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I have always wanted to try heart of Dakota. It looks gentle enough for our family but also more rigorous than some others of looked into. I probably missed it in the video, but what is your plan for science for the 8th grade year… Thanks for sharing your picks. 😊
I am still debating on what to use. HOD uses PAC Integrated Physics & Chemistry for 9th grade. I am considering the PAC Natural Science Mysteries to help with the transition since we are skipping a guide. Most likely, we will use the science as written in HOD and figure out the rest when we get there.
I was surprised to see you say you were going back! Both of my kids are the same ages as yours. My younger is starting Bigger next year; it is our first year with HOD. I am so excited. We chose mostly animal readers from the HOD packs.
I couldn't bring myself to switch! HOD has brought so many rich conversations and opportunities to enjoy learning together into our home. I have to remind myself that I can make the adjustments we need without jumping ship!
I read Rabbit Hill to my kids a couple years ago and we loved it - definitely one of our favorites! We also read Stuart Little over the summer - not our favorite E.B. White book but we did enjoy it quite a bit 😊
THANK YOU!!!!! For taking the time and patience to show us these books! Truly helpful! They look very well organized and structured in teaching the fables! I have been reading all the fables and these books are a great way to study them at a deeper level. This is my first time on your channel. Best wishes to all!
Heart of Dakota actually uses writing and rhetoric starting in a later guide. I have an older son finishing Bigger Hearts this coming fall and I was thinking of starting him in Writing and Rhetoric early since he's definitely on the older end for this guide.
Thanks! We love HOD. I think I just got sucked into looking at all the shiny new curriculum. I am much more at peace now that we are using HOD again. We are really enjoying W&R. :)
I honestly have not made a final decision yet. She is working to finish the rest of the guide (we just started our school year a couple weeks ago) She did start a new writing& literature program. I am actually leaning towards the next level of HOD :)
This is from Everyday Education. It is the first book in the Excellence in Literature set. I will add the website link and a link to a sample to my description.
I'd love to see a follow up in a few months to review how it's going. Did your student have a lot of composition practice before this program? My concern is that it may focus more on the literary analysis than the academic writing, but maybe that's not the case?
I will be sure to do a follow-up. She hasn't had a ton of formal writing. My first impression is that it is pretty balanced. I am hoping this course helps to familiarize her with different writing formats and some classic books/authors. :)
My oldest is just gonna be in 3rd grade this year, but I love seeing curriculum and resources to add to my lists for later down the road 🤗 looks like a great curriculum!
