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...My question is, does she just fill out the workbook pages for whichever book she happens to be reading on that day?... Yes, that's right! :D Just fill out the reading calendar in her student book (which for 2 books suggests a pacing of 10 days on one book, and 5 days on the other book). Then, fo...

I hope I'm putting this in the right place. I've never seen a forum with a "main board" so I'm a little confused! :D DITHOR has several options for scheduling books: one book, two books, three books. If I want my child to read two books in a particular genre, I see that I spread it out over the time...

I JUST received my DITHOR so this comes from my knowledge of story construction rather than experience with DITHOR, but I'm wondering if a follow-up question might be "what does the main character really want?" It might not be stated as a problem yet, but more of a desire.

I'm looking for language arts for my fourth grader. I'd planned to use Queen but I see that HOD recommends Rod and Staff. When I was a homeschooler several decades ago, Rod and Staff had a reputation for being a bit behind grade level, so I've never even looked at it. It has been several decades tho...

I am trying to find information on Language Arts within Heart of Dakota. We're using Queen workbooks this year because I like the gentle approach in the younger grades. Next year we're going to need something else though. I see some language resources listed in the catalog near Drawn Into the Heart ...

It's the preparation and gathering of supplies that worry me. Can I really be that organized? I tried to do a Heart of Dakota program for preschool last year and I didn't stick with it. My oldest was in 2nd grade and I concentrated on her. Organization of children's materials is difficult for us. La...

I did find that section, with other recommended titles and I think that will be helpful. :) The manual is a little overwhelming to me, as I'm used to a workbook format that is just open and do it. Dd has done well with the workbook format (ABeka)--we had tried Winter Promise in Kindergarten and it w...

Ok, I've looked for narration stuff in the manual, and I'm not finding anything about it, but there ARE lots of discussion questions. I can handle discussion questions. :) Other homeschool stuff I've read has always made narration sound complicated, as if the child is supposed to summarize in detail...

And please forgive me if I sound critical! I'm just prayerfully trying to teach my children about the Lord, and introduce Him as a loving companion and ever-present friend.

I should have been more clear in my previous reply. I'm sure this is a valuable book for some families. It just wasn't a good fit for us. My kids have heard a lot of Bible-story devotionals in today's language, and they have never heard the King James Bible. They'll read the classics someday--but fo...

I was given a copy of that book, but didn't feel it would be relevant or helpful to my kids. We're skipping it.

We've had the cd for years, and dd likes it. I do wish they'd just SING though...all that dialog is distracting!

Hi, we're starting Beyond LIttle Hearts in a few weeks with my 3rd grade daughter. I'm also going to be starting Kindergarten with my 5 year old daughter (using My Father's World). And 3 year old will be listening in and running around. :D We'll probably do ABeka science instead of the science in Be...

I am so disapointed that the books aren't keyed to the history. That's why I chose a program like this! I thought it used living books to teach history.

Oh no! Narration! I vaguely remember reading about this in a homeschooling book, and thinking it sounded complicated to implement. This is something new to us. Is it explained in the curriculum guide?

If I read the book will I be able to guide dd through this?