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Hi Ladies!
I am Georgette, mama to 4 amazing blessings. I just found HOD a few days ago from my sweet friend Mama Mary. Thank you Mary!!
I am so hooked! I can't wait to order. I plan on buying LHTH for my ds4. It looks so fun!
Then I was thinking of getting Preparing for my 2 older girls. They will be 8 & 11 in Sept. & Oct. My dilemma is I wanted to do Bigger first but I am doing AS1(American Story) from WP right now. In Bigger I would only be covering new material at unit 20. Anyone out there think it is still worth it to do? Especially since I haven't covered the civil war & immigration & such yet. AHH so many decisions! Mary, if you read this what are your thoughts?
I am looking forward to using HOD & getting to know everone!
Bless you all!
Georgette~
Isaiah 54:13
Blessed with 5 awesome gifts from God!
Trail Blazing 4 HIM!
dd-12-CTC
dd-9-Preparing
ds-6-LHFHG
dd-3-tagging along & keeping life real fun!
ds-5 months
gracelikerain wrote:Hi Ladies!
I am Georgette, mama to 4 amazing blessings. I just found HOD a few days ago from my sweet friend Mama Mary. Thank you Mary!!
I am so hooked! I can't wait to order. I plan on buying LHTH for my ds4. It looks so fun!
Then I was thinking of getting Preparing for my 2 older girls. They will be 8 & 11 in Sept. & Oct. My dilemma is I wanted to do Bigger first but I am doing AS1(American Story) from WP right now. In Bigger I would only be covering new material at unit 20. Anyone out there think it is still worth it to do? Especially since I haven't covered the civil war & immigration & such yet. AHH so many decisions! Mary, if you read this what are your thoughts?
I am looking forward to using HOD & getting to know everone!
Bless you all!
Oh GEORGETTE! I am SO glad your here my friend! I definitely think you could do bigger because it does a different take on american hx..., it is biographical!
Have you taken the placement test? That has been very accurate. I'm so excited that your here!
Hi Georgette!
It is great to have you here! Kimber
Starting Bigger Hearts For His Glory and Drawn into the Heart of Reading with my son in August 2008! Also enjoying learning along with my high schooler.
So glad to have you here! Any friend of Mary's....
I agree with Mary, Bigger will be a different approach to Am. history, so I don't think it would get to redundant. How much of HOD do you plan to use?? Reading, language arts, math??? I would look at those placements as well. Also remember that it is easier to gear toward your younger and beef up for your older.
~April~
Wife to my beloved husband
Mommy to our blessings (10,8,5,2 and newborn~12/29/2010)
We are going to use Bigger w/ 10yr-will be 11 (with extensions) & 8yr old & LHFHG with 5yr old-will be 6.
Welcome Georgette! Because you are Mary's friend we love you already! I wish I could answer your question but I am not familiar with WP but I will tell you we love Bigger! But don't worry all the programs are great! you can't go wrong. It's like picking between candy and chocolate.
Welcome Mary's Friend!
BTW- I love your login name!
All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children. Isaiah 54:13
~Six lovies from God~4 by blessing of adoption
-MTMM (HS), Rev to Rev, CTC, DITHR
We LOVED LHFHG/Beyond/Bigger/Preparing/CTC/RTR/Rev to Rev (HS)
We just started LHTH this week with my daughter and she loves it, as do her friends I babysit! You should see 3 preschoolers, one toddler, and a baby all dancing around when the music comes on or we are reading our Bible story and they are all clambering to get into my lap.
Good luck to you Georgette! Your name makes me think of a southern belle. Am I close?
Thank you all for the warm welcome! I am SOOOO excited to start! I just got my catalog in the mail. I love it!!
I am from Long Island, NY. So, no southern belle here! But I am a real country girl at heart as I spent all my childhood summers up in the Catskill Mts.
Blessings,
Georgette~
Isaiah 54:13
Blessed with 5 awesome gifts from God!
Trail Blazing 4 HIM!
dd-12-CTC
dd-9-Preparing
ds-6-LHFHG
dd-3-tagging along & keeping life real fun!
ds-5 months
hey Georgette, I'm new here to. But I am so exceited about this program!! I bought BLHFHG at the homeschool convention in NC in May, this will be for my twin boys who are 7yrs. But then I couldn't shake the thought of get PHFHG for my dd who will be 10 in August. I showed her the first weeks lesson pages online and she jumped right on board with it!!! I will try to plan lessons for my older boys 13 and 12 around the PHFHG format. I think we are in for an incredible year, I wish they would let me start now!!! But I guess I can allow some time for summer activities ( learning even if they don't know it)
I just wanted to welcome you too! The ladies are so wonderful about helping with placement questions, so once you've taken a look at the placement chart, let us know what you're thinking. We'll jump right in to help you talk through your options!
I plan on buying LHTH for my ds4. It looks so fun!
Mary, if you read this what are your thoughts? 
