DS10 will be doing 5M next year, and I'm considering subbing Heidi with My Side of the Mountain. What do you guys think? I haven't read either book, but just from glancing through each one, I think My Side would suit his tastes better.
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~ Carrie
Catholic mom to four - ages 11, 9, 7, and 5
8th year homeschooling, 3rd year MP!
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My son actually read both this year. He really enjoyed Heidi and when he finished, he read My Side of the Mountain. We didn't do MP poetry or the book quizzes or tests, so I'm assuming that's why he had time to read all the books. I wouldn't hesitate to have your son read Heidi, though, because it is such a wonderful story with important lessons. It's very engaging as well.DS, 15, 10th grade
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Another vote for Heidi. My guys will be studying it in the fall.Originally posted by carriede View Post
I agree with Sugarbelle -- there are SO MANY lessons there. I didn't read it as a child, and when I listened/read it with my daughter a few years ago, it quickly jumped into my favorites.Plans for 2021-22
Year 11 of homeschooling with MP
DD1 - 26 - Small Business owner with 2 locations
DD2 - 15 - 10th grade - HLS Cottage School/MPOA/True North Academy/Vita Beata - equestrian
DS3 - 13 -6A Cottage School - soccer/tennis -dyslexia and dysgraphia
DS4 - 13 - 6A Cottage School -soccer -auditory processing disorder
DD5 - 9 - 4A, Cottage School/MPOA -equestrian
DS6 - 7 - MPK - first time at the Cottage School this fall!Comment
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Dianna, I just read it this past year before my son did and I loved it. It made me laugh and cry.DS, 15, 10th grade
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Uh, okay then! Y'all just saved me $35.
And he has read My Side of the Mountain already, just not with the awesome lit guides.~ Carrie
Catholic mom to four - ages 11, 9, 7, and 5
8th year homeschooling, 3rd year MP!
2020-2021: 6M with FFL, 4M with FFL, and some of 1st gradeComment
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Another vote for Heidi - all three of my bigs boys have read it and loved it. I wouldn't skip it.Brit - Catholic homeschooling mom to 5 - 3 big boys ('01, '03, and '06), daughter ('10 - Down syndrome), and one more boy ('15 - always wound up, and non-stop movement and noise)Comment
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Heidi was the first book my (then) reluctant reader loved. He giggled lots at the vivid descriptions of kittens and begged to keep reading. He asked to have the book when he grows up and moves out. Milestone book in our family!Amanda - Mama to three crazy boys, teacher at St. Dominic Latin (FFL, TFL, 4FL, Traditional Logic 1&2), Memoria College student
2021-2022
9th grade - a mix of MPOA, Vita Beata, Lukeion, and AOPS
8th grade - 8M with modifications
4th grade - 4A
"Non nisi te, Domine. Non nisi te" - St. Thomas AquinasComment
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