I upped him in Grammar...what do I do now for PHFHG?

[my4sugars]

We are currently working in BHFHG with my 3rd grader. I initally started out the year with R&S 2 for his grammar, but he started complaining that it was too easy and that he wasn't learning anything. So I bumped him up into the R&S 3. He doesn't like grammar in general, so it isn't his fav anyway. There doesn't seem to be a struggle with his understanding the lessons, and he is going through the material smoothly.

I do know that at some point the R&S grammar starts getting lots more challenging, and I'm wondering what I should do when we move up into Preparing. As he voices some complaint already about a subject that isn't his favorite, I surely do not want to put him in too deep with R&S 4 not knowing how it progresses. He is being challenged now as it is, and I am not sure if I've jumped the gun by advancing him before the guides actually did out of ignorance. HELP! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[my3sons]

Hi Kimi! Why not go to doing R & S 3 half-speed right now? I bet he'd like that. You could just do it every other day and continue with that next year. I agree, I wouldn't rush to get to R & S 4 - it's a big book!

In Christ,
Julie

[Carrie]

Kimi,

I agree that doing Rod and Staff 3 at half-speed is a great idea. Otherwise, if you did want to continue doing 3 at full-speed, I would definitely switch toward doing Rod and Staff 4 at half-speed the following year (either doing half a lesson 4 times a week or a whole lesson twice a week).
Blessings,
Carrie

[my4sugars]

Julie and Carrie- Thank you for your timely advice and suggestions. I decided to do R & S 3 at half-speed for the remainder of the year, and we will probably continue to do a slower pace next year with R&S 4 as well. My son was very happy with the change.

Kimi