OUR 2023-2024 AUGUST HOMESCHOOL UPDATE// CURRICULUM CHANGES? OAK MEADOW ? IEW ?

[@jasminealysse4]

Your a breath of fresh air! I’ve learned so much watching your videos. I like that you keep it real but with a gentle approach when it comes to homeschooling. I’m homeschooling my two boys this year and we’re excited… ❤

[@brittanyolga]

Aww thank you so much 😊!!! I hope you and your boys have a wonderful homeschooling year 🙌🏽♥️♥️♥️

[@fab5bailey369]

Yay! We are on our rest week as well. Loving the updates on Oak Meadow and saving my coins for May '24 to be able to be able to purchase it after your "end year review". I am so glad Brielle is year ahead of us so you can warn the mommas.

[@anishajmade1133]

Congratulations on getting through your first term back. I hope you thoroughly enjoy your week break! I would love to see a video on how you are planning for your next term. I just love these updates. You make me want to document my own homeschool journey with my little ones, It must be so wonderful to have these videos to look back on.

[@threeoaks2004]

We just finished the second Wild Robot book and anxiously waiting for the 3rd to arrive this month. Glad you guys are enjoying!

[@ulandibrewer6081]

Love your videos. You are so encouraging. Hope you enjoy your break and all the best with the next term.

[@keepinghomesteady]

I would love to see an OM planning video!

[@catherinejewell1876]

Yes yes yes. I was really hoping to make it through a twelve week term before we took a break - but we too hit that seventh week and this mama just needed a break! Why do we always forget how much effort homeschooling takes?? Enjoy your week off! I know we are ❤ Thanks for sharing mama!

[@sanaismommy1]

I just love your style! I'm very much interested in that history curriculum for my 1st and 2nd grader. Would also love to see a day in the life soon 💕

[@jeffslavick9417]

Thank you for sharing. I’ve just binge watched 3 of your videos. They’re so helpful. 🤍-Cassie

[@vivianwatkins6794]

I would love to see a planning video!

[@clairetillman]

Thank you for the review on Oak Meadows; I’m adding this to my list. This is our first year of homeschooling: 3rd and 5/6th. You’re videos are great! God Bless!

[@YasminB-u9d]

Thank you for making Oak Meadow look interesting and worthwhile. I've looked at it so many times, but wasn't drawn to it. I like how it sounds for science and might take a closer look at that.

[@MatthewsAdventures156]

Such a lovely update. Glad you're having a good start. One thing we've noticed from OM is it's incredibly developmentally appropriate. The writing in the upper levels is very rigorous. Enjoy OM. It's a beautiful curriculum

[@homeschoolmaof3]

I have a 7th grader and I'm struggling with the fact that school is taking him longer. I have 5th graders that finish at lunch time, but my 7th grader doesn't finish until around 2:30. My 7th grader hates to write, so I'm thinking of trying Structure and Style sometime this year. We are only on day 7 of our year and he's had tears about writing assignments.

[@kllawrence]

We finished The Wild Robot last month.....AMAZING! We loved it so much! We have the second book, The Wild Robot Escapes and can't wait to start.

[@demetria7375]

We are really enjoying Oak Meadow Ancient Civilization. Im learning just as much as my daughter lol

[@millyg226]

You are doing an awesome job. Thanks for inspiring me to do better too. I'm just glad monday is a holiday to get a day break😅 Love how creative Brielle is with her work and always using her artistic side. 🎉

[@brittanyolga]

Thank you so much🥰!!! I love how artistic this baby is too!!! I don’t think my middle daughter is the artist type though lol 😆

[@mana8808]

How do you pick out good books? I try to keep everything modest and religious so would love to know how you filter out books.

[@BaileyAcademy]

Great update, thanks for sharing.

[@QueenElleLLC]

Peace Brittany! I've been watching your videos for a while, and this video was right on time for me! This is my 5th year homeschooling. I currently have two in homeschool - 6th and 11th grade, and I have a 22 year old and 20 month old, as well 😅. Thanks so much for the writing curriculum info! We are currently in our 2nd full week of school. 💜

[@brittanyolga]

Thank you so much for your support!!!! I hope you all are having a great start to your homeschooling year. Many Blessings to you and your family. ♥️♥️♥️

[@homeschoolmamaself-care]

I loved the Wild Robot! Such a great read. One I’m keeping for the grandkids. 🎉

[@brittanyolga]

It really is a cute book !! I can’t wait to read it with my littles again.🥰

[@michelleagyemang868]

There’s a student workbook that goes to the lion, witch, and the… on memoria press

[@brittanyolga]

I seen that guide on Memoria Press !! I wish I grabbed it! I am definitely going to do it with my younger girls. 🥰

[@irivictorymilled]

I have never hear of curiosity chronicles so I just search it and looks fun. Did u get the whole package or just the interactive notebook pdf ? Thank u :)

[@brittanyolga]

I just have the whole digital package for Curiosity Chronicles Digital package for Ancient Times. I love using some of the map work from the student packet as well. 🥰

[@esmesarkar6038]

I commented earlier about the video you posted of questions and answer, because I started watching and had to stop and then when I came back the video was gone. I don’t know if I didn’t post my comment or if it was delete for some reason. Just asking without any malice.

[@brittanyolga]

No worries!!! I accidentally scheduled the wrong video! 🙈

[@esmesarkar6038]

Thanks! Can’t wait to watch!

[@kathrynmacaluso5071]

We are using CC Ancient History this year too. We also love the audiobook! We are enjoying working on the timeline. The timeline images in CC were tiny but I found another resource online that has larger images and we are creating our timeline with those in a School Nest book. I love that your daughter has been creating some fun artwork!

[@Ashleysrus]

Where is your desk from?!

[@brittanyolga]

We got it from IKEA a few years ago !!!🥰

[@Ashleysrus]

@@brittanyolga chairs too?!

[@kllawrence]

Helicopter Parenting is a struggle for me. Lord knows I am trying to be better.

[@brittanyolga]

Yes !!! Same !!! I have really been praying on it all well!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@zaitoonshahzad9462]

How ur daughter get score i mean do she do online test or something else actually i don't know about test and examination every year in homeschool

[@brittanyolga]

We do standardized testing every year. That is how I know her specific levels , strengths and weaknesses. Most standardized tests in homeschool can be done at home with an online proctor. It is very simple and stress free.

[@lisal5718]

Don’t stress yourself out about this cycles of history. To be honest they aren’t really a thing in other countries. For example in Germany where I went to school, history as an independent subject starts in grade 5 or 6 and is mostly chronological starting out with the Egyptians, classical Antiquity and stops somewhere between 1945 and 1990 in grade 10. While instruction in 11 and 12 grade is more topic focused. I never understood the benefit of going over something multiple times with different levels of difficulty. It sounds quite stupid because you risk that the kids are learning simplified half-truths, that they have to unlearn later.

[@brittanyolga]

Thank you so much for this comment !!!! I really needed hear this !!!! I am definitely not stressing about history anymore ♥️

[@lisal5718]

@@brittanyolga You are welcome 😊 Don’t stress yourself as long as you give your kids the opportunity to go after the things they are interested in you are fine. I myself probably was my mom’s nightmare sometimes because I wanted all the history books from the library, asked about everything and often asked for more work. And I am really greatful that she offered all this learning opportunities to me.