4th Grade HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM CHOICES 2023 -2024 | How much I spent $$$ | NEW CURRICULUM PICKS

[@lifewithginab]

**please be aware of the first 5 mins of video there is some graphic content* I put a warning on the video as well but just in case I wanted to add it here too!

[@Jessp367]

Gina! Thanks for sharing your picks! I was looking for something regarding the birds and bees, and the curriculum from gather round sounds perfect! I always look forward to your videos and you sharing inside the curriculums!

[@lifewithginab]

So glad it was helpful love!! Thank you so much for watching and your kind words!

[@lifewithginab]

Curriculum week!! Check out the playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLbMBPWHnfpk5eX08ZxC5pQr7NBZ8HKSjB I'll be adding it to it throughout the week as videos come out ❤

[@qingyang1492]

I'm very interested to see how you use the schoolnest notebooks or a flip through of yours.

[@BlessingsatHome]

Another homeschool mom mentioned Growing up with God and I looked into it. Thanks for showing some of the inside, I will have a fourth grader next year as well and I’m considering that course.

[@lifewithginab]

You are so welcome! I like looking inside the curriculum when hearing a mom talking about a curriculum so I can get an idea of how it looks like. Glad it was helpful ❤️

[@Pollypocket25]

I’m so excited I found your channel, I’m Brazilian living in the USA and I want to start my kids on Portuguese (that I didn’t before) and also starting homeschooling next semester! Thank you for the video!!!

[@lifewithginab]

I love that we connected! Meu marido nasceu em Uberlandia, MG. Minha mãe e de Minas tb. I want to focus more in Portuguese this next coming year... it wasn't a great year for us when it comes to speaking more in Portuguese. Thanks for leaving a comment and connecting.🥰 Wishing you all the best in your homeschool journey 💛

[@Pollypocket25]

@@lifewithginab é, eu sempre começo com o goal de começar forte no português mas com escola e amigos meu filhos meio que se recusam! Wishing this year will be different! Can’t wait to watch more of your videos! Do you have a video of what you use for bible study? Obrigada pela resposta! 🧡

[@lifewithginab]

@L C vou ter um video amanha ou sexta com devotionals que vou usar no novo ano. Right now, I do devotionals with the kids every day e meu mais velho ... I have a video with all the devotionals we have used. I'm going to link it here :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaqWkpaaZrqAjbc

[@jacquelynmaidl8446]

I teach K-1 computers, and we use Typing Club. They do have a free portion, but I believe they put ads in. I really like Typing Club, and my students do too.

[@sarahe7515]

We love the typing club too. My daughter has done so well with it and there are ads. I guess the paid version is ad free.

[@jacquelynmaidl8446]

@sarahe7515 Yes. I went to the school principal about the ads and trying the paid version, and I do like the ads being removed.

[@lifewithginab]

Thanks for the recommendation... definitely going check it out! I don't mind paying as long as it's something my son loves and uses and yes I like things ad free too! Thanks again ♥️

[@brendagarcia5634]

Omg the more u talk about yourson it remind of my 7 yrs old granddaughter. Grandma u said we can do school anytime anywhere.😂❤❤

[@lifewithginab]

Haha love it 😀 😄 ♥️

[@koributtorff]

My son loved the Mental Math part of it. He enjoyed doing it in his head and adding the sticker. It was a fun thing to do with him. Hoping next year's will be just as fun!

[@lifewithginab]

That's awesome! ❤️ I hope my son loves it too 🙌

[@TheGLOSSette]

We love Explode the Code. Its our go-to for learning to read/phonics. We got one more lesson in level 3 and then going to level 4.

[@lifewithginab]

That's awesome! And yes explode the code is just so amazing!

[@lauraks2202]

Sound exactly like my 9 year old son! I’m always hinting at trying a new curriculum because I get tempted watching flip-throughs lol. But, he say absolutely not. He always says stick with Good&Beautiful for Math and LA

[@lifewithginab]

Haha! I love that we can relate to each other!

[@thefourwalls8966]

I saw that you can't believe you have a 4th grader. I'm in denial that I have a soon to be 7th grader!! And a 5th grader. Please kids STOP growing so fast! It's bittersweet.

[@lifewithginab]

So bittersweet!! Time is flying 😢❤

[@GinaRLacy]

We JUST started Growing up With God yesterday!!!

[@lifewithginab]

That's awesome, Gina!! I'm excited to try it, too, and I'm looking forward to your thoughts!

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

I always say if it’s not broke don’t fix it!!! I will have a sophomore this year and I can’t believe that my oldest is there!!! We love homeschooling!!! I don’t teach the bird of the bees in my house as my husband teaches that!!! I do discuss stuff like that with my older daughter and will with my youngest when she’s that age!!! I feel like TGTB level 4 needs an update!!! We skipped the workshop book as it didn’t work for my kids!!! My teenager is still doing spelling as he still needs it!!! My twins loved math 4!!! I put ideas in the back of my mind just incase we need to change things up!!! I’m excited for my twins to improve their basic math skills!!!

[@lifewithginab]

Thanks for sharing your experience!! ♥️

[@user-fn8gz8nx3k]

Love penpals ideas! Where do you find your penpals?

[@lifewithginab]

It's actually quite funny... I made some friendships through KZbin and moms in Canada who watch my videos and we started talking and we decided our kids should try being pen pals... and the kids love it! They plan even to meet each other in the future which should be fun!

[@user-fn8gz8nx3k]

@Life with Gina B Awww...that's really awesome!

[@beautyandbeyond347]

My daughter was just saying how she wanted a pen pal. How did you find some for your son?

[@lifewithginab]

It happened so randomly! I met 2 moms over here on KZbin and IG, and we started chatting and became friends and decided for our kids to be Pen pals, and eventually, we will meet up since we live in the same province. It's been an awesome experience, and my son looks forward to writing his letters, and we make a draft and then go over spelling and do a final one... they send pictures, treats etc to each other! It's been an awesome experience :)

[@tammyjohnson9382]

My kids LOVE TGTB typing! I think it's very affective.

[@lifewithginab]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! I'm excited for my son to start it ♥️

[@Darkenmoone]

What is the Three Angels Message? I'm not sure I'm familiar with this at all (not just the curriculum but even what is this message?) Thank you.

[@lifewithginab]

Revelation 14:6-12 talks about the 3 angels message .. which is a message from the Bible for the last days

[@Gameroomschoolhouse]

I totally relate! 😂 My oldest is like me and will always want to try something new but my middle child is like The Good and the Beautiful fo’ liiiife. She was technically in third grade last year, but I had her go back and do the new Level 2 and honestly I’m so glad we did. It’s so good! She’s still finishing it up but I’m fine with that- they announced their new level 3 will be out in June. Hopefully they re-do Level 4 as well. I like their math as well, but the amount of work really increases in Level 4. My oldest couldn’t hang, even though I didn’t make her do all of the problems and so we’re trying something different this year. She also hated doing it by herself with the videos and not together. I think it might have been too much too soon. She’s also my neurodiverse child, so I kind of feel like I should have known better and been able to handle it better. 🤦🏽‍♀️ I’m still working through Level 3 with my middle child but now I’m not in a rush. I think there’s a maturity needed as well as math knowledge, so hopefully we’ll be ready when she gets to level 4. It sounds like your son is already pretty independent in some areas, though, so he should be fine. I’m excited and nervous to hear your controversial subject picks! I’m really glad I found your channel. It has really helped me though a tough season of homeschooling. ❤ Thank you.

[@lifewithginab]

Thank you so much for your kind words and also for sharing your experience ❤ I'm also worried about the video lessons! So we will see how it goes! Thanks again for sharing and being here ❤

[@Fluffydidit]

Just want to add my two cents: my son is finishing up Level 4 Math, and he has absolutely refused to watch the videos--he just thinks they're cheesy and too long, and he's 12 so he's reaching THAT age--but he doesn't always understand the Mini Lessons by himself either. So I often do those with him. I wish he was more independent since he's the oldest of 4 kids, but we do what we have to do and modify it to work for us. I also have to ditto the amount of work-- it's a lot. I've only recently started picking one or two of the review problems in each category, and if he gets those right, he doesn't have to do the others. Your son sounds more independent than mine, but if he does struggle, I'd just suggest taking the time to go through it with him. I think the way TGTB teaches math makes so much sense, so I am fine doing what we have to do to stick with it. It's so good!

[@lifewithginab]

@Trisha Gronenthal hi Trisha! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I think that's definitely something I will do too. I'm so curious how he will do with the Math lessons. I'll definitely give my full review and update! Thanks again! So appreciate it! ❤️

[@brendagarcia5634]

Same here😂 i ask my granddaugther do want to change TGAB.She said nope..

[@lifewithginab]

Ok this is so funny! I feel like we can relate to each other 😀

[@benettacousins5919]

Hey sis....How do your son get through the good and the beautiful or any curriculum during one school year?...I need help in there area...

[@lifewithginab]

We do a lesson a day 4x a week sometimes 5x a week. Usually, we start in September and should be finished by end of May and we do take a lot of breaks :)

[@benettacousins5919]

@Life with Gina B Thanks sis for replying back..

[@heathercox5801]

Yes, it did show a picture of the male and female anatomy. When you did the scroll through, I seen it at 3:01, 3:02, and 3:33 and you said it doesn't show the opposite sex. I just wanted you to be aware of that and what you had said. Unless you meant that the girl's journal only shows the girl anatomy and the boy's journal only shows the boys' anatomy. It sounds like it would be a good curriculum.

[@lifewithginab]

Hi yes it shows the female for girls journal and the males for boys journal. I added a warning in the pinned comments. Sorry if it wasn't clear!

[@heathercox5801]

@@lifewithginab I heard the warning, I just wasn't clear on the anatomy showings.

[@lifewithginab]

Oh ok yes it does show the anatomy ... so it's definitely something to be aware of depending on your kids' maturity and what you want to teach them.

[@juliacarter1280]

I need curriculum anonymous 😂

[@sarahe7515]

Yuck. I think my daughter is going to be an early bloomer. Her dad’s side is early for puberty unlike mine and I am hoping that she slows down. I already stated to explain things to her. I am going to have to start a health program soon but I am not buying anything right now. I am looking forward to seeing you critique what you like about that subject in the future. We will be continuing 180 days of spelling/science/social studies. I use real life books alongside with the science and social studies. We are technically finishing 2nd grade but have been in 3rd grade work since January. I just use the grade she is supposed to be in for tax purposes. I think I will have to buy 4th grade curriculum by December. Alright I am all over the place. Stick to what works for you! ETA is there a link for the Three Angels Message? I don’t need Bible curriculum yet but was looking into some for the future at Christian book the other day.

[@lifewithginab]

Thanks for sharing Sarah! My sisters were all early bloomers... I wasn't! Let me get the link for you and I'll add it on a seperate comment ♥️

[@lifewithginab]

www.threeangelsforkids.org/homeschool

[@sarahe7515]

@@lifewithginab thanks for the link. I just want my girl to stay a child and not worry about the monthly garbage. I will have to go more into details of why that happens but I already explained some of that. I am sure that health class will help with the detailed stuff.

[@Jessiemadanat]

i wish i could try gather round but the website is aweful i have no idea what's going on.

[@Olgaleigh]

That’s interesting. What about it bothers you? They just re-did it to make it more helpful.

[@lifewithginab]

I'm curious too lol 😅

[@Jessiemadanat]

@@Olgaleigh year 1 2 3

[@lifewithginab]

Oh I get it... like where do you start? With which year? ... so basically you can start with whichever unit you want .. at least that's what I think 🤔

[@Olgaleigh]

@@Jessiemadanat the whole year things has been taken down. It’s not about years. That was only for the release time so you knew that it changed for the better over time bc it was still so new. You are just suppose to pick whatever interests you. They have updated the web site. I would try again if you haven’t been to it in a while.

[@nancysfo5]

so how much did you actually spend in total for your 4th grader, including, science, history etc.?

[@lifewithginab]

I would add another $120 to this total ... history was about $70 and then science was another $50... I have separate videos for family subjects :)

[@nancysfo5]

@@lifewithginab thank you for replying and letting me know. I am starting homeschooling with a 5th grader and have no clue what budget is middle range so I can adjust by seeing how much or type of curriculum the homeschoolers have but no one ever says their total budget :/ so thank you!!

[@lifewithginab]

@nancysfo5 yes definitely! I remember when I first started and I always wondered too! So I like talking about prices on my channel! Also, there are many free resources out there and the library could become your best friend! All the best in your homeschool journey! ❤️

[@DebBeePlus3]

Alright. You have our interest piqued on controversial subjects. 🤔

[@lifewithginab]

Lol! I'll be sharing hopefully tomorrow 👀