I don't think she is a Christian! She says that Columbus only wanted the Indians to be slaves and as a source of Gold. Her opinions without any notations of where whe got that. Also uses the word "indigenous" for Indians. And that word is leftist!

I’ve never gotten to see a full high school level student workbook. Is that what you guys are using? And how does it compare to the middle school? It looks like a lot of research!!

This is so good and informative. Well Done. 🌻

Would you ever be interested showing us some components you would add making your own DIY seatwork sheets for units?

This is so helpful!

I'm so glad your mom is doing better!

Oh my..I relate to everything you said 😑 We are now into our 4th year of homeschooling and my son is in grade 5. The last two years have been a dumpster fire because I tried to homeschool "my way" and "what I thought everyone else was doing". ugh. Learned my lesson. I went back to a curriculum that he enjoys and is short and sweet even though there's been so many videos about "how bad this is and we are no longer using it". Sometimes you have to go against the mainstream tide and use what works. I also overbought when he was younger and now realize i have closets of curriculum I will never use because he is not a classical learner :P. but i'm slowly adjusting and getting out of my head of what I "should" be doing based on popular opinion haha. We do have a really good balance of activities as well so I"m fortunate to be able to provide those opportunities for him. As of rme time..yaaaa I need to do better...always feel guilty like I should be doing something productive when I"m not schooling haha

We are working on US History this year. For next what units do world history go in order?

That's a huge turnout for PE! That's awesome. We live in a much larger area and our Y couldn't find enough to keep up their PE classes.

Awesome for the rec dept to do that! We need something like that here!

I homeschool my 15 year old daughter. This is our fifth year homeschooling together. I find it so helpful to watch your videos and to find ideas for homeschooling one.

We are just about finished with Viking unit. It was really good. Plus we were able to attend a Reinessance fair.

I can’t help but smile when you shared about helping your cousins. You are such a blessing to so many people. Praying God rewards you beyond your wildest dreams ❤.

Hello, this is my first year homeschooling my kids. (12 years old "7th", 9 years old"4th", 5 years old"K", and have an almost 2 year old) What we are doing: Math (the good and the beautiful) However, I am open to suggestions 7th grade math as my son isn't a fan of all the fluff. He would prefer a class style online but needs to be budget friendly. LA(The Good and The Beautiful) Unsure what we will do after son finishes level 7 Science - we did marine biology with TGTB. We plan to go another route with science units. We are thinking of trying out the campfire curriculum. However, if you have recommendations please let me know. History and Geography- I bought many units from Gather Around during their sale. So far we have finished U.S. History 1, Government, and Africa. We still have Unsolved Mysteries, Thanksgiving, Christmas Around the World, National Parks, and Loving off the land units to do. Bible and Music I have found free resources and just using them :) We are also watching The Chosen with the two older children. Would love to see more recommendations on family bibke studies. Art is throughout many of the curricula listed above. PE, my kids play sports Things I would like to add in as well are ASL and Spanish. Also, I would love to know when you get over the feeling of not doing enough. As well as how to overcome not comparing homeschools. I see so many local ladies post all the things they are doing with their unit studies. Unfortunately, my budget is way smaller, so I catch myself feeling like my kids aren't getting as fun of a homeschool experience because I can't afford many multiple crafts, board games, and all the things that could make the units more exciting. Anyways, thanks from a newbie who is trying my best but worried I'm doing it all wrong 😅.

That is super cool that you are helping two families homeschool their kids! That grammar pack looks amazing. I noticed it says "3rd grade" but I feel like it could work with older kids (and I know the boys you are homeschooling aren't third grade!). I feel like grammar is grammar no matter what grade you are in. Honestly, I find it hard to teach grammar (not because I don't know it but because it's been hard to find a good grammar curriculum that my kids like). We are using Fix It Grammar now and it is great, so I guess I shouldn't complain. :) I've use masterbooks LA to introduce grammar to my older kids and have planned to do the same for my two little ones until I move them into Fix It around middle school, but this packet is intruging and I am saving this video incase I want to go this route with them for grammar instead of Masterbooks.

I’m not sure if you did it yet or not but gather round. Also has a Renaissance unit. They also have ancient civilizations.

Wow! I had no idea that you are homeschooling so many :) You are busy!!!!

Can you make a video on your son's notebook for this unit?

I love how you outlined that kids should meet all sort of people not just kids their age.

Yessssss tailor to your child because you absolutely have the best advantage because it’s just us we don’t have to worry about others and how to fit it in. Also relate to buying all the things lol even if it’s not for your child’s interest GUILTY!

I schedule a 4 day weekend where my daughter is away with a family member or so we both can have time alone and away from each other. Has been very helpful

As a homeschool work from home mom of an only child I understand the quiet alone moments and I appreciate them both. I used to feel guilty that I loved my quiet time but now I feel like it is necessary for my mental health. So thank you for sharing your story and I definitely love the tips

I’m curious what y’all’s favorite unit from GR has been!

Great video thank you, just what I needed having never heard of Google classroom before (I know, living under a rock!), this explained it perfectly. I needed software I could lesson plan and keep all resources together like this for my homeschooled child, I want to use it the same way, really for me to open and keep organised. Thank you so much x

I like how flexible you are with your homeschool and let your son choose what he does first and work within what he needs and make it work best for him 😊

Awesome

This is our first year using GR and we also picked Botany. Thank you so much for this video! I was so lost on how to start and how to use the seatwork sheets, but your video really helped clarify it! We are so excited to start it and to do the botany journal! Such a great video!!

Hi Ashley! This is JK Mergens, author of the Learn Math Fast System! Thanks for the review! Please contact me! I can send you a set of Smart Cards, and guess what? Our books have some color ink now!

I am also a former school teacher! It took me awhile to adjust to the freedom and flexibility of homeschool.

I love that you keep it so flexible. I hope your mom is recovering well with no side effects.

Love how you let him have control and pick things he wants. I think that helps!

Yes, I feel like my “schedule” or plan changes the minute I get it printed out 😂. Loved hearing about your routines, and I love how your son is so involved in the process 💜

I just have to say every time I watch your videos I feel so calm your background looks so clean and bright and your always so cheery and give off this calm vibe 😊 great video too of course ❤

I would love a detailed video on campfire’s geography when you guys start using it!

I love the flexibility of a 4 day school week.

It’s great that your son chooses his schedule! I do like to laminate my schedule anyway, even if I have to laminate again in a couple of months 😅 so my son can mark it off!

I love your rocking chair!

Haha! Don’t laminate it! 😂I definitely do that. But it’s ok because we’re flexible AND I have a ton of laminating sheets! 😂😂😂 My daughter requested a laminated checklist this year. Its going ok so far, but I am not sure its my preference.😊

My daughter is in 7th grade, and she sounds a lot like your son. she is a slow starter in the morning and likes to choose the order of her subjects -aside from starting with Bible and morning basket. I do worry, and would like your insight as a parent- will our kiddos find holding down a job difficult one day because we are allowing them so much leeway as students?? What are your thoughts? I'm pretty sure my daughter is not college bound- unless she takes business classes toward entrepreneurial ends. I struggle with worry in this regard. I was public schooled, as was my husband. I too taught public school for 13 years (elementary grades) before staying home. Thank you for any insight!

I appreciate that you let your son decide how he likes to order his morning/subjects since he's old enough to be able to do that well.

Update? Wondering how it’s going. Your son sounds similar to mine and I’ve enjoyed watching your videos over the years. What we picked for history this year isn’t working that great. I’m looking to switch and I think this would meet his needs better than our current picks.

I’d love to know how your 9th grade “block” will be recorded on his transcript. That’s always confused me with unit studies. But I think my children would do really well with it!

I’m so sad we don’t have Target up here - they used to have stores but closed them after a year . They have lots of cool things ! I use the paper mate flair pens as well !

We have been using schoolnest notebooks for a year now and it’s a great way to keep samples of work. My son who’s not a big writer loves them as we use them more like scrapbooks 😊thanks for introducing us to them ! I’m trying her homeschool planner out this year too!

Love schoolnest. Cheap sketchbooks are awesome too though.

Schoolnest so great! Thanks for sharing!

Off topic, I am in love with your bedroom. Did you change up all the furniture? This new look is so cool!

I might need to get the narration notebook! We used the 4th grade one last year❤ I love the flexibility of the Schoolnest notebooks. 😊