LHTH in 2 years?

[kplaza]

My daughter is about to turn 3 in March. So far we've been doing letter of the week type of thing and playing. I am thinking of starting LHTH in august but I am wondering how do it in 2 years so that she can start LHFHG when she is 5? Also what sort of schedule do you all follow? I mean this in the sense that the curriculum only has 33 weeks and there is 52 in a year… When do you break and when do you school and what not? I realize that this is individual to each family but would love some guidance as to what works for you…
Thanks

[StephanieU]

We are going to try LHTH again in January when my younger two are 4 and 2.5. My plan is to do it 2-3 days a week. That means it will take at least 66 weeks to complete. And I know there will be weeks we take off for a variety of reasons, so it will probably take at least a year and a half if not two years to complete. For my solder one (the 4yo), I will start K math and phonics probably in the fall, a few days a week. We also might add in extra crafts or the second devotional to make each unit last longer too. I don't want to start LHFHG until the youngest is almost 5, as I am finding that the guide is great full speed for a 5.5-6yo (1st grade). So, we will do LHFHG half speed most likely for a while too, so we don't get to later guides too early for the youngest.

[TrueGRIT]

There are many ways you can stretch out a guide. You can do one year with a younger Bible & activities then the next use older options & add in fine motor skills.
You could also add in the extra Bibles & devotional and make each unit last for up to two weeks.
You could do school 2-4 days a week instead of 5

We use a combo of the last two for my 4 yo.
We use 2-3 Bibles, add in R&S fms books that come before the ones listed for kindergarten. Also we do additional activities if needed. I try to do LHTH 4 days at this point.
We just finished unit 24, that we started Monday of last week.
We will do 1 more unit over the next week and a half before Christmas.
Even when my olders start their break I will spend a bit more time focused on my 4 yo.

As far as when to plan breaks - at this age I would go with "as needed".
Along with a few basics like Thanksgiving, Christmas etc. any vacation time you know is coming.

Hope this gives you a few ideas.
Enjoy! It is a fun guide.