Homeschooling: Our Sixth Year 2012-2013
Big Kids (ages 10 & 8)
Preschoolers (ages 3 & an almost 2 year old who joins us when she wants to)
Big Kids:
Heart of Dakota Preparing Hearts for His Glory (www.heartofdakota.com)
Math U See (Delta & Gamma Levels) (www.mathusee.com)
Rod and Staff English (Level 3 & 4) (www.rodstaff.com)
Ignite Your Writing (for my 5th grader only)
Preschoolers:
Heart of Dakota Little Hands To Heaven (www.heartofdakota.com)
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
Handwriting Without Tears - Kinder (www.hwtears.com)
Also teaching them the calendar (days, months, seasons, weather), pledge to the American & Christian flags and the Bible, Star Spangled Banner, counting by 10's, scripture memory, books of the Bible
A Note From Elizabeth
This is my sixth year of homeschooling my children. Thankfully, I got to start with one child at a time and over the years have realized that we learn best using the Charlotte Mason theories and style of learning/teaching. You can read more about "The Gentle Art of Learning" in Karen Andreola's book, "Charlotte Mason Companion", which includes her ideas about living books, narration, appreciating great art, classical music & poetry, notebooking, habit forming, & hero admiration.
I will be forever grateful that God brought Heart of Dakota (HOD) curriculum into my life. I was ready to throw in the towel after my 4th child was born and prayed for help. Through prayer, a new friend who let me get my hands on her HOD curriculum and studying more about Charlotte Mason, I realized that I could keep on homeschooling and still keep my sanity. HOD is a true "open and go" type of curriculum that we all love.
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