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I struggled with multiple guides when my kids were Res to Ref and CTC and Bigger levels. My kids loved to play, go outdoors, and interact at those ages. It was a challenge to get everything done. You asked though about MFW versus HOD. We used both in different years. I liked both for different reaso...

Book 8 in US History I and II is over 1/3 written composition. I personally wouldn’t recommend doing R&S orally except perhaps in the very early books of 2 and 3 (We have used the entire series from book 2 thru 9/10). Rod and Staff has them draw their own diagrams, and many of the lessons are teachi...

The questions are primarily directions of various things to put onto each map. The questions could be answered directly into the book or onto a copy of the question page. It wouldn’t work to do them orally since they tell them what to put onto the maps. I ended up not copying the maps since the book...

I think homeschool curriculum burn out can happen to any of us. Perhaps take a year to just focus on what is most important to you and your husband, or like you said slow down the guides to give you more of the time that you are wanting with your family.

I’m glad it helped! The literature analysis involves responding three times a week in the Literature Journal, and once a week doing an oral narration (or some units a written narration). The written reflection response in the Literature Journal can be a paragraph or a page depending on the reflectio...

One of my sons completed US History I. He had already completed CLE English I for 9th, which is the equivalent of R&S book 8, so I didn’t have him use that portion of the box since he had already done plenty of grammar and essay compositions coming into US History I. Instead, he spent extra time wri...

The reading levels are still on the HOD web-site, but they are not in the easy to read a level at once grid that they used to be in. If you go to programs then Drawn Into the Heart of Reading then shop then #3 basket then pick the level of books that you are looking at and then click on details for ...

My first thought was that you are pulling so much down from the High School guides, and you stated that he is ready for the literature in WG: Are you sure he isn’t ready for WG? My son found the EIW, CLE (he did in place of R&S), BJU literature study, and Carrie’s literature study to be the most tim...

The boys’ package has 7 novels; and I had one of my sons, who is a slower reader, read 5 of them for WG English. He also did EIW and the BJU literature study. I gave him 1 credit. BJU has the literature study listed as 1/2 credit. EIW is easily 1/2 credit or more. I think you’d be fine. One credit i...

My son completed US History I. There was plenty of American literature in it, but I don’t remember it including any poetry. Carrie includes daily poetry in the middle and lower guides, but I can’t think of any specific poetry books in the high school guides that we’ve used. My daughter read The New ...

My concern is that my son will properly take longer than necessary simply to avoid harder work. If I don't give him any "due dates" he will say he is still working on ___ for months. So I need some sort of pacing suggestions. (This child will avoid work if at all possible. But he is very smart and ...

Is there any pacing suggestions for MUS Geometry? I am using MUS for my two middle children for High School, which includes the Geometry. I don’t know if Carrie will schedule MUS in the guides, but the program is designed to be self-paced which is what I’ve loved about it at the High School levels....

I had the original volumes of MOH when it was 1, 2, and 3 (4 wasn’t written yet.). Since she put volume 3 at unit 15, and since Linda wrote 2 before volume 3 it would have been available. I’m not sure of Carrie’s reasons, but I used the original volume 1. Both volumes 1 & 2 at the time included all ...

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Mon Aug 14, 2023 2:26 pm

The days are long, but the years are short, Mama's! ❤

Yes, they are!

My oldest graduates this December. The years have flown by and are short. It seems like yesterday that I had 3 kids under age 4 and was choosing to home school.

I didn’t think to say which one I had bought! LOL I bought the DK World History that MFW sells; they have a start date of 5,000 BC instead of the standard DK. I own some of the Usborne ones, and they are okay. I like the MFW one better. I don’t remember the topics at this point, but I do remember th...