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Is there anyone out there who has days that just don't seem to work?? Or one child doesn't really like what we are doing?? Or you feel like your doing a juggling act all day between the children and the babies??? I guess, Is there anyone who's homeschool ISN'T perfect??? All of the above! :lol: Yes...

Thanks! I think we'll give it some more time and see.... They funny thing is, spelling was not a strength for a long time, but making a picture of the words in preparation for dictation must come easily to her. I will be interested to see how she does in the next few weeks.

We are using CTC and doing Level 4, which I thought would be just challenging enough without frustrating her. :wink: However, she has not had to repeat any passages yet. (we've done the first 4). Does this mean I should move her up a level, or is it expected that they not make mistakes very often if...

Just a thought... are you keeping the lessons to the alloted time frame you have scheduled? The suggested timeframes with HOD are very doable, and I find that if I try to keep going past that time, I am more likely to get resistance or tears, etc. Set a timer. Even if the lesson isn't completely fin...

We took 2 weeks to do the first unit of CTC, but really enjoyed it. Here's a picture of dd's Poetry artwork. My LHFHG guys are really enjoying the Rhymes in Motion and other activities that let them get up and move!

Would you mind posting your schedule? I am doing two programs too (CTC and LHFHG) and am still tweeking! Just curious to see what has worked for you. Thanks!

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I know the total is supposed to be about 4-4 1/2 hours, but I'd like to see the suggested time for each box in CTC. It seems like I have seen them somewhere, but can't find them on the board. Thanks!

This was our first week using HOD (CTC and LHFHG) . As much as we have really enjoyed the activities and reading, school for 10yo using CTC is taking a long time... we only got not quite three days of lessons done this week in four days. Does it just take time to get into the HOD groove? :) Thanks! ...

Thanks so much! This really helps. Yesterday went pretty smoothly with a tentative schedule, but I can tell I still have some tweaking to do. I will do what you suggested, Carrie. I actually have MOTH, and it has helped, but I guess I just needed some practical advice on how to schedule our days, es...

I have used Truthquest and, although it is a good resource, I found myself missing a curriculum that would tie all the pieces together for me and explain the flow of history. This is what HOD does for me. As for Apologia Science and A Child's Geography vol. 1, these are both part of the Hearts for H...

Carrie, I'm trying to come up with our schedule with HOD. We started on Monday, and we are having a great time with the activities, but I can see I need a firm schedule to stick to in order to keep my sanity. :D (I'm a Betty, so schedules don't come easily to me, though!) I noticed in reading the sc...

Just a plug for Writing with the Best, which is what is recommended with CTC. The lessons are broken up into very manageable bits- a little each day- and concepts are gradually built on one another. On the Writing with the Best website, the author says she has used it with all kinds of students, inc...

Okay, so we began LHFHG and CTC yesterday going half-speed (only doing one side each day). Yesterday was really wonderful- everything flowed so smoothly and the kids loved it! However, today was really rough!!! (It was our right side day- the basics, which are of course not as fun and interesting to...

I got my CTC this afternoon and have been poring over it ever since! I have to say, it totally meets, even surpasses my expectations. This is the kind of education I have wanted to give my kids since starting homeschooling 5 or 6 years ago, but never felt equipped to do. Now I do! This manual and th...