@@annabekind247 I'm looking forward to trying them out.

@loricameron1009 Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. www.bfbooks.com/Seasons-Afield-Pack

@@jessicajones611 I'm looking forward to using it. Thanks for watching.

@@EducationalRoots Hi! We get snack verse.

@krazykidz9581 Hi, yes we loved the intro level. I have two videos, the first is how I used it and the second is my Kindergarten review where I talked about the curriculum. Thanks for watching. How we used it kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnO6lHmtlqeUgpIsi=QoFbK8wfo7vsvT6k Review kzbin.info/www/bejne/laezlmCvqc6boKcsi=Hk44NgfmQhqarBTj

It is such a great book series. Thanks for watching.

@SecretCinemaSocietyPodcast Thank you! The chapter questions, talon writing, and scrolls activities are all based on the full-length novels. Thanks for watching.

I definitely will. 👍

@@TheLearningLadder thank you,

We used a different curriculum that year. Thanks for watching.

It is arrow below this. My other one for Stuart Little is an arrow.

@@TheLearningLadder thank you, I’ve never tried brave writer. I’ll look into that guide, we have the book too 😃. How easy, or do you think it would break up the program too much, but we have so much grammar in R&S, I dont feel like he needs more of that, I’m wondering if we can kind of cross out any grammar elements and use it solely for the purpose of writing?

​@jessicajones611 If you are wanting it for writing I would look at the growing brave writers course. They also have the younger level too bravewriter.com/stages/middle-school-writers

@@TheLearningLadder thank you so much, still haven’t made a decision on writing,

@jessicajones611 There are so many choices for sure.

I found it via a blog post. If you email the company directly via their website, common sense press, they should be able to send you the download.

It has the answer key in it and also the passages for dictation. For the simplicity of not having to look through the passage yourself to check, they didn't miss anything, I liked it. It depends on their level. For the upper levels like E, there can be a lot to mark, so it is definitely easier to have the answer key. If you don't mind going through it all, then you could try without it and see whether you want it later. I have always got it, but I have used it the most in the upper levels. Thanks for watching.

Thanks very much for watching. The journal is great. Best wishes with your channel.

No problem!

I used it for the first time this year and mainly used it for the word study aspect. I am using it again for the new school year as a supplement. I haven't used it enough yet to see whether it could be a standalone as I haven't seen any of the earlier levels to see how it progresses, etc. At what I have seen so far, it is a supplement, not a standalone program. But that is based on my limited use.

I purchased from conquest. No problems with the editions. All brand new and up to date versions that I received for IEW. I did do the course. You can definitely do it by unit for the twss course if you prefer. I don't think you have to do the tsww course to do structure and Style. I think for the thematic units you do. But if you watch the videos with them, you get the idea of how to do everything. He makes a big thing about them finding their editor to check their draft, so unless you have either watched the video or read all about the checklists, etc, you might find the course useful for that aspect. Again, I think you can figure it out, but if you decide against doing the course, maybe watch the first couple of lessons to understand what they are doing. It is 1a, 2a, 1b, 2b etc. The source text gets longer and more challenging to read with each level, plus the amount they write increases. For 1A, it is 3 paragraphs, 2A, they go up to 5 paragraphs etc. The source text in 1A is a mix of fiction and non fiction. It is shorter at first, but gets longer as they work through. 1A didn't feel young to me, I think the technique, etc, is quite skilled, so I don't think it is too easy. I did skip 2A and go straight to 1B. On their website they offer a sample of each level. I would watch the video of the level you think they might do and see what you think. The kids in 1b are definitely older in the class videos. I would consider meeting them half way with 2A. But if you decided to go for 1A, you could always skip 2A like I did and go straight to 1B next year. Also I would email them and ask their opinion. They are super knowledgeable and really helpful. I will definitely post a flipthrough of 1B soon. 👍

@@TheLearningLadder thank you, I wasn’t sure if we could jump into 2A not having done any before or any 1s. ? A few videos I have watched, I think it was Carla Cannon, said to do level 1 if you haven’t done any iew before, so I was thinking either 1A, or 1B. That’s really helpful about seeking out the editor, I think I’ll get the teaching course, especially if it ends up being successful, I’ll probably need to understand it, but I’ll try and watch a bit ahead of time before each lesson. How hands on/off is iew ss? Some say it’s pretty intense and others not so much. Would you say it’s an enjoyable program for most students? Writing instructi programs are so hard to find a good fit, well for us anyway, 🙃

@jessicajones611 When I asked them whether it was OK to skip 2A and move on to 1B, this is what they advised me. "Typically we recommend that families stick to our progression for the SSS courses: 1A, 2A, then 1B, 2B, and then 1C, 2C. This progression is designed intentionally, offering incremental increases in challenge and new concepts are gradually introduced over the span. Year 2 of each Level acts as a bridge to Year 1 of the next Level. However, we do understand that there will be exceptions. With your students having a larger foot into Level B (6th-8th grade reading level), we do want to look into this further with you. "If they completed SSS-1A easily, and it was very basic for them, you can consider moving ahead to Year 1 of Level B (SSS-1B) next. However, if they struggled at times with SSS-1A and it was a good challenge for them, then you would want to continue the progression and choose Year 2 of Level A (SSS-2A). SSS-2A will add longer assignment lengths, research essays and formal critiques from Units 8 and 9, and additional sentence openers - slowly prepping them for Level B. By sticking with the progression you would allow them another year in Level A to practice our new methods, without them becoming overwhelmed by a jump straight into Level B. And, there is plenty of time to fit each of the courses in and you do not need to feel rushed." In terms of hands-off for you, he does a good job of explaining everything to them. We have only done 1A so far, but he really breaks it down for them. For the first few in 1A, he would always read the source text with them, and they would do their keyword outline together. After a few times of that, he would read the source text and then have them pick their key words, but then go through it as a class with what kids picked. Then he moves just onto reading the source text, explaining any new concepts and they write their own keyword outline alone. He always reads some of the kids turned in work at the beginning of each class too. So your child can see what others wrote. I imagine 2A would be similar but would probably go a bit faster. I did enjoy the course, but I'm biased as I love writing, and I found their process interesting. But I can see how it wouldn't be as interesting too. You could always get the course after if you think you need it, save wasting money if you don't need it etc. I think I bought the premier one from conquest that included it plus the word walls etc. I justified the possibility of not enjoying it with, I was getting the word walls, which were 50 ish separately, so it wouldn't be that bad if I didn't enjoy it, lol. Re kids enjoying it, I would watch his sample video with your boys and see if they like his style, etc. My daughter likes it, but she enjoys writing, so it isn't a fair review if a child didn't. She does like to change his assignments a bit to suit her, but I am fine with that as long as she includes his required elements. I think it can be a lot. The videos are long, but we just split it up over two years. I did it several years ago, though. Now, I will still spread it out over the school year and not try to complete it in 24 weeks, etc. If it takes longer, I'm fine with that.

@@TheLearningLadderthank you

It depends year to year based on what curriculum I pick, whether I make my own resource or buy additional things like games, furniture, etc. Generally, I set aside a monthly amount for homeschool and then use that for sourcing used books, curriculum sales, etc. Once I have decided on my curriculum, I add to it if needed. On average, the past four years, I have made a portion of our curriculum myself. That brings down how much I need to spend. I have also resold the curriculum we had finished with previously. This year, I didn't make my own resources or sell any curriculum. I picked a literature based curriculum option, which is often more expensive. I sourced a lot of the books used, which really helped, but my spending this year was higher than last. I have found it is more expensive to start with, goes down for a few years as you have built up a stash of resources, so to speak, then goes back up again for the higher grades.

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It is from Dunelm. They have 50 percent off at the moment for a lot of things. 👍

I will add it to the description box tomorrow. Thanks for watching.

They are very versatile for sure. Thanks for watching!

Also it’s funny I was thinking about how my mum used to decorate in the 90s and it was like that. Reminds me of my childhood

@raisingtherodgerson2244 They had lived here for 30 years, so I'm not sure when they last decorated, but it definitely wasn't recently, lol.

Me too. I have several on my wish list lol.

We have enjoyed using it. Thanks for watching!

They are beautiful books. I have a few more on my wish list lol.

I'm looking forward to reading it. Thanks for watching.

I have been collecting them through the last year. Mostly from Ebay or online book sellers. Thanks for watching.

I hope you're all well.

I'll add it to my list. 👍 Thanks for watching.

Thank you for watching.

Thanks for watching. She loves being involved too. She particularly loves when we do science experiments. Has to get her nose in to see what we are doing. Cats are funny, for sure.

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Thank you!

Thank you!

We usually do 39 weeks, but this year, we are on track to finish for 36 weeks. 👍 I have resigned from moving heavy furniture for a while lol.

They are in every room, so I definitely think the previous owners loved plants. They had both died, so we never met them.

Thank you! Yes, net curtains. They are usually just referred to as nets. It offers privacy but allows light through more than blinds. They are much easier to wash, too. I would have used them for all rooms if I hadn't needed to purchase black out blinds.

Thanks! Over here, we call them sheers or liners. :)

@Hot_Springs_Homeschool Ah! I didn't know that. It is interesting to hear the differences. I feel a lot of things are similar between the US and the UK, but occasionally, you do find things are called something completely different. Thanks for sharing. 👍

Thank you! Yes, they are so pretty together. Thanks for watching!

No problem

I send a report detailing what we are doing and show progress. Samples are not required. Good luck with your home education year.👍

We used elemental science for the introduction, biology, and Earth science levels. I really liked it. I feel it is a strong curriculum and includes experiments, which is really important for us. I decided to try a different curriculum after the Earth science level, and Harcourt was a good option at the time. I only had the textbook, so I had to make my own worksheets to go with it. The difference between them is that Harcourt is full colour, and all the text is in the book, and it covers a bit on all science areas. If I were to pick a favourite between them both, I would choose elemental science. Mainly because I didn't need to make anything to go with it. You could do a combo of the two, but there are lots of extra fun things you can add into Elemental science that she offers as extra activities that are hands-on. So if your child enjoys that, there are many more opportunities for hands-on things in Elemental. Tgatb is unit study topic based. It is also open and go. I do like their units for interest led topics. I have never done a full year of just tgatb. They have always been used to go along with something else. All are solid curriculums. It just depends on how much your child wants to do and how much extra you want to add yourself. I would categorise them as follows: Open and go, interest led topics- tgatb. Solid science with experiments and hands on activities, Elemental. Textbook based reading in colour but requires either a workbook in addition or you to make your own assignments, Harcourt. You could also use the Harcourt book as independent reading if you wanted to use multiple options. Hope that helps.

No, I used Elemental science in the years preceding this.

We are looking forward to using it. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Worst time to get sick for sure but I'm ploughing on. We have to do the cost analysis to see if it was actually cheaper to do it ourselves. I had wanted to hire movers but he wanted to do it himself as it would be cheaper. I'm not sure of that now as petrol alone for the van has been 700 plus. It is a diesel hungry van. We have for sure learned things along the way. I think I will make a video about everything we would have done differently. Hoping not to move again though for a long time, if ever.