heartofdakota.com

Hi ladies, I have used sonlight for 3 years with my kiddos. This year I took a break to reevaluate and figure out what is next. One month in, I already know we won't go back to sonlight. It simply wore us out. It just wasn't a great fit. Not to mention that I have discovered that my oldest daughter ...

I do have 2 more questions. 1- what does HTH mean? 2- what would you say the primary difference is in Preparing and CTC in terms of what would need to be more age appropriate? I like the idea of CTC because we have never done anything like that really. But I don't want writing and other things like ...

Thanks ladies! Please keep the ideas coming.
Also, if we do decide to switch to HOD, can you tell me if I need any of these extras? We were planning to add them with SL along with rod and staff English.
-rod and staff spelling
-EIW for writing
-Latin
-God's great covenant for Bible

Thanks!

Oh and based on the placement, it seems to be suggesting Preparing for 9 year old. Beyond for 6 year old and Little Hands for almost 4 year old. Or Little Hearts.

No, I don't mean lighter in that way. I want a full, excellent curriculum with good literature and good quality in all the subject areas. By lighter, I guess I mean just less rush. I'm not doing a good job explaining this but we just feel bogged down and always hurrying to the next book. Not sure if...

Hi ladies, This is my first post here. We have been using sonlight for 3 years and I have been reasonably happy. I, personally, get so excited when I look at the full scope of what we would learn if doing sonlight. And I love reading. And I'm not a crafty, experiment type mom. However, I feel like w...