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Thank you for the ideas! I appreciate it and will see what I can incorporate!

Hello, I have some concerns for my 7 year old son. We are ready to get back into the school routine next week and will be starting back in the middle of Beyond where we left off. My son really struggles with doing his handwriting. He actually writes fairly well, but he just doesn't like writing and ...

Hello! I have a 5 year old (soon to be 6) that is doing LHFHG this year for Kindergarten. He can do most of the work well, although we are moving at a slower speed with Phonics. The main issue is attitude/behavior. Any thoughts on how to help kids with this? I tell him that I refuse to do school wit...

Thanks Carrie! What I had been doing was the main lessons every other school day (2-3x a week) and then would do the review worksheets on the other days. I hadn't even begun using the flash cards because I didn't know how to incorporate them with everything else we were doing since we were also prac...

Thank you! I appreciate your input! I guess I just have to let loose a little bit and not be so concerned about staying with the pace... I guess that is the nice thing about homeschooling. I'm still learning...

I am doing Little Hearts with my 5 year old for Kindergarten this year. Lately he has been very bossy and not wanting to do school. He loves everything in the curriculum except for phonics. We are using Reading Made Easy and are at lesson 47. He seems to be able to do it okay, sometimes with a littl...

Thanks so much for your suggestions and encouragement! I appreciate it! I have actually heard of Before Five in a Row and we have done those already, but could definitely review them as they are all wonderful books! I have looked into the Rod and Staff books and am excited to maybe use them along wi...

I started doing Little Hands with my 3 year old son this year and we both love it! This is my first child homeschooling so it is nice to have all the information I need right there. My son asks about doing preschool every day. He loves it so much and wants more and more! We will be finishing up with...