I've already started my ds on the Emerging Reader's List. He's starting with Christian Liberty Nature Reader: Book 1. I've attempted to start this book with him in the past, but I was trying to have him read too much of it at once. I love how it's broken up in small chunks. It's not that the book was too hard for him, but it wasn't one that interested him so much. The smaller chunks are doable and I love that the questions to ask him are already thought out. We've put lots of books on hold at the library as well, the titles that are suggested as supplemental. He's loving them all.
My dd is only in K but is an earlier and stronger reader than her brother was at that age. I'm really trying to hold her back from reading the books from the Emergent Reader's List. She really wants to read them. She's already read some of the suppplemental ones like Dust for Dinner and Chang's Paper Pony.
I am so happy with our find in HOD. In the past I've only used unit studies. I'm a perfectionist. In Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks, she mentions that Perfect Paulas tend to go for unit studies, because it seems like the perfect thing to use. She also mentions that a Perfect Paula prefers a checklist though. I think I've really found the perfect combination in HOD though, the use of living books, fun hands on activities, subjects that tie into each other, etc. Sounds a lot like a unit study in a way to me. HOD has all that plus all the wonderful things that Charlotte Mason suggested as well. Plus I didn't have to plan any of it out!!!! Now that's HUGE for this momma who was feeling burnt out. Thanks for listening to me go on and on. Can you tell I'm happy and excited?
