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O.K. I know I wrote that we had decided to go with 4, but I am jumping back in to tell you that after looking through the table of contents for both again and more closely this time, I have changed my mind. Well, I am really not sure what level we will go with to tell you the truth. I found that lev...

Tansy wrote:For my kids I tested them on a few in various spots/levels, (not studied). When they stopped getting them correct I backed up about 5 and that is where they started.

Great idea!!! Thanks! This is what I will do.

I agree. I will have a 4th grader as well. We are doing Bigger so that I can teach him and his sister at the same time. We did BJU 3 last year for english and we are going to jump right into R&S 4. I think he will do fine with it because so much of it is review.

We are going to be doing Bigger with our kiddos starting in a couple weeks. The 9yr old completed Primary Language Lessons so isn't new to studied dictation and he does really well with it. I have the preparing guide as well and am going to use the dictation out of there for him. So my question is, ...

Thanks for the responses! I think we will go for it, and do the scetches by the kids for the figures.

Would this type of timeline work for HOD? We will be doing Bigger and then Preparing. I was thinking of just doing one line up our stairway wall for bigger and then starting another line when we start preparing. Or would it be better to just do it the way it is in the picture and adding to it each y...

Has anyone done bigger and kept the timeline and then used the same timeline for preparing just adding to it? I want my kids to see how american history fits into the big picture. Is there any way to do this? I was thinking of using masking tape as a line and putting the years along it in a stair st...

Is there a way to tell what books are used for which units other than just going through the guide and trying to figure it out? I can't get the whole set all at once and am going to attempt using the library and buying some books used and need to know at what point I will need each book. I know this...