Hi, I posted this on another board also, so it may look familiar to some.
I will admit my I ignored this for a while. I am looking close at this but do have a question. I combine my boys and will/want to continue, they are 23 months apart. With HOD what do you do when they have run thru all of the programs and the oldest starts to do highschool? Where will that leave the younger? It might help to know they both place into Bigger and are newly 7 and 9.
Thanks,
Carey
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errrrrrr....I had a reply all typed up, and my connection dropped! 
I'm not really sure I understand your question (not a big surprise for Mel) but I'll give it a shot. If nothing else, it'll push you post to the top of the board.
I'm a combiner as well, mine are 15 months apart and I did start off trying to just do K with my twins.....didn't work. My 4 yo did do K with us, so I just gave up.
I think you're on the right track doing Bigger. I'm doing that....catering to the younger and using extension ideas for olders.....and I think that's the best plan. I'm thinking by the time we get to the programs after Preparing, there will be some extension ideas that would qualify for highschool credit hours (maybe?). We'll be doing Bigger with my twins turning 9 and my youngest still at 7, so we're on the same track!
Hopefully you'll get some more replies, as I need the ideas as well. I just have not thought that far ahead yet! I'm trying to not think about 3 being in college at the same time....
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I'm not really sure I understand your question (not a big surprise for Mel) but I'll give it a shot. If nothing else, it'll push you post to the top of the board.
I'm a combiner as well, mine are 15 months apart and I did start off trying to just do K with my twins.....didn't work. My 4 yo did do K with us, so I just gave up.
I think you're on the right track doing Bigger. I'm doing that....catering to the younger and using extension ideas for olders.....and I think that's the best plan. I'm thinking by the time we get to the programs after Preparing, there will be some extension ideas that would qualify for highschool credit hours (maybe?). We'll be doing Bigger with my twins turning 9 and my youngest still at 7, so we're on the same track!
Hopefully you'll get some more replies, as I need the ideas as well. I just have not thought that far ahead yet! I'm trying to not think about 3 being in college at the same time....
Oh, and welcome to the board!
We're glad to be growing bigger every day!!Using LHFHG with
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I am using Bigger...next year, combining my 8 yo and 10 yo. I have the extension pack for him. He will be 5th grade, and the extension pack is for 4th/5th graders using Bigger with younger children. So, I am like Mel. I'm hoping the extensions will continue, and maybe some of it will be good for older dc. However, right now I am planning to have to use a different program for HS because Carrie's plans are to stop writing manuals at 8th grade. But, you never know where God may lead her...and He will lead all of us to the right thing if we prayerfully consider what to use. I know that's not much help, but that's where I am right now. 
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Carey,
My sons are also 2 years part. They are 19 and 17.
When my older son started high school, I let him do high school level work alone. I felt it was the independence my son needed to become a young man responsible for his own work. I did not want him to feel like a boy with his mom always right beside him telling him what to do.
Before I get flamed, let me just say that some families enjoy doing school all together and that is fine. My 17yo son teaches math to the girls because math is not my best subject. He is still very involved, not just shut up in his room all day. My older son who graduated last year even helps out on his days off!
I am just saying that my son enjoyed the time alone and learned responsibility at the same time.
My younger son did fine without his brother and appreciated the time alone too. Did he miss him? yes...did I miss teaching them together? of course I did! It was just a new stage of homeschooling that I had to enter.
When I had to do labs with my son or work on projects,it was nice to do one on one work with him at such a different level....you think back to the little boy learning to read and now here is this young man writing a paper on a novel he just read!! High school is hard ,but it is also an exciting time! You are seeing the fruits of your labor as you watch your son become a man and use all you have taught him both academically and spiritually for the glory of God!
You can always do unit studies together and spruce it up for the older one.
You can still have read alouds or Bible devotion time as a family. But high school is the start of independence and treating our sons like men and not boys anymore.....hard to do but a necessity!! You could do high school with the younger one too and graduate him early...but then you would be all done homeschooling unless you have other children at home!!
So, enjoy what you are doing now and cross the high school bridge when you come to it!! The Lord will give you the wisdom to know what to do with your boys when the time comes!
Enjoy them! They grow up SOOOOO fast!!
Ruth
My sons are also 2 years part. They are 19 and 17.
When my older son started high school, I let him do high school level work alone. I felt it was the independence my son needed to become a young man responsible for his own work. I did not want him to feel like a boy with his mom always right beside him telling him what to do.
Before I get flamed, let me just say that some families enjoy doing school all together and that is fine. My 17yo son teaches math to the girls because math is not my best subject. He is still very involved, not just shut up in his room all day. My older son who graduated last year even helps out on his days off!
I am just saying that my son enjoyed the time alone and learned responsibility at the same time.
My younger son did fine without his brother and appreciated the time alone too. Did he miss him? yes...did I miss teaching them together? of course I did! It was just a new stage of homeschooling that I had to enter.
When I had to do labs with my son or work on projects,it was nice to do one on one work with him at such a different level....you think back to the little boy learning to read and now here is this young man writing a paper on a novel he just read!! High school is hard ,but it is also an exciting time! You are seeing the fruits of your labor as you watch your son become a man and use all you have taught him both academically and spiritually for the glory of God!
You can always do unit studies together and spruce it up for the older one.
You can still have read alouds or Bible devotion time as a family. But high school is the start of independence and treating our sons like men and not boys anymore.....hard to do but a necessity!! You could do high school with the younger one too and graduate him early...but then you would be all done homeschooling unless you have other children at home!!
So, enjoy what you are doing now and cross the high school bridge when you come to it!! The Lord will give you the wisdom to know what to do with your boys when the time comes!
Enjoy them! They grow up SOOOOO fast!!
Ruth
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Thank you.
I guess I didn't ask this correctly. I'm not worried about highschool or older ds. I was wondering if I kept them together and the younger has gone through all levels and he is only 7/8th grade what happens with him. I know in MFW world we would just cycle thru again. Would I just find a different program for him? I'm sure this is clear as mud and while not an issue right now I'm a big picture kind of gal and a not a 1 year at time gal.
Thanks again.
Carey
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I guess I didn't ask this correctly. I'm not worried about highschool or older ds. I was wondering if I kept them together and the younger has gone through all levels and he is only 7/8th grade what happens with him. I know in MFW world we would just cycle thru again. Would I just find a different program for him? I'm sure this is clear as mud and while not an issue right now I'm a big picture kind of gal and a not a 1 year at time gal.
Thanks again.
Carey
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Thank you Ruth
As you can see from my earlier reply I guess I phrased my question wrong. Also I agree with you in that by high school all work needs to be independant after all I'm not going to follow them around college. I am not worried about spliting them up however in this season of life with 2 babies I need them to do the bulk of thier work together and as the girls grow so will the boy independence. Sorry if I gave the wrong impression but I do spend time one on one with each boy. Thank you for your time but I do think we are talking about 2 seperate issues.
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No Problem Carey
When the kids are little, it makes perfect sense to do it together. Up until high school, I encourage moms to do school together! I have talked with moms who "play ring around the table" trying to teach two or more children in different "grades" with textbooks for every subject!! I dont think anything but math and maybe grammar/english/LA should be taught separately.
I guess I did misunderstand your question, but now I see your concern.
Keep them together as long as you want to...the only thing that will happen is your younger boy will be one smart cookie!!
I see you have very little ones to care for too, so doing the boys together for as long as possible is the best thing for your sanity!!
Ruth
I guess I did misunderstand your question, but now I see your concern.
Keep them together as long as you want to...the only thing that will happen is your younger boy will be one smart cookie!!
I see you have very little ones to care for too, so doing the boys together for as long as possible is the best thing for your sanity!!
Ruth
Carey,
I understand your question, and I am a long-term planner too! You have already received some very sage and wise advice from the ladies on the board, and I agree with what they have already said.
When we are designing our guides, we are allowing some wiggle room for you from year to year so that you do not feel rushed to complete a guide in a year every year. Right now, even though you may plan to complete 6 HOD guides in 6 years, it may not always work out that way. So, we have planned for you to be able to still finish up the history cycle by high school, even with life's curve-balls as they happen.
Now, if you do finish all of our guides on time, one of your kiddos may have an additional 8th grade year without HOD to prepare for high school. But, with the foundation that has been laid in our HOD guides, you will be able to go in almost any direction you choose then with that year. You could pursue your kiddos interests or choose to stretch the final HOD guide out into a 2 year study.
Blessings,
Carrie
I understand your question, and I am a long-term planner too! You have already received some very sage and wise advice from the ladies on the board, and I agree with what they have already said.
When we are designing our guides, we are allowing some wiggle room for you from year to year so that you do not feel rushed to complete a guide in a year every year. Right now, even though you may plan to complete 6 HOD guides in 6 years, it may not always work out that way. So, we have planned for you to be able to still finish up the history cycle by high school, even with life's curve-balls as they happen.
Now, if you do finish all of our guides on time, one of your kiddos may have an additional 8th grade year without HOD to prepare for high school. But, with the foundation that has been laid in our HOD guides, you will be able to go in almost any direction you choose then with that year. You could pursue your kiddos interests or choose to stretch the final HOD guide out into a 2 year study.
Blessings,
Carrie