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by my3sons » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:37 pm
I agree with the placement these wise moms and you have suggested - Little Hands to Heaven for him, and Little Hearts for His Glory for her sounds great! Like Melanie, I think it is better to reinforce than to jump in too advanced. You can choose the higher level handwriting for her in LHFHG (A Reason for Handwriting A), and also the higher level fine motor skills option (Grade 1 Thinking Skills). Also, whenever you finish phonics and feel she is ready to start the Emerging Readers Set, you can just purchase the Beyond Little Hearts for His Glory guide and follow the plans in the back for the Emerging Reader's Set. We did that in the middle of LHFHG one time, when my ds finished phonics a bit early and was ready for the Emerging Readers while we were still finishing LHFHG.
I agree with what Kelly said about the things that could be joined in on, but if your ds would rather go play toys and hang out with dear dad, that's just great too!
With all of that being said, if you are not starting this for a while (like after summer), you may want to reevaluate the placement chart for your dd if it seems like she's grown more into Beyond. But if you take the summers off, like we do, the dc always regress a bit anyway, in which case, LHFHG still fits best!
HTH, and I'm so glad you are here! Keep on posting - we love enlarging our HOD family!
In Christ,
Julie
Enjoyed LHTH to USII
Currently using USI
Wife to Rich for 28 years
Mother to 3 sons, ages 23, 20, and 16
Sister to Carrie