Homeschool Language Arts Curriculum *An Integrated Approach* | LLATL | What’s it REALLY like?

[@meganrose22]

This is an excellent review and I so wish I could have seen this a few years back. We’ve used LLATL for 2 years now and will continue next year. So far we’ve used the red, yellow, purple and tan books. I do agree on the book studies. They are so random and if you use them, I think they do need to be scheduled in. What I ended up doing was finding my own unit studies with the suggested book study and we’d incorporate that into our LA for the week. I also picked up some literature from the passages and did the same with finding a unit study to match like Strawberry Girl. It really brings the passages to life when they are reading from the same book. For my younger child who has difficulty with spelling, we’d actually skip the spelling portions all together and use All About Spelling and All About Reading. The price point is so amazing and the fact that it’s open and go is what keeps us coming back.

[@blessedhomeschool]

That’s a FANTASTIC idea about incorporating unit studies for the books - thanks for sharing! Did you find resources on Teachers Pay Teachers for that?

[@meganrose22]

@@blessedhomeschool I just found them free off of Pinterest but I’m sure TPT has great ones as well! It was fairly easy to do since the e curriculum is so open and go. It was the only thing we had to plan out. And again, we just picked and chose which books I knew my kiddo seemed interested in! This year, we’ve skipped some book studies and we’re ok with that too. Or he can read them independently with no study.

[@lmcr9903]

would you say the teachings are true to grade level? or advanced or a little behind?

[@blessedhomeschool]

For us I found them to be pretty true to grade level! They have placement tests on the website that I’d recommend having your kids do just to make sure!

[@emmyanne03]

Great review! I am adding this to my list for curriculum ideas for my upcoming fifth grader!

[@blessedhomeschool]

Thank you for watching!

[@megankoger119]

That was an amazing review and flip through! Very thorough. We use this curriculum and love it and it was fun to see how another family used it. I do agree about the book studies. I find them confusing and think they need to be scheduled throughout. Thank you for this review. I think this language arts program isn’t talked about enough :)

[@blessedhomeschool]

Yes!! I was honestly surprised I hadn’t heard about it until just last year. Thank you for watching!

[@freelandtr]

Some of the levels do include the book studies in the 36 weeks of lessons. I know the yellow and Orange do. We are also working through the purple book. Keep the book studies separate and we complete them as my daughter reads the books. I just have her read a chapter per day. So it is taking quite a while to get through Farmer Boy but we just keep plugging away.

[@blessedhomeschool]

Awesome, thanks for sharing that about the other books! That’s good to know!

[@h.malik.s]

A great review. Thank you

[@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable]

Thank you so much for this! I am searching for LA curriculum and was leaning toward a Charlotte Mason approach if possible. This is definitely along those lines. 😊

[@blessedhomeschool]

Yes!! I’m glad it was helpful! 😊

[@scotttoney6997]

We are using the Tan book and love it so far, it's perfect for my child who gets overwhelmed easily.

[@blessedhomeschool]

Yes, I agree the lessons are amazing for kids who might get overwhelmed easily! Thank you for sharing!

[@AlishaGarciax]

What is the difference between the colors? Is it just the grade level?

[@scotttoney6997]

@@AlishaGarciax yes, each book color is loosely connected to a grade level. It’s written small on the back to show what grade level it’s recommended for.

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

We use TGTB language arts and I love the open and go approach but it doesn’t always work so we miss some parts and do another curriculum for that part of language arts!!! I think the book studies should be scheduled!!! I love that it’s a unit study approach!!! It looks like brave writer!!!

[@blessedhomeschool]

Oohh interesting! I am not familiar with Brave Writer but have heard good things.

[@Diary_of_Jayne-do9hi]

In case you didn’t know they have alternate reading plans as a free download on their website on the page near the descriptions and samples on each level. Happy homeschooling!

[@blessedhomeschool]

Thank you for sharing!

[@faithmomlife1504]

Could you go a video on BJU language arts? I’m considering it but it just seems like SO much! Like multiple teacher guides just for reading?! I’m worried it will be over whelming for my kids (and me 😅)

[@blessedhomeschool]

Which grade level would you be using? I am going to do a flip-through of our 6th grade lit coming up; for the younger levels I used their Online Video Lessons, so I didn’t use teacher guides for those ones! But yes, typically they have separate curriculums/guides for spelling, handwriting, English, and reading, so…it can definitely be a lot (if you follow it exactly to a T).

[@faithmomlife1504]

@@blessedhomeschool I’m looking for 3rd or 4th and 5th. I’ll definitely watch the one you do for 6th grade though! I have all my subjects for next year picked out except reading/literature.

[@Curioushomeschooler]

Hi. That is an excellent review. I wanted to know how lpng does each day take in a lesson? Especially how different are the length of each day lessons for let's say for poetry, for writing lessons, and for everyday words..

[@blessedhomeschool]

Most days it's 30 minutes or less. Occasionally (if there is more writing or research involved) it could be between 30-60 min., but generally less than 30. Thanks for watching!!

[@Curioushomeschooler]

Thank you so much for responding.

[@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable]

We use the Sonlight Readers and I agree that it is hard to keep up with pre-reading the books. I read half of them last Summer, but then had a baby. 😂 Then I stopped reading.

[@blessedhomeschool]

Glad to know I’m not alone 😂

[@queeniebee237]

This is an excellent review. The best I have found on this curriculum. This curriculum is not for us at all. Thank you for the video

[@blessedhomeschool]

You’re so welcome!! I’m glad it was helpful!

[@audrichavez]

Does the book have a daily reading schedule of how much they’re reading or how many chapters should be covered per week?

[@blessedhomeschool]

Nope, not for the book studies, which is one issue I had!! I actually just got done planning this out for my kids for our current book study. I should have done this from the beginning.

[@Keepasking123]

They do have book reading schedules on their website. It’s on a little tab you can click.

[@birdybirdy7737]

@@Keepasking123 I looked everywhere and did not find the reading schedules. Can you post a link?

[@A_Homeschool_crew]

Are both your girls in the same grade that you use this with? Do you recommend each child using their own level? I’m wondering if I can pair my 3rd and 4th grade boys together maybe with the orange book.

[@blessedhomeschool]

My girls are in the same grade (twins!). I did have both of them take the placement test available online though to make sure they were in the correct level. It’s possible you could have them work together if they are pretty similar in their skills!

[@A_Homeschool_crew]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

[@missramireztr]

Is this an all in one? Did you need anything in addition to this?

[@blessedhomeschool]

It IS all in one! We didn’t use anything else originally; in the end though, I supplemented spelling because my girls needed it.

[@rachaelpierson3470]

Do you still use this curriculum? If so, do you think it could be used over four days?

[@blessedhomeschool]

Thanks for watching! I don't use it anymore, but I definitely think you could condense it to four days as the lessons are very short!

[@CN-pe4gz]

@@blessedhomeschoolwould you mind sharing why you no longer use it?

[@lmcr9903]

@@blessedhomeschool I'm curious to learn why too

[@Keepasking123]

Common Sense Press now has book reading schedules for LLATL

[@blessedhomeschool]

That’s good to know! Thanks for sharing!

[@rachaelpierson3470]

Where can we find the reading schedules

[@Jessiemadanat]

What grade is this for?

[@blessedhomeschool]

The Purple Book is 5th grade, but they offer multiple grade levels!

[@SWKS_AG05]

I’m interested 😮…

[@blessedhomeschool]

Let me know if I can answer any questions! Thanks for watching!

[@SWKS_AG05]

@@blessedhomeschool Did you ordered it from rainbow resources? Thanks!

[@blessedhomeschool]

@@SWKS_AG05 I ordered from the Common Sense Press website, but you can also find it from other places! I have a link in the description to Christianbook.com, and I haven’t checked Rainbow Resource but you may be able to find it there too 😊.

[@SWKS_AG05]

@@blessedhomeschool I’ll check it out. Thank You 😊.