I love it. I am using it for the third (and last) time this upcoming year with my 2nd grader. I've used it twice in the past with my boys, and I can't wait to do it with her this year.

I keep mine. My kids are 16, 12, and 7. I've kept all of our Saxon math texts, Horizon math TG, Apologia middle/high school books, and our R&S English texts.

There are lots of great ideas on this post! Here's what I do... This summer, I am entering all my plans into HST+. As I plan, I am printing/copying worksheets, tests, etc. These go into a hanging file folder labeled for each subject. I don't sort the pages by week. I just put them in the folder in order. As I plan for each week, I put the week's work in their binder behind dividers labeled for the days of the week. I put their daily assignment sheet behind the divider, as well. These are printed out from HST. I print out two of each assignment sheet. One goes in their binder, and one goes in my planner. I use my proclick binder to bind their pages into a master planner for me. That way, I can record their grades/assignments completed in my planner. Then, as I prep for the next week, I put grades in my HST and mark the assignments complete. This allows me to see what I need to reschedule for the following week if we didn't get to something. At the end of the week, I take the completed work out of the weekly binders and put it in subject binders that I keep on a bookshelf. At the end of each quarter we sort through the subject binders and purge - keeping only a sampling of their work to be stored at the end of the year. So, in short, I print out everything in the summer and store it in a crate by subject. At the beginning of the week, I put all necessary papers and assignment pages in their weekly binders. At the end of the week, I put their completed work in the subject binders. At the end of the quarter we purge the subject binders keeping only a portion of the work. At the end of the year, I put their work in one big binder (per child) and store it for good.

I have no experience to share with you, but I can't wait to read the threads posted above. I am using this with my 2nd grade dd this year.

Ooppss...Not sure why it posted twice. Here's our 7th grade plan... Math - Saxon Algebra 1/2 Science - Apologia General Science History - TOG Year 3 Latin - Latin for Children Grammar - R&S 6 Writing - R&S or TOG Writing Aids Spelling - Spelling Power Music - History of Classical Music (Beautiful Feet) Bible - Bible Study Guide for All Ages Logic - Building Thinking Skills Literature - TOG Health - still deciding whether to do this and what to use if I do

Here's our 7th grade plan... Math - Saxon Algebra 1/2 Science - Apologia General Science History - TOG Year 3 Latin - Latin for Children Grammar - R&S 6 Writing - R&S or TOG Writing Aids Spelling - Spelling Power Music - History of Classical Music (Beautiful Feet) Bible - Bible Study Guide for All Ages Logic - Building Thinking Skills Literature - TOG Health - still deciding whether to do this and what to use if I do

Do you have a link to the group?

I started Saxon with my son when he was in kindergarten. He enjoyed it at first, because he thought it was 'fun'. That didn't last long, though, because he knew it all. The content they teach in the younger grades, in my opinion, tends to be below my expectations. So, we switched to Horizons math. Now, we use Horizons K-3 and switch to Saxon in 4th grade. I am 'math-y', and my children tend to be, as well. They do really well with both programs. I introduce the DIVE CD's when they hit Algebra 1. My oldest doesn't necessarily enjoy Saxon (Alg 2), but he does okay with it. My middle one does extremely well with it (76), but wishes I'd let him skip problems. ;) My dd is still in Horizons (1), but I think she'll do well with Saxon like her brothers.

:iagree: This is what we do.

I tried Miquon with my middle child but didn't finish the first book. We use Horizons for K-3, and then they switch to Saxon from 4-12 (unless they will take classes at the CC).

I am planning to start TOG Year 3 with my 7th and 11th graders this fall. Neither have used it before. We are also pretty new to 'classical' education. I'm thinking about starting them in UG and D for the fall, and then I plan to move them to D and R in the spring. I figure this will give them an opportunity to 'get their feet wet' with TOG first. Has anyone else done it this way? Is the D level going to be enough for my 11th grader?

OK. Calm me down, please. I'm starting to stress the TOG Y3 book lists. I got unit 1 in the mail today, and half the books recommended aren't available in my library. That makes for a VERY expensive curriculum. I'm beginning to rethink my plans for next year, but I have no idea what else I would use to teach 11th, 7th, and 2nd grades. :scared:

I'm actually thinking about using TOG Year 3 with just my older two next year. They'll be in 7th and 11th grades. I'm leaning towards using Galloping the Globe with my 2nd grader over two years, and cycling her in to TOG when we get back to Year 1. This is my only chance to do GTG with her before she outgrows it, and she really wants to do it next year.

I also plan to switch to R&S after FLL with my dd. My ds is using it now, and I think it is a VERY strong English program. I'm actually having my oldest (11th grade) use the 5th or 6th grade book (because that's what I have on hand) to do a grammar refresher course this fall before taking the SAT in the spring. He never did diagramming, and I want to quickly go thru this curriculum with him.

Does TOG use SOTW? I am trying to determine what to sell and what to save...

Thanks for the advice!:001_smile:

Thanks. Did you work from front to back or skip around?

How do you schedule Building Thinking Skills? Do you work from the front of the book to the back? Or do you assign pages from several chapters at a time for variety? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I would also suggest no stuffed animals. Like the carpet and bedding, stuffed animals trap and carry pollen from the clothes. We are on a daily regimen of allergy meds - Zyrtec in the AM, Singular at bedtime, nasal spray and eye drops as needed. YUCK!:tongue_smilie:

I recommend Disney (and it's not just because I'm a Disney travel agent). :lol: We have been twice, and are preparing for our third trip in September. My kids and I love it there. The shows, parades, etc are awesome! There are plenty of rides for those who don't enjoy roller coasters - like me! As for cost, it would depend upon where you stay and how many people are in your party. For dining, for the past few years Disney has offered a free dining plan to those who stay on site. It is an incredible plan! And, even if it's not offered, you can purchase the dining plan (which we did on our first trip). We saved our receipts so we could see just how much we saved. I think we reached the cost of the plan on our third day. And, we still had to eat for 4 more days! It would have cost us a fortune to eat there with out the plan. If you want to get a ballpark figure of what it would cost for you and your family to go to Disney (without the airfare factored in), let me know. I'd be glad to help you out! And, I really would vote for Disney even if I wasn't an agent. My family loves it that much!

I do this for several subjects for my 6th grader. On his assignment sheet for the week, I tell him what unit/chapter/lesson to work on for the week. He is responsible for having it done by Thursday so we can conference before Friday's quiz/test/review. But, I don't do that for history and science. I go that route for his R&S Bible and Wordly Wise. I'll probably add more to that list for next year, but my kids would never choose to do a full day of any one subject. They like to break things up for variety.

I have been researching Elemental Science for my 2nd grader next year. I like that it's laid out well so the planning is done for me.

History is not a backbone for us, but it is a large part of our studies. We pull a lot of our reading and writing from it. But, we don't base all of our learning on the 'cycle' of history. Our science and fine arts are NOT related to what we study in history.

:bigear:

:bigear: