really time to start praying and reevaluating and the Lord will show you the correct plan! I will say that I was completely burdened with Preparing before, too. It took us so long to finish the fi...

Well- I am enjoying, enjoying the joys of being UNCOMBINED. So that is my perspective. I read a thread on here awhile ago about choosing guides where the students can learn independence. So- that said- I wouldn't put your daughter in Preparing until she really could do much of it on her own- with yo...

Just sayin' :D There should be a LOVE image or smiley or something. This year- I did some different things with some different students. Which the Lord totally worked for good- and I was able to seamlessly separate my two oldest children into two guides (now) and it is such a blessed fit! Just felt ...

I sent you a PM-
but just wanted to say-
that I have learned the hard way- it is really important to place them where they individually fit best- even if it means separate guides!

Blessings,
Rebecca

Hi there! I can related to the mind boggling experience of managing multiple grades. I have six children and they are younger than yours...but I still thought I might have something to offer here. Their ages are: 10,8,7,5,4,1. Ithought I would chime in due to the sense of "relating" with managing al...

Hello, My son likes to read his own devotional book for part of his personal bible time in the morning. I need suggestions. We are saving Boyhood and Beyond for when we get to R 2 R. We have used the Hero Tales series. He has also used two of the Hymns for A Kid's Heart volumes (not the ones used in...

So glad you are going to be "all the way" back...
Praying you have a wonderful year-
with all the "specialness" HOD brings!
~Rebecca

Julie...
You always inspire me.
You are such a great mom!
Thanks for posting,
Rebecca

We have officially moved on into Preparing Hearts (today)- love it already... Yesterday, my boys did their last history mapping assignment for Bigger Hearts and I took their picture with it, our globe, and our manual. This morning, I presented them with a "certificate" for completing Bigger... and w...

Yay LaRessie!!!
I am SO happy to "see" you here!
We have our own HOD fan club.
It has been such a blessing!
Rebecca
(have to change my signature!!)