Claritas memory work & My Father's World curriculum...too much??

[elivengo5]

Do any of you fine folks use Claritas memory work alongside [all/parts of] My Father's World curriculum? My family has participated in CC these last three years but we, along with several other CC families, are forming a new co-op and will be using Claritas as our memory work. We have used a rather eclectic arrangement at home up until now, but my school-aged kids will be 10, 8, and 5 during the 2019/20 academic year, and I would really like to streamline and enrich our schooling... I have a set of 15-month old twins running around as well, so my time is at a premium! Would we be too ambitious to attempt to integrate Claritas and MFW? I will be using CTC math. as well.  Any advice or experience would be greatly appreciated!

[Another Lynn]

Welcome to the Well Trained Mind Forums!  I have never used Claritas, but it looks much better planned than CC, imho.  I think you will want something for deeper studies whether it's MFW or something else.  You will have your hands full no matter what you use.  Your 10 and 8 yos will need you for much of their school work and your 5 yo will need you for all of it.  15 month old twins on top of that and your hands are very full.  I haven't used MFW, so I can't advise you there - it might depend on which year plan and who you're combining.  If you don't use MFW, I would look for things I can make independent.  Skill subjects are going to require your attention no matter what - math, phonics, etc.  For history, I would consider just using SOTW on CD.  You could have them listening during a "quiet time" or in the car or during lunch.  For science I would also look for something independent - age appropriate videos or books (Let's Read and Find Out is a great series for younger kids).   

[macmacmoo]

Here is a blog post I found once of someone who does MFW and CLassical Conversations and how she juggles everything

farmhouseschoolhouse.com/2016/08/06/how-we-blend-it-all-together/amp/