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Okay, thanks! I haven't gotten that far yet!

I have a question along these lines...Do you print out the blank maps from the CD-ROM or the ones that are already filled in. I see that the book suggests the students draw their own maps and fill in the locations, but I was going to at least start the year with using pre-printed maps (my boys aren'...

This is our first year homeschooling and with HOD. I believe the spelling component for the children comes through dictation (we are doing CTC with a 9 and 12 year old). I am a little nervous that they won't be studying word lists...since this is what we're used to. Can someone explain the philosoph...

Hello! We are new also and using the 4/5 and 6/7/8 for our oldest two. I was going to post this separately, but since it's on topic...maybe we all can benefit from responses. I'm a little confused about the scheduling. I know that DITHR is scheduled only for certain days in the guides, however, do t...

Such wonderful tips! Thank you so much. I like the idea of giving each one their own folder with checklists for daily work. That sounds very easy to implement and would give them a sense of accomplishment. Thanks also for the info about the bindings. :) Honestly, homeschooling is so much easier beca...

Thank you, ladies, for the encouragement and advice. :D I was also thinking of having the guides spiral bound so that they'd be easier to flip open. I do like Mary's idea of cutting them off the binding and using page protectors with dry erase. I'll have two doing one guide, so they could check off ...

Hello- I have three sons who will be starting K, 4th, and 6th in the fall. The older two had been in private school, and we pulled them out and cyber-charter schooled the remainder of last year. We will be doing HOD, CTC for the older two and Little Hearts for the youngest in the fall, our first tru...

Thanks so much for all the advice! I actually just ordered and received the Preparing Hearts and RTR guides to check them out before I purchased the complete package. I was drawn to Preparing because I love the Hillyer book, and to RTR because of the historical time period and wanting to challenge m...

Thanks for the responses! I am planning on combining the older 2 (almost 10 and 12 years old); and having our youngest start out in Little Hearts. (He's the easy one :) ) I did look at the placement chart and they're good with everything except the independent writing aspect for the RTR. From readin...

We were very excited to recently discover HOD curriculum! My two oldest sons (almost 12 and entering 6th grade and 9, turning 10 in early October, entering 4th grade) have been at a classical Christian school for their entire school careers until January; we also have a 5 year old who will start K i...