I'm planning to use Bigger with my 7 and 9 yo daughters next "year". Over the past 3 years we've studied ancients and middle ages using various resources. I'm SO excited to focus on American history next year. I know my girls are going to love all the wonderful books and so many other components of Bigger (they love to memorize and recite poetry). I'm especially excited about all the wonderful discussion questions to help us apply the Bible verses to our lives. The 7 yo has made big leaps with reading this year, she's currently reading The Sword in the Tree and loving it. The 9 yo is never without a book and can read anything, she did cartwheels when I showed her the booklist for the extension.

We're also switching from Horizons math to Singapore. My older daughter has already started b/c I didn't like the way Horizons taught the metric system, she really seems to "get" the Singapore lessons. My 7 yo has only 12 lessons to finish her math and then we're going to concentrate on speeding up her math facts before we start a new book.
I also have a 4 yo who is doing well with phonics and learning to write her letters. She's also using the Singapore preschool math (all the girls used this). I'm actually thinking of going ahead and using Little Hearts with her. She's so ready to do more, I have a difficult time limiting her pages in Singapore and Kumon workbooks. She loves to be busy and gets into mischief when left to herself for too long.


I may add a rising 1st grade boy to the mix. My neighbor has asked me to teach him next year (he's in PS now and she's a PS teacher). I'm praying about it, nothing is decided and I'm not sure where I'd fit him in. He's a bit advanced b/c she works with him every night.
I'm just so excited about starting Bigger, I don't know how long of a summer break we'll have. Our current year is running long b/c my mother-in-law lost her 7 year battle with cancer in January. We took several weeks off here and there to spend time with her and I'm thankful that homeschooling gave us the flexibility to do so.
I look forward to getting to know the different names on the board. I know I'll be on with lots of questions once we get underway, I've already learned so much from reading the old topics.
Blessings,
Jen