6 Tips For Using Memoria Press With Multiple Students || Large Family Homeschooling Tips

[@whitneykhan8082]

I love how your perspective is shaped by the range of years and kid ages! Starting Day 1 of my Memoria Press adventure tomorrow with my 3rd grader and both excited and terrified about it, but now I have the floor established (5min a day!) as well as standards of excellence! Cheers to you and God bless to me and all the rest of us moms!

[@lauraanthony773]

This is really helpful, thank you. We transitioned to Memoria Press already, adding more MP as we go. I’m looking for ways to keep raising the bar and after listening here I feel encouraged… many blessings to you for sharing your family’s experience. I’m thankful to Memoria Press, too, for their solid curriculum!

[@bryersheridan815]

I cant tell you how many times I have revisited this video! It has been so helpful and encouraging to me to be reminded of how important the work is even in rhe early years ! What you said about forming bad habits for sentence structure hits home for sure. The other tip of five minutes eveyday , is priceless Thank you for taking the time to share ❤

[@AshleyMBuffa]

Thank you so much, I'm so glad that the tips have been helpful! I'm currently making a list of some more tips, and hope to film that video before starting the next school year!

[@deeferry6520]

I do think you are doing a great job in teaching your children. Latin and I weren't best friends lol. I studied classical history at Glasgow University. Egyptology, Greek & Roman History. Believe it or not, I can't remember anything from way back then. The only Latin I remember is from RC church. I didn't home school but I find it so interesting that you're invested in it. Home schooling isn't really a "thing" here in the UK. Here in Scotland, we have an excellent school system. I trusted the system and both my children have attained Honour degrees, my daughter in Technological Engineering and my son in IT. They have great jobs. I just love how much emphasis on education. Keep up the good work Ashley, I'm always interested to know. xxx

[@AshleyMBuffa]

Thank you, Dee! One day I hope to open a classical christian school, but for now, homeschooling is the only good choice for us. :)

[@RachaelNewman]

Loved it! Thank you.

[@rachelramirez5156]

Your videos are just what I've been looking for! Question: if starting out for the first time with MP, what Memoria Press curricula would you start out with if you are on a tight budget (for elementary ages)?

[@AshleyMBuffa]

If you aren't able to do a full core, I would get them started ASAP on cursive handwriting, Latin (starting with either Prima Latina or Latina Christiana with the streaming videos), and probably Literature Guides and Classical Studies. For older elementary, their Classical Composition is also excellent and you can get streaming videos for those as well.

[@cquinn12]

Are you using MP science and teaching multiple kids of close ages? I like most of MP offerings but I would like to teach science and history together since my kids are close in age. Thank you for the video! I totally agree about checking thier work! Lots of good tips.

[@AshleyMBuffa]

Yes, both last year and this year I did science with all of my elementary aged students together and it worked great! My four year old participated this year as well, just listening and memorizing. My 7th grader wanted to do Trees this year which is what is recommended for his grade, so he did that independently while the other children did Insects. We also do Christian Studies all together at the breakfast table, and that works really nicely as well!

[@cquinn12]

@@AshleyMBuffa Great to know, thank you!

[@homeschoolandme]

Great video! New subscriber :) would love to hear about what you did before MP as well, and what motivated your change.

[@AshleyMBuffa]

Thanks for subscribing! I did film a video about that a few months ago, you can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2Ssp6B8h51qfrc

[@shawndemers6939]

Great video! Do you have your other students do independent work, like handwriting, while you’re working with a particular student on recitation? -Nadine

[@AshleyMBuffa]

Hello Nadine! Yes, the other students are always working on independent work while I do recitation with others. It's usually spelling, handwriting, or grammar work. They know if they get stuck to just move on to the next one and not to interrupt recitation, and then once I'm done with recitation, I go around and help the kids who need it.

[@Hopelb]

I haven't finished the video yet, but are you using Rod & Staff with your kids? Have you been happy with it?

[@AshleyMBuffa]

Yes! Previously, we have used Saxon, but my now 6th grader was struggling, so I switched him over to Rod and Staff, and we are doing well in it. I switched my 2nd graders to it as well. My students that are in middle and high school, I gave them the choice whether to stick w/ Saxon or switch, and they all decided to stay with Saxon.

[@Hopelb]

@@AshleyMBuffa Thank you for your response! I have 5 kiddos, two of whom I'm schooling, 2nd and kinder, the rest are littles. I've dabbled in MP for a few subjects but I'm thinking of making the switch to all. Just not sure yet.

[@lillahigdon771]

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