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by MamaBear23Cubs
Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:31 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Bigger or Preparing for 3rd
Replies: 5
Views: 1699

Re: Bigger or Preparing for 3rd

My 3rd grader just finished up Bigger Hearts (my third and last time using Bigger) and it was just the right for her. Some days we did double lessons. It wasn't too hard or easy.
by MamaBear23Cubs
Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:56 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Starting Bigger for the 2012-2013 school year
Replies: 2
Views: 1647

Re: Starting Bigger for the 2012-2013 school year

My younger two, now 8 and 9, are enjoying the Bigger Guide and I can still get the oldest, now 13, to participate in some of the activities. We have gone slow this time around due to deployments (first time thru guide was shore duty), oldest attending middle school part-time for Band and I keep addi...
by MamaBear23Cubs
Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:02 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Questions on Bigger Poetry
Replies: 2
Views: 968

Re: Questions on Bigger Poetry

I copy to poem for each of them so we all can see the poem together. I also have them either write the poem or I will retype it on cardstock and they will decorate the paper related to the poem. I use it as part of their art. My son's idea of art is always drawing planes and ships in attack mode eve...
by MamaBear23Cubs
Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:57 am
Forum: Bigger Hearts for His Glory
Topic: Link for Getting Ready for Bigger Hearts
Replies: 3
Views: 10269

Re: Link for Getting Ready for Bigger Hearts

I have mine set up very similar except I don't have a bin for the books just a bookshelf. One bookshelf for each child. I have two in Bigger right now and already went thru it once with my oldest.
by MamaBear23Cubs
Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Starting Bigger for the 2012-2013 school year
Replies: 2
Views: 1647

Starting Bigger for the 2012-2013 school year

for the second time. I used Bigger with my oldest who is now 12. My younger two who are 7 and 8 will work together with Bigger's History and Science. I use MUS and FLL for our math and language arts. I did enjoy the guide when my oldest worked thru it for her 3rd grade year so I hope my other two wi...
by MamaBear23Cubs
Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:03 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Military HOD Families
Replies: 14
Views: 3371

Re: Military HOD Families

We are military family living in Japan. My husband is stationed at Yokosuka Base. We have been here for two years now.
by MamaBear23Cubs
Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:02 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Missin HOD
Replies: 3
Views: 1301

Re: Missin HOD

I already have my year and next summer planned. If it goes as planned we will start American history next September/October . We currently live overseas and will be returning stateside towards the end of that study, if not than my littles get educated on their own country for a bit:)
by MamaBear23Cubs
Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:17 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Missin HOD
Replies: 3
Views: 1301

Missin HOD

I took a year off and continued with another year off and now I wished we stuck with HOD. Poo. LHFHG was a fun program but LHFHG was a bit hard but during that difficult time we learned my son had some medical issues and it was a reason for it not to be working. I cannot purchase for this year so I ...
by MamaBear23Cubs
Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:48 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Reading and Writing
Replies: 2
Views: 895

Reading and Writing

My future 6th grader is interested in using DITHOR next year. I used DITHOR back in 2n and 3rd grade and then to ACE for 4th and 5th. We would like to go back to DITHOR for 6th. She still needs work her writing and would like to know what you would recommend. I have Writing Strands 2 and 3 (older ed...
by MamaBear23Cubs
Sun Jun 27, 2010 1:17 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Will not be advancing to the next guide
Replies: 7
Views: 1836

Re: Will not be advancing to the next guide

I tried to double up the days but didn't work out as planned. If it was just her and me it wouldn't be so bad but with the other two in the mix, it started to take away from them and our stopping time. Still getting use to the fact it takes a hour to drive to appts and such and if we take public tra...
by MamaBear23Cubs
Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:06 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Will not be advancing to the next guide
Replies: 7
Views: 1836

Will not be advancing to the next guide

do to our craziness of life on our side of the world. We are only halfway thru Preparing. Everyone is advancing in other subjects but for science and history HOD has become a two year program instead of one.
by MamaBear23Cubs
Thu May 13, 2010 4:44 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: 3rd grader doing the reading in Bigger themselves?
Replies: 10
Views: 2077

Re: 3rd grader doing the reading in Bigger themselves?

I used Bigger awhile ago and by the time we finished using it my 3rd grader was reading the books independently and doing some of the work independently. I did try keep history together because I personally enjoyed listening to it.
by MamaBear23Cubs
Thu May 13, 2010 4:41 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: WHAT TO DO:TRL/Explode the Code 1/R&S Phonics Grade 1
Replies: 12
Views: 2641

Re: WHAT TO DO:TRL/Explode the Code 1/R&S Phonics Grade 1

I am using 100 EZ lessons with ETC series and my dual have been doing well. I looked at other 1st grade programs and they seem rather easy and would be repeating what my son has learned and what my daughter is currently using. Next year we are just gonna do lots of reading and the rest of ETC and sp...
by MamaBear23Cubs
Thu May 13, 2010 4:36 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Grammar besides R&S
Replies: 13
Views: 2503

Re: Grammar besides R&S

I am using A.C.E. after completing FLL volumes 1-4. We gave R&S a try but FLL more enjoyable for us. A.C.E. is giving my daughter the independence she needs and something less teacher invasive which is something I need for the next year or so.
by MamaBear23Cubs
Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:07 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Moving-what to to take (OT)
Replies: 6
Views: 1560

Re: Moving-what to to take (OT)

well someone from the higer up answered my question about schooling or not. I just got home from the hospital, had emergancy surgery. All is well but have to take it easy for about a month and it just so happens it's gonna take a month for us to travel and settle.:) The schools books are packed up. ...