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Angie, My son is almost 9 and I go through the same thing as you regarding looking at the tests and feeling that way! I have had a TERRIBLE time finding curriculum for him. Like yours, he has many issues. He is in three different kinds of therapy. He is extremely bright yet struggles with simple thi...

Hello everyone. It has been a long time since I have posted but I have been checking in regularly. This school year has been great. I still love HOD! I have been thinking about next year...... This year my son, (3rd grade) used Beyond and my daughter(1st grade) used Little Hearts. What I have found ...

Hi there! We just began Beyond and LHFHG two weeks ago after two years of trying to put together my own curriculum (and stressing!) At first I was concerned about the scheduling. Now, I am so agreeing with what joyful heart said about going at your child's pace and not worrying about someone else's ...

Hello Ladies! I live in South Carolina and here we are required to keep a journal or plan book. I was wondering if those of you with similiar requirements transfer what you are doing over to another book for record keeping, or do you feel that the teacher's guide itself, with checks and dates is suf...

Sheila, We are doing Beyond and LHFHG here. It is working out really well. I start off doing Beyond with my son and work through until I can tell he needs a break.(we usually do everything except copywork and sometimes math before his break.) Then he is off to play,read, whatever. Then I start with ...

When you have 2 kids as close in age as mine, do you find them each participating in some of the other's program so that there's some overlap? Just wondering how much of Little Hearts my DS will want to joinin on, and which might make it boring for him next year...[/quote] I tried to do the quote th...

We used Five in a Row for a while. It was ok at first, but like crlacey said, it gets old reading the same book for five days. I used it more for the book list; they were always great books. Hod is definately more in depth, and more fun. with FIAR I felt like we were enjoying good books, but were le...

We are doing Beyond for my 7 yr old son and Little Hearts for His Glory for my 6yr old daughter. It takes us about 2 1/2 to 3 hrs. I am amazed that I can be done with school by lunch and have the rest of the day free for cleaning, going out, etc.! It is not as difficult as I thought it was going to ...

Sheila, Our kids are almost exactly the same age(7 3/4ds, 6yr old dd). I thought that they could both do beyond at first because my daughter liked school more and gets skill type things better than my son. I ordered LHFHG for her only because I thought they would do better in seperate programs. (My ...

I have found the same thing to be true. I have been telling all of my friends about our switch to HOD and everone has said that they never heard of it. I had heard about it through CBD, seeing it in the catalogs and then on the Home School Reviews board. Word is going to get around though, since eve...

Okay, here goes, my first weekly check in!!! In Beyond we completed unit 1. Sam enjoyed all of the activities; I heard "This is so cool!" many times. The method for teaching spelling enabled him to get all of his spelling words correct!! We started with the easiest list at the beginning and at first...

I, like Mary, am writing like crazy in our books!! And I have only used them four days now ! I was thinking when I reuse them to just write in a different color for each child! The way the guides are set up are so helpful to this Betty!! I am beginning to feel just a little organized-GASP!!!! :lol: ...

Sheila, My son is supposed to be going into third grade next fall as well, but we held him back in our reporting because of state testing reasons. I am convinced he would be labeled LD if he was tested. He seems to have auditory processing issues and dysgraphia. Anyway, Beyond is a perfect fit for h...

Sheila, I haven't really thought out all of your questions.(when we will finish,etc.) I am so NOT a planner and that is why I need the organization of a curriculum like HOD. I just "go with the flow" which is not always good! So, I am using beyond as written for now, doing both sides of the book. I ...

Ok, I know that I can't do a day by day report of our using HOD, but I just have to share about our day today!!!! ( Now I see why you all do the week in review! It is exciting to share the success stories!!) We had another great day! Sam said at least three times "This is so fun!" (never before hear...