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9. To realize when I get to Heaven and give an account of what I taught the children God entrusted me with there will not be a history cycle test or state standard test to pass but He will ask I believe in essence was knowing Him THE focus. So my decision is each year that Bible and knowing The Lor...

Ok, you said tips for peace and sanity...so here goes. This isn't specifically related to the HOD curriculum, but homeschooling in general. We have always had a problem getting started in the morning, especially getting dressed. I have one daughter that is so picky about what she wears and it used t...

I was following your posts, and I'm so happy to hear you found what your son needed! We did Little Hearts last year, and enjoyed it so much! I think it's great you're getting the Read Alouds as well. We loved the Burgess Thornton books for many reasons, but they are especially fantastic for teaching...

I prayed about this and I believe the Lord is leading me to combine the children and do Beyond. :D :D :D We are going to do Scenario 1. I poured over the Beyond manuel last night. Even though my daughter has read a lot of her history text on her own :cry: , the manuel arranges the books in a differe...

Lol! Very cute! I just love your son's energy level. My little guy is always going a mile a minute.

It took me a second to figure out that I needed to click on the picture to make it work.

Blessings,

Joy

Hi there, I'm so glad you had a great first day using LHFHG :D . We did that program last year, and the kids loved it. I didn't start the Rhymes in Motions until about mid-year because I didn't realize how fun they would be :oops: . It really made Little Hearts come "alive" for my children. Best wis...

I'm sorry. I'm must not have been clear in my post. We finished LHFHG. They didn't do 1st grade thinking skills, and for the first part of the year we skipped Ryhmes in motion. We did all the R&S books prior to starting HOD. We went through the CLP science book a couple of times, but not according t...

Hi there. I think I'd rather come on board and get help with figuring things out than do it on my own and second guess myself! :) Last year I combined my children in LHFHG, and my younger two did K options. I'm sorry to say that in the beginning of the year, we did not do the program as written, but...

Jen in Va, Thank you for your indepth response to my post :!: You told me exactly what I needed to hear. :D :D :D I'll have them do R&S 1st grade this year because it cover all the digraphs and rules they need to know. I would feel much better if they got of full year of phonics under their belts. Y...

Beautiful girls! Loved the pictures.

Your kiddo's are going to love LHFHG! We did that last year and it was fantastic.

Joy
Still making plans for the Fall schedule

Hi, Let's see if I can make sense of this. With my oldest daughter, she completed R&S phonics 1st and 2nd grade. I thought it was a very thorough program. Now for the next two. The younger one just turned 6 and the older one is going to be 7 in the fall. According to the state, they should be starti...

Julie, Actually it was an Ortho for my daughter. I am personally off the hook for seeing the dentist for a few more months. It's not my favorite place to go! You hit the nail on the head. I do have a terrible guilt complex that my oldest could be doing more. I know adding DITHOR will help the situat...

Ok, Ladies, thank you so much for your replies! :D Julie, you said . I think that if a child places solidly in an HOD program, and that child is generally enjoying school, it makes good sense to place them in that program - even if they do happen to be on the young end of the guide. :wink: Could you...

Hi, I have been thinking about this lately and it's driving me crazy. Last year I combined my 3 oldest in LHFHG when they were 5, 6 and 7. This year we plan on doing Beyond. I just worry about my youngest in the group, who turned 6 this summer. My concern is that she's always going to be at the youn...

I am adding Home Economics Level 1 from Pearables, for ages 6 plus. It's really basic stuff, things I might not "think" to teach my daughters. Actually, I'm kind of excited about it! I ordered it through Rainbow Resource just the other day, and I hope to get it before we officially kick off the new ...