Are the picture books and math kit included?

Thank you so much! For your 2nd group I also recommend Sydney & Taylor!

Thank you for the comparison. It’s very helpful. A you explain why you would not recommend TGAB? Would you recommend it for later years or as an add on, especially for those budget minded? I’m just beginning to look into PK and K curriculum.

Would you recommend these or ETC workbooks with UFLI? Or neither?

Do you think a 2nd and 4th grader could be combined with Nancy Larson Science? Say maybe do the grade in between so 3rd grade for now?

Thank you for sharing this! So helpful. Do you know where I could find this used? Also did you have to buy a lot of craft supplies to do all the activities?

thank you for this video!!!! i love this. planning for next year and this was so great to give me another idea.

Do you still offer this template? I checked your website and didn’t notice it there.

Thank you for this. Question, the series of books that included “Stabled Staples”, “Wallace & Grace”, “Ant & Honeybee”, which grade level are these appropriate for assuming the students are on track for that level? Do you have an idea of the approximate number of words? Thank you.

I have a 10 year old struggling reader. Her younger brother has picked up exceptionally well, and sometimes tells her what more difficult words are. She reads well unless a word is multi-syllable, or has some of the unusual combinations. I’m struggling to know how to help her. If we used this, where would I start? Or I saw you say you recommend pinwheel to struggling readers. I don’t know what that is. Should I look into that?

Do you need the books that come with the kit or is the preschool play book enough on its own?

wow awesome video! thank you! I love kid books (as an adult LOL!) the sophie mouse and the candy one Table 5 sound especially interesting!

Thank you for this video. This curriculum is the ONE!

Would you recommend IEW people and places before doing this? My daughter is going into third and we’ve never done a writing program.

How would you compare this to Singapore? Ive been looking into MWC vs Singapore (probably Dimensions...but still undecided). Which would you recommend? My daughter will be going into 1st grade. She hasnt had any math struggles and seems to be grasping math well so far. I love the hands on and games aspect in MWC and the ease to implement it. Im not sure if Singapore would be a more solid program in terms of mental math and number sense? Im okay with the slower pace in MWC, I just want to make sure we're still getting the solid foundation in number sense and mental math though. Thanks!

Hi, I just stumpled upon your channel. Do you have any comparison videos between MWC and Singapore Dimensions and/or MWC and Singapore Primary 2022? My head is spinning trying to decide b/t these 3 for first grade! We did MWC for K and loved it. I keep wondering if its "enough" though and how the foundation it lays and mental math compares to that of Singapore? Do you have any insight into this? It seems like MWC has blended some of the aspects that I like about both Dimensions and Primary 2022, but I worry it might end up being too gentle or light. What are your thoughts with having used both Singapore and MWC? Do you supplement MWC with anything? I was considering maybe doing MWC and adding in Mastery and Beyond or something similar as needed? Thanks for any advice you can give!!

Thanks for the review 🎉 I’m also a teacher turned homeschooler and have been considering this for my special needs son and my advanced son.

Do you recommend anything else from the Well Trained Mind? Thoughts on writing with ease and first language lessons? Wondering what I should grab during their Summer Sale.

Im struggling so much with choosing a Kindergarten program. My 4 year old knows the basic consonant sounds, several special blends such as sh, th and ck. She also knows the silent E and 2 vowel rules, when they work out easily. She sounds out still and gets overwhelmed with sentences but enjoys reading lists. I feel like we are past level 1 on most programs but I don't know any of the other rules to teach her so I need something. She will be a young Kindergartener and I want something fun. She has completed Get Ready for the code and really doesn't need any more " starts with ends with" type of practice. She loves games and hands on. What do you recommend?

Could this be used with a bright 3 1/2-4 year old?

Hello, thanks for these reviews. Very helpful. I'm teaching a struggling 6 year old boy (7 in July). It took him a really long time to learn his alphabet and the sounds, we've been homeschooling two years. It also took him awhile recognizing numbers 1-10. He could count but it was the recognizing part. He has learnt alphabet and sounds now and we have just been working on CVC words, and started on digraphs. I had been using an older program Sing, Spell, Read and Write, but it wasn't scripted lessons and it moved to fast for my son, I was always having to find additional things to teach the concept. I also needed more instruction for teaching. I find he needs lots of extra time and practice learning a concept. Wondering if Rooted in Language would be the best fit, and which would you start with? He can read CVC words, but it is slow, he will sound out the word and then say what it is. UFIL sounded great as well , but I couldn't tell are the lessons for teaching scripted or not? You don't know of any online programs or courses (where's there is a "teacher)" that uses Science of reading approach to teaching reading? Would love to find a program where someone else is teaching (he does much better when it's mom not teaching and someone else - focuses better"). I don't mind being with him "watching" and then helping help him do work. Not sure if there is any this way, with science of reading approach? Thanks

This review was exactly what I was looking for and so well done. Thank you! I really appreciated being able to clearly see the lessons inside the book and the content review.

Thank you for the flip through. Would you consider perusing Apples & Pears for spelling by sound foundations in the UK? (They have american english editions.) There are a lot of old comments about it on the well trained mind forum. It is not orton gillingham, but morphemic in approach. It’s open and go scripted, spiral review through word and sentence dictations. Levels a and b really accelerated my child’s ability to write in real life and across her curricula. It’s like really excellent fluency practice for spelling! We started my 7 year old after she had finished Recipe for Reading. We also review the spelling rule cards fro Spell to write and read, and can analyze spelling patterns that arise it words that trick her up.

Really great video !!

Thank you for this! I switched my daughter (grade 2) from Math Mammoth to MWC early this year and it was the best choice for her. We are loving MWC and I hope it continues past grade 4. My son, finishing grade 4 this year, has been using Math Mammoth. It’s a great fit for him but if MWC was around for him I would’ve definitely used it with him also.

Thank you for this detailed look through, Sarah!

Can the kids share the science kit?

What level to start at? We start fourth grade soon but I wasn’t sure if we should level 3 or 4

Zanier Bosler ?!?!!?

It looks like they have differentiated word lists (below, at, above level) in the teacher manual. Have you seen these listed anywhere in the student manuals? I dont really want the teacher manual, but thought those lists might be nice. Also, I have used All about spelling & like it, but would like a workbook component. Any thoughts on using AAS for teaching & this for a workbook component & word list?

I have heard that placement for Nancy Larson isn't by actual grade level. Did you go through the table of contents to see where to place your son, or how did you do the placement?

Thank you for your detailed video!

Excellent video! I’m so torn if I should switch to Mwc for fourth grade ?! Currently finishing Math Mammoth grade 3 😬

Great look through! We switched from RightStart this year to Second-grade MWC and it's been wonderful. I plan on sticking with MWC the whole way through. It's a wonderful program! I like the menu idea. I usually just laminate 2 games back to back but I may try that idea. I also love that you can print the black-line masters instead of having to make copies! Have a great summer!

Thank you so much!!!!

I took the RIL assessment and it said I could use Pinwheels 1 , 2 or Wand. Now, I’m even more confused. My 6 year is a strong, natural reader but does not decode.

I love waldorf curriculums but many of them are very loose and build yourself/more of an outline and im very much someone who likes a clear day to day week to week outline of what ill be doing what would you recommend for at home preschooling?

What if my child knows all the letters/sounds could we skip that part?

Thanks for this very informative video! This looks like an amazing program. I wish I had had it when my kids were learning to read, but planning to use it with my granddaughter this coming year.

Hey, Sarah! I need your opinion! I'm currently using Dash Into Learning as my main curriculum to teach my 4-soom-to-be-5 years old daughter, but I have found it to be lacking in differentiating the sounds of blending sounds, such as oo and th. I don't necessarily want to buy another curriculum if I don't need to. Do you think All About Reading Teacher's manual is good enough to instruct me on dipthongs, etc. or will I need the student book as well? Or is there another book out there that can instruct me? Thank you!

Thank you very much. This was extremely helpful

I've been homeschooling for many years as a mom of 6 kiddos, but my youngest is turning 3 this summer and has some behavioral issues that I think largely result from needing more one on one time. So despite refusing curriculum before age 6 for most of my children, here I am searching for gentle guides to use with her since I am now a work from home mom as well and need it all laid out for me lol. That being said, I'm looking at this one and Oak Meadow's Preshool (we use Oak Meadow with our older kids). Seeing as Oak Meadow only has 1 curriculum guide before Kindergarten, and I will start my summer birthday baby in Kinder when she is 6 and not 5 due to when her birthday falls, I need a few different options. Would you saw OM preschool would be more appropriate for a 3 year old and this one would be more suited to an age 4 year? I'm also looking at Wee Folk Art. I like all 3 and figure if I use one for each year that should get us to kindergarten and be 3 different guides to just encourage and influence some intentional time with her every day. I'd love your thoughts on best order to use these in. Thanks!

Hi! I have been looking for a program to fill in some gaps my child has from a previous curriculum. My child can read and just needs some reinforcement in some areas. I have been looking into this program and Treasure Hunt Reading. Do you feel like this would be a good program for filling in gaps? Thanks for the advice.

Do you think this program is more advanced for the suggested grade levels?

Are the videos in the curriculum for the kids to watch or is it for the parents?

What are your thoughts on this curriculum vs all about spelling for a struggling 5th grader? We started all about spelling which requires you to start at level 1. We flew through it, but it seems the program has a lot of elements that appear “baby-ish” to my son. That also leads me to my next question, if we do switch to this program would we need to start at the beginning?

I have never heard of this before, thank you for the flip through! Definitely something I will look into!

I meant year 2 not level 2

Hi Sarah! Do I have to start year 1 if my son is already familiar with most of the lessons? Or I can just start year 2?

Sarah, thank you for this. I’m switching my son over from LOE C after realizing that the program was not giving us what we needed. Your content has been so helpful to me.