I'm Lisa and we We have two children. Our daughter will be a 10th grader and has been homeschooled since 1st grade. Our son will be a freshman in college this fall and was homeschooled at different points along the way. The Lord led us to My Father's World when my daughter was a 3rd grader. We have ...

First let me encourage you! My daughter is a lefty and started off with a terrible grip - and it was difficult to help her because I am right handed. A friend who is an occupational therapist gave us a "start right" pencil grip http://www.therapro.com/Start-Right-Pencil-Grip-P4346.aspx . It took som...

We will start school September 1 so I am attempting to get our school area ready - which will consist of a folding table (probably 2x4) for my daughter to use. We are putting plexiglass on top for a smooth surface. She is artsy-craftsy and is very excited to not only have a "desk" but an area to spr...

Julie wrote:

I also think that if I stop to notice, I find I've been skipping all the fun.

thankful for this thread today...what a gentle reminder just for me. His mercies are new every morning!

Thanks for all the replies! Julie - I hadn't thought about looking in the 1850-Mod archives! Lots of great info on this time period (and a heads-up for me since my dd will be doing this next semester!). I'm going to look at some of the recommendations at the library. I actually have the Focus on the...

WHL-Experiencing God Hello parents who have done, begun, or thought through their student's work with the Experiencing God study. I have been struggling with the issue of wishing my daughter had someone who's going through this study also to discuss it with her and for encouragement. I am feeling t...

Was wondering if the MFW Daily Lesson Plans for Apologia Science and Saxon math are the same type of thing as the daily lesson plans for Singapore math. Are they just what to cover each day or is there more to them? Can they be purchased seperately if I find they are needed? Thanks Shannon Hi! Yes,...

Thanks everyone! After some research, I am considering doing General Science over 7th and 8th grade. We are moving to Maine, and they only require 3 years of Science with "environmental science" as a choice - which I will confirm whether or not physical science is a match. Postby TNLisa » Mon Mar 28...

Thanks for all the replies! My son is "used to" the format of the DIVE cd - so we ordered that - but I wanted to have a backup option for when the DIVE cd doesn't explain it well enough. Well, we have ended up with every available resource except another live human being. DIVE cds, Saxon Teacher dvd...

Wow! Each year just gets better!
We are LOVING the in-depth study of James using "Boy Have I Got Problems!" --- my 11 year old daughter is soaking it all in (we both are) and have already gleaned much in just four days. Thank you to the Hazell's for the GIFT of My Father's World curriculum!

saralynn wrote:Is there a place that I can find a copy of the suggested schedule grid that MFW has in the EX1850? If not does anyone have a copy of it that they can post?
Thanks,
Sara

If you go to the Exp-1850 curriculum product page you can download a sample of the schedule. Hope that helps!

We were already in our second year of homeschooling before God showed me MFW. I have many, many testimonies of how God brought MFW to us and confirmed over and over again that we were to use the curriculum. With that said, ECC is my favorite!!! It was our first year in MFW - at the beginning of the ...

Julie, the ideas in CtG are what we've been using til now. She loves playing Memory...there are just "so many" cards now I think we may do some mini games of it and divide up the cards. Thanks!

Tirzah By Lucille Travis
Hittite Warrior By Joanne Williamson
The Golden Goblet By Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw

We read all three of the above and they were WONDERFUL!!
They complement CtG very nicely - and are rich with meaning. I loved them as much as the kids did!

Hittite Warrior is mentioned in the list of additional resources and I highly recommend it. My daughter (4th grade) enjoys coloring, so sometimes I let her color Edupress' Color and Learn books - Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece to add to our notebook. CtoG is rich. I recommend following the lesson...

Thanks Crystal - just checked out the link you'd included. I'm going to try to rework SP to fit her --- rather than throwing it out.

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:53 pm Cheri - I highly recommend following Crystal's suggestion --- we are finishing up ECC with a 7th and 3rd grader --- this was our first year to use MFW, and it has been an incredible year in many ways. My 7th grader had "had geography" but not even CLOSE to how it i...

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:35 am Just some encouragement - I let my copy of Spelling Power sit on the shelf for 2 years before I finally (finally!) sat down to read the quick guide (because we switched to MFW). I am embarrassed that I waited so long, as it is a perfect fit for my daughter. I have t...

Trailblazer books

Hebronmommy wrote:Has anyone used the Trailblazer books?

Hi! In ECC, we did YWAM books as read alouds, and my 3rd grader read a couple of the Trailblazer ones on her own for free reading. However you want to do it is great - but I don't recommend skipping the YWAM books --- they are GREAT!

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:05 pm

I did pull out our 100 chart --- this made it easier to do the problems that had "100" in them, like 100-38=___.
She could visualize how many ones were needed, then add up the tens.

Thank you all for your sweet and encouraging words. Yesterday we were able to share about our trip with a video at church. I think one of the best parts is being able to share the connection of it all with our decision to use the My Father's World program. For those interested, "Part 2" has been pos...

We went to Honduras. Our trip "mission" was twofold - we served in a Christian orphanage there, doing projects, maintenance, and played (lots) with the children. We had a wonderful time interacting with the children and building relationships with them. They are well taken care of, in a good school,...

Hi Everyone - I just wanted to share that our family was able to go on a missions trip recently to Central America. We had begun praying for the opportunity back in July when we began our ECC studies. It is amazing how God worked in our family, our hearts, our plans, to bring us to this point. It wa...

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:32 pm Here's what we do - we read the "story" of a hymn then I go to the "cyberhymn" site and we listen to the hymn being played - and we sing along! It's a wonderful time of fellowship for us. I usually play the hymn a few more times (random times) during the 2 week peri...

Posted Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:55 am by TNLisa We're at the end of Week 10 with ECC --- it only gets better each week! My 3rd grader and 7th grader are both challenged - and really seem to be enjoying the lessons. Some of our favorite aspects have been the Hero Tales character traits and the missionary ...