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Which would you do?
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:35 am
by Marsha
Beyond or Bigger?
I will have a 2nd, 4th, and 6th grader.
They will each have their own level of LA,Math, and Readers.
I will be adding A Living History of Our World by Queens Homeschool with notebooking pages and Apologia Zoology 1.
Re: Which would you do?
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:00 pm
by inHistiming
If it were me, and I was determined to combine, I think I would use
Bigger.... Your 4th grader should fit right in there, your 2nd is also in the age range and you could omit things as needed if dc weren't ready or at least shorten assignments, etc., and the 6th grader should do fine with the extensions added in. Had we not already done
Bigger... with my now 5th grader, I would be combining her with her 7 yo brother into
Bigger....this year. Others will pop in with their suggestions soon too, I'm sure. HTH
Re: Which would you do?
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:42 pm
by my3sons
You didn't give this option, so this may not work, but I'd do Beyond with the 2nd and 4th graders, and have the 6th grader do Bigger very independently. Here are a few past posts that may help:
Carrie explains how to beef up Bigger Hearts for seventh grader:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=640
Carrie explains how to up independence in Bigger Hearts:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6502&p=47428
Carrie explains how to beef up Beyond for a fourth grader:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3247&p=24196
Otherwise, I'd be inclined to do Bigger Hearts and adjust for the 2nd grader as needed. I am continuing to pray for your health, Marsha. You will know what would be best here, but sometimes it's actually way easier to separate than combine, especially if the oldest can work independently.
Love in Christ,
Julie