Has anyone done LHFHG twice with the same child or children

[Tracee]

Ughhh, I had my mind made up that we would do LHFHG again when my twins were in 1st grade. They have been tagging along with big brother while he does LHFHG. They participate in the left side and in storytime from the right side. I figured they would forget most of it by first grade, but today dd sat down with the family time bible and starting looking at the pictures. She was able to tell me about the stories and what project we did to go along with the story. I haven't really done that much formal schooling with my twins, because I just wanted to take a more laid back approach, but yesterday she started reading words like cat, sat, bat. Her older brother is dyslexic, and I just assumed she was too because of her speech issues. Now, I'm beginning to wonder. She has a twin brother that isn't the least bit interested in school. I wanted to at least keep them in the same guide, but it seems like her skills at this point are beyond his, but not quite where her older brother is. Please tell me I won't have to do 3 guides for 3 different kids that are only 2 years apart in age. Should I just do LHTH for kindergarten with both of my twins even though it might be a step back for my dd, and then do LHFHG for 1st grade?

Tracy

[Carrie]

Tracy,

One thing that may be of help to you as you ponder is to weigh whether your twins were able to do all the skills listed in the LHFHG guide along with the listening to the read-alouds, or whether they were mainly listening to the read-alouds. If they weren't doing all the follow-ups (i.e written assignments, oral retelling, acting it out, etc.), then it would be wise to do LHFHG for them when they are closer to 5 in order to really get the skills they need beyond listening to read-alouds. Truly, you can never have too much of the Bible stories, and you could always use the 101 Favorite Bible Stories with LHFHG instead, if needed to give a harder level of the Bible stories. With the meaty content within History for Little Pilgrims and History Stories for Children, plus all the comprehension, moral discernment, retelling, critical thinking, etc. that are with the Storytime Thornton Burgess books, I wouldn't rush past LHFHG for the twins. There are so many needed skills there!

Blessings,
Carrie

[my3sons]

I like the idea of doing LHFHG with your sweet twins! Having them do all of the guide will really help both of them grow in their skills and get ready for Beyond down the road. You could do phonics with your little twin gal that's wowing you with her beginning reading skills, and you could always hold off on phonics for your little twin guy until Beyond. I bet they will have such fun doing LHFHG - and your oldest ds can move on to Beyond without waiting for the littles to catch up. HTH!

In Christ,
Julie