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Hello, Tracy! I will be teaching a 2nd grader and a 5th grader next year, too, (if the Lord continues to lead)! My plan (right now) is that my 2nd grader will be in Beyond and my 5th grader will be in Preparing. My 2nd grader is a bright little guy and could probably do Bigger, but I'm planning on g...

Thanks, Ladies! I know that I need to learn to relax some about my school days and length of the year, etc. No, TX doesn't require me to follow a certain calendar- I am just conditioned to do so. I grew up going to ps here and I taught in the ps until I had children- never intending to hs quite hone...

Julie, Wahoo! My ds and I had a study session together today. I showed him your "new way" to study and he got it! He was soo thrilled! He said with a HUGE smile..."Mom, your idea was global!" :lol: (Not sure what that means- but we were sure excited!) Thanks for the reminder about taking my time to ...

Hey, Julie, I noticed on your weekly review that you started modeling for your ds and I had a lightbulb moment. I don't think I do this enough with my son right now. Sometimes I think it's because I know we are in a 2nd-3rd grade curriculum and he's in 4th so he should just get it, right? Argh! I'm ...

I just want to say that I learn so much from you ladies! You encourage me so much as a new hsing mom and a new Hodie that I come to the board most every day just for a "fix" :) .I'd like to get your input. I have something that I'm trying to process just about homeschooling in general, I think. I'd ...

We are currently using Bigger with our 4th grader- he loves it even though we don't use the extensions. Bigger feels very full for us at this time with out the extensions. How perfect that it works for you to bring your dd right along with what you are already doing. That's great! Praying for your a...

Maybe this has been discussed and I just had trouble finding it.. if so, sorry! If you could send me to a previous post I'd appreciate it. I'm looking for some ideas from the sweet ladies here! I am currently taking my 4th grader through Bigger and we are loving it. My 1st grader is in ps for now- W...

Hi, Christine! I am currently using Bigger... Geography is covered weekly and it ties in so amazingly well with the history that we are discussing each week. We love it because it is usually so hands on. Let's see... some examples: some days we are looking at the globe/maps, biting graham crackers i...

We started Bigger last week at 1/2 pace- We LOVE it, too! I'm soo grateful that God led us to HOD! We will start full speed next week- We'll have to compare stories. ( FYI-We just moved from Yukon to TX last year- We love and miss OK!)

Dawn

Hey, Cindy, it's Dawn!
Just wanted to know how the placement test went for your ds?! What do you think? I'm on the search, too!
Hope you're having luck! Let me know!

Thanks everybody for all of your encouragement! I guess I have been fearful to put my oldest into a "younger" curriculum for fear that I'm holding him back.To say that I'm putting my 4th grader in a 1/2nd grade curriculum--well, it gave me get a pit in my stomach. I think, after chewing on your advi...

Ok, I realized after rereading my post that I was considering putting my 1st grader in BEYOND for the "basics" not for BIGGER! OOPs, sorry about that! A little bit more about my boys, let's see... Luke, the 9yo. is reading fine and enjoys it - he likes to read some Magic Tree House books and Matt Ch...

Hello! I'm new here. I have 4 blessings! 2 boys- 9, 6 and 2 girls- 4 and 10mos. We homeschooled last year and this yr. put our boys back in ps. Our hs experience was difficult! We used a borrowed 2nd gr. SL curriculum and MFW for the youngest. I fought my oldest on a daily basis to "do school".We on...