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by holdinon
Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:51 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Extra things made by you to ease your school day
Replies: 15
Views: 3795

Re: Extra things made by you to ease your school day

Angie, I LOVE how you organize HOD. :D Do you know what those totes are called? I want to see if Walmart still has them. Well......I am kinda bummed :( . I was trying to find a link, and I could not find them at all. I actually stopped by Walmart today and looked, and they are not there :( . I am r...
by holdinon
Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:55 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Extra things made by you to ease your school day
Replies: 15
Views: 3795

Re: Extra things made by you to ease your school day

This isn't something "made" by me, but it was sure well worth the money spent last year. We have color coded tote boxes that I got from Walmart. I'm going to try and post a picture, but I don't know if I can, so I will describe them also. I guess some would say this is similar to workboxes, though I...
by holdinon
Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:15 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Pace for DITHOR
Replies: 4
Views: 980

Re: Pace for DITHOR

LynnH wrote:We did it just as scheduled in Preparing which means you get through 4 or 5 books one year and then do the rest the next. This has worked out really well.

We did/do this exactly. Works well for us too. Just the right balance.
Angie
by holdinon
Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:56 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: singapore math : 2nd attempt to get suggestions
Replies: 9
Views: 1773

Re: singapore math : 2nd attempt to get suggestions

Oh, I meant to add this to my first post. It is from the MtM sneak preview thread, so you may not have seen it. It is a post from Carrie about not only her reason behind the choice for singapore, but also her thoughts about how math should be taught. It may be helpful as you ponder. (I hope I post t...
by holdinon
Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:52 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: singapore math : 2nd attempt to get suggestions
Replies: 9
Views: 1773

Re: singapore math : 2nd attempt to get suggestions

I started my oldest with Singapore in 1A. For a multitude of reasons (mainly because I was unsure/intimidated because it was so "different"), we ended up switching. My younger children had the benefit of a more experienced mom :oops: , who finally learned that it did not matter what the schools did....
by holdinon
Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:42 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: RTR Postcards
Replies: 3
Views: 748

Re: RTR Postcards

We did the postcards, and DD did have just a slight issue with sizing at the very beginning. But after the first one or two, she could picture the end result and adjust her writings/drawings accordingly. They ended up being a very nice addition to the science notebook. I am heading out the door for ...
by holdinon
Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:35 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Older child doing Preparing--add Writing?
Replies: 2
Views: 721

Older child doing Preparing--add Writing?

I need some input on writing for my dd11. Most of you will probably need background, so I'll give that, but will try to keep it as brief as possible. :wink: I had her combined with her brother (11 months younger) when we first started HOD, three years ago. We began with Beyond and it was a fantastic...
by holdinon
Mon May 28, 2012 7:27 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Ordering VideoText--Carrie get credit?
Replies: 0
Views: 1841

Ordering VideoText--Carrie get credit?

I know there is a link to order VideoText from the VT website, but is there a code or anything that we can enter so that HOD gets some type of credit or something? Seems like there should be. I wouldn't even have known about VideoText without Carrie's recs. Anyone know?
ang
by holdinon
Tue May 22, 2012 10:00 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Questions/Concern about Science and History
Replies: 11
Views: 2107

Re: Questions/Concern about Science and History

Hello, I just wanted to take a minute to comment on the science part of your concerns. My oldest dd (14 yo finished RevTRev this year) took her first science class at a homeschool coop this year for 8th grade. All her previous years of science were as written with the HOD guides and we have never h...
by holdinon
Tue May 22, 2012 9:41 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Perfecting our Rod and Staff plan
Replies: 5
Views: 1352

Re: Perfecting our Rod and Staff plan

I agree with the others on the oral reviews. Definitely worth the time on that part. As far as the lesson itself, it depends on the child. My oldest is more visual, so she does best reading the lesson on her own and sort of "doing her own thing". During our meeting time, I do the oral review, check ...
by holdinon
Tue May 22, 2012 9:27 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Question about DITHOR
Replies: 6
Views: 1343

Re: Question about DITHOR

I think different people do it different ways. We have done it several ways. We have done it together. The oldest would just do it every day (even the days she wasn't scheduled to do it). That worked fine at first, but I had placed her in 4/5 at the time and she could have done 6/7/8, so the "extra"...
by holdinon
Tue May 22, 2012 8:52 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Reading Question
Replies: 8
Views: 1826

Re: Reading Question

Should I be concerned? What can I do to help her move past this? I don't think you need to be concerned at this point at all. It takes a while for kiddos to get the hang of blending----some, of course, longer than others. One fun way that we have worked on the modeling of this skill is with a phone...
by holdinon
Tue May 22, 2012 8:32 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: New to HOD in FL with newbie ?s
Replies: 9
Views: 4435

Re: New to HOD in FL with newbie ?s

Ditto what Mom2Monkeys and creativemommy said about the spelling and math, so nothing to add there.... Just wanted to say welcome to HOD. We just closed out our 3rd year with HOD, and looking forward to our 4th!
by holdinon
Tue May 22, 2012 8:28 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Who is coming to see HOD at FPEA convention
Replies: 12
Views: 2296

Re: Who is coming to see HOD at FPEA convention

I am jealous! I have never gotten to go to a convention where HOD has been :( . The closest one to me so far has been 6 hours away. My oldest dd and I have actually talked seriously about planning a vacation around a scheduled HOD "appearance"!
by holdinon
Tue May 22, 2012 7:37 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Can one run 5 guides??
Replies: 10
Views: 1760

Re: Can one run 5 guides??

When I read your original post my head started spinning, but then I realized we've got 5 guides going here and it's fine. :D This is exactly what happened to me!! It sounds insane when you see it in print, doesn't it?!?! :shock: . But it really works well here. I do combine 2 of my kids, but the ot...