Extensions

[Love_to_Read]

I think I posted in the wrong forum (Bigger, instead of the Main Board). I wanted to know how the extensions are worked into the curriculum before I decide where to place my daughter. Here's the original thread:

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Please feel free to move it here if this is a better place.

Thank you

[my3sons]

I really like the idea of buying Bigger for my 10yo, but I'm curious ahead of time what it looks like to incorporate the extensions. Are they scheduled, or just listed? Do they add to the length of the day? Are they all additional, or sometimes substituted for the younger materials? I won't have a younger student doing Bigger, just the 10yo, but so far it looks like my best choice for a sensitive child to cover the time period we want to cover. I'm sure the hands-on activities will be a big hit. So, what does it look like to do the curriculum with extensions? Is there a sample anywhere?

The extensions are scheduled by Unit, Day in the Appendix and match the core of the program quite well. They are additional and not substituted for the daily materials. There are optional follow-up activities suggested too (i.e. oral narration, notebooking, etc.) that the students may rotate through. We have done Bigger Hearts twice and enjoyed it so much. We bought the extensions later, as they were too much for my ds when we did Bigger Hearts, and I didn't want him to miss them. I think you'll enjoy them too!

In Christ,
Julie