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by Mom25
Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:20 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Philistine helmet
Replies: 2
Views: 605

Philistine helmet

Help! Our helmet looks more like a jester's hat--all the fringes are falling down around the headband! What did I do wrong??
by Mom25
Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:47 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: CTC--Share what you love/don't love
Replies: 6
Views: 1724

CTC--Share what you love/don't love

Just curious how others are doing with CTC. What resources are really working/not working. We love the Story of the ANcient World and the Genesis book. Still not sure about the geography. Kids enjoy the history projects. I'm hoping many will share!

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by Mom25
Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:55 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Dictation samples in Bigger and CTC
Replies: 2
Views: 708

Dictation samples in Bigger and CTC

I have the Preparing manual, which has dictation at levels 2, 3, and 4. Does Bigger have level 1, or does HOD start at level 2 for dictation? Also, does CTC have levels 5 and 6? Thanks! :)
by Mom25
Fri May 29, 2009 8:24 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: So impressed with the Bible in Preparing
Replies: 3
Views: 824

So impressed with the Bible in Preparing

We are on week 33 of Preparing Hearts (almost done!), and I was struck today, again, about how well my kids are learning to apply God's Word to life and their studies. They've been independently reading a book about Albert Einstein (which is really great, by the way), and today read a chapter about ...
by Mom25
Fri May 29, 2009 3:32 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: All the extras of homeschooling
Replies: 8
Views: 1977

Re: All the extras of homeschooling

Don't feel bad about the board games. I don't like it either! :? I do force myself once in a great while, after much begging. LOL! And I do find the games for older kids more tolerable. :wink: As far as extra activities, as long as your kids are happy, they'll be fine. Because kids can't run around ...
by Mom25
Mon May 25, 2009 3:29 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Questions about read alouds in CTC and economizing?
Replies: 3
Views: 1013

Re: Questions about read alouds in CTC and economizing?

Hi--I used my library a lot while using Preparing this year. Before I ordered the package, I went to my library's web site and found out which books they carried, or which ones I could get through inter-library loan. Then I only ordered the books the library didn't carry. Then, once I had the guide ...
by Mom25
Thu May 21, 2009 11:24 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: MFW CTG users
Replies: 4
Views: 1311

Re: MFW CTG users

Thank you so much ladies. That's just what I needed to know. I guess I keep thinking combining would be so much easier and unifying, but I really don't want to lose the independence that my kids learned in Preparing this year, and I really want my younger ds to get what he needs. Also, I can see it ...
by Mom25
Wed May 20, 2009 10:33 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Not sure if this will be to hard for my 5 year old
Replies: 11
Views: 2040

Re: Not sure if this will be to hard for my 5 year old

We're finishing up Little Hearts with my 7yo (almost 8 now) for first grade, and it was just right for him. Granted, we held him back because he was a little slower in learning than his siblings. I think it's a slightly more advanced K program. For example, one of the history books that you read alo...
by Mom25
Wed May 20, 2009 9:30 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: MFW CTG users
Replies: 4
Views: 1311

MFW CTG users

Hi there, I am strongly leaning toward continuing on with 2 programs in HOD for my 2nd and 5th graders, but I've also been looking at combining them in MFW CtG. Can anyone here who's used CtG give me reasons why they did or didn't like it, and how it worked with younger children specifically? Thank ...
by Mom25
Sat May 16, 2009 7:36 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Warning in Preparing!
Replies: 7
Views: 1625

Re: Warning in Preparing!

Am just now getting back to this post and reading replies. I wanted to add a huge thank you to Carrie for all your work on screening the content. I know it is a HUGE job that I can't begin to imagine! I do have one child who is very sensitive, so I appreciate it all the more. I did stop in the middl...
by Mom25
Thu May 14, 2009 8:07 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Warning in Preparing!
Replies: 7
Views: 1625

Warning in Preparing!

Someone else may have already caught this, but we read a very gory (and upsetting) :shock: chapter in Child's History of the World today, and there was no warning in the guide like there usually is. It was chapter 76, called "Upside Down," about the French Revolution. So, you might just want to make...
by Mom25
Wed May 06, 2009 10:38 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: CTC questions for Carrie
Replies: 1
Views: 639

CTC questions for Carrie

Hi--I'm looking hard at CTC for my 5th grade twins who are finishing Preparing now. I really like the independence, which will free me up to do school with my first grader. It's hard to see from the first week what the year will look like for them, though. Can you tell me what other kinds of activit...
by Mom25
Wed May 06, 2009 6:06 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Best approach to teach worldview
Replies: 11
Views: 2567

Re: Best approach to teach worldview

I can't answer your question, because I've never used SL. (My sister, however, has switched to HOD from SL and says "she's never going back," though she enjoyed SL.) I just wanted to chime in because we just read the story about the Portugese attacking the west coast of Africa, so it sounds like we'...
by Mom25
Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:35 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Creation to Christ
Replies: 9
Views: 2148

Re: Creation to Christ

I don't have an answer, but I'm in the exact same boat you are, so I'm curious to see the answer!
by Mom25
Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:00 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Do your kids enjoy HOD?
Replies: 9
Views: 2198

Re: Do your kids enjoy HOD?

My kids love HOD. We did LHFHG and Preparing this year and it was a wonderful year. Before that, we did two years of MFW and also enjoyed it, but not as much as HOD! My sister has used MFW, WP, SL, TOG and has finally found HOD and is HOME. She just said to me today, "Oh, I SO wish I had found this ...