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Thanks, Mommybelle! The post came to me when I was out weeding for an hour! Hee, hee :lol: At first I was embarrassed at how the weeds had taken over and then I put on my envy hat and thought of a friend of mine whose garden is neatly kept. In the process of weeding and being envious I found bean af...

Hello fellow HODers!! I would like to take the time to invite you to my less than perfect blog "Breaking Free from the Village". I will be posting each Saturday about our week with Creation to Christ and Preparing. I will have pictures and encouraging words for you to soak up and enjoy. This week I ...

For those who question whether or not their children will find the books in Creation to Christ interesting you can put your mind at ease. My dd (10.9) LOVES them. They challenge her a little more but they are interesting. I am even enjoying reading them and learning more. Remember, you can't judge a...

We are starting on August 20th. We are ready for some structure again :wink: My dd(soon 11) will be doing CtC, ds (9) will be doing Preparing, ds (8) and dd (6) will be working on math and reading skills for about half of the year and then back into HOD guides. My ds (8) finished Beyond last year bu...

Great tutorial!! Wonderful paintings!! Thank you!

Lynn, about how much teacher time does it take for CtC?

So my dd is going to be 11 in Nov. and in the fifth grade (fall). We did Preparing last year and she did very well. I have a ds who is 9 and will be in the fourth grade (fall). He finished Bigger last year and did very well. Here is where I need advice. I am thinking of having my dd do Preparing aga...

Thank you for sharing! I was blessed by your post.

Wooooo Whoooo!

Michelle,
We also did four guides last year! It is doable...maybe a little crazy some days but that is the way life is in general! Glad to know there are other four guide mamas out there! Great job!

Kathleen- we will not be starting CtC until September but I am trying to prepare now so I don't have to cram later

Thank you for the pictures, it makes sense to me now!

I used 100 Easy Lessons with all four of my children. My first two children did well and it clicked right away for them, reading is their bent. My younger two needed more phonics after 100 Easy, so we did one of Carrie's suggested books. We also are working on EtC. HTH

Love it! Just as the ladies previously requested... could you post any other threads for organizing your other guides as well?

I was wondering if anyone had a picture of the flap book that is to be made on days 1-4, unit 1 of CTC?

Thanks!

Great ideas, ladies! Keep 'em coming!!