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We use the index card binders with already hole-punched cards as well. It's great! I also have alphabet tabs, so we can file the words alphabetically to practice that skill too. I also have found them at both WalMart and Office Depot.

We're not doing Beyond, we are doing Bigger. But, my son really loves the Bible square, and looks very forward to it. So, we do math and handwriting first, then usually either History or Bible - his choice. So then, he gets the tough stuff done right away and gets the reward of History and Bible! Th...

We are also wondering the best way to handle more advanced dictation! My daughter is also doing Bigger with the Extension pack - and will definitely need more difficult dictation. Looking forward to some good ideas!

Totally agree with water2wine! Click that order button! I, too, am an avid researcher. I spent countless hours reading every curriculum guide book, catalog, website, curriculum review site... anything and everything I could find on the internet to read. My husband asked me if I had received the "you...

Praying here for you too, Mary.

We are using BHFHG and as suggested, Singapore math. DS is using 2A. We love it, and he is doing very well with it. But, I think he needs more drill with addition/subtraction facts. He's still counting on his fingers even though he can get the more complicated word problems in concept with ease. We ...

Welcome! We have been using BHFHG for about 3 months, and we are loving it. So much that I will be home educating all of our children using HOD! My younger kids will start LHFHG this Fall as well! Great to have you here all the way from UK!

Lisa

Thank you all so much for your input. I was hoping we could just continue on in Bigger, with extensions, etc. with my 4th grader. She placed in Singapore 3A, and has never diagrammed, so R&S English 3 will be perfect. I was so excited about everything, that I had already ordered Preparing, the entir...

I really appreciated seeing this schedule! I'll be dong LHFHG and BHFHG (I think...) and LHTH (part time), and it was so useful to see an actual schedule! I even have a baby to "schedule" in, too, so I will start by your schedule... and tweak for us this Fall when we start up! Thanks so much fore sh...

Hello. I have been using HOD BHFHG since March with my 2nd grade son. He is doing beautifully... a perfect fit. (Thanks to all who encouraged me to pull him out of PS!) Now, given the enjoyment we've had, and the leading we feel from God, we are going to be homeschooling all of our children. (Ages 9...

Thanks so much guys! Carrie, I hadn't really thought about making him do the spelling lists for correctness in upper/lower case and backwards letters. I know how he hates to write, and I know he can spell the words, because I was having him spell them orally to me. (And, from helping him study for s...

I also think the LeapFrog reading/phonics are wonderful. We have 4 of them, The Letter Factory, Talking Words Factory, Code Word Caper, and Storybook Factory. They are all excellent, and my kids ages 3, 5, 6, and 7 LOVE them. My 3 year old actually learned to read, and is reading at the same level a...

Hello all! Well, today was Ben's first day doing Bigger. He loved it, and so did I! We actually took a break mid-day to go to an archery range for "PE" with homeschooling friends of ours (I have my archery certification, as does my friend, so we are qualified to open the local girl scout camp's arch...

Well, after much prayer, discussion, wonderful advice and thoughts from all of you, and with much excitement, we did it! Ben's last day of school will be this Friday, then next week is Spring Break for us, and he will not go back. We've also decided to jump right in and use BHFHG. I will take it eas...

You ladies are so supportive and generous in sharing your time and wisdom. Thank you so much. Please, keep any and all thoughts coming, as I am pondering them carefully, fully appreciating them, and talking them through with my husband. In response to working with the guidance counselor. Ben has bee...