We are HOD users and use Christian Light (http://clp.org) for Language Arts and Reading. We have had great success with Christian Light. We do use the DITHOR books as we love her choices for literature! They are fantastic! HTH

I have tried HST, and I vote for OLLY. It's amazing, and the new update just came out, which made it absolutely perfect for me. It would be difficult to find anything easier with more features than OLLY. If you try OLLY, use the weekly view to enter assignments. The monthly view gets full and runs slowly. HTH! :)

We homeschool year round. We are on week 21 of LHFHG and LOVING IT! I have a 7yo dd and 5yo ds in the program, with my 3yo tagging along. They all look forward to it every day. The activities are a HUGE hit around here. They really help the lessons to "stick" in their memories. Out of the blue the other day my 5yo son said, "Mom, I LOVE homeschool!!" Today he said "These activities are SOOOO much fun! I just LOVE them!" The huge smiles on their faces confirm that HOD is a winner in our house! They are learning a ton and having fun doing it! My 7yo just finished the emerging readers which were amazing, and just started level 2 DITHOR. We are thrilled with DITHOR as well. Carrie's book choices are top notch, although you can use anything you choose. Truly HOD is an answer to prayer for us! :) Anita

Here is a link to some great free printables to use with Seeds Family Worship Memorization. HTH! :) http://www.biblestoryprintables.com/BibleVerseVisualsSeeds.html

We love love love Seeds Family Worship. If you have a MOG subscription, some of the Seeds albums are on MOG.

Oh, just my opinion, but I would use K with both of them. It's very "meaty" with the added literature/library suggestions and the suggestions on the MFW K message boards. I would hate to miss K, and both of my olders (same ages as yours) are just loving it! :) MFW 1 has a lot more writing. I have glanced at the TM for 1st, but not close enough to see if phonics can be sep. Anyway, I wouldn't overload myself and the kids with K and 1 at the same time. Especially if my oldest is just now officially beginning K.....

Hi! We are using MFW K (half way through it) and LOVE it! MFW is such a blessing to our family! We are also "conservative" and chose not to use Sonlight for the same reasons that you stated, so I completely understand. I have a dd age 5 1/2, ds age 3 1/2, and ds almost 2. Sounds like our children are about the same ages. I can not tell you how much we have enjoyed MFW K! My daughter and middle son both actively participate. We use the science/history/geog. portion, along with calendar, numbers, and some of the phonics games. The children have all learned a ton. I love how MFW ties in the Bible with each lesson,and the children remember those lessons so well. It has made for some amazing discussions that I never though would come up at this age. So to us, using MFW K has been priceless! We are not using the phonics with my daughter. Her reading was already above the level of MFW once we began the program. She is excelling with Christian Light's Learning To Read Program along with their Language Arts (another incredible program-workbook based). http://clp.org/store/by_course/150 http://clp.org/store/by_course/151 She does well with workbooks. I do believe that MFW K phonics may work better with my younger 2, however my middle son already knows all of his letters and sounds and is beginning to write letters. I will probably begin the MFW K phonics soon with him to see how it goes. In MFW K it's super easy to separate the phonics from the other parts, if you decide to use another phonics program. I'm wondering how easy this is to do with MFW 1st, and I'm not sure about that yet. Hope this helps. If you decide to use MFW, take advantage of their message boards on their website. There is a TON of info and amazing ideas from those who have used the program. I check it before I begin each unit. This program is a God-send. Please let me know if I can help in any way! :) Anita

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Well Planned Day Planner. :) http://www.wellplannedday.com/plannerswpd1011.html

Lauri ABC puzzles and other toys by Lauri Jumbo Stacking Pegs Toy trains/cars Puzzles Wooden lacing beads Large bowl of rice or pasta with spoons, cups, toys, etc. in it Playdoh Clay Quercetti Fantacolor Junior!! Beans in a bowl with spoon the transfer to another bowl

I have used MFW and reviewed Sonlight and MFW TMs again today at our homeschooling fair. I have to say that for me MFW is the clear winner. Not only is it well organized, but it has everything that we were looking for in a curriculum. What helped me the most was hearing David speak about MFW. It answered many of my questions. I can tell you where to hear him speak if you think that would help. Just pm me if you would like to listen. :)

Beautiful room! Love how you organized the closet! I have to go back and look again so that I can be inspired with some great ideas for our room. :)

We love these for Bible!! BJU Bible Truths Grade 1 Positive Action Bible K and 1 Christian Light Bible Grade 1 My Father's World Curriculum

The Bible Rod And Staff Read Aloud Chapter and Short Story Books The Empty Pot/Demi (Oh NO...there are WAY more than 3!) LOL

I have looked at this curriculum, and it seems to be the same as Horizon Preschool curriculum. I believe that both of these curriculum were created from Weaver Interlock, but unlike Weaver Interlock the other 2 include workbooks. HTH. :)

The things that are working very well for us are: CLE Math CLE Learning to Read and Language Arts (My dd hugs her light units and declares her devotion! LOL!) My Father's World K Five In A Row We are just beginning Positive Action For Christ and CLE Bible. Both seem amazing so far!