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I am not sure I have any great tips but we are on week 11 of Bigger and My 7 year old daughter seems to be really catching on to the idea of narrating. I think like anything it just takes practice. Be sure to read the narrating tips in the manual. I have read that page about a billion times remindin...

I am not sure I have any great tips but we are on week 11 of Bigger and My 7 year old daughter seems to be really catching on to the idea of narrating. I think like anything it just takes practice. Be sure to read the narrating tips in the manual. I have read that page about a billion times remindin...

Hi, I am just switching over to HOD from MFW this summer and will tell you what others have advised me to do from this forum. My children are just turned 9 and soon to be 7. We did MFW Adv. last year and this year Exploring Cuntries and cultures from MFW. We plan on doing HOD Bigger next year. I hav...

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I should edit that post above to say he will be in 4th grade next year when we do DITHOR. I was thinking of doing the 2/3 workbook with him and using the level 3 books. Also, I will have a just turned 7 year old when we begin this I was thinking of doing level 2 books with her. She has read most of ...

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For the DITHOR program how do you choose what level workbook to put a student in? I see level 3 has books at the reading level higher than 3rd grade so I am thinking the levels do not correspond to grade levels. I want to keep the books at a comfortable and enjoyable reading level for my son. He is ...

Hi Julie, What a well thought out response with so many good thoughts Julie. Thank you so much for taking the time. My 6 year old will be 7 in March and we would probably not be starting Bigger until July. She can write several sentences together into a simple 4 -5 sentence paragraph. Of course she ...

You are so correct about the "gut" feeling thing I really think I will follow it this time. It sure does help to have others input though so thank you! I love these HOD message boards.

I am also having trouble with placement. My gut is to put both kids in bigger...my kids are girl ( almost 7) fluent reader, reading chapter books and boy (turned 9 in January) also fluent reader. We did MFW Adventures (American history) last year and MFW ECC (geography) this year. Next year would be...

I just found all of this post so helpful. I was having trouble figuring out what I needed to order also. I cannot wait to get my printed catalog in the mail

I assorted of in the same boat as you. My dc are almost 7 and almost 9. We did mfw Adventures last year and mfw ECC this year and thinking of changing to HOD. I was looking at Bigger Hearts too but worry about repeating the American history part. I will be interested to see what kind of response you...

I am in the same boat. My dc are 6 and 8 and after doing mfw adventures last year we are half way though mfw ecc this year and looking for a change. Hod was recommended to me so I am here checking it out. :D Both of my kids are independent readers and I am having a difficult time choosing what hod m...