Homeschool Schedule Ideas - Our Morning Basket

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Here’s what we are using in our morning basket:
Boy Bible: amzn.to/2yFwgkB
Girl Bible: amzn.to/2zr67Ul
Long Story Shorts: amzn.to/2yFTbMz
Bible tabs: amzn.to/2yIicqW
Draw Write Now Book 5: amzn.to/2gXwHxu
Draw Write Now Book 3: amzn.to/2gZDZ3U
Draw Write Now Book 2: amzn.to/2yIYYSe
Presidents Pets: amzn.to/2yFKeBn
Children’s Book of Virtues: amzn.to/2gYSKUB
Draw the USA: amzn.to/2gXCqDt
Can You Hear It?: amzn.to/2gXBTRR
OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS MENTIONED:
Pam Barnhill - pambarnhill.com/
Brandy at Half a Hundred Acre Wood - www.halfahundre...
Art for Kids Hub - www.artforkids...
Classical Conversations: www.classicalconversations.com
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In this video, I share what we are using in our homeschool schedule or our morning basket. This is the loop schedule we are using from Half a Hundred Acre Woods. We learned about the loop schedule for homeschool from Pam Barnhill, an incredible homeschool mom who has a podcast called Your Morning Basket. This is the classical homeschool curriculum we are using along with Classical Conversations.
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[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks for watching! Tell me..... do you use a morning basket? What do you LOVE to teach in the morning???

[@seanpetrash7263]

Thankful journal is pure gold.

[@mrscouts07]

We just started a morning basket this year because I'm now homeschooling two kids--- my boys are K and 2nd grade. It's pretty simple, we just go over our verses, their Awana lessons, memory songs (Animaniacs States & Capitols, Schoolhouse Rock Preamble, books of the Bible), and we will soon incorporate CC memory work. Our first day of CC community is tomorrow and I'm SO excited! Thanks for this video. I think my boys will really enjoy the resources you mentioned.

[@GoodBehaviorBeginnings]

I like the Draw the USA book. That's a really good idea to become familiar with geography!

[@MindsetMom]

We are a CC family as well (and we also incorporate some Leadership Education). These are great recommendations and I will be checking them out because we are in cycle 3 right now. So thanks! I also loved you in the Think Media Challenge on Facebook a couple months back. Our homeschool is geared toward entrepreneurship, as my kids are older now and are showing a penchant for that. Do you have any homeschool videos about that?

[@ourtexasjourney1850]

Love Pam Barnhill!

[@NoelsBIGfamilylife]

Love the idea of morning basket. Never heard of it before

[@HeatherTorresTV]

We LOVE doing it! Let me know if you guys try it out too!

[@TheWaldockWay]

I love seeing inside another families morning basket time! There is a morning basket group on Facebook too for anyone who would like more inspiration or has more questions. facebook.com/groups/morningbasket/

[@mamatofive1]

We're definitely going to start that thankful journal...I think we're going to incorporate that next school year. 😊 Thanks for the curriculum suggestions!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

I highly recommend it! I just went back the other day and looked through ours from last year and it made my heart melt to see all the joy in the last year that my kids wrote down. :)

[@mrscouts07]

Thanks so much for this! Our homeschool is so scattered because mornings are all over the place. We use the full A Beka video curriculum for my oldest son, who is in K5 and we absolutely love it. We're in a hard stage because my 4 y/o (just turned 4) son is high-needs, doesn't play well alone, and is very disruptive. He's the kind of kid who needs activity and attention or he'll find something in the house to get into. I usually read to them every morning while they're eating breakfast because for 5 minutes they're still and paying attention. Do you still go out and exercise first thing in the morning? Thanks to one of your morning routine videos, we started going for a quick walk every morning this year, but weather has been challenging lately. OK I'm done rambling. LOL. Thank you very much for sharing what works for you!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

hello hello! I'm so glad this video blessed you :) Yes! I still get out every morning. I find that it really helps them focus ones they get some fresh air and some wiggles out. Lately we've been doing yoga together on the back porch bc my work schedule has been so crazy. But still getting it in. :)

[@mamalovesmunchkin648]

Thanks for sharing! Definitely going to order Can You Hear It? - I have a kindergartener and two preschoolers, this might be a fun way to ease into music and composer study.

[@HeatherTorresTV]

oh it would be great for that age.

[@FiveEighteenBlog]

Great video Heather

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thank you!!

[@ABeautifulHorizonTV]

I've been wanting to start a morning basket! Right now we have lots of books on the back of the toilet, but none in baskets! LOL We do unit studies, so perhaps I would put books in that pertain to what we are currently studying? We're currently reading a library book about a boy in the Andes mountains, because we are learning about South America. I love read-aloud / snuggle time. 😊

[@HeatherTorresTV]

A Beautiful Horizon hey! Yep seems like your already doing it! Congrats :) We are a huge family read aloud fam too. My favorite memories are from our snuggle times.

[@ABeautifulHorizonTV]

I was homeschooled and reading with my mom and siblings are some of my fondest memories too. I mostly remember reading the Bible and the Little House on the Prairie series before bed. 😊

[@petersenmrsb]

Thanks for this video!!! We don’t have a morning basket yet, but will add it! I have been learning so much this year, on how we would love to do home schooling!!!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Elizabeth P. I Elizabeth- welcome. A morning basket is something we really enjoy doing together. It helps get the subjects or interest in that we would normally skip over.

[@candicemarielally]

Such a fan of Draw Write Now Books 📚 😃

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Mee too!!! We love them..

[@mellyann84]

Thank you!!! I'm wanting to start morning time over the summer and for next year!!! Yay! I'm trying to soak it all up now! :D

[@MandieHeartsLife]

Hi I'm Mandi😄 I am now apart of your tribe! I love finding other momma youtubers. We vlog as well! I'm researching homeschooling and thinking about it for our two sets of toddler twins. Ages 3 and 4 for next year. I'm happy I found your channel. Your videos so far have given me lots of insight. I'll be watching more thank you💜💜

[@HeatherTorresTV]

+MandieHeartsLife hi and welcome! 😍

[@anagam3970]

Great video!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks! I appreciate your comment. Are you a homeschool mom too?

[@ЕкатеринаМ-г8р]

Thanks a lot for this video! Do your kids do the thankful journals on their laps or at the tables? Do they stay at one place in the house for the whole morning basket routine?

[@HeatherTorresTV]

they do thankful journal all over. Sometime they are at the table or in their room or on the couch or in the backyard in the Hammack.

[@CheriEbooksKidsLearning]

Thanks for the inspiration💓

[@CheriEbooksKidsLearning]

Great share dear!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@charlottevardy1180]

Love this video. How long would you typically spend on your morning basket a day?

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Hi! Great question. Our morning basket is usually about one hour. Some days are more, somedays are less. :)

[@journeyw3105]

While doing homeschooling do the state give u the books or do u have to get them?

[@psychosadistic1]

Yaaay we missed youuu

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Meriem Hm I’m back!!!!! 😎😂✌🏻

[@juliacarvalho3397]

Hi Heather! I have a question about classical conversations that I'm hoping you can help me with: if you're familiar with the good and the beautiful curriculum, do you think it could be combined with being enrolled in classical conversations? In other words, could we be a CC and use TGTB?

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Hi Julia. Yes - you could do them both together. TGTB will provide you with enhanced learning to what they are learning in CC.

[@rebeccalovesjesus]

We use TG&TB Kindergarten Language Arts curriculum and we are in CC also. They work well together :D

[@KaseyandShawn]

Gott Love sent me! New subscriber. 🙂

[@HeatherTorresTV]

thanks for coming over! :)

[@NikkiBrown4theLord]

I had a question about the Long Story Short book. Does it use NiV or do they have a KJ version? Thanks for any help with this question. PS i love that your video was loud and clear, Great audio..keep up the good work!!

[@Ryan-co6ze]

hello Jess. i have 05 years old girl and i am looking for ONLINE HOME school USA accredited low cost, it must be accredited by the US schooling authorities and the degrees widely acceptable. thank you so much. WE ARE NOT IN THE US,

[@HeatherTorresTV]

you would for sure want to google that because Im not sure what you would need.

[@3LittleBearsMom]

Hi! How did you guys like Long Story Short?

[@HeatherTorresTV]

We are loving it!!! Learning soooo much!

[@Emmy_B7278]

LOVE BRANDY;)

[@hannaht4683]

You gave me so many great resources. I love the art books recommendations, and the artforkidshub.com tip... and everything! Thank you!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

WOW! Thanks Hannah! Welcome to this homeschool community! I'm happy you liked the video. You are exactly who I made it for. Homeschool moms looking for resources in video form :) Let me know if you have any ideas! I'd love to help you out in any way I can.