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@tynacompton5154 3 сағат бұрын
I teach Lord of the Flies to my 9th graders. I use an audio version of the book on KZbin for my students, and it's really good. You may want to try that out. 😊
@Townsendhouse1 3 сағат бұрын
That is a good idea. We may end up reading it, or I may have my son read it and give her the clif notes version 🤣 It's the only book that she has ever said "nope, no, not going to do it." lol
@tynacompton5154 3 сағат бұрын
@@Townsendhouse1 To be honest, it took me about three different tries to read the book. I couldn't get past the first chapter, but I forced myself to at least read beyond that, and once I did, I was hooked! I love the statement the author is making about the good and evil inside all of us. It has become one of my favorites. I hope your daughter will give it a try and love it as I do. 😊
@therusticroad 4 сағат бұрын
I've been spiral binding my SL Student and Parent guides for a few years now, and LOVE the look, and ease of use. Plus it saves me the cost of the huge SL binders. Felt wrong at first to not use the SL binders, but I've really, really loved them this way! ❤
@Townsendhouse1 3 сағат бұрын
Maybe I will try it. I have the materials, I think I am just too indecisive 🤣
@dmbalsam Күн бұрын
You can fix the calendar page. Use white glue that dries clear, a toothpick, wax paper, and something to weight it down. Put a thin layer of glue on the edges of the rip, place on wax paper, be sure everything is lined up, no wrinkles, place more wax paper on top. Finally place weighted object on top and let dry a day or so.
@dmbalsam Күн бұрын
All our brains work differently.
@a_life_cultivated 4 күн бұрын
I love that cover! I’m tempted to order the rings and try it out for my work…
@Townsendhouse1 4 күн бұрын
I really really like it. I also like that Amazon has pre-punched paper so that I can print out essentially anything I want and stick it in there. I'm excited to start using it!
@lindseyb9267 7 күн бұрын
Love how real your videos are!
@Townsendhouse1 4 күн бұрын
Thank you! Please let me know if I can help you in any way!
@seasonsofwonder 8 күн бұрын
So exciting! 🙌☺️
@dmbalsam 11 күн бұрын
Love Ginger Pye, but really liked the Middle Moffat.
@thesingaporemathspecialist 12 күн бұрын
Loving this homeschooling content! For math, the Singapore Math approach is fantastic for building a strong foundation and problem-solving skills. If you're looking to explore it further, I run a channel called The Singapore Math Specialist with lessons and tips specifically geared towards homeschooling. Check it out if you're interested!
@justjasmine79 14 күн бұрын
My girls are going to 8th grade but I love looking at HS curriculum picks to help alleviate the pressure I feel to try to squeeze so much into middle school. For instance I’d planned to do the fallacy detective and whatever happened to Penny candy (2nd attempt) for 8th grade. Now I know I can hold off because I definitely want them to use GH Government in HS. Seems heavy so may even save that one for 10th grade. Thanks for sharing!
@Townsendhouse1 14 күн бұрын
I have definitely planned some books too early in the past and end up pushing off to later! I actually found that we had done most of the Guest Hollow Chemistry in the Kitchen books when we did Sonlight level J a few years ago, and wished I had been able to save some of them for that course when I realized they were used. We may end up going that route for my youngest who is only going into 4th grade - plenty of time to make changes 🤣
@ThePinkBookworm 15 күн бұрын
I always like these little peeks into a week. I've started to incorporate some color coding into my planning and I can see how it helps when glancing at things quickly. Thanks for the tip!
@Townsendhouse1 15 күн бұрын
Yes! Having specific colors for different things is really helpful for me! I don't always take the time to do it, but when I do it seems to help me move through my time blocks much more efficiently.
@seasonsofwonder 19 күн бұрын
About to begin planning for the next year very soon and this was very helpful. Thank you for sharing. 🙏☺️
@tracysweatt5401 19 күн бұрын
I’m a planner. I’ve been trying to get the prep for the kids literature stuff for this coming year all done, and need to wrap up updating my high schoolers transcripts. I haven’t even begun to really look at the schedule and laying out a rough outline of our year yet. 😂🙈🙊
@brianandamysmith438 23 күн бұрын
I'm going to start using daily duo in July, and I'm so antsy- I've been making my own versions in a bullet journal which is so tedious. When I wrote out the times for the first 3 days, I accidentally numbered 6 to 18 instead of starting over at 1:00 p.m. 🤦🏻♀️ I'm even more excited to start in January 2025 with the new version! I bought the second half used pretty cheaply from someone but it's the older version.
@Townsendhouse1 22 күн бұрын
I have done that before as well! Just keep counting up and then having to white out and re-label, or pretending I am using military time 🤦🏼♀️ I'm excited to start my new DD in July as well - have to figure out what I want to use all the lined pages for! There is so much space!
@StaceyNicole913 23 күн бұрын
I can’t wait to see how you use the ring binder with the goals pages !
@Townsendhouse1 22 күн бұрын
I just got it in the mail today! I am really looking forward to walking through everything and then figuring out the goals pages!
@priscillaramos3033 25 күн бұрын
Do you set yearly goals? how? What is your process? How do they go with monthly goals?
@Townsendhouse1 25 күн бұрын
I do set yearly goals! You can see my process and the tools I use in this playlist - kzbin.info/aero/PLOUJNGjWZBF-GuCplrS36CHWwju3LzmQP&si=ou2cY3LKTH98eCLp
@priscillaramos3033 25 күн бұрын
@@Townsendhouse1 Thank you:)
@ThePinkBookworm 27 күн бұрын
I love hearing your insights. It has been interesting to see your thoughts develop this year regarding rest and productivity. I look forward to how the rest of the year further expands on them!
@Townsendhouse1 27 күн бұрын
Thank you! I always enjoy the learning process, and understanding different seasons of life and different needs has been really exciting for me! I always understood having different seasons, but this year is the first year I have really felt the desire to make huge shifts in what my normal day to day is.
@nicolethibodeau464 27 күн бұрын
So much of what you shared spoke to my heart! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences as it’s encouraged me tremendously ❤
@Townsendhouse1 27 күн бұрын
I'm so happy to encourage you! Please let me know if you have any questions!
@brianandamysmith438 27 күн бұрын
I had shingles for the first time last year.. It started the day we left for vacation and I had no idea what it was for 4 or 5 days and then we weren't home for another 5 days after that. . Thankfully I have some friends that you know some homeopathy and other natural care So I was able to start treating right away without having to go to the doctor. By the time I was able to get in, it was already So much better! It was during a time of a lot of stress- probably from planning the vacation and getting it executed, but also my immune system was really worn down. I had strep throat A couple of weeks after I got home and then I had it 3 months before. I hope that you're on the mend now! (Although maybe I should finish the video and I might find out that you are 🤦🏻♀️🤣🤣)
@Townsendhouse1 27 күн бұрын
I am feeling better, thank you! Gosh, it isn't fun though!
@patsyhoheisel5735 29 күн бұрын
I was hoping you had the tab clubs and teams sheets in your planner. I was curious how you would use them. I was either thinking of one for each curriculum we were using and take notes about how they were going or using them for co-ops and extracurriculars.
@Townsendhouse1 28 күн бұрын
I think that if I had those pages I would use them as passion project planning/recording space. I would probably white out or washi over some of the text that is laid out and relabel. Overall, I think they would be really good for project planning and record-keeping. Although, there are so many extra notes pages in this planner, I wouldn't need so many extra pages. But, yes, I think that is what I would use them for 😊
@ThePinkBookworm 29 күн бұрын
I love any excuse for a refresh lol. That fresh start feel is really motivating, but I have had to adjust when I do that as seasons change. Love your list!
@cottingtonmae Ай бұрын
Hey! It was good to hear this chat! And while my daughter is only in eighth grade at the moment, she would 100% agree about being burnt out on computer courses. My intent was never to start online learning, but when it came to Spanish and science, I wanted to do it that way, to ensure that she got the best teachers available. We did BJU for both, and we did Shormann for math. between those three subjects, she has been slowly dying on me over the past two years. Lol. The thing is, she’s super loves science, and I agree that BJU is great for science. Because there are 180 lessons, and because we are caught in the trap of doing things outside the house during the school day, also, we struggle to fit it all in. as of the moment, I have shifted her lessons with BJU, and her end date is in the future, lol. I am very sad about that. She also hasn’t gotten into the fun labs for biology, yet, but I know she will be excited when she gets to those over the summer. We are also not really year-round homeschoolers, which makes it hard. For next year, she is wanting to move back to Saxon math and wants to somehow switch up science. I am still not sure what to do, as I’d love for her to do Chemistry at our co-op, but it may not work with her dance schedule. She would just thrive with other students in an actual class, but she may have to take one for the team, aha!! I am glad you overall had a good year and are so great about reflecting!!!
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I love that there are so many options available, but my oldest said "I'm so excited to be done with computer based work this year!" I know that everyone is moving into this online world, but sometimes the books and notebooks and pretty pens are what we really need in our lives 🤣 I have a whole video on all the different curriculum & resources I considered for Chemistry if you are interested in that - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKvde5d_qbmUg5Y
@cottingtonmae 28 күн бұрын
@@Townsendhouse1 i think i did see that, but i had considered watching again! LOL. and for real. i am not a big on-line person for school work, but it sure was going to be a good plan to use shormann and then BJU for science. i'm not super jazzed about the idea of being fully responsible for correcting her Berean Builders science next year, aha!
@mariscadenby4300 Ай бұрын
I’d love to hear more about his passion projects and aspects like what courses he’s done with skill share, etc.
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I will have to ask him on specifics, but he typically enjoys going into skillshare looking for specific things he needs help with in Blender. He also enjoyed going through several of the unreal engine 5 classes. He is an experimenter though, so he doesn't necessarily do every class, he learns something and then tries it and then tries to experiment with what he learned. Some of his focuses this year - easily move and model objects in Blender, animate using keyframes, voice acting, matching sounds with mouth movements in animation, and editing through adobe premiere pro. It has been a fun year of work for him! His 2 big projects are creating an animated minecraft series and then creating games in Roblox Studio.
@Arleneandcompany Ай бұрын
I got the graphic novels too with the regular version!
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I'm so excited to read through them myself!
@Arleneandcompany Ай бұрын
@@Townsendhouse1 same!
@FaithFamilyHomeschool Ай бұрын
Is Life of Fred a curriculum or just a supplement for Geometry?
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
It is a full curriculum, but we use it as a supplement. There are not always step-by-step directions and answers to all the questions which would be challenging for us.
@jennycox7954 Ай бұрын
I looked at that music production class and a few other non-math options on the Mr. D site this year. I can’t wait to hear a review of this class! Thanks for the great video!
@schultesweeties Ай бұрын
Love hearing your curriculum picks for high school. We aren’t year yet, but will be very soon. We are big fans of Guest Hollow
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
We used a lot of the labs from Chemistry in the Kitchen (and plan to do a few others this fall for fun). I had never heard of them before last year! Which resources have you used?
@valeriefletcher2719 Ай бұрын
I have a 12th grader and we're also doing the Mr. D's Digital Music Production. It's looks fantastic!
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
Oh fun! We are definitely looking forward to it!
@homesteadschooled4587 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing! I got a few ideas for my oldest son who is also into computer science topics!
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I'm glad it was helpful!
@tiffanyharris7695 Ай бұрын
My son LOVED the 1984 graphic novel. He's come to really love George Orwell. I also have Fahrenheit 451 as a graphic novel. My boys are profoundly dyslexic so I appreciate that they've offered these books in a graphic novel form.
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I didn't realize there was also a Fahrenheit 451 as a graphic novel! I may have to pick that up as well!
@MandasBeautyCorner Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this!! My oldest is dyslexic as well and I'd love to have them!
@a_life_cultivated Ай бұрын
Great video! We are book-heavy over here too and I’m figuring out how to incorporate all of our great books into our days. Planning is (more than) half the fun 🤩
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I think it will be a great year! I'm really looking forward to getting into all of the books that are ranked 3-4 for the Guest Hollow Program to see what we actually want to keep and what we may cut. There are a lot of really great books though! British lit may have to be cut back a bit as well...but at least I have everything in hand now and can start making those plans!
@amandab.6815 Ай бұрын
Wow! All those courses come with multiple credit options! Looks great, but yes, a lot of books!
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
We are a book heavy family - some are resource books (especially from the govt/econ/personal finance course) some I will read aloud because I enjoy them, and some will be audiobooks. But, if you end up watching all of my curriculum choice videos this week you will see who my book kid is, and how we pare it way back with my other kiddos 😊
@homeschoolteenswithjenny Ай бұрын
What a fun year! I can't wait to see how the year goes :)
@homeschoolteenswithjenny Ай бұрын
I'm looking forward to hearing how British Literature goes for you this year! My 11th grader will be doing American Lit 430 :)
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
Pretty sure Jack will be going this route, but Emma really wanted the British lit this year. 400 is one of the levels we have not done. Are you also using the govt/econ part of 400 or just the literature?
@homeschoolteenswithjenny Ай бұрын
@@Townsendhouse1 just the lit :)
@homeschoolteenswithjenny Ай бұрын
I just bought the Life of Fred grammar series... have you guys ever used those? My 11th grader wants something different for grammar this coming year, so I thought that would be fun for him.
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I have never used that series, but I have seen a lot of people use and love it. I really enjoy their math resources, and would imagine it is very similar in style to that. We have been really happy with Sonlight, so besides adding some Brave Writer book guides, we have mainly stuck with the Sonlight literature resources over the years.
@therusticroad Ай бұрын
This looks so great for her! Since its so book heavy, as you mentioned, and you have two years, you could possibly spread this over two years. Its great to have options and time to consider. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts as you and Emma dive into these resources! 😊
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes, she is very excited about it. We will see how the year turns out. I'm never afraid to drop books if we just aren't jiving with them, and this is a very full year! Most of her British Lit books are marked as AP books, so she will have to figure out if she wants to study for the AP test. It is nice to have a little extra time, but I have a feeling once we get to the end of this year, she is going to want to be done and move to something new. What that is, we have no clue at the moment!
@therusticroad Ай бұрын
@@Townsendhouse1Completely understand! Each year I'm ready for something new and fresh, so I can totally relate to keeping it within this year. The books look amazing. She's going to have such a rich learning year. Great job on your choices! ❤
@moniquefuselier7711 Ай бұрын
I love this video each year--even though I don't use this planner!🤣 Looking forward to the rest of the week's videos--thanks for sharing.
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
Yay! I'm glad you enjoy it 😊 I'm really excited about sharing all of my curriculum this year as well - we are way outside the box on what I typically use 🤣
@brianneblick762 Ай бұрын
Consumer Math looks great!
@liztefft5312 Ай бұрын
I purchased the Consumer Math for my upcoming 11th grader. It seems quite practical.
@seasonsofwonder Ай бұрын
Its lovely! So excited for the new year! 🤗💗💕
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
Yes, I agree! I'm looking forward to getting all of my plans in place!
@aliyahpaez Ай бұрын
I’m getting Consumer Math for my high schooler even though he attends public school. It’s such a useful curriculum
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I am so excited about it! It really covers everything.
@moniquefuselier7711 Ай бұрын
Both of these look so interesting--thanks for the look through
@homeschoolteenswithjenny Ай бұрын
I'm super excited about the Consumer Math too!
@homeschoolteenswithjenny Ай бұрын
I bought the high school writing journal alongside the high school reading journal from Not Consumed. I would still add grammar and vocabulary, but with those four components, I'd grant a full credit. I can't imagine just using this writing journal as an entire ELA credit?
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I wouldn't count this as a full English credit either as I have looked through it more (because I also think you need literature and vocab). I am going to count it as a creative writing elective though. With the 120 days of lessons plus 10 days of projects (which I think could easily be expanded to make it more robust) would work for an elective credit. But, yes, I don't think I would use it alone for an English credit for a transcript. At the same time, if I look at my local high school, adding in some personal reading and a few more short stories and you do have an english credit for high school so I think it depends what your state requirements are as to what would count.
@homeschoolteenswithjenny Ай бұрын
@@Townsendhouse1 The elective idea is a great one!
@debbyjo123 Ай бұрын
I have to tell you how much I appreciate this video. I had already purchased this 2024 planner and for whatever reason stopped using it. HOWEVER, after watching this video, I pulled it out to try using it again. PLUS, I wasn’t even aware I received a digital form of any of this… I made a note to go looking for that download because you made me see the value of adding some of these tools to my regular planning. I’m a Sunday start and if a company doesn’t provide that option, I’ve learned to move on to another company. So, I do understand your frustration when a Monday start isn’t provided… in my opinion, we need BOTH options!!! I’m looking forward to revisiting this planner and see how my year finishes up.
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
While I don't use this planner for the actual planning, I absolutely love all of the lists and information that are in it. I have really found a great groove with using the lists, editing the lists, and adding them to my own planners now. The digital version is great because you can print off things whenever you need them!
@debbyjo123 Ай бұрын
@@Townsendhouse1 🎉🎉🎉. This was a great WIN for the day….. I found all the digital downloads in my emails from January and later today I will try to download them and decide what will be helpful in my daily and monthly planning. Thanks again for this video.
@MatthewsAdventures156 Ай бұрын
Another mom said GH full credit govt, economics, finance and .5 for logic or critical thinking. So 3.5 credits.
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
Yes! I recently saw that as well. I think it will depend on what we end up using from the course - it is a lot! I'm excited though 😊
@sandybarth1 Ай бұрын
Easy Peasy High school has a free curriculum. Business Math and Consumer Math are both offered. You might want to check it out.
@Townsendhouse1 Ай бұрын
I always forget that easy peasy goes through high school! I used some of their resources when my kids were little. Thanks for the reminder!😊
@sandybarth1 Ай бұрын
@@Townsendhouse1 Absolutely!