Hug. I have a similar spread...ds 8th, dd 6th, ds 3rd, dd1st, dd preK4, ds2 yrs old and newborn twins coming in July. Still thinking thru how this will work. :::dizzy:::

Great advice!

I use the DE/print version.

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PM me your address. I have an extra copy of "Honey for a Child's Heart" :) I am actually due with baby 8 AND 9! :lol: It has been interesting. :p I am not sure why they like MFW 1st so much. It is phonics...more of kind of a review, for first 38 days I believe. Then it adds in a Bible reader they read from. There are worksheets daily (quick ones), copywork once a week from Scripture, and it is all kind of scripted for you. I actually have the first edition purchased cheap off Ebay. I have heard the 2nd edition is even better. :) I am a part of sale groups for MFW and HOD on yahoo and facebook (LOVE the FB ones) I also check ebay periodically. I have gotten GREAT deals on sets of Sonlight books, TOG booksets, and HOD/MFW sets. Honestly.....as the kids grow, it gets easier and easier. Not because I make them help more or anything....the dynamic just changes. I thought after TWO I was done. :D God showed me a different plan. :wub:

For the record, I am a curriculum whore. :o I am currently using HOD, MFW, and TOG. Yes you read that right. :lol: I also have soon to be 9 children.....so that is part of it. I LOVE TOG!!! That said, it is NOT a full program like MFW or HOD. It is humanities only (a TON of it) but no science, math, and very little language arts. You will be adding in. It is our main curriculum as a family and my older ones are in an online co-op using TOG. I am currently using Beyond for 2nd grader (we are behind), LHFHG for a Ker, and MFW 1st for both (reading mostly as I have not found a reading curriculum that has given results like MFW 1st) I will be using MFW k in a couple weeks with dd just turned 4. So......if I haven't lost you....my plan looks like this: 2-3years HOD LHTH 3-4 years MFW K 4-5 years HOD LHFHG 5-6 years (Kindergarten) MWF 1st 6-7 years Beyond (1st grade) 7-8 years Bigger (2nd; slowed down if needed) 8-9 MFW ECC 9-10 years HOD Preparing Then they go full time into TOG. During previous years, they do history and literature readings from TOG and whatever they would like project wise from TOG. Very lite and interest led. May sound like a TON, but it s working better than anything we have done yet. They all have a bit of their own projects and some shared. I also have NO problem skipping any history or things they don't like in HOD and MFW. For you....I would suggest STICKING WITH IT. I add MUS Alpha to LHFHG. I also add science videos and extra books (that you own or from library) to flesh out more from the topics. If dd loves listening to books, I would add selections from the following: http://www.amblesideonline.org/00.shtml http://www.sonlight.com/TMSP.html http://www.sonlight.com/homeschool-curriculum.html?core=P http://www.oldfashionededucation.com/0kindergarten.htm MFW K will NOT solve the issue, as I believe it to be lighter than HOD LHFHG. I can answer any questions that you may have. As you see, I have a bit of experience with the different curriculums and tweaking things to make it work. :D Also for those of you in shock...........most of this has been purchased used. :) I got MFW K for 25.00 :p I am a HUGE discount shopper and really try to make it stretch. If I have to spend money on any of it, it is for TOG. That is our program we are using through 12th grade.

I am due with twins in july. I feel u! Hug I have 7 others....6 who r still homeschooling.

I use HOD and we are using MFW ECC for the inbetween year. :)

How is it going? :)

This is what we are doing. Many of the BFIAR and FIAR books are free on youtube being read by someone. :) I plan on using printables online to go with them and getting SL books from library. I use HOD as a guide and skip whatever we don't like.

What Colton has been/will be using: TONS of sensory and Montessori activities off of pinterest. Www.starfall.com The Letter Factory DVD...LOVE this!!! Www.educationunboxed.com and free play with c rods Pattern blocks Puzzles Coloring Play dough HOD LHTH guide AO 0 booklist FIAR and BFIAR book list Videos from Discovery Streaming Lots of time helping around house Lots of time outside Random youtube videos Dance lessons Most of this is free or extremely inexpensive :)

Math you could use Khans Academy.

I am using ECC for year in between :)

Awesome! Though I am on sotw 4 :p

And you can't use the worksheets without the text!

Its a joke to ask someone not to use the same order you do for a chronological history program! Lol Look at SOTW...there are tons of timeline people, review cards, lapbooks, etc and I have NEVER heard a word of SWB throwing copywrite around. Moms offer these things FREE. Now if charging....I can see them questioning but free for all to use.....just seems like sour business. Like they feel the only way they can make money is by closing out anything mamas make.

We should all write to them.

I am seriously thinking of contacting them. The goofed up my plans before when they took down the notebookings pages which had NOTHING from their lessons except names of places, people, events....pretty generic. Now this....just so dumb!

I stopped trying. Scared to load anything as it is unusable. :(

This makes mee want to throw my MOH out. I seriously can not stand when companies micro manage the people using their programs. I guess they forget if we are not happy, they make no money.

Hanging to see worksheets once they reposted. Sorry you had to take them down. Hug

Taking notes...

I have worked the entire time we have homeschooled. If it is a priority, you find a way to make it work. I know your intent was not to be rude, but being she is a new homeschooler...I do not believe this is the person to be asking these questions to. It will shake her confidence and make her second guess. I have homeschooled for many, many years. Feel free to pm me with questions about work and homeschool.

Taking notes...

Been using this for my dd3. And it's FREE. :) http://allinonehomeschool.com/grades/getting-ready-1/