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I'm soooo excited too!!
Can't wait to see the samples.
Thanks to everyone for your hard work!

Thanks Carrie and Daisy, I was trying not to bump this up as I know your time is precious. And, Daisy did a great job of reassuring me. I wish I was better at finding narration questions that smoothly get the deep converstaions going. It is something I think I need to work on in the future. My daugh...

Hi Carrie and all you moms that have covered Bigger Extension! Just a quick question about Freedom Train.....I just gave it to my daughter today to read on her own and she whizzed thorugh it. I have tried to talk with her about some of the subject matter but she is not chatting about it. She is not ...

Hi again, Regarding the CTC series with the extension package, Is there an opening to use the Famous Men of Greece as well as the Famous Men of Rome? I have both books and will probably use the Rome one as an aside but do not want to do the whole extension package (as my daughter is 10 years old) Is...

Hi Carrie, I wonder if there is a need for a similar set of pages for the science section in RTR? Her science pages from Bigger are in a notebook this year and she is really getting alot out of having it all in the same place (for review and for satisfaction in a completed job). Is there a need to h...

Thanks for your kind words everyone. I actually need to clarify before I keep thinking this through. My profile is old and my daughter is in fifth grade and 10 and a half years old. My son (7 years old) is quickly pullling up behind her mostly because of the resistant attitude she has. I just spent ...

Hi ladies, I am feeling a bit behind with things this year due to illness, lack of focus on my part, attitude with my daughter and a volunteer position in our homeschool group. This time of year is always hardest for me and I think this year might be harder due to the above circumstances. I wanted s...

Thanks to everyone for the wise responses. Following your advice I am trying this week to get dd to work indep on Bigger and hold on it for my son. She seemed able to do two boxes yestarday by herself without too much trouble. But she is somewhat reluctant to make it a permenant expectation. Carrie ...

Hello to all of you wonderful ladies! I'm coming out of my occassional but usual lurking to ask a question about placement for this summer and fall. First, thanks to you, Carrie, for such a great program. We completed Beyond this year and have started Bigger. We loved it and the kids beg for more an...

Thanks to everyone who responded. Julie your example resonates with me. I was looking for a right answer and not understanding that discussions are more open than that. Dithor has been helpful for me aready and I am clearly learning new thinking skills. Thank-you ladies! Your love and wisdom is help...

Just wanted to suggest a Spanish program which might be interesting. http://www.theeasyspanish.com/ We used the French version this year and I liked the ease of use. It is repeated for several years and can be reproduced for large families. It is a slow and incremental program but can still be chall...

Thanks for your reply Carrie. I agree there is a shift in thought. The questions can be right on with a clear answer but the ones that seemed to be a little tricky stumped me. I will spend extra time discussing these ones with my daughter. We will keep chugging along and I will ease up abit about my...

I have a question about Drawn into the Heart of Reading. I am currently going through Caddie Woodlawn with my daughter. I googled it and found that sites put it into an Historical Fiction genre. We are about half way through and I am struggling with the questions. They do not seem to fit the novel v...

Hello again ladies! I had a quick question about the science for Bigger and Beyond. I plan on doing both levels next year with a 9 yr old and a 6 yr old. When I looked at the science book for Beyond (God's Wonderful Works) it looked like it was a consumable book that my 6 year old would write into. ...

That is a much better way to look at it. Thank-you water2wine!