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I just wanted to share my excitement about the increase in homeschooling families (new and veteran) in our area that are choosing HOD for their curriculum next year! It is such a blessing to see families choosing a truly Christ-centered curriculum and to see all the God-honoring fruit of using this ...

Carrie, Thank you SO much for taking the time to share your experience and remind us of how powerful our words are in influencing our children's attitudes and actions. I REALLY needed this! God is constantly reminding me that, as the mother and teacher in our home, I often set the tone for how our d...

I, too, was so blessed to meet Carrie and Julie at the FPEA convention. What really stands out to me is their genuine care and concern for the children and families that use, or are thinking about using, HOD. They are so sweet and take the time to thoroughly answer your questions. Not once did I fee...

Hello ladies! I know there has been some mention of fellow HOD families meeting at the FPEA convention next week. Has there been anything arranged yet? My family and I will be there Thursday and Friday. Is anyone interested in meeting? By the way, I can't wait to finally meet you in person, Carrie a...

<BUMP> Hello, ladies! Just wondering if anyone is planning on meeting up at the FPEA convention in May!

Tamara, I'm sure the ladies here will have some excellent tips for you. HOD is a GREAT program to be flexible with in terms of adapting it to fit a child's specific needs, while ensuring she makes steady progress as she grows closer to God through her homeschooling experience! The way the lesson pla...

Christy,

I really like what you've done with your school area! Thank you for sharing it with us, as well as the info on where you bought all of your organizational supplies! You've given me some great ideas and inspiration!

Delia

Hi jetzmama! Welcome to HOD! The above link gives some good reasons for why Carrie chose ARFH. It's an excellent way to plant the word in the hearts of our dc while working on handwriting! When using worksheets with dotted/dashed letters, though, some children may have difficulty seeing continuous s...

Just a few thoughts on handwriting...If you decide to use HWT, I highly recommend purchasing the wood pieces. They really help cement the HWT formation of letters for young children, especially for those children that are tactile or kinesthetic learners. If, however, you don't have the budget for th...

Welcome back, Mary! (I occassionally follow your blog and am a fellow Floridian.) Congrats on your oldest graduating!

Delia

Laura, I just wanted to add that I agree with HOD will teach the child how to learn. Therefore they will be ready for whatever is thrown at them. HOD is great for teaching your children a love of learning and creatively teaches important skills along the way. IMHO, if your child has a love of learni...

Hi Laura! We are just now using the younger HOD guides, but this thread on how children that use HOD score on standardized testing is encouraging: http://www.heartofdakota.com/board3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5917&p=43459&hilit=testing#p43459 Perhaps you can share some of this info with your friend? Also,...

Great ideas! We also live in a small space, an apartment, actually, so I like to try to use multi-purpose items. For example, the desk for my dd6 is also an art easel. When she's not using it, it's upright and out of the way against a wall. When she is using it, it's a desk with a slanted surface th...

Hi Laura! (Is this the Laura from the Curriculum Expo at Crossroads?) We are doing LHTH half-speed through the summer. It will be our second time going thru it (first time with our now 3 year old) and we are really looking forward to it. Big sis will be participating, too, just for fun, because she ...

I had SO MUCH FUN sharing about HOD at our homeschool group's curriculum expo this week! We had a lot of moms new to homeschooling and new to our group come to the meeting just for this event. I was kept busy all night at my "HOD table" and really enjoyed answering questions about all of the guides,...