First Day of LHFHG!!!
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:47 pm
We have just finished our first COMPLETE day with LHFHG!!! 
My plan was to do LHFHG over 2 years using the Kindergarten options last year and the 1st grade options this year, but it just didn't work out
(ALL MY FAULT!). We did finish the Rod & Staff, Reason for Handwriting K, and we read The World God Made 'K'. We also finished our BJU Math K (had already purchased it before I found HOD). I wanted to keep my 2 dc together since they are so close in age. I thought that since the oldest is a boy and the youngest a girl, that my dd probably would be able to keep up with my ds which so far she has proven me right. 
This will be "1st grade" for my ds and "Kindergarten" for my dd so we are using Thinking Skills Grade 1, Reason for Handwriting A, Our Father's World, and Primary Math 1A & 1B. I had considered (and even purchased)
going through Earlybird Kindergarten with my dc because I have seen a lot of comments about Singapore's thinking being different. After looking through the Earlybird Kindergarten I think I will be fine to start Primary Math 1A. 
Our BJU Math K was very good I think, but I want to go with Carrie's suggestions because I know she is much more knowledgeable than I in this area!
We are using the next level in Sing, Spell, Read, and Write for Phonics (another purchase made prior to finding HOD.
We started in Unit 1 even though I think we got to Unit 6. I know my dc won't mind re-reading the History and Bible stories. I am using a few different Burgess books since we read a few of those.
Sorry I rambled on. Does my plan sound alright? I feel just awful that I wasn't consistent last year, but we did do math, phonics, and writing.
We did EVERYTHING for Unit 1 today!! Both of my dc loved the "Rhymes in Motion" which is something I didn't do last year!!
My plan was to do LHFHG over 2 years using the Kindergarten options last year and the 1st grade options this year, but it just didn't work out
(ALL MY FAULT!). We did finish the Rod & Staff, Reason for Handwriting K, and we read The World God Made 'K'. We also finished our BJU Math K (had already purchased it before I found HOD). I wanted to keep my 2 dc together since they are so close in age. I thought that since the oldest is a boy and the youngest a girl, that my dd probably would be able to keep up with my ds which so far she has proven me right. This will be "1st grade" for my ds and "Kindergarten" for my dd so we are using Thinking Skills Grade 1, Reason for Handwriting A, Our Father's World, and Primary Math 1A & 1B. I had considered (and even purchased)
going through Earlybird Kindergarten with my dc because I have seen a lot of comments about Singapore's thinking being different. After looking through the Earlybird Kindergarten I think I will be fine to start Primary Math 1A. Our BJU Math K was very good I think, but I want to go with Carrie's suggestions because I know she is much more knowledgeable than I in this area! We are using the next level in Sing, Spell, Read, and Write for Phonics (another purchase made prior to finding HOD.
We started in Unit 1 even though I think we got to Unit 6. I know my dc won't mind re-reading the History and Bible stories. I am using a few different Burgess books since we read a few of those.
Sorry I rambled on. Does my plan sound alright? I feel just awful that I wasn't consistent last year, but we did do math, phonics, and writing.
We did EVERYTHING for Unit 1 today!! Both of my dc loved the "Rhymes in Motion" which is something I didn't do last year!!
I always take the summer to reflect on my part in our homeschooling, and I usually walk away with some things I need to improve (i.e. NOT answering the phone for social conversations during homeschooling 
I have to honestly tell you that as organized as I am I did not accomplish half of what I thought I would with my first-born kiddo when he was in Kindergarten either. I vowed to do better the following year and realized I desperately needed a daily schedule to stay on track. 
, I'm getting better about moving on with the plans and meandering less. It also is a life-saver for me to have the HOD guides to use with my kiddos (as I tend to get a lot more done when the planning is taken care of for me). 