New to HOD
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:44 pm
Hi Everyone!
I'm new to HOD although I have been admiring it and recommending it to new homeschool families for a few years. I have used another literature/history based curriculum for 5 years and am ready for a change. I really am looking forward to using HOD as it seems to cover a wide range of subjects a little at a time each day/week! I will be schooling an 11yo dd-6th grade, 9 yo ds-4th grade, and 5 yo dd-Kindergarten this year. After reading many posts on the message board and looking at the placement chart, I feel that PHFHG is the core to use. It seems that this might be a good spot to start in HOD. I am use to schooling to my oldest and choosing by the history I want to teach. But according to Carrie and others I should pick according to the needs of the youngest and add-on for the older. Because of this and the fact that my children haven't gotten enough grammar and hardly any science teaching,although it is my every intention to make that happen, I am choosing PHFHG. Does that sound right? SO, here are my questions:
1)Are there any boy and girl interest books for DITHOR 2/3???
2)How are the Deluxe package readers scheduled in to the core?
3)Does the deluxe package include the readers from the basic package or are they completely different packages??? I'm feeling confused at how it can schedule the two different packages in one teacher guide. Plus, I really like the Draw and Write Through History book offered in the deluxe package and really would like to use this regardless of which package I choose.
4)Is it fairly easy to use an extension package? Are there any example pages from the extension I could see?
5)Are the package readers separate from the DITHOR readers??? Exactly how much reading am I looking at?
Thanks for your patience with this newbie!
Blessings,
Aubrey
I'm new to HOD although I have been admiring it and recommending it to new homeschool families for a few years. I have used another literature/history based curriculum for 5 years and am ready for a change. I really am looking forward to using HOD as it seems to cover a wide range of subjects a little at a time each day/week! I will be schooling an 11yo dd-6th grade, 9 yo ds-4th grade, and 5 yo dd-Kindergarten this year. After reading many posts on the message board and looking at the placement chart, I feel that PHFHG is the core to use. It seems that this might be a good spot to start in HOD. I am use to schooling to my oldest and choosing by the history I want to teach. But according to Carrie and others I should pick according to the needs of the youngest and add-on for the older. Because of this and the fact that my children haven't gotten enough grammar and hardly any science teaching,although it is my every intention to make that happen, I am choosing PHFHG. Does that sound right? SO, here are my questions:
1)Are there any boy and girl interest books for DITHOR 2/3???
2)How are the Deluxe package readers scheduled in to the core?
3)Does the deluxe package include the readers from the basic package or are they completely different packages??? I'm feeling confused at how it can schedule the two different packages in one teacher guide. Plus, I really like the Draw and Write Through History book offered in the deluxe package and really would like to use this regardless of which package I choose.
4)Is it fairly easy to use an extension package? Are there any example pages from the extension I could see?
5)Are the package readers separate from the DITHOR readers??? Exactly how much reading am I looking at?
Thanks for your patience with this newbie!
Blessings,
Aubrey