Hi! Yes, I am doing Beyond with my dd6 and ds8.5. For various reasons, I MUST do some things with them independently b/c of the competition. ;) Ds8.5 is a struggling reader and just not as, um, "sharp"(?) as dd6. I do not want to sound like I am comparing them. I'm not. Ds8.5 has just always struggled while dd6 began reading at age 4 (on her own) and simply has a "gift" for it. Make sense? Anyway, here is what I do (keeping in mind I have 5 others I am also teaching, using 3 other HOD guides). I have my dd14 do the History reading with them first thing in the am. That frees me up to work with my ds10 in Bigger. Later, dd14 does spelling/grammar with dd6 and ds8.5. For the most part, I keep them together for most subjects/boxes. Really, the only time I separate and work independently is for reading. I will work with ds8.5 for 15 min. on his reading while dd6 does her copywork and then we switch. (more in next msg)

Later in the evening, my husband will work with ds8.5 on more reading. When I ask questions during readings of history or poetry or whatever, I make sure I direct the question to ONE child specifically and make sure ONLY that child answers. We take turns. It is working well so far (this is only day 2 keep in mind, lol!). For us, I have to make a very detailed and specific schedule or I will pull my hair out trying to help all 7 children when THEY want my help. LOL. So, I had to go more by time allotments for each subject than the specific subject. Make sense? I hope you enjoy doing Beyond. We had a rough year last year and didn't enjoy LHFHG that much (too babyish for them) but we are loving Beyond!