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by MelInKansas » Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:07 pm
I echo what the others said, definitely finish Bigger Hearts, don't skip over a lot of the end of it.
These guides are not based on a grade level. There is kind of the goal of finishing MTMM by the end of 8th grade, which Bigger Hearts would be 3rd grade if you were going to do 1 guide a year and finish MTMM by 8th grade. So you have a little flex time if your child is going into 3rd grade and will finish Bigger in the fall. Does that make sense? Definitely consider them the next grade up in the fall.
You may have already considered this, but the one thing I do try to do is, if we are taking a longer break I make sure to finish a unit before the break. When I have done that, it has not been difficult to take about 7 weeks off and start back up in the same guide after the break.
My oldest is in unit 12 of Preparing (she started in January), my 2nd is in unit 21 of Beyond (she started last October), and my 3rd is in unit 26 of LHTH (which started back when she was 3). We don't really take the summer off though, we tend to take weeks off here and there as we need to, and have had to slow down at times as we have hit snags or challenges which is why we are all over the place guide-wise. I like not having to start new guides with all of my kids at one time.
Melissa
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases
His mercies never come to an end"
DD12 - Rev to Rev + DITHOR 6/7/8
DD10 - CTC + DITHOR 2/3
DD7 - Bigger + ERs
DS5 - LHFHG
DD2 - ABC123
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