I am a mom to six (going into 7th grade ds, 6th grade ds, 5th grade ds, 1st grade dd, 4yo dd, and a 2yo dd). This will be our 6th year of hsing. The main curriculum we've been using over the years have been My Father's World and Five in a Row.
Everyone here is so nice about answering questions, and I have been enjoying reading this board.
Here is my plan for my olders:
I would like to do Preparing w/ the extension packs. I will add the history textbook that was recommended on an earlier post I saw for my 7th grader. He will also do Apologia Science and Pre-Algebra. I'm thinking about adding in harder dictation lessons for him, but I will wait and see what preparing has first. I will keep the science and history lessons "as is" for my 6th and 5th graders. We will also do DITHOR.
Before I even knew this existed, I bought the R&S books one grade level below their grade level. They are so much harder than what we've been doing, that I'm a little worried. We have always used Primary Language Lessons, Intermediate Language Lessons, and then this year we used Sandi Queen's Language Lessons. We've had very little formal writing. My kids are very used to dictation and copywork (even though they really don't like it
).My first grade dd will turn 7 at the end of November. School for her has really been pushed to the side, and I haven't devoted as much time w/ it as I should have. She is a quick learner, and we will continue reading lessons w/ her through the summer. At the moment she can read and write cvc words. We bought both the LHFHG and Beyond to compare. We really don't feel like she will be ready to do Beyond until the middle of 1st grade. I think the grammar, spelling, and copywork are just a little too much for her right now. So the plan is to do LHFHG with the math from Beyond. When she is done w/ her phonics; I will add the emergent readers and spelling schedule from Beyond. I might add small copywork assignments if needed later in the year. We also feel that the time requirements in LHFHG are a better fit for her.
This was a hard decision to make after seeing a lot of people w/ 5yos doing this program, but I think it's a really good fit. I am confident we will both learn so much from this program.
Well, that's about it.
What do you think? Blessings,
Missy
