*CHATTY* Homeschool Update | Homeschool Mom of 3: Adjustments, Changes, Celebrations, & Reflections

Join me for a chatty homeschool & life update video. I'm chatting updates on what life has looked like as I'm transitioning to having a mobile baby, releasing a kindergarten curriculum, and homeschooling my PreK and 1st Grade sons.
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WELCOME //
I'm Rachel, a mom of three and the oldest in a family of 8 kids. I'm a second-generation homeschooler who is passionate about education. I'm originally from Michigan, but am living overseas. My two young boys and teaching homeschool lessons to my youngest sisters keep me busy, but I make time for writing and for making KZbin videos, too! On this channel, you can expect videos featuring books and homeschool curriculum, homeschool tips for hard days, our journey raising bilingual kids, and vlogs about the intentional adventure that our homeschool lifestyle allows! Subscribe to join our family here:
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[@PlainJane144]

Im just amazed by you Rachel! 3 small kids and you are truly so productive and such a blessing to this community! So happy to hear you have sold 50 copies of your Kindergarten curriculum and I just know that you will sell many, many more! I think I speak for the vast majority of us subscribers when I say that you bring us invigorating, motivating content to us. Also, thanks for sharing the great reads you are currently digging into. 🎉📚

[@SevenInAll]

Aww, thanks for this comment, you made my day! I always hope to encourage and motivate others--yes, these are very "full" workdays...but what an amazing job we have, the job of raising and educating our children. It's one that's truly worth giving our best to. :) And I love being able to write curriculum to keep exercising this brain and my creativity--helps me feel more connected to the wider homeschooling community.

[@alchu11]

I bought the curriculum but my son is only 4 , so I'm patiently waiting for him to be more ready for it and I honestly can't wait !! Very excited for it and grateful that you found it in yourself to write it and look forward to more grades to come ))).

[@SevenInAll]

Good job on the patiently waiting part--I know the feeling. My 2nd son is 4 and I am also waiting till he's ready to begin--but I am so looking forward to his kindergarten experience! :)

[@gailgroothuis6570]

Always glad when your KZbin site comes up. Interesting, informative with a touch of fun!!

[@SevenInAll]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@jessicaolin4261]

Currently reading Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin, a WWII historical fiction, Live Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa Childers, and When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly Hayslip, a memoir of a woman in Vietnam during the war.

[@SevenInAll]

Those sound interesting!

[@StephanieMT]

we are using the kindergarten curriculum with various ages not just kindergarten. we will just add in more things that fit the themes. we are going to learn about the lighthouse of alexandria for the lighthouse week

[@SevenInAll]

That's so awesome!

[@kayegenin123]

I’m reading the Green Lady by Sue Lawrence because we swapped book recommendations at my last book club meeting. I also keep getting distracted, so I’m trying to get hooked 🤪

[@amandamendoza4181]

We are so not getting school done, and the break was much needed! My youngest is 3 and my oldest student will be in 9th grade. Enjoying our down time. Thanks for your update!😊❤

[@SevenInAll]

Hurray for getting a break when you need one!

[@lisaroper421]

Not much offical class work going on, but lots of sports and outside time! Next up is family reunions and trips. I have been listening to Brandon Sanderson a lot lately. One of the funniest parts to me is trying to listen to 55 hours of book in the 3 weeks I can have it borrowed. 😂😂😅

[@SevenInAll]

Sounds like great summer plans! Borrowing books from the library and finishing them in the allotted time given the requirements of mom-life is indeed a challenge! I have not yet attempted audiobooks (always feel like I need my ears available to hear baby cries, etc.) but I can borrow ebooks through Libby and the time limit can be rough on those long ones.

[@juliequezada7504]

I just read the first three books in the Timeless series by Gabrielle Meyer. They are Christian, historical fiction, romance with time travel. You think those things couldn’t possibly all work together, but they do. The series is addictive. 😂

[@SevenInAll]

That is certainly quite the blend of concepts! I just love discovering an addictively good series! :)

[@faithfullyinfertile]

Woo hoo to selling 50 copies of Curious Kinder!! My review came in under my husband's name, David, I guess because I used his PayPal to purchase. :) Enjoy your summer :)

[@SevenInAll]

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! I have learned to greatly treasure those reviews, for sure.

[@emilyribnicky9410]

Snakes falling out of TREES!?! You're welcome to come back to Michigan any time! 😂

[@SevenInAll]

To be fair, this is literally the first time that has ever happened in all my years over here. Not like a daily event. lol! Now, monkeys stealing stuff...that is also not a daily event but happens frequently enough to sometimes make me miss the monkey-less Michigan countryside...

[@emilyribnicky9410]

@SevenInAll Wow! That certainly is crazy! I have four little monkeys that steal my stuff....currently trying to homeschool them. 😜

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

We are finishing up our sports year of travelling!!! My kids are active as well!!! It sounds like your son knows enough letter sounds to read!!! Our reading curriculum is has shorter fluency sheets!!! At home we have tree snakes that drop out of trees if they decide they want to and I don’t appreciate it as they are dangerous!!! I’ve done snake training in our homeschool!!!

[@SevenInAll]

That was definitely a first for me, seeing a snake fall out of a tree! And yes, we have also done some "snake training" with our kids because we have had a number of friends who have woken up to find a venomous snake in their home.

[@gbcflower]

Rachel, I wonder if someday you would be able to connect with someone in the US who would man a booth for you at homeschool conventions. I know that is something you would love to do yourself, but this thought came to my mind that maybe a person who has used the resources you have created could possibly help you tell others about them.

[@SevenInAll]

Yes, that could be an option, or possible having one of my stateside family members do so if everything aligned just right.

[@emilywinter4821]

Right now I'm reading The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic and it is wonderfully quirky and silly!

[@SevenInAll]

Hmmm, I'll have to look that one up! I deeply appreciate quirkiness in a book.

[@Kiki-vb3sb]

Wow! It sounds like a very good month, congratulations on your new kindergarten curriculum! Also, a snake dropping from the tree in front of you is terrifying lol.

[@SevenInAll]

Thank you! And yes, I was like...well, I didn't know that was a think snakes did around here but now I guess I have something else to watch out for at the park...(once a monkey ran up and stole a toy truck away from my son when he was 3....he still remember that park incident...there are a few things that tend to stick in your memory...)

[@StephanieMT]

have you done any of the virtual conventions or speaking things homeschoolers do. i cant think of the ones that do it online but i have seen emails for them

[@SevenInAll]

I have done an online convention in the past--I didn't feel up to it last year when I was pregnant but I should look out for more such opportunities.

[@laurasteele2423]

Sooo… when are you tackling a first grade curriculum?😅😅😅

[@SevenInAll]

Probably not soon enough. ha!

[@annam7927]

I would love to see a more in depth review of Llamitas

[@SevenInAll]

Which level are you interested in hearing more about? I have a Level 1 (roughly for 5 year olds) video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKDNYZ6Anc13obssi=WOLM8MBh5wGSswWp and Level 2 (1st-3rd ish level) here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4fNZKWPi96emJosi=kevkbfSz2IuC9mJF Level 2 is what I'm currently slowly working through with my oldest (1st grader). I generally recommend Llamitas for kids who are starting from a point of already understanding a fair amount of Spanish.

[@annam7927]

I have a pre-K son (learning to read) and a 1st grader next year. Both of us parents incorporate Spanish into our conversations mostly with each other as we both learned Spanish as a second language. So I’m trying to figure out where to start- do I start with the first level, that’s my guess…

[@SevenInAll]

@@annam7927 I would look at the videos and/or free samples of the curriculum to decide. You don't necessarily have to start with Level 1 with an older child, but Level 2 is significantly more challenging than the first level.

[@beachgurl788]

Those fluency pages look SOOO long and brutal for a child!😳 Even as an adult just looking at it shuts my brain down.🤣 What exactly is their purpose? Is it just review of the words they have already learned or is it practicing new words they have never seen? This program looks good but those fluency pages look like they would cause a lot of tears and frustration for my child and me.

[@Grace_Filled_Homeschool]

My daughter did not like the fluency sheets at all. We used AAR one year (level 2) and never used it again. Thankfully I was able to sell it.

[@SevenInAll]

I used AAR 1 and 2 and never used the fluency pages with my oldest--the curriculum can definitely be completed without using them at all. The goal is just practice and getting more confident with words--usually the words on the page are examples of the phonics concept being taught or they are words in the story that the child is getting ready to read, so they are additional chances to practice the concept they are working on mastering. My son who is just starting to read is a little bit on the young side, so since I'm trying to take our time and give him lots of chances to practice. It's been easy enough to have him read the words on the practice pages here at the beginning. I doubt I will use all of them. They do offer suggestions to make it "fun" in the curriculum--different and more active ways to practice words in games and activities.

[@Grace_Filled_Homeschool]

@@SevenInAll it is a good program, but too expensive for us when it didn’t last a whole year. My daughter also didn’t like the daily games. We found a less expensive program that had her reading between a 3rd and 4th grade level by the end of 2nd grade. It worked so well I switched all of my children over and they are all reading so much better. I’m glad AAR works well for you and for so many other families!

[@beachgurl788]

@@Grace_Filled_Homeschool I would love to know what you used instead of AAR? I am not sure if it will end up being a good fit for our family with almost soon six kids and a lot of difficult things going on right now.

[@Grace_Filled_Homeschool]

@@beachgurl788 I have 7 kids and we use Christian Light Education for Reading, Math, and Language Arts. We started using it last year and can’t wait to use it again this year. It’s thorough and they can work independently. It’s also very affordable.