GATHER' ROUND HOMESCHOOL REVIEW | HONEST THOUGHTS and WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DIDN"T

We tried Gather Round Curriculum for the first time and I wanted to share our honest thoughts and review on this curriculum.
Have you ever tried Gather Round?
Did this curriculum work you? Let me know down below!
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[@lifewithginab]

Have you tried gather round before? Do you have a favorite unit? Let me know below ❤️

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Great thorough review! Love your honesty. It’s truly so tough homeschooling with little ones. And I completely agree about TGTB vs. gather round. You have to do what is best for you and your homeschool and where you feel led. Thanks for adding that part!

[@lifewithginab]

Thanks for watching Lauren ❤️🙏

[@joepotter106]

We absolutely LOVE GR!!! I have been homeschooling for almost 24 years and have graduated 4 children with 3 more to go. So we use it with our 3 youngest and it has been a big game-changer in our home. We have completed all 7 of the continents, NA Birds, Space, Oceans, Earth Science, Human Body, Underground to Canada, and are currently doing Artists once a week and Inventions 4 days a week. I have created a detailed 4 year plan for high school as I will have two in high school this upcoming year plus an early elementary. They all are thriving, excelling, and retaining what they have learned and we love to see all the connections. I can understand how difficult it is to homeschool with babies and toddlers as I have been there before and I can't imagine having to work full-time as well. Maybe you can revisit it in the future when the littles are older. It really all depends on the babies and personality types though...Great video! - Blessings, Shell

[@lifewithginab]

Thank you so much for sharing this!!! It's so encouraging to hear!!! ❤️❤️ thank you so much for watching!

[@joeyt.6243]

Is there a way you could share your 4 year plan with me? That’s the one thing that is stopping me from using GR because of how to organize it for hs!! I would be glad to send you my email

[@joepotter106]

@@joeyt.6243 Sure! What is your email? - Shell

[@aaajjjjaaaj]

Hi. We'll have high schoolers before you know it. I'd love to see a glimpse or even detail look at your plan for high school. Of course, we all want to do right by our children and give them all they need. High school is a little more serious and important to 'get right' for lack of a bette word.

[@wendimurray5602]

@@joepotter106 I'm feeling very overwhelmed with my boy entering Jr high. Might sending me your HS plan ? Many thanks!

[@brittanyolga]

Aww it looks like you guys had an awesome time with this curriculum. I feel you on homeschooling with toddlers. It definitely is a big factor in choosing curriculum. I think we are going to try a unit really soon for next year as well. 😍

[@lifewithginab]

Yes homeschooling with littles is an adventure 😅 oh I can't wait for you to try it and tell us what you think!

[@Jessp367]

Thank you for your honest review! It's really helpful! Your daughter throwing the carrot 🥕 at the kids... so funny!! 🤭 but I can see how having littles can be a tough season. I think I am more interested in their mini units for now. Thanks again!!! ❤️

[@lifewithginab]

Thank you so much for watching ❤️❤️❤️

[@creativecuriouslearning]

Thank you for sharing this. I love the idea of gather round and would love to try it one day. I just need to wait for the right time with my three kids. I’d rather use something like this with them when they can enjoy it more. You had so many good points about this curriculum.

[@lifewithginab]

Thank you so much for watching! Yes I agree... having all the kids enjoy it; is so important! ❤️

[@LMPM0909]

This is such a good review!! I saw Rebecca speak at the TTD convention last month and was able to see Gather Round in person for the first time at the convention…it is such a beautiful curriculum and I love the whole premise. Praying this is the perfect fit for my boys who do NOT do well working independently.

[@lifewithginab]

That's amazing that you were able to hear her speak! I would have loved to go! It is a beautiful curriculum! Thank you so much for your kind words and I hope they love the curriculum too ❤️

[@mylittlehomeschoolinthewoods]

I love their log houses and wagons ! So cute!

[@lifewithginab]

They still play with it when they are playing with other toys... they love it too!

[@HomegrownHomeschool]

The log homes look so fun! We are looking at using living off the land next year and those crafts totally just sold me on it 😂

[@lifewithginab]

The crafts and activities are SO much fun!!! 🙌❤️

[@mistygilliam-henderson6480]

Thank you for your review. I was referred to this curriculum by a friend. Also the $$ point was very informative as well.

[@lifewithginab]

No problem! So glad it was helpful! ❤️

[@Busybeeexplorers]

I am using GR preschool program Letters & Numbers and we love it! But my preschooler is my oldest. So we haven’t done any of the full units yet. I loved your review!

[@lifewithginab]

Thank you so much for watching! I am very interested in the letter and numbers 👀 it looks so good!

[@HomegrownHomeschool]

We used Gather Round’s Easter study this year and we had so much FUN! I plan on working in some of their units next year but don’t think we will use it as our spine but who knows for the future.

[@lifewithginab]

The Easter unit looks so good 😍

[@AusBeautyReview]

We love gather round! We use both TGTB and gather round & that works for us cos I feel that gather round alone isn't enough for us for LA. My kids are similar ages and absolutely loved the space unit & are currently studying Africa.

[@lifewithginab]

Those units sound so good!!! Thanks for sharing your experience ❤️❤️❤️

[@marciterry6205]

Thanks for this review! Found it very helpful. I haven’t tried Gather Round. I don’t have a good printer and find it too pricy to order the physical copies. Hopefully one day soon!! Appreciate this video so much 💜

[@lifewithginab]

Thank you so much for watching friend!! ❤️

[@ericaoliver7781]

Look on Facebook marketplace! I got the North American teacher guide and the recipe book for $25 shipped to me

[@lifewithginab]

@@ericaoliver7781 that's such a great deal! Was that in America or Canada? I feel like it's so rare to find deals like that in Canada

[@Mannfamdhb03]

We love Gather Round! We are going into our 3rd year using it, I do add math, grammar, and vocabulary. We do a lot of the "extras" and I feel like that is what makes it enough. We've loved space and creepy crawlies!

[@lifewithginab]

Thank you for sharing ❤️ those 2 units look so great!! Definitely ones my boys would enjoy!

[@famousflowerofaustin]

We have used Gather Round since we started homeschooling. I’m very lucky that my school aged kids are close in age so I just pay $20 for a one student package! Makes it super affordable. We add a light LA program and some basic supplemental work books. Our favorite units have been space, farming and food, and North American birds. I would recommend just using a 3 home punch to making printing/ binding simple. I have even just printed the pages out and put a weeks worth in a basic folder for them to use.

[@lifewithginab]

That's awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this... I think going on forward I would just put the teachers manual in a binder... I was trying to be fancy 😅🤭

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Gather round always looked intriguing but I agree…I think it can add up and I’m like you…I don’t love putting together curriculum. But you guys did such a great job with it and I LOVED watching your video about washing your own clothes. So hilarious and so fun!

[@lifewithginab]

🤣🤣🤣 it was hilarious! I always laugh thinking of myself washi g clothes by hand 🤦‍♀️ and recovering from covid... 😅 it was a great experience though 😅😅

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

@@lifewithginab and you dropping the clothes while handing them to Michael 🤣

[@lifewithginab]

@@thepracticalhomeschooler hahahahaha!!!! so funny! I was so out of it!

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

We love gather round!!! We use TGTB language arts and math along side gather round but sometimes take a language arts break while we are doing a unit study as gather round has language arts included!!! My older kids are twin 11 year olds and 14 year old. My 4 year old won’t join us for family subjects!!! We do the pdfs!!! We don’t print the teachers guide and we use it on devices including my phone!!! I send the teachers guide to my older kids iPads!!! We don’t just do gather round!!! We love the hands on learning!!! We loved the dinosaurs unit and it’s very history focused!!! My oldest daughter has always struggled with sleeping and when she was a baby it was hard!!! She still hates sleeping but it’s not bad now for us!!! We do the activities we want to do!!! My kids are old enough to read so they can ask for the activities they want to do!!! We love the faith part!!! We use them as an add on. We love the language arts part as an add on. I feel like my kids write better but I’m not sure if it’s cos of gather round or TGTB even tho we don’t do all the writing projects from TGTB but we do all the writing projects from gather round!!! Im seeing parents on the gather round app using TGTB as well!!!

[@lifewithginab]

I love that you can combine both curriculums! That is the way I will use it as well!! ❤️

[@kawaiikawaiianimegirl4144]

I really like gather around but when we tried it out it was upsetting to son. He was 11 at the time we tried it and autistic. I was not sure why it bothered him just that it did but since then I have found he likes his subjects separate and clearly defined. So you know different strokes for different folks. Great video.

[@lifewithginab]

Yupp different strokes for different folks! I love that lol and I'm glad you realized that it wasn't a good fit for your son and found out what worked best for him! So important ❤️

[@Qetesh773]

We have used a bit of gather round. ( oceans, space, human body, North American birds, ancient history, Africa) I think my kids favorite unit would be oceans and then after that Africa. We do 2-3 a year. We use it as a unit study and I plan my own units besides them I have a 10,7,2 year old so we actually just get upper elementary for 20.00 because we do our own LA program anyway. I do like them and will continue to purchase the 20.00 probably for 2-4 units next year as well.

[@lifewithginab]

I love how you incorporate gather round into your homeschool! Thank you so much for sharing! I think we will be using it as unit studies too in the future 🙂

[@mylittlehomeschoolinthewoods]

Living off the Land has been my favorite unit so far!

[@lifewithginab]

I'm so glad we chose this unit! So fun!! ❤️

[@GinaRLacy]

It’s very true! Having babies is such a challenge with family style learning. I found it’s best starting GRH with children that can read and write. My 3yo is asking to do school now so this year is going to get interesting because I need to spend that 1 on 1 time with her teaching the basics. We do use GRH as our spine for our boys (8 and 10) and I find it very affordable because we buy it on sale (full year + Lifer digital). Every year when we reevaluate our curriculum, the boys absolutely do not want to change. For the LA, the early units that came out in Year 1 it was not enough. I actually added TGATB LA as a supplement. But all the units after that are beefed up and I now do not add LA.

[@lifewithginab]

Thank you so much for sharing this! So helpful!! Your boys are at such a great age... I bet they love it!

[@GinaRLacy]

@@lifewithginab they very much do! I forgot to mention that I have them work together on their student workbooks, which allows them to be more independent after the lesson. I’ve got them in a pretty good balanced routine of independent work and family learning. We do pick and choose activities too because it can get exhausting doing them all! Your review was very genuine and relatable. Your son said it all when he asked about doing more GRH ;)

[@lifewithginab]

@@GinaRLacy I do think we will do another unit next year... just have to choose which one! Thanks so much for your feedback and sharing your experiences... they help me so much! ❤️

[@GinaRLacy]

Can’t wait to see what you choose! Let me know if you need any input on units because we’ve done so many! I’d be happy to help :)

[@lifewithginab]

@@GinaRLacy you are the sweetest!! Thank you so much!!! ❤️

[@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife]

I can definitely see how it can get expensive, especially if you purchase the add-ons.

[@lifewithginab]

Yes... I feel like taking advantage of the sale is definitely a great way to save!

[@daniellaesquivias5986]

Where did you get the supplies for the log cabin?

[@lifewithginab]

Dollar store! The craft section!

[@ericanunez72]

I love the map you have on the wall :) where can I purchase one :) TIA

[@lifewithginab]

Thank you!!! ❤️ I got it from - Your World Map Eu ... as a gift :) it's the brown 3D with countries and states one :)

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

I love that you only remembered the flappers from history. It’s so funny the random things we remember

[@lifewithginab]

Well I did a project on "them" haha 😄 so that might of helped 🥴

[@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife]

Our favorite unit is North American Birds.

[@lifewithginab]

That one looks so good! 😍❤️

[@laurabeth7755]

I've looked into Gather Round but it just seems too expensive for me. I think its a great deal for those that have a lot of kids that they can use it with. Plus, I just don't want to print and bind all of it....

[@lifewithginab]

Yes I feel you mama!

[@ednacotta5125]

Estou assistindooooo

[@lifewithginab]

Oi Edna!!! Obrigada querida xoxo

[@faithfullyinfertile]

I have been using GR for 3 years now & I would not recommend GR if your oldest child is in K-2nd/3rd grade. We do supplement language arts.

[@lifewithginab]

Thanks for sharing this!! It's great advice! ❤️🙌

[@jenniferf.1601]

Homeschool In the Woods has really great history unit studies with tons of projects and lap books without trying to stretch to an “all in one” approach like Gather ‘Round. My kids vastly prefer hands on projects for history and science and I prefer the depth of book work for LA and Math. We make it work ☺️👍🏻 I’ve never used Gather ‘Round, honestly because I found the controversy was really unprofessional, tho she is certainly not the only lady to attack TGATB for similar reasons. And I’m not going to lie, it makes me chuckle to see how many homeschoolers use TGATB along with Gather ‘Round 😂😂😂

[@lifewithginab]

I will check out Homeschool in the Woods! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@UsagiHinotsuki]

What was the controversy? I missed it. Lol

[@lifewithginab]

@@UsagiHinotsuki lol it was quite bit of time ago. Rebecca creator of gather round put out a video of why she isn't using the good and the beautiful anymore and it caused a lot of drama! 😶

[@simplybrianna8122]

Sometimes I put my one year old in the baby carrier and just wear him on my back to teach my 4 year old and 2 year old.

[@lifewithginab]

I love that!! ❤️ such a great idea!

[@ednacotta5125]

Jeová te abençoe querida!

[@lifewithginab]

🥰🥰🥰

[@mistygilliam-henderson6480]

Is this Charlotte Mason philosophy?

[@lifewithginab]

Rebecca the creator describes it as an eclectic curriculum having Charlotte Mason Principles. You can read more about here: gatherroundhomeschool.ca/pages/gather-round