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I agree with mikki about nursing time being the best time for reading out loud. When my youngest was still nursing (he's almost 3 now, yikes!) it seemed like he loved to listen to my voice while I read to the other children. He would stare so intently at me. And he was a marathon nurser so we had tw...

Thank you! That gives me encouragement. I think I'm going to use flash cards a few minutes a day until we start.

I do plan to take it slowly. I'm not sure about a 4 day week, but I am definitely not one to "push" my kids to the point of being frustration. I do believe in challenging them, though. My oldest daughter (12) and oldest son (10) want to do CLE. The independent light units really appeal to them. I sh...

My 5 year old son will be doing Little Hearts this year. He is very bright and picks things up rather quickly. However, his attention span is so incredibly short when it comes to "school". He wants to learn and wants his own schoolwork. He just tires quickly on certain activities. He doesn't have al...

Hi !! Thanks to all the ladies who answered me and gave me advice! I am going to go with Bigger, simply because if she is not challenged, she will get bored! She was homeschooled preschool and kindergarten. I put my children in public school last year, and as a first grader she tested at 3rd grade m...

Hi! We are new to HOD. I have a 7 year old girl, going into second grade. After studying the first week samples and reviewing the books that will be used with Beyond and Bigger, I have ordered her the Bigger. But after reading through the board and the old topics, I noticed a lot of you have childre...