combining 7yrold with 9 and 10yrold in BHFHG

[learning6]

The original plan was to put 7yrold in BLHFHG because it is a perfect fit, but I also will be using BHFHG with a 9 and 10yrold, Resurrection to Reformation with 12yrold, and LHTH with 4yrold twins so, I was wondering if I should bump 7yrold up with 9 and 10 yrold even though he probably won't get as much out of it? Has anyone done this and have any tweaking suggestions to make this work? Or should I just do the 4 seperate guides?

[mskogen]

I would recommend doing the 4 seperate guides, if that is how your children place. Your children will grow more in many ways if you place them where their skills are...I know 4 guides seems impossible but it isn't. There are many families using 4 guides on this message board (mine is one) I feel a schedule is important to help the day run smoothly. I make one with times but we use it as a guide and flow rather than a strict schedule. I have tried to upload a copy but don't know what I am doing wrong. HTH! I will keep trying to upload the schedule...

[my3sons]

If Beyond is a perfect fit, I think Bigger Hearts would be way too hard. As mskogen said, I'd also do the 7 yo in Beyond. You could start the 7 yo half-speed if you wanted. You could also just do 1 Storytime (either Beyond's or Bigger's) with the 7, 9, and 10 yo. There are some great schedules for multiple guides in the "Let's Share Our Schedules" thread here...
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Your 12 yo will be quite independent in RTR, and LHTH will only take 20-30 minutes a day. Your teaching time will definitely be more with Bigger Hearts and Beyond, but I think it is doable. Those are just my thoughts though - you'll know best! HTH!

In Christ,
Julie