I am debating what to do with my 9yro ds. I have the Preparing guide and was all set to start with that, but.... now I'm 2nd guessing myself. He's quite bright and does a good job with oral narration. He hates the physical act of writing. We've come a long way with this since last year and he does okay with copywork passages. I'm just really not sure that he's ready for written narrations. Does it sound like he'd do okay with Preparing or would he be better in Bigger?
As far as my dd, I'm wondering if I should put her in Beyond or go with Little Hearts. She's my butterfly, lighting here and there and can be easily distracted. She's a fairly immature 7. She's been struggling with her reading and it's only just starting to come together but I feel like we have a long way to go with her still. She actually narrates quite well when I can be sure she's focused. (Our 2yro can be a bit of a distraction.
) What do you recommend? I'm just not sure what to do.Thanks!
Many of the Beyond storytime read-alouds were available at our public library. When I was looking at starting Beyond last year, I saw that while my ds was interested in the history portions, the RAs were beyond him at the time, maturity-wise, as were some of the follow-up questions in the guide. (you can look at the sample week to see examples.) If she's interested in the Beyond materials, I'd start there and maybe just do it 4 days a week, picking up with the next day in the guide wherever you leave off at the end of the week. That way you wouldn't get to Bigger too soon, and you could even slow down more for a season if you wanted to. The writing is minimal in both LHFHG and Beyond, allowing you to go at the chld's pace in that area. The science is enjoyable in both, and can be beefed up easily in LHFHG if you decide to go with that guide. HTH, and I'm sure others will chime in with their experiences. 
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