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We weren't planning on doing DITHOR partially for financial reasons however my son is beyond the Emergent Readers. He is just beginning third grade but can read and comprehend on what appears to me to be a 4th grade level. I have either all or most of all the recommended books for the DITHOR reading...

Copywork is an area we struggle with as my son has vision problems which causes the lines to jump all over the page obviously making it difficult for him to write neatly. Although I try to do as much as possible orally in order to limit the amount of handwriting he has to do, I do feel copywork is i...

OMG!!! MamaMary....that is such blessed news!! What a wonderful feeling!!! Congratulations ...I'm so happy for you!!
Natreez

Systems...systems...systems...btw did I say systems?? :wink: Seriously, I think the best thing that has helped me (and I truly have been diagnosed with ADD) is having a well thought out system put into place. First create a system for how you want things to happen, then get yourself and your family ...

Hi Krissy, I don't really have any software programs just yet so this what I plan on doing with my son. For about 15min either daily or every other day we will have scheduled "German" time. I plan on starting out the year discussing a bit about the country's culture and making the German flag. Perha...

Hi all! Just chiming in to say that German is my native language so thats what we will be doing. ;-) The boys are looking forward to finally being able to have conversations with some of our family members in Germany that don't speak English very well or at all. I'm still researching teaching option...

{Ah shucks!! I was so looking forward to telling my husband we had to take a field trip to the beach. } No seriously...thank you for clarifying this for me Carrie. I also appreciate the additional links Jen.

Natreez

Thanks everyone for your help. I've decided my son really does need the repetition and I've heard so many positive things about Rod & Staff so we are going to just stick with Carrie's recommendations. Also just to be sure I don't leave any loop holes, I've decided to just go ahead and order Rod and ...

Ahhhh....I'm thoroughly enjoying all of your replies!! I'm a self-professed "messie" (er... I mean I'm the "creative type"). I honestly really do function better when creating if things are messy but my messiness sometimes frustrates me while trying to do school. To make matters worse, I can never s...

Hmmmmm.....{scratches head wondering whether to show age by acknowledging the Pointer Sisters or not???} :wink: :lol: {{{{Jeri}}}} I know exactly how you feel, I've had a ton of female problems and could possibly end up having surgery as well. I agree, it is a comfort knowing all will be well with y...

Hi there and welcome! Netpea did an awesome job telling you what you'll need. I just wanted to explain something that I found "very" confusing while I was trying to determine what we needed. At first glance, I thought the various packages, (Economy, Deluxe, Basic, etc) meant each was a complete curr...

Wow Jen!! What a great response. Thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas.

Natreez

I was kinda of assuming thats what you would do but thought perhaps there were some alternative ideas some people have done. Well...we live only about an hour away from Lake Michigan, do you think a field trip to Lake Michigan would work?? Just a thought. Also we have a river in our backyard, not go...

I popped into our local homeschool bookstore this afternoon and to what did my wondering eyes did appear??? Why the Heart of Dakota teacher's manuals!!! It is so exciting to hear others learning of this great curriculum. {{{Thanks Carrie!!!}}}

Natreez

if you don't live by the ocean?? Just curious.

Thanks.
Natreez