Homeschool Term 1 Outline, Mother's Logbook, Weekly Schedule, + Organization 2023-24

[@coleenbam6571]

Wow this is such a great way to homeschool. I often get overwhemed when I don't stick to the timeframes or start late. Would you consider doing a video on how you both were homeschooled compared to how you approach homeschool. Are there things you do different now? God bless. Your podcasts really motivate me to do things God's way and not man's way.

[@hartleyfamily5451]

Yes! I second that. ☺ Would love to know how you all were schooled vs. what you do now.

[@lizcookphoto]

Thank you for sharing in such great detail! My question is - when do you do chores around the house? I wake up and workout, have quiet time and get in an hour of focused work for my job. After that, it’s like all-in on school and kid-care and the house is a disaster at the end of the day! 🤦‍♀️ OR I give the kids chore lists and one of them is sooo s l o w moving that we lose our precious school time! Sigh. Would love your thoughts on house-care, kid-care and balancing mom-care, too!

[@Katie-hp5yk]

Appreciated seeing how you find out your homeschool week. Our home school schedule looks very much like yours with all the Beauty subjects and such but the schedule is all laid out for me with A Gentle Feast Charlotte Mason based homeschool curriculum. I have switched out and customized a few things for our family but I love that all the scheduling and planning is already done and the teachers book and I just have to follow it. Hats off to you for hand writing out all of your own scheduling - I just couldn’t do that. I am not a big planning person like you but I love having the structuring already there and then I can switch out or change up things when I find it works best for us. I appreciate your ideas about using things like meal times to get an extra subjects, but I am seriously wondering when YOU eat. 😆 thanks again for sharing.

[@danyellcherie2238]

I wondered the same thing! I have three littles under 5 and if I don't eat when they eat I just don't eat 🥴

[@alittleheavenonearth]

I think kids shouldn’t be overwhelmed with so much to do! The more hands on and outside is the best homeschool we as moms can give them. 😊 they are happy and enjoy it more . That’s why it’s so different from actual school where they sit for l almost half day .Let your kids be kids and enjoy every minute because they won’t get that back !!!❤

[@IndiBex86]

This was phenomenal. Thank you!

[@sarapayne9445]

I love this video! So glad I stumbled upon this. Congratulations on a new baby. I just had my third baby in November. Our quiet/nap time saved me. I took all of December off homeschooling and any random weeks we needed.

[@tiffweilbacher6206]

Thank you for sharing your schedule! This looks awesome! We are using AO this year, and we did some adjusting as well. Love how you broke everything down and put your brain on paper!

[@shelbyd576]

So good! Thank you! Can you please do a video on all your yummy meals that Elisha refers to in your last video, of “eating like a king!” 🥰

[@rachelgarland1881]

I second this!! I would looove to see more food videos. I would also love to know what KZbinrs you follow, Katie.

[@shank8773]

YES

[@elizabetho7654]

My planning heart is so delighted! I wish I'd watched this before I planned this year, but I'm going to comb through my things again with this as a guide.

[@Stephanie_Villegas]

We also use the Charlotte Mason method ❤ We use Ambleside with some SCM sprinkled in. We have an AO Y5, Y1 and 2 littles 😊 We are also not ones to use a Timetable. I tried that but it's stressful because we just can't in this season with littles. I love that you mention that because it's realistic and not the "perfect" Instagram timetable post lol

[@meaganfigueroa630]

Wow so organized and helpful! Thank you for sharing your brain with us haha- my oldest is 2, so keeping these nuggets for the future!

[@laurenberkompas]

We're also using the CMEC this year for the first time (our boys are almost the same age). For kindergarten and 1st grade/ Form 1B, I put together my own CM inspired curriculum. But I wanted to try out the CMEC this year because of all the mother's education resources. I, too, am swapping out a few books and making the program work for us. The lesson planning part is so fun for me! haha

[@miris.5057]

Oh wow, Katie. This Looks so much like something I would love to do. But here in germany were not allowed to homeschool once the kids reach school age. I could keep them home from kindergarden which Im thinking about doing....but thats a tough decision around here.... Anyway, hope to see lots more of your homeschool content. Nothing comparable here ...:( Thank you for keeping me inspired❤❤❤

[@homegrownbynicole9964]

This was such great information!! We're going to be starting AO in the fall and the planning felt overwhelming but I love the way you broke it down, filling in the spaces you know you can count on. Now I'm excited to get my notebooks in order!

[@kate_700]

Ohhhhh I have been waiting for this. I would LOVE ALL of the homeschool content from you both!!

[@mycupofcocoa1125]

In the future math can be fun like fractions with baking measuring cups and dividing food and math for comparing food prices and finances.❤I love the Bible verse hymns added in :)

[@vitaliyagoncharenko5688]

Great video!!! I was telling my husband how I feel like I would get along with you if we lived closer to one another and we’re friends! Haha! I also put my own curriculum together and I love it!

[@rachelmarshall7486]

Such a helpful way to think through planning!

[@delanietimm8858]

This was such a helpful video for a mom who just decided to homeschool. Thank you for this type of video. Love your homeschooling course as well. 👍🏻

[@cateandnickblog]

This was amazing! So detailed and instructive. Thank you! Xxxx

[@GloryMotherhood]

Such a helpful video

[@christyclark876]

I found Charlotte Mason when my daughter was a few months old. (She is a toddler now.) I’m looking forward to hearing more about your experience with the CMEC! I love hearing others’ experiences with CM homeschooling and am looking forward to doing it myself in a few years. I’m so inspired by the lifestyle it creates in the home.

[@christyclark876]

Also, I love the concept of habit stacking. I read Atomic Habits and found this to be a wonderful concept. It is a great way to be consistent without being rigid.

[@kaysegoodson2721]

Always enjoy your videos Katie! Thank you! ❤️

[@AndreaFelizM]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and zest for homeschooling. I always learn so much from you!

[@vitaliyagoncharenko5688]

You should do more videos on homeschooling! Maybe a video of how exactly you do your memory memorization things….

[@FostersFollowingJesus]

What made you choose CMEC instead of AGF? Do you stay pretty on point with CMEC or do you sub with AEO a lot? Do you believe you will stay with CMEC each year?

[@meganhardin915]

We are using Ambleside this year (our first year), but I was drawn to the CMEC as well. I was excited to see that your family is using Charlotte Mason's methods! How did you get a digital copy of the Term Spreadsheets? Updated: Oh wow! I see it now! 😅 SOOO helpful! 😂

[@dawgk9123]

Could you link the Notebooking binders you’re considering? I’m intrigued. Also, is there a place I can find your daily schedule you have built in Trello?? Thanks for this great video!!!

[@amotherslittleway]

This was great!! And helpful 🥰 Wondering if you guys do coops or what your opinions are ☺️

[@aubreyjacobs8308]

This is so helpful! My kids are 4.5 & 2.5 - should I be trying to include all of these subjects, or keep it simpler to start out?

[@Zinbin15]

Thanks for the ideas! I’m planning for a first and second grader with two younger kiddos in the mix. We’re doing CM too but I’ve switched to a new curriculum this year, I’m excited about it! What are you systems to keep your house clean and functioning? Do you already have a video on that?

[@ayeshaakbarali9316]

Do you hand rewards for all the work that your kids finish? Like stickers or points? How do you motivate them to keep working on learning? I heard Peter Gray’s “Free to Play” and am conflicted between letting my kids come up with the motivation to do the work themselves vs encouraging them to work on learning with rewards while making sure they enjoy it

[@emilyspector7585]

Thank you Katie! We are also doing CMEC for first grade this year, so we will be following all your advice! Love it!

[@jadajones8353]

thank you! super helpful and encouraging

[@elizabethmoore6993]

Thank you so much for the encouragement to change and modify the education into the season of life for your family. We use the alveary from the charlotte mason institute.

[@kendratai]

Thank you for sharing this!! I'm working on a spreadsheet for homeschool and a different one for chores and am really struggling with the setup. This gives me a more clear vision

[@lorenmcqueen8324]

We homeschool using Ambleside Online and CC. Never heard of Paper Sloyd but definitely looking in to that topic. You also mentioned logic. What do you do for logic?

[@sunshynehill]

Thanks for sharing! We are using the CMEC for the first time this year also :) could you share what you will use for math, logic and penmanship?

[@amandaburke5662]

This was so helpful, Katie! Thanks for sharing! FYI, I think the link for the target notebook is actually missing from the description box…

[@nowthatimamother]

It is there now :)

[@Laurenmefford]

And another thing, are you doing CC memory work this year? Our kids are the same ages as yours, and thinking through next year for us.

[@fallingcolors7]

I went to like this video 3× after i had already liked it!!😂 this is good stuff!! MY brain works the same way, The time chart schedule didnt work for me either!😊

[@nowthatimamother]

Day made!!

[@marybethlowery6975]

Hi! Love these videos and the ones you did with your (stunning) mom! I’m unfamiliar with Abeka(?). Can you share the resource/product you use to teach the OT and whether or not you have to adapt considering ages? Please and thank you!

[@AmysMusic7]

What about if you’re kids won’t actually come and do the schoolwork? It takes me hours to get one of my sons to just finally start…to just come and sit with me etc…

[@Laurenmefford]

Thanks Katie! When do you get the kiddos outside?

[@nowthatimamother]

This day in the life shows when we go outside :) www.nowthatwereafamily.com/blog/day-in-the-life-32-weeks-pregnant-with-baby-5

[@Laurenmefford]

@@nowthatimamother Thank you, sister!

[@SimpleGiftsFarmhouse]

Great video! I plan in a similar way except my kids are older and more independent and I am fully using Ambleside Online. I Have been looking into the CMEC mostly because our local co-op will be utilizing it. May I ask what you see as the benefit of that over Ambleside? I love Ambleside, and we have been using it for 7 years, so I don't want to change without a clear reason. Plus, CMEC is expensive!

[@lauradelasnieves7935]

Do you all have any experience with Classical Conversions if so what are your thoughts or opinions? I have 4 and 5 year old for upcoming school year.

[@user-kq3sq8in4e]

Is the Homeschool Course included in the Get It All Done Club? Or are they separate? I'm loving this huge help!! Thank you!!

[@nowthatimamother]

They are separate. If you join the Get It All Done Club, there is a discount code in there for the Homeschool course :)

[@modelingmotherhood]

We tried Ambleside and I still enjoy it occasionally but we decided to focus on language arts, math and penmanship and to follow CC cycle 3 even though we won't be in community (at least not at first due to July baby coming) I just felt CC was easy to follow and included good prompts that lead into more classical education if that is important you, as it is to us. I like that you can get into community and skip community on years that are overwhelming and still have the continuity of curriculum year after year and for the entire family. You are such a go getter and type A and I love that but man that is not me haha and I love that for each of us. You are always an inspiration and I hope your pregnancy is going well. Question, when is nap time for you or do you power through the day without one for yourself ? Man that is one of the anchors for my day after morning lessons just having quiet time and sleeping a bit LOL

[@SamanthaKopy]

I would love to know what your resources are for logic :)

[@beccaholland3602]

What curriculum do you use for natural history and Spanish?

[@nicolemichael6475]

When do you fit in music lessons for your kids? I didn’t see that on your weekly outline

[@nowthatimamother]

It's a big blessing that Elisha is a music teacher, so he gives Leon his lessons. When Leon is 8, we will probably transfer him to lessons online for piano and guitar with our online music academy, haha. www.voetbergacademy.com/

[@ammyreyes1910]

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😍🎉😇🙏love this video ty ty

[@mamalife7630]

How can I convince my husband to try homeschool for a year? He believes I can’t do it, and I understand him because I too struggle with consistency, but I really want to do it. Our kids are little and 2 of them are in a private school, but I’d like to have full control of what they learn and also develop a good relationship with me teaching them.

[@shannonfoster1145]

2nd generation homeschooler here 🙋‍♀️ Growing up, I did public school, private school, and homeschooling. By far, I loved being homeschooled the most because it gave me the ability to dive deep into subjects I loved. Now I'm homeschooling my rising kindergartener and 2nd grader. I also struggle with consistency, but we prioritize math, reading, writing, and Bible (this typically takes us less than 2 hours a day. Sometimes we do it in the morning and sometimes after lunch. Usually only 4 days a week too to give flexibility for field trips, etc). If one of your husband's worries is a lack of consistency though, there are so many amazing co-ops and classes available for homeschoolers now that can help keep you on track. You can also looks at the curriculum your kids would be following in their school next year and choose curriculum that covers similar subjects, so if you only try it for one year, they can easily jump back into the school. I was fortunate that my husband was actually also homeschooled, so we knew without a doubt that was what we wanted since we both felt our educations were better than what most of our friends in school received. But do lots of praying about it. Look into what resources are in your area, and try to meet a local homeschool mentor. Sometimes just having more information makes a decision make more sense. *Personal testament: In 6th grade, my mom was worried we weren't learning enough at home after she'd pulled us out of public school in 3rd grade, so she put us in a private school. I was so bored that I begged to come back home after the first semester! We ended up finding an accredited classical education homeschool program locally that met once a week, and I graduated from there- no GED needed. At least half of the students I graduated with went on to earn a doctorate in their field of study. I completed my bachelor's Summa Cum Laude, and the VP of the college told me they loved homeschool students because they usually test better and are typically more well-rounded. 😉

[@elainasimpson3010]

Are you guys IBLT?

[@arose5682]

Will you be going over what curriculum you are going to use for this upcoming school year?

[@bri5142]

Yikes… this kinda overwhelmed me 😅. My oldest is 4 so idk where to start with intentional homeschool and planning. If anyone in the Comments has some direction please help.

[@g.palmer]

Could you link the target notebook, please?

[@nowthatimamother]

It's in the description box! :)

[@g.palmer]

@@nowthatimamother That's so weird, I don't see it.

[@dawgk9123]

I think it might be missing from the description box. I don’t see it. 🤔

[@bethany3914]

Where is the link to the Day in the Life video?

[@nowthatimamother]

We actually just finished editing it! It will be up in the Clubhouse and Homeschool Course this evening!

[@bethany3914]

@@nowthatimamother Yippee, can't wait to listen it!

[@sherrielloyd1334]

Hi, do you know what Spanish curriculum you will be using ? Also, how do you pick the Bible passages you will memorize ?

[@RCGWho]

I'm confused. If you're paying for cmec, what do they provide? Is Katie's schedule her own improvised schedule or cmec? I did some searching and I guess the cost of cmec is a secret hidden behind a $300 registration pay wall. So, I didn't at first hear that Katie was using this curriculum. It sounds like a crazy number of things to fit in. Can anyone disclose how much the basic cmec curriculum costs (lesson planners etc not extras like crafts and clay).

[@nowthatimamother]

Hi! The CMEC provides the curriculum (living book) recommendations for each grade level based on the PNEU, and teaches you how to teach each subject using the Charlotte Mason philosophy as the mother teacher. They provide info on how long to study each subject based on Charlotte Mason's timelines and tell you how often to teach each subject. :) The price varies per family based on whether you buy books old or used, what editions you use, what you already own, etc. I swap out some of the curriculum recommendations with my own choices, but I have learned of a lot of great options through the CMEC. Ultimately, the CMEC gives you practical resources to build a homeschool based off Charlotte Mason's philosophy of teaching children in short timeframes a LOT of subjects.

[@phantommassachusettscheeze9314]

The logbook system was recommended by the CMEC so it was not something you created. Give credit where credit is due

[@nowthatimamother]

Yes! Actually, all of these things were recommended by the CMEC, that's why I share it as the curriculum I use! :) This is just my variation of their program. :)

[@yom12345]

I think you have such great things to say bit can you please make the videos less distracting. It's truly not necessary to be playing music while you're talking. It's just too much going on and very hard to focus on what you're saying.

[@DanceMusicNature]

Too much..complicated