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Have you looked at the placement charts at all? I have four kids, each in their own guides, and am able to handle that quite well. It’s a busy day, but definitely feasible! Your older kids - 7th, 9th, and 10th - will need you for very little each day, as HOD fosters independence excellently. Some li...

I’ve been running 4 guides for years now (my youngest is going into 6th, oldest in 11th), and I’ve always done it one of two ways. When my youngest needed me for most everything, I would start my day off with the oldest and do the couple “together” things with him, then let him loose to do the rest ...

We're down to our last 5 weeks of the year! With coming home on furlough, 15,000 miles of cross-country travel, and a delay to our timeline due to my husband's knee surgery, it's hard to believe we've made it through as well as we did! I have to say, having my kids using HOD for so many years means ...

Any update on new products coming out?! So excited to see how HOD can possibly be made any better! It’s been such a blessing to our family!

No. Carrie didn’t schedule tests or quizzes and felt the work that she scheduled (text and activity worksheets) was only worth 1 credit (the publisher considers the entire course - including tests and quizzes - enough for 2 credits). Some moms have added the tests and quizzes back in and counted it ...

I have a 9yo in Preparing this year too (currently in unit 12). She is thriving and enjoys her schoolwork, but there are definitely days where I have needed to help with the science readings. Whether it’s sitting next to her while she reads or even just doing the reading myself (or a combination of ...

Hallmomma, I recal having that initial curiosity about why not the standard Biology-Chemistry-Physics route, especially since we grew up with those offerings. However, I read a couple things that changed my thinking. The first was a newsletter article by Novare (a rigorous classical education compan...

I always love seeing others’ schedules too! It helps when/if we come to a tough spot during the year to be able to gather ideas from others as to how to gain smoother days. Here’s a rundown of our schedule and some notes: 4 kids - 9th (WG), 7th (Rev), 6th (Res), 4th (Prep) We use HOD *mostly* as-is,...

We finish our school year tomorrow! I've been prepping for the next school year because we're taking a whopping two weeks off this summer! :lol: We'll have all of next week off, then we're off on a ministry trip for a week and then will dive straight into a new school year - WG, Rev to Rev, RTR, & P...

Are you required to cover ALL of those subjects EVERY year? That seems like a lot! Using Preparing as-is would specifically cover: ~ reading (using DITHOR), ~ writing (weekly poetry writing assignments plus written narrations), ~ literature (storytime + independent history study), ~ history (reading...

My kiddos don’t like using pencils in the NB pages either. I have one who’s fine to use a fine tip Sharpie (he’s not bothered by single-line crossing out his mistakes cleanly) and another who prefers to use a Frixion pen. We LOVE Frixion pens as you can erase them cleanly! We use them for just about...

I've found with my own sons that often times the writing program they don't love as much is the one they probably need the most. For example, my logical son loved IEW. It was like note taking in a key word outline form and then re-summarizing in his own words using the outline. This appealed to his...

Murph, Just a quick thanks for mentioning Sonlight's elective! We're overseas so our only college-prep is going to be next year when we're home on furlough. He'll only be 15, and it'll most likely be the last time he's home until after he graduates at 18. So, anything that can help us to be better p...

As far as how WWTB works, each unit focuses on a different type of writing (narrative describing a place, narrative describing a person, dialogue, poetry, etc.) and uses a selection from a famous work as its example. For instance, a portion of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is used in the "narrative d...

Congratulations, Rice! Job well done - both you and her!

What are her future plans?