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by MelInKansas
Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:37 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Placement Help - Bigger
Replies: 12
Views: 6941

Re: Placement Help - Bigger

Given how young he is, if I had to assign a grade level, especially for a boy who doesn't like writing, I would call him "3rd grade." Not that it really matters, as you say, at least not until high school. And it does sound like Bigger Hearts would fit well. You don't want to push him too hard. And ...
by MelInKansas
Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:33 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Little Hands to Heaven Question
Replies: 8
Views: 4428

Re: Little Hands to Heaven Question

We like to give ourselves a hard time, now don't we? I too have struggled too much and too long with not "getting it all done" and feeling guilty that I'm not giving them enough because there are too many of them for me to be able to spend as much time with the younger ones as I did with my oldest a...
by MelInKansas
Sun Jun 12, 2016 1:38 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Little Hands to Heaven Question
Replies: 8
Views: 4428

Re: Little Hands to Heaven Question

I will say that often the "count on me" or cutting and pasting go along with the Bible story and there's something to talk about with that. So it might work "better" to have read the Bible story before you do those, but it's probably fine to just say "later we are going to read about ____, so that's...
by MelInKansas
Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:50 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Little Hands to Heaven Question
Replies: 8
Views: 4428

Re: Little Hands to Heaven Question

15-20 for you and a sibling to do one other box with them is definitely possible with LHTH. The fact that it's all laid out for you makes it go SO quickly. Also there are a few things your LO could sit at the table and work on concurrently with other kids who are doing seat-work if you like to run y...
by MelInKansas
Sat Jun 11, 2016 2:54 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: DITHOR Question
Replies: 7
Views: 4549

Re: DITHOR Question

I think I started my oldest on DITHOR 2/3 when she was 7.5 years old, and she could read the books, but the analysis was a bit heavy for her, and she couldn't write well enough to do any of the workbook on her own so I was helping very heavily with that also. With my 2nd born I put it off a little l...
by MelInKansas
Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:12 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Sample schedule for teaching LHTH, LHFHG, and BLHFHG?
Replies: 8
Views: 4389

Re: Sample schedule for teaching LHTH, LHFHG, and BLHFHG?

Your schedule looks good. As others have said, the history boxes go well together and it's good to do them together in one block of time if you can. But really, it doesn't matter, and sometimes you want to alternate more active/fun things with the writing or harder work involved. As you said, you wi...
by MelInKansas
Thu Jun 02, 2016 9:25 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Suggestions for Bible and CD, CTC
Replies: 2
Views: 1703

Re: Suggestions for Bible and CD, CTC

We just had our daughter read out of her Bible instead of the Bible suggested to use with CTC. There was no problem there. I have given up on using the CDs above Bigger (the CD for Bigger is Hymns, not Bible memory) because they confuse her too much as it's not the version we use. Music is really he...
by MelInKansas
Sun May 22, 2016 10:15 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: does heart of dakota work for large families?
Replies: 18
Views: 10919

Re: does heart of dakota work for large families?

I have 5 children and we may even have more (if the Lord allows). Mine are all about 2 years apart. The first 3 are 2 grades apart, but the next 2 will be 3 grades from their other siblings. I am looking at all separate guides, but you wouldn't have to do it that way. I think it depends on what work...
by MelInKansas
Wed May 18, 2016 9:00 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Extra Practice for Singapore Math
Replies: 3
Views: 1785

Re: Extra Practice for Singapore Math

One of my daughters is kind of similar. She finished 2B back in November and is now in 3A. She struggles whenever it is word problems. She understands the math, it's the breakdown and understanding of the word problems that is the struggle. The reviews are difficult. For my daughter the first thing ...
by MelInKansas
Tue May 17, 2016 5:39 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Phonics Review for a 3rd grader?
Replies: 3
Views: 1581

Re: Phonics Review for a 3rd grader?

My daughter was the same way at that age. What I realized was I had been helping her too much when she was first learning to read. If she struggled the first couple of times to read a word I would just read it for her. It's hard to sit back and let them struggle through it! But at that point I learn...
by MelInKansas
Mon May 16, 2016 10:06 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Ideas on Creating a HOD COOP Experience
Replies: 9
Views: 4275

Re: Ideas on Creating a HOD COOP Experience

Based on the two elementary co ops we have here in town here are a few thoughts. 1 - have a small dedicated board for the co op who make decisions, communicate, and make sure things are running smoothly 2 - have two dedicated teachers per class who share the planning/teaching workload 3 - rotate tea...
by MelInKansas
Fri May 13, 2016 10:31 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: If your child is placed correctly in their guide...
Replies: 9
Views: 3328

Re: If your child is placed correctly in their guide...

Here's my take on the placement chart. Grammar and math are pretty irrelevant to placement or can be adjusted easily. They do not affect other parts of the guide. Science is a bit "separate" as well. Bible is wonderful at all levels and there's no level that would be "too easy" or "too light" for mo...
by MelInKansas
Fri May 13, 2016 9:55 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: want to return to HOD but I've created a placement problem
Replies: 8
Views: 4206

Re: want to return to HOD but I've created a placement probl

It won't matter that you skipped some guides. You could even have them listen to the "What in the World" CDs or something to catch a little of the history they "missed." But I had a fellow HOD mom encourage me when I was feeling overwhelmed.... most kids don't remember very clearly most of the histo...
by MelInKansas
Fri May 13, 2016 9:39 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Finishing ER's... Not sure if ready for DITHOR. .??
Replies: 3
Views: 1806

Re: Finishing ER's... Not sure if ready for DITHOR. .??

DITHOR can be used with any books. How old is your son? The question on "whether he is ready for DITHOR?" really hinges on whether or not he is ready for more analysis of the books he is reading. The DITHOR activities and book have them learning about setting, characters, mood, etc as well as doing ...
by MelInKansas
Thu May 12, 2016 5:24 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: If your child is placed correctly in their guide...
Replies: 9
Views: 3328

Re: If your child is placed correctly in their guide...

I just read a couple of your other posts regarding your children as well. Here are some more thoughts based on what you wrote in those posts. If you feel your child is probably capable of the work in a higher guide, but will have difficulty with it at first because they are not used to the requireme...