We went half pace for the first unit and saw how great everything was and decided to go full pace - which we did for the next two units. Whew! At the end of that my house was a wreck and the 2nd Friday saw us working until 3 or 4:00 (late start, off schedule, winging it.... didn't work well, LOL). So, acknowledging that we are not "scheduled - trained" yet, that we have a very full load of extra activities, that I don't want my house to get any worse than it already is (and 3 appointments fell into this week!) .... we went back to half pace this week. Ahhhhhh.... it feels so nice! Actually my little ones can do LHFHG full pace. But having Bigger and RTR half pace is great right now. (Still doing math and LA everyday!)
Just wanted to share
Lynn
Half Pace is my friend!
Half Pace is my friend!
Married 19 years to Dh, Detective and Army Reservist: 1 tour in Iraq, 1 tour in Afghanistan
ds 12.5 (7th grade) RevtoRev
ds 9.5 (4th grade) Preparing
dd 8 (3rd grade) Beyond
ds 6 (K/1st grade) Beyond
dd 3
ds 12.5 (7th grade) RevtoRev
ds 9.5 (4th grade) Preparing
dd 8 (3rd grade) Beyond
ds 6 (K/1st grade) Beyond
dd 3
Re: Half Pace is my friend!
I love having that flexibility! We started out full speed with Beyond but take every day as it comes. We ended up taking a couple of days at half speed due to a cold. I love being able to slow down when things get busy one of the real joys of homeschooling with HOD.
Gina
married to dh 2000
dd 12/01 Bigger
dd 08/03 Bigger
dd 03/07 LHTH
dd 06/08 LHTH
married to dh 2000
dd 12/01 Bigger
dd 08/03 Bigger
dd 03/07 LHTH
dd 06/08 LHTH
-
- Posts: 1078
- Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:40 pm
- Location: Tennessee
Re: Half Pace is my friend!
That is wonderful! I am glad you found what works for you and your dear children.
~Rebecca~
ds13(8th) - Rev to Rev w/ TT Pre-Algebra, R&S English 6, CLE Reading 8, Rosetta Stone French
ds9 (4th) - Preparing Hearts, TT Math 4, R&S English 3, CLE Reading 4, & Writeshop Jr.
We have completed LHFHG, BLHFHG, Bigger, CTC, & RTR.
ds13(8th) - Rev to Rev w/ TT Pre-Algebra, R&S English 6, CLE Reading 8, Rosetta Stone French
ds9 (4th) - Preparing Hearts, TT Math 4, R&S English 3, CLE Reading 4, & Writeshop Jr.
We have completed LHFHG, BLHFHG, Bigger, CTC, & RTR.
Re: Half Pace is my friend!
That's great to hear!
We've always done HOD full pace (with LHFHG and Beyond) but now that we're about to start Bigger we're going to give half pace a try for a while too. It's so nice that HOD is incredibly easy to make fit your own lifestyle.
We've always done HOD full pace (with LHFHG and Beyond) but now that we're about to start Bigger we're going to give half pace a try for a while too. It's so nice that HOD is incredibly easy to make fit your own lifestyle.
Momma to my 4 sweeties:
DD 14 - MTMM and DITHOR (completed LHFHG, Beyond, Bigger, Preparing, CTC, took a couple years off, and now she's back!)
DS 11 and DD 9 - Preparing(completed 2 rounds of LHTH, LHFHG, Beyond, and Bigger)
DD 6 - LHFHG
DD 14 - MTMM and DITHOR (completed LHFHG, Beyond, Bigger, Preparing, CTC, took a couple years off, and now she's back!)
DS 11 and DD 9 - Preparing(completed 2 rounds of LHTH, LHFHG, Beyond, and Bigger)
DD 6 - LHFHG
Re: Half Pace is my friend!
I am enjoying CTC half pace with one daughter, while the other goes at it full speed! Flexibility is awesome!
Brenda
Brenda
Re: Half Pace is my friend!
Lynn,
I agree that it is so nice to be able to flex within a curriculum to find the best fit for YOUR family, without losing the steady progress forward. We are enjoying full-speed right now with a highschooler, a sixth grader in RTR, a second grader just finishing Beyond, and a 4 year old in full-speed LHTH. However, last year, we did half-speed LHTH, 4 day a week Beyond, full-speed CTC, and full-speed RTR. I love being able to find the right fit that each new year brings with its special circumstances and needs, yet being able to find that fit within the HOD guides we're using at the time! It gives me structured flexibility.
Blessings,
Carrie
I agree that it is so nice to be able to flex within a curriculum to find the best fit for YOUR family, without losing the steady progress forward. We are enjoying full-speed right now with a highschooler, a sixth grader in RTR, a second grader just finishing Beyond, and a 4 year old in full-speed LHTH. However, last year, we did half-speed LHTH, 4 day a week Beyond, full-speed CTC, and full-speed RTR. I love being able to find the right fit that each new year brings with its special circumstances and needs, yet being able to find that fit within the HOD guides we're using at the time! It gives me structured flexibility.
Blessings,
Carrie