How Our Kids Teach THEMSELVES | Homeschool Binder System

If you're looking for a way to help your kids be more self-directed in their learning (taking a load off your shoulders) and a way to help you keep accurate lesson plans and records for your homeschool, come hang out with me today as I show you our binder system that allows our kids to take ownership in their education and teach themselves!
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Hi friends! I’m Erin. I’m a homeschooling mom to 4 kids and we’re in our 8th year of this homeschool lifestyle. I love to share videos with tips about things we’ve learned along the way that have helped me out, as well as curriculum reviews and some heartfelt homeschool inspiration. I hope you leave here feeling encouraged that YOU CAN DO THIS!
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[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Hope you enjoy today’s video about the binder system we use to help organize our weekly lesson plans! Thanks for watching!! 🥰

[@FLMegan]

You have my wheels spinning. So let me ask this question(SSS)- For 10 year old's-in 4th, is this too young to send them on their own with some help? Do you typically finish a curriculum like a tgtb language arts level 4? Would you finish that doing it only a few times a week? I see Math is 4 days a week, would you do Language 4 days a week too and the rest 3? As for what the rest is- We do Bible which is a pick and choose from 3 different curriculums/devo's, Abeka chapter book comprehension where they write their vocab/questions/story review, read aloud to each other-Imagination station, manuscript(even in 4th ugh yes it needs work) history (Tuttle twins/ random pop up ideas) Science-Answers in Genesis textbooks and a unit or study that goes along. I have been doing it all except for science and history everyday. I can't imagine them doing these two on their own yet. Ohh we are listening to a read aloud as well-about done with Anne of Green Gables. Our days would max at 3 hours easy if I spread these out- what do you think??? They would love to be assigned art/board games and research your own interest day instead in the extra time they have!

[@alicerodriguez4323]

What grades/ages do you have your kids read Story of the World on their own?

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

@@alicerodriguez4323 My boys are 4th and 6th grade and both read it on their own. I think it would just depend on reading/comprehension level. A couple of my kids would have been fine with it in 3rd grade while another would have been 4th.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

@@FLMegan I think it depends on the child. It’s always worth a shot! My 4th grader does great mostly on his own. 😄 We do 5 days of some form of LA but don’t use TGTB. I’m not a huge stickler on finishing the entire curriculum. We do our best to get close though for LA and math. The other subjects I am more flexible on.

[@blakely6835]

Yay! I’m so excited!

[@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable]

We like detailed checklists too. Yours is very pretty. I like your highlighted boxes for what to do each day. ❤

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Thank you! 🤗

[@diannaannette6956]

I'm so happy! I've been waiting for this😁

[@thecarnivoremama]

Yes! I’ve been waiting for this video!

[@faithhomeschool2789]

I think everyone will agree this is the video we have been waiting to see. Thank you for sharing. We have used a few different checklist and planners and I am the one that is left to write things in and check things off. We are currently using the Not Consumed Student Planners or if I am being honest I update them each week. I will definitely check out your pintables.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Oh I didn’t realize they had those! I’ve only used the studies. Thanks so much for the encouraging words! 🥰

[@faithhomeschool2789]

@@TheEclecticHomeschooler I am not sure if they were a closeout. I bought along with reading log that my kids didn't use either lol expectations vs reality

[@laureeso99]

I've been waiting for this video!! lol. Thanks so much 💕

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You are so welcome!

[@BlissfullLivingArt]

I love this. Thank you for sharing. I was planning on going in this direction for next year, so this video is a helpful guide for me! This year our planner is in an 8.5x14 format so I can keep grades for all the subjects weekly and make averages of each subject that I plug into my trimester “report cards” ❤️

[@joidavis5210]

Love this! And we are loving World Watch as part of our homeschool days, so glad you recommended it!!

[@singgirl82]

You have such beautiful checklists! 💜

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Oh thank you!

[@BeckyValkyrie]

Thank you for this! I had to take a couple weeks off due to burnout and this will help TREMENDOUSLY!!!

[@EricaLucasLoves]

Wonderful suggestions! I’ve been waiting for this video. ❤

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Glad you like them!

[@melissahale7806]

This is awesome! Thanks for the idea and the downloads! You're awesome!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You're so welcome!

[@knowledgebynature8480]

This is fantastic, thank you for sharing! I am hoping to incorporate some of these ideas into next year's 4th-grade year, where I am hoping to develop a little further independent work!

[@jmh508]

I'm so excited these are going to be available...definitely will begin putting these to use ASAP.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Hope you enjoy!

[@ourfamilyvideos7283]

Thank you soo much…this is so thoughtful of you.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You are so welcome! 🥰

[@jellib.110]

Exceptionally helpful! I have a "personal checklist" for my older 2 kids (11 and 9yrs.) for their pre-breakfast early morning learning. (They wake up very early.) I've been filling these in every night with the kids' assignments for the morning, but I love the autonomy you've added in for independence. I'm definitely going to find a way to transition to this method as we continue through this, our 5th year homeschooling. Thank you so much! * We also really love the Not Consumed Bible studies.

[@lizrodriguez466]

Thank you, really appreciate it!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You're welcome! ❤️

[@ridahunsyiemiong9861]

Beautiful, thanks again for sharing so much with us, it really gives me more ideas too as to how to go about with homeschool. You are doing so well, so nice of you. As i told earlier, i don't see perfection but i see them enjoying and that's most important. Thank you so much 💖

[@ridahunsyiemiong9861]

Thank you again for your ❤ response. I'm blessed

[@jessiemadanat5455]

your videos are the best and most helpful thank you!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Glad you like them! 🥰

[@duncanpartyof6513]

Just purchased the checklists… super excited to try this. I think I was trying to do “too” resulting in some burn out. I truly enjoy your content…it is super helpful and a blessing

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Thanks so much! Let me know how it goes when you try them out! 😄 Blessings! ❤️

[@diversekakes]

Thank you Erin! We do the same thing and it works great for our family as well. Our check lists and daily schedule look just a little different than yours but It is so motivating and encouraging to see what other homeschoolers come up with. We added a little drawing section in ours because my kids love to draw. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

That's a great idea!

[@mikeesmith376]

I love Preply for language learning. We have had awesome tutors at a very reasonable price. Easy to set up, easy to schedule and meet with tutors, and the tutor plans and directs the lesson. I love preply. Thank you for the fantastic video.

[@YogaNurture]

"R N B" So simple. This video really gave me some great ideas. Thank you!

[@melparkes354]

Purchased and sorting them out now! Hoping this is a game changer for my 3rd grader. Love your content and the update about Duolingo. Trying my best to find a way to do language for my homeschooler.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Awesome! Thank you! Hope it works for you!

[@Terryann7713]

Thank you SO much! These are definitely going to change our homeschooling for the better. Your video's are so encouraging and give me such confidence. I can't Thank you enough 😊 I would love to see what your little girl has for a checklist. My little one's are 7, 5, and 2.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

I'm so glad! 🥰 I don’t have a checklist for her. She’s only in 1st grade so she doesn’t have to do a whole lot and we just work on the next lesson for her so I don’t need to plan anything out.

[@929jpotter]

You are so awesome! ❤ Thank you for sharing so much with us. We are on our 5th year but I’m still figuring things out, all the time. 😅

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You bet! We all are, things change every year!

[@shetalkslife5497]

Love your content!!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Thank you!

[@kittenskneadingcompanions]

Thanks!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

You bet!

[@Ahomeontheprairies]

Thanks for sharing! We do a similar system with our oldest. We also follow a CM approach, so having the book assignments mapped out is key :) Our schedule sheet is very basic- I made it on Canva- yours is much prettier 😊

[@TodaysJoys]

We’re in the same boat for foreign language! 😬 Love your method! It’s similar to ours except ours is on a dry erase board instead of a binder.

[@ashleybell3163]

Anyone else jealous of how neat the colored pencils and markers look?! ;)

[@laurenlogan1213]

Thank you for posting this! Great ideas! Where did you get the cart and the supplies organizer (the lazy Susan looking thing that holds the pencils)

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

The cart is from Michael’s: bit.ly/3sJxDcm and here’s a link for the Pencil Caddy: amzn.to/3ziC6oY.

[@kateelou]

I am so grateful i stumbled upon your videos. Thank you for sharing. I'm sorry if you have answered this question already, but I like your rolling cart the storage shelves seem longer than the one i currently have. Do you remember where you got it?

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

So glad to hear that! 🥰 The cart is from Michael’s. That’s why I chose this one! I wanted space for bins for all my kids!

[@meghannferguson6783]

I love these! Could I ask you where you got you homeschool cart at? I would like one like that. Thanks for the great videos and ideas.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

I have this cart from Michael’s! bit.ly/3sJxDcm

[@yom12345]

Yes we used duolingo for 4 yrs with my youngest and had to stop too for that reason. We're currently doing ASL for free but my daughter wants to learn Chinese so I'm going to try Rosetta Stone

[@alicerodriguez4323]

Thank you! Do you have a video that elaborates on how you memorize countries for Geography?

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

I don’t have one specifically about that only, but I do show how we do it in this DITL video. ☺️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6awgqyKn7Ggbck

[@larissaalcorn3406]

I've heard great things about Talk Box Mom for foreign language

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@jennyharmony1371]

Mango Languages free through our library has been great for us and haven't seen anything weird yet! I'd love to know what the questionable content on Duolingo was!!

[@NuferClanFam]

They added a bunch of LGBTQ content. It's mostly in the stories, but there are some in the lessons too. Though I haven't seen anything since they switched to the "path" instead of the "tree" for the lessons. Though it might be because I'm not learning the relationship words anymore...

[@silverbeowulf5601]

I've made a spreadsheet that I'm going to print blank for work actually done...then I will have on the computer my hope plan for the week. I might end up making changes because nothing ever works like I would hope. My kids are so far behind in there education 🤦‍♀️

[@rineleryan]

What was the problem with Duolingo? I love your videos. Thank you so much.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Thanks! ❤️ It promotes relationships that aren’t in alignment with our Christian beliefs.

[@AEpsalm]

Hello thank you for your help. Do you have any suggestions for a homeschool who is behind? Like how to catchup?

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Sorry you’re feeling like you’re behind, i know that’s a stressful position to be in. I would encourage you to look at the progress that’s being made rather than focusing too much on what place you are at in the curriculum or looking at what other people are doing. All children learn at different paces, and that’s totally normal. We have to be careful to not put too much pressure on ourselves to “keep up” with everyone else. That can lead to burn out real fast! I know, I’ve been there! Look for the small victories and just keep pressing forward. You’ve got this!

[@ciannacoleman5125]

The beauty of homeschooling is that students learn at their pace so if something is hard to grasp you spend a longer time on it. There isn't any "falling behind," often a student will be "ahead" of their "real school" friends in some areas and "behind" in others. If you live in one of the unfortunate states that require you to keep up with your "real school" peers you should look into homeschool groups in your area to get more area specific help.

[@jennyharmony1371]

Is there a video that shows what you do for literature and history? I didn't see one unless I'm just looking for the wrong thing!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Here’s a video about how we do history. I’m loosely using A Gentle Feast this year for most of our book selections. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGS3layIl5uqZtk

[@tanyarousseau451]

Hi, this is so great thank you. Do you have a list of books you want your kids to read. Or is it part of the curriculums that you buy?

[@tanyarousseau451]

Also what do you use for history?

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

A lot of the books are from the curriculum we use. We are loosely using A Gentle Feast cycle 1 this year. It has all subjects except math. 😀

[@diannaannette6956]

I am filling out my checklist but how do we highlight the days they will work on?

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

That part you would have to do with a highlighter, I couldn't find a way to make that editable in a download. As it states in the description, the portions that are editable are the date field and the subject lines going down the left side of the page. Sorry if there was some confusion there!

[@kendratai]

I've gone back and forth on this method. I find my daughter ebs and flows by doing a ton on one subject(like math) for awhile and then goes to handwriting then is more interested in reading. It's never worked out for us to do all the subjects at once, however, she is only 8.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Love the freedom we have to make our homeschools for our families! Thanks for sharing!

[@hheeke-mc9mb]

May I ask what you found wrong with duolingo? My kids are using it for preschool reading skills, not foreign language, but curious what you saw that made you stop and change your mind

[@DanaAnna626]

I was just going to start my 6th grader on duolingo for German because he expressed an interest in it! Could you direct me where I can find out the questionable stuff so I can make an educated decision about it? I might have some other ideas but that was my top choice.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

It promotes relationships that aren’t in alignment with our Christian beliefs.

[@CG-mj8tk]

Homosexuality

[@sharmashwetaUTube]

This is so helpful. Would you be available for a consult.

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

Hi Shweta! Shoot me an email so we can discuss the possibility. [e-mail]

[@Sav._18.]

Hi! What curriculum are you using for Language Arts?😊

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

We are using A Gentle Feast. ☺️

[@Sav._18.]

Saw your video about Fix It Grammar. Do you still use it in your homeschool? Thanks 😊

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

@@Sav._18. We are using A Gentle Feast this year for LA and it includes grammar. I do still like Fix It Grammar though and we may go back to that next year.

[@gwenmacaedan-yh5nl]

Curious what you do for the separate SPELLING? Your own studied dictation passages or....? Something not part of AGF Language Arts package...? Thanks!

[@laurimuse1390]

What did you create this on??

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

I made it in Excel and converted it to an editable PDF. ☺️

[@shannonwebb121]

What is the questionable content in Duolingo? We use it and now I’m wondering if I missed something

[@carolinaquintero3301]

I'm wondering the same!

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

It promotes relationships that aren’t in alignment with our Christian beliefs.

[@CG-mj8tk]

Homosexual relationships and male to female etc.

[@WEquil_School]

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[@liddyloo2010]

What's going on with Duolingo? I have tried to find whatever questionable content was mentioned in the video, but I'm not finding anything. What is the questionable content?

[@TheEclecticHomeschooler]

It promotes relationships that aren’t in alignment with our Christian beliefs.

[@liddyloo2010]

@@TheEclecticHomeschooler Oh my! My daughter uses Duolingo for Portuguese. Thank you for sharing this information!

[@CG-mj8tk]

Yasss!!! We quit for a while because of this. We started it up again since my kids clearly know it’s wrong. And we aren’t seeing it as much now. Actually at all this time…. Very very strange.

[@NuferClanFam]

I haven't seen anything since they switched from the lessons "tree" to the "path".