heartofdakota.com

I am so sorry for the delayed response! Thank you all for your suggestions! Ironically before even getting a chance to check back here, I made a last minute decision to purchase LHFHG even though I had beyond all set (we will use it next year:) Anyway, I felt like it would be something that dd would...

We have 4 children, ages 9,6,3,1. This is our first year with HOD and we've decided to go with Preparing w/ the option of using the extensions for my 9 yr old who is a voracious reader, reading well above his grade level. My 6 yr old, dd is avg and we are working on following directions. I placed he...

A friend of mine is coming to visit this weekend so I can help her go through her guide to get started. We both know she can handle this on her own but what better excuse for her to come visit? ;) Anyway, she has decided based on her dc skill that both her children would love to be in bigger. They d...

Thank you all for your suggestions! I like the idea of stagger starting too. We just got our Little hand package in and my 3 yr old just wants to sit and listen to the cd straight through! lol. He loves that he has school like the big kids now:) His very own thing. It's too cute. I am considering st...

In the fall we will be starting our first year of HOD in 3 guides. Little hands, beyond and preparing(with extension for advanced reader). My oldest is already somewhat independent in most of his schooling and I am excited about being a bit more involved this next year with his learning. My question...

We are new to Hod in the fall. I am planning ahead and am wondering if some homeschoolers could give me some input on which one to purchase. My son will be in 4th grade next year but he is an advanced reader. He's already read books like narnia, the sign of the beaver, etc. I don't want him to be bo...

Thank you Stephanie! I have been pouring over so much information trying to figure out what to use.

I am wondering about placement for my second child. She is 6 now. She is just getting into the routine of having school on a regular basis. I consider her to be a K level but I am not sure. My first born was always very advanced. She is just starting to read cvc words with AAS. She is enjoying it bu...

I have gone through Cathy Duffy's book and realized that both myself and my children would benefit from an all in one curric. I have done a year of sonlight and the reading was way too much for me, not enough to "do". This year we did a modge podge of things, changing many things half way through, b...