I need all opinions/reviews.experiences with Heart of Dakota....

[Johanna]

I cant believe that i am actually considering this but i am really interested in Beyond little hands year or Bigger Hearts year for my 8 and 7 yo.
I was going to do MFW C2G but it will be way too abstract for my ds7 and i want to do another america year (not adventures, did that already). So, i am loving the CM nature of and layout of it. ANd it uses real living books and not textbooks (I would totally lose my ds in a text).
So, I would love to hear from those who've used it.

[Another Lynn]

I haven't used it, but I'm "bumping" your thread so maybe someone else will reply. I'm considering it for a K-er next year (Little Hearts to Heaven? I think).

[ArwenA]

I'm wanting reviews too.:) Thinking about Little Hands to Heaven for my 4yo next year.

[Allison TX]

Hi Johanna. I have not used it yet, but I just received the Bigger Hearts Teacher Manual in the mail and have been pouring over it all weekend! My kids are 8 and 9 (2nd and 3rd) and it looks like Bigger is a perfect fit for them. There is so much in the TG! I have never seen one so well laid out and with as much thought put into it. There are poems typed in large font for copywork, dictation sentences, spelling lists(on the easier side), book suggestions, comprehension questions for the emerging reader set. I am so pleased with this curriculum! I truly can't wait to get started. I have tried WP and MFW, and while I think both offer very good programs, I love what I have seen so far from HOD. If you have any more specific questions about Bigger I would be happy to help.

Allison

[kdeno]

Little Hands is very gentle, probable too gentle for a k program. I also use Beyond Hearts for His Glory this year and I am loving it also. If you did Adventures I would recc printing a sample of Bigger Hearts to see how you like it. Feel free to ask any other more specific questions or pm me so I won't miss it :-)

Kari:D

[crazymom4]

We are using the preschool one...Little Hands to Heaven so I can't comment on the upper books....However...the books are so WELL planned out...it is SO easy to implement and my older children (7 and 5) enjoy doing some of the plays, music, rhymes, activities, etc....it is SO engaging and so fun...I'm hoping to run the boys up this program...we will take 2 years to get through Little Hands....but it is an incredible program that is so fun for your family as a whole!!

Joy

[Johanna]

thank you for your reviews! Also, for those interested....homeschoolreviews.com forums have a lot of users of HOD who answer questions.