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Jaime - I was able to see your daughter's poetry painting via pic you posted - she is doing a lovely job with her watercolor paintings! We really enjoyed Jashub's Journal too, especially trying to choose what to do based on the Bible. We had SUCH good discussions about each scenario! There IS a lot ...

Mgs - sounds like you are moving right along with the portions of CTC, Bigger and CTC that you are using! I was glad to read in another post that your younger child was doing well paired with your older child in CTC. So happy that transition went well! I really appreciated the books and the narratio...

I have four guides going. My oldest is on Unit 26 of WH. My second is on Unit 10 of MtMM. My third is on Unit 26 of RtR. And my youngest is on Unit 11 of Beyond! For Beyond, we are doing some books we hadn't read before with the older three, and I am enjoying the variety. I am missing time with my ...

Hello! We’re using Little Hearts for His Glory for my 6 year old. We’re on unit 23 this week. It’s been a fabulous curriculum for 1st grade 😊 I’ve got 3 more little girls behind her, so we’ve got many years ahead of us to go! I love all the history and read-alouds. My daughter loves the activities,...

A Unit Studies curriculum stands out from other curricula because it includes a unifying theme! Instead of approaching each subject separately, unit studies integrate across various subject areas and topics. This helps children better understand what they are studying. In turn, this helps children b...

Teaching Tip by Carrie... Dictation skills help in many areas of your child’s schooling! One of my absolute favorite Charlotte Mason-style teaching strategies is the way she uses studied dictation. This is because studied dictation encompasses so many skills within a short session. What does a studi...

Hey ladies! What HOD guides are you using, and what are your favorite parts of them? I am down to one guide - World History with my son, Emmett. We are on Unit 26, and the year is flying by! My favorite parts are... *hearing Emmett read aloud his history written narrations (so improved and full of h...

Oh, I love to see pictures of kiddos doing HOD! Your daughter's 3 x 3 project turned out so well. You can be so proud of the neat, colorful work she did on this project. Phyllis Wheatley was a favorite book of mine. Wasn't she amazing? What an inspiration! My older sons loved helping my youngest son...

As we were sitting down to Week 17 Day 3 of Beyond, I said to DS6, "Oohh, we have a really fun activity today!" And he responds, "EVERY day is a fun activity, Mom. You don't have to say if it's a fun activity or not because they ALL are!" So sweet! So grateful to HOD for making every day FUN for my...

Hello, I’m hoping someone out there can help me. I have a daughter who is almost 16. She is wanting to go to college, but is afraid she will not be prepared or able to handle the work. We actually started her out using HOD for 1st grade, but I would consider most years after that “unschooling” beca...

Oh good, Jaime! I'm just so glad to hear your daughter felt this was a weight off her shoulders! I'm also glad she will follow the intended guidelines in the plans of reading independently and writing her narration in 5-8 sentences. She will grow in to this skill and thrive with it eventually, just ...

Ladies, I've been away from the board for awhile while writing new products. We've also been with our son Greyson back and forth to Mayo clinic many times this past year (and just got home Tuesday again) as he has Crohns/colitis and continued complications from the total removal of his colon he exp...

You're right, I was afraid she wouldn't be learning the independent skill she is supposed to if I help her too much now, but I probably do need to scale back the independence in this area until she is ready. She loves the independence of CTC in all the other areas, BUT written narrations. I think i...

I'm so glad you got them! I cannot imagine doing CTC without them! They are an integral part of the program. Your child completing the notebook assignments provides portfolio assessment, which is one of the primary means of assessment, as opposed to worksheets/quizzes/etc. that you would find in a m...

Such good thoughts here... StephanieU... ...there are players you can use that will slow it down. I personally find great value in having kids learn something auditorily, as there will be times in life they have to learn that way. We speed up the female instructor for Emmett's Geometry, and now we f...