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Posted: May 12 2005 at 6:55am | IP Logged Quote pegpink
Hi- I am brand new to this forum and am a Catholic hs'ing mom from Sw Michigan with 4 kids. In the fall they will be K/1st/2nd/3rd grade. What level is recommended to group them all together for SL? I just got their new catalog and am very excited!

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Hi PegPink-where in MI are you? We are contemplating a move to MI when my dh is out of the service. I'm Jennifer, currently in Mississippi. DH is in the Air Force and we have three girls- almost 6, almost 5 and almost 3.
Regarding Sonlight, I can tell you what didn't work for us , but you might also want to post your question on the "choosing forum" at sonlight.com as well as check out the sl-catholic group at yahoogroups.com Those ladies have had TONS of experience and will be able to help you as well.
I tried K with a 5 and an advanced 4 yr old. It was WAY over their heads. The language arts for K was right on (except they were writing out their full names in the first two weeks...) but the read alouds were too heavy-homelessness, Nazi's, poverty, etc. So I returned it. Sonlight K is geared toward grades K-2 so it might be a good fit for your older two.
We are starting ancient history this fall, so I ordered some of the books from Sonlight's Core 1. It seems like a perfect fit for my first grader this year. The material doesn't seem as mature. So Core 1 would probably work well for you, too.
So if it were me (take it with a grain of salt) I would go with Core 1 and expect to do some tweaking for your youngers.
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 6:53am | IP Logged Quote pegpink
We live in Sw Michigan, close to Benton Harbor/ St. Joe. It's a nice state and some very beautiful areas! Have a nice Catholic homeschooling organization with an annual conference in Lansing each June.

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