How much copywork is actually involved in Bigger?

[playschool]

I was thinking that possibly we could combine my dc in Preparing next year, but after hearing about the amount of copywork in Bigger, I am wondering if my ds could handle the amount in Preparing. I have not seen either manual to know the amount of copywork required for each. I have only viewed the samples here online. In Bigger and Preparing about how many sentences/paragraphs/stanzas per subject is required for copywork. Is copywork just required in one subject per day? Also for narration writing about how many sentences/paragraphs do you require on a particular subject per day? Thanks! I feel like I have so many questions. Sorry to fill up the board with all of my questions.

[playschool]

I'm just bumping this up to see if anyone can give me an idea of how much copywork is expected per day in Bigger, not counting R&S English.

[Kathleen]

I'll try to tell you off the top of my head here. (I should be able to do that since we've been doing Bigger all year, huh? )

Bible - Once per week copy the memory verse
History - Timeline entries once per week (name, dates, and small picture)
Once per week notebooking page that may be a map drawing, list of facts about a person or event, pictures to go with it...
1-3 Vocabulary cards per week (definition, sentence using word, and illustration on the back)
Science - Once per week notebooking page including Bible verse and a labeled drawing
Once per week experiment page (Parent writes question on it, child records a guess, draws the procedure, and writes a conclusion)
Dictation - Study and write short passage 3 times a week (2 sentences)
DITHOR - 2 (?) student pages per week (The teacher guide actually reccommends writing these for your child if writing is an issue starting out.)
Cheerful Cursive - if you're opting to do that (The lessons are very short! I have my child write the words once, even though it says twice on some of the pages, as long as it's GOOD writing.)
R&S2 - Usually about 5 sentences a day (on a white board)
Poetry - OPTIONAL to copy from the poem of the week. We started out without it, and have added in copying 2 lines 4 days a week.

These are spread throughout the week in the plans so that there's not too much on any one day. Cursive and R&S are daily, but the "big" ones are split up.
Day 2 - Science notebooking
Day 3 - vocabulary and science experiment page
Day 4 - Bible verse
Day 5 - History timeline entry and notebooking

HTH!
Kathleen

[playschool]

Thank you so much, Kathleen. That was a huge help. I've been trying to decide between Bigger for my ds or combining both of my dc in Preparing. Our local homeschool store carries LHFHG, LHTH, and BLHFHG, but they do not carry Bigger or Preparing, so I have not been able to view those guides except for the samples online. I am still trying to decide between the two for him and whether to combine or not with older sister. Thanks again!

[Kathleen]

The same format is used for each unit in Bigger, and I believe Preparing is the same way. So, if you looked at Preparing's 1st week, you should be able to see everything that's being done each week as far as writing goes, too.

We love Bigger and are cruising along in it now.
Kathleen