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Will Bigger be enough for my daughter that is 10? (She will be in 5th grade next year.) My son has ALWAYS done history with us. At age 4 he was learning about the Rosetta stone and Hatshepsut and all of the Egypt "stuff" (and he STILL remembers it!). He was also 4 when we did Creation and the Flood ...

Thank you! That really DOES help! For my REALLY WACKY question (which IS in the middle of the big mess I wrote above, but got lost in all of my other thoughts): Is it completely insane to do Preparing first, but then go back and have a year or two of "relaxed" American history and add in some fun re...

Sometimes, I think the history cycle really freaks parents out a bit, I know it did for me. We aren't done with Amer HIstory, and I'm not going to try to finish it before "Preparing". Basically, we can't be perfect. Jump in wherever you think is best next year, and don't worry about what you missed...

Using the placement chart, I am coming up with mostly Preparing, but perhaps Bigger for DS who is 8 and will be in 3rd grade. DD who is 10 and will be in 5th grade is almost completely Preparing. However, since we've had a different style of schooling, some things she is coming up the next level dow...

Were you planning to use HOD for math and reading/english or just for history and science?? Since we are already using Singapore for math and Rod & Staff for English, the transition would probably be pretty easy to do it all. I WANT to do American history, but I want to finish Middle Ages, Renaissa...

Hi! A friend on another message board recommended that I look into Heart of Dakota and I am really impressed! However, we have done such a hodge-podge thus far in our homeschooling career that I am not sure if I should just keep trudging along with what we are doing or switch. I e-mailed Carrie befo...