2024-2025 HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM | 4th Grade & 7th Grade | BJU Press, Amazon, Christianbook Hauls

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2024-2025 HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM | 4th Grade & 7th Grade | BJU Press, Amazon, Christianbook Hauls
Hey hey y'all! It's that time again, time to plan for next school year! Today we are unboxing and looking at next year's curriculum for my 4th and 7th graders. I've got an Amazon haul, Christianbook.com haul, and BJU Press haul. Here's our 2024-2025 homeschool curriculum picks.
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[@lazycreekhomestead5344]

Thank you so much for sharing I love your curriculum pikes and thank you so much for shouting out smaller channel. My channel is small but I like to share Recipe inspiration what's for dinner shopping haul. I like to sprinkle in a little bit of mom life and what's going on on the Homestead.

[@user-re5bu8co8f]

Happy Solar Eclipse Day! Saw the whole thing here in my city hot springs Arkansas ...... great video Tiffany 😊❤...... Mary from Arkansas..... it was one og God's miracles. .. eclipse

[@tiffanyc2018]

Thank you for sharing. Curriculum ideas are always appreciated. I’m a newer homeschool mom.❤

[@ivafairley3401]

Homeschooling is something I'm learning through you. What do they do for reading and comprehension, what do they do for learning about the wars in social studies and do y'all do science projects

[@OurSmallTownLife]

We've done formal reading curriculum in the past, BJU Press Reading is great, I just felt like stepping back and taking a more gentle approach this year. I ask a lot of questions about what they are reading and plan to continue doing that. Those questions get them thinking about characters, plots, etc. without necessarily needing a formal curriculum. We may go back to BJU Reading next year I just felt like we needed to step back from that for a little bit. Something else we've done is get book studies to go with chapter books we are reading. You can find some great ones on Amazon. As for social studies and learning about wars and historical events, BJU Heritage Studies curriculum is great and we've used it. We've also used Notgrass Our Star Spangled Story and I highly recommend it. We also watch alot of documentaries and for younger children Liberty Kids on KZbin is great. I wanted to start the upcoming year focusing on a study of the 50 States and facts, events, and interesting information about each state. 😊 And we love doing science projects!

[@danakapahu4105]

Thanks for sharing your homeschooling have a blessed day 🙏

[@MealsMadeAtHome]

We are at the end of our first homeschool year and I’ve loved it! First grade here we come! Thank you for sharing ☺️

[@nicoleadel1983]

Congrats!! I'm getting ready to start kindergarten with my oldest and I'm super nervous but excited too. Can I ask what curriculum you used and if you did any History at this age?

[@MealsMadeAtHome]

@@nicoleadel1983 I didn’t do a formal history, no. We did a little on MLK for Martin Luther King Jr. Day but nothing crazy. I have my eye on the Tuttle twins books, they’re not a formal curriculum but seem to be informative and kid-level. I used The good and the beautiful for our math and LA. and did a few science experiments, baking, and science and social studies workbooks to introduce basic concepts. I’m going to be switching to Christian Light Education/Masterbooks though for 1st grade and see how we like that. ☺️

[@nicoleadel1983]

@@MealsMadeAtHomeThank you for sharing information with me. I really appreciate it. I've been eyeing The Good and The Beeautiful. Did you enjoy using it? What made you want to switch?

[@MealsMadeAtHome]

@@nicoleadel1983 no problem. For me it’s good, it’s fun, and it’s colorful! I just want something with more practice per lesson/concept. Christian Light seems to offer more practice for their concepts. I also like that it’s broken down into shorter books. Haven’t tried it before but I’ve heard good things. ☺️

[@OldFashionedLiving]

Thank you so much for sharing! I'm always looking for new curriculum! I also have a KZbin channel that I've recently started and should have a video up soon!

[@jennajadeg7010]

Curriculum season is like getting early birthday presents 😆 love seeing your picks!

[@OurSmallTownLife]

So true!

[@FiveFindFreedom]

Thanks for sharing your choices! I have a YT about travel and homeschooling. I’m wanting to get back to homeschooling videos and I loved your chill sit down way of sharing your choices. My kids will be 7th and 10th :)

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Awesome. More people should home school.

[@LivingTheSimpleLife2021]

We bought the Farm Anatomy and Nature Anatomy books several years ago and we enjoyed them. We still look through them sometimes. Our curriculum order should be arriving any day now!

[@built_to_serve]

Hey Tiffany! New channel here! I will be having a 7th grader coming up for the next school year too. Time is flying by! We're a homeschooling family also ❤ Thank you for sharing your family's picks for the upcoming year! See ya next time 😊

[@TheMommaLibrarian]

I will have a fourth grader and seventh grader next year, too! I just uploaded our curriculum picks last week. We are mostly secular, though.

[@SimplyMinimalKy]

I'm excited to watch. I need 7th grade ideas 💡 I plan to make videos of our first year homeschooling journey 😅 the pretty and the ugly. I will have a 7th grader, 4th grader, kindergarten, and a two year old.

[@juiceboxhomeschool]

Love hearing your curriculum choices!

[@CalmintheChaosHomeschool]

I’ve got a homeschooling KZbin channel :) teaching kids going into 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade next year! 😳

[@Abiding.Farmhouse]

We love the farm anatomy book!

[@cindyrasmussen2534]

Homeschooled mine too ❤loved it !

[@kathybrunson2390]

Hi Tiffany! Hope you have a great week!

[@evadyck2757]

Hi. I would love to see how you make your own unites!!

[@MaryBarfield]

I have a KZbin channel where I share all things homeschooling for my rising 2nd grader and kindergartener! Loved this video and love the shoutout to other KZbin homeschoolers! 🥰 Love this KZbin homeschooling community!

[@homeschoolteenswithjenny]

I love this time of year! I have an 8th grader and a 10th grader, and we are definitely looking at next year's curriculum. ---> I do have a NEW!!! channel, and all are welcome :) I focus on our journey homeschooling through the high school years :)

[@OurSmallTownLife]

That's awesome! I can't wait to watch some videos!

[@MissouriGrownCarolinaHome]

That is so awesome of you to want to acknowledge other creators, thank you! I have a channel Missouri Grown Carolina Home I'm going to have to look into those anatomy studies those look so funny we are starting BJU online with my 1st grader coming up in a few months

[@nicoleadel1983]

Yay I love it when you share homeschooling content!!! Can I ask what you meant by creating your own unit studies? And at what age did you start History? I've seen some conflicting things about starting it or waiting til 2nd grade. What curriculum did you use for kindergarten? Thank you so much for sharing this. I don't have any friends who homeschool or who used to homeschool and I'm going to be starting our first year. I may have to pick your brain from time to time if thats ok😊. Lots of love ❤ from Nicole in Indiana

[@OurSmallTownLife]

I read your comment and meant to come back and answer when I had some time and it slipped my mind. I'm so sorry! I like to take topics for science and history that we want to cover and then find supplemental resources and activities to go with the topic (or I've taken a curriculum like BJU and used specific sections from the book and built off that). I pull books, documentaries, work pages, and activities from all kinds of sources and combine it to make my own unit studies. Then we can cover the topic in whatever amount of time we decide and move on to another. Pretty much just using multiple resources to learn about topics of interest. I have thought about putting some of our unit studies down on paper more formally to be able to share with others... but we will see. 😊 As for history, I think it's a great subject to teach as soon as you want as long as you keep it age appropriate. We've always started it more formally in first or second grade but offered the opportunity for them to sit in and participate with the older kids as young as they want. For kindergarten, BJU has a curriculum called Focus on Fives that we will be using when Wyatt turns 5. They also have Math K5. So it's just the two books. I've never used it but plan to because I love the way it is set up. With Huddy we used Masterbooks Simply K and Masterbooks Math Level K and it was good. I feel like BJU leads into more rigorous studies than Maaterbooks and that's why I lean towards it, but both are good!

[@nicoleadel1983]

​@@OurSmallTownLifeThank you so much for sharing this with me. It definitely would be awesome if you were able to share your unit studies at some point. It's just so nerve racking going into this blind and just wanting to do your best ya know. The amount of excitement and trepidation I have is crazy. Plus since no one I know has homeschooled it's been a little disheartening with the amount of weird looks and backlash I get when I tell people that I'm going to homeschool. I just want to make sure I'm doing the best I can for my kids and I don't want to fail them. Thank you so much for being someone I can talk to about this😊❤

[@OurSmallTownLife]

@@nicoleadel1983 I'm here any time you have questions! You've got this! I'm so proud of you for doing what you feel is best even if it's hard.

[@homeschoolteenswithjenny]

I've heard good things about the BJU Biblical Worldview course! We already covered that heavily when it came out, so we never got to use it.

[@OurSmallTownLife]

From what I've been reading and studying in it, it's going to be so good!

[@evadyck2757]

Thank you so much for the video, was very helpful

[@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable]

I have a homeschooling KZbin channel! ❤ I am super new to it 🎉 It’s been fun though. I like the simplicity of the United States book! I have also been eyeing that Biblical Worldview course from BJU!

[@countrywisheshomeschool]

Great video! Love your choices! I have a very small homeschool channel but hopefully it will be helpful to someone.

[@mckenziemason8061]

Nice curriculum picks! I have been looking into BJU press but still can't decide 😅

[@OurSmallTownLife]

We love all things BJU Press! It's such a wonderful curriculum.

[@drendahalbert8510]

We inherited a granddaughter 4.5 years ago and she went to public school for Pre-K last year and in K this year. I’m struggling leaving her in public school, but I’m lost as where to begin knowing what to order or how to schedule her work. I work for myself, so I know I can schedule it to work for us, just a little lost on how to begin. If you have a video on it will you just tag me?? I appreciate you!!

[@abeautifulmess5036]

I just watched a video that would help you…it’s super short and to the point 🥰 it’s @homeschoolmadesimple and called “5 easy steps to start homeschooling”

[@OurSmallTownLife]

You can do it! I don't know that I've done a how to get started homeschooling video but I will! I'll sit down and do that within the next week!

[@LetTheMorningBringWord]

Great Choices! We love BJU curriculum too. My channel name is: “Let The Morning Bring Word” a homeschool channel I started when we began homeschooling years ago. This will be our 8th year of home educating. I will have two 8th graders and a 5th grader this upcoming year. I have many videos on my channel but have not posted much in the last couple years so I’m sure I’ve fallen WAY off the algorithm KZbin has. What a kind gesture to promote your fellow KZbin content creators. Thank you!

[@user-ce5gc3bx1p]

Are you doing one for your high schooler

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

Our oldest grandson is homeschooled. The others are too young.

[@user-re5bu8co8f]

Did you and your hubby see the total eclipse tiday April 8....1230 pm to 3 pm...saw at 149 pm. It got dark and cool sbf then sun was out again... my sister was a teacher about math and science about she got excited..... friend Mary

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

@@user-re5bu8co8f no, we didn't. I saw it on video and in pictures.

[@user-re5bu8co8f]

​@@MrsAlmaTrumblei dyd to but itvwas cool in person

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

@@user-re5bu8co8f I bet it was, friend.

[@abbymorrow2539]

I have been looking into BJU for my son that will be in kindergarten. Would you suggest the online format or textbook format? I was hoping to teach him, however it would be nice to have the option of online too.

[@OurSmallTownLife]

You could do some of both, however, my experience is that parent led worked best for us in the lower grades.

[@abbymorrow2539]

@@OurSmallTownLife thank you for you quick response and input!

[@OurSmallTownLife]

@abbymorrow2539 you're welcome!

[@dawnesasser7041]

Just curious, do you homeschool Audrey also?

[@robinshrader3570]

I have a high schooler that I need to homeschool quickly any suggestions

[@OurSmallTownLife]

I highly recommend BJU for a rigorous and thorough high school curriculum if you are looking for a one stop shop! Or you can mix and match based on learning style. There's so many wonderful options.

[@Abiding.Farmhouse]

Hey friend! I have a channel. ❤️

[@user-ce5gc3bx1p]

I’m subscribed to your channel as also

[@ShardaeRenee]

I have a channel! I share homeschool, faith, and mom life content. ❤

[@MyHumbleHome]

Hi i have a KZbin Channel thank you sweet friend 😊

[@greencreekheart]

I have a youtube channel 😊