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Hi cdrx4!
Have you checked out this post by Carrie?
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2093&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p16656
You should be able to get some ideas from her post and from the other 5 pages of ideas on this same thread!
Wishing you the best,
Dorla

Hi Sewpeaceful! For Beyond I purchased a box of 200 plastic page protectors, white copy paper, binders and divided the subjects like this: Poetry/Copywork Spelling/LA Timeline/Geography Science Literature Study (story time), also made a copy of the cover of each book we read and used as divider. As ...

I believe you can now only purchase HOD manuals through HOD.
I am sure someone else will send you the link with all the info!
Dorla

Ana,
I don't have an answer but I do have a similar question.
Bumping your post!
Dorla

Besides learning the Hymns in Bigger I will play these free MP3's and mention that this was the music of Christopher Columbus' era. That's it. No composer study, no additional work. Just a soundtrack for our history travels. http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm I think I will do the sam...

Oh my! I wish you would have posted this one week ago! I am in Pasadena for a month and would have loved to have a reason to bring my guides with me!!! Are you close to Pasadena? The only guide I have with me right now is Little Hearts that I am using to get my nephew started. If you want to talk, l...

Very thorough!
Thank you, Julie!
Dorla

It took my son up to week 12 or 15 to like the poetry and now he loves it. Week 21 was the best!
So hang in there! the results are worth it!
Dorla

Agree! This forum is The best!
Actually it is the only one I visit daily...I can't even remember which are the others I am a member of!
Thanks Carrie, Mike and Julie!
Dorla

Christy, You can complete the boxes in any order! That is one of the "beauties" of HOD. I personally go in order, left page top to bottom, then right page top to bottom. But that is just me! I know some moms do math first, others do reading first and still others start with Bible study. As you get m...

My3sons, Your story is funny! I remember spending HOURS on end trying to prepare a lesson plan that was Bible based with all the bases covered for KINDERGARTEN. My husband was quite unhappy about it :x But now since I brag about how easy HOD is he cannot understand why I am at the computer at every ...

Hi Christy! I also live in Texas and you do not need to join either one! You can homeschool without it. BUT if you want to support either one and be aware of the laws, be informed, etc. etc., then you could do research on each and join which ever you prefer. Texas is one of those "blessed" places to...

Thanks Carrie and Julie for incorporating Geography in such a gentle interesting way (Beyond). My son LOVES geography and anything that has to do with maps and I see that he is going to really enjoy Bigger! By the way, he thoroughly enjoyed The Santa Fe and Oregon trail - since he studies maps SO MU...

Thanks threegreatkids!
I understand your strategy completely and I have to tell you that I am always in awe of moms with more than one child...
Dorla

To those of you who have been doing Workboxes more than 3 days... I am just wondering if the HOD "atmosphere" of relaxed no pressure learning with my parents :wink: - is being lost, and a more workbook environment is created :( I have completed TWO days of Workboxes and my son was not happy plus he ...