How To Use All About Spelling With Multiple Kids || Tips for making it more independent

[@LifeintheMundane]

Please NOTE: This may not work for some. the beauty of homeschooling is that every families needs are unique and we get to tailor it to work for us. This is not how we did it at the beginning when they were able to go faster. If your child is really struggling with a concept it may need to be retaught or to be taught in a different way by practicing with letter tiles or other tools so feel free to make this your own. It’s also important to note that while they do work independently from me on spelling several days a week it is still with some oversight because you totally need to assess if more instruction is needed or different tools need to be used. I should have mentioned this in the video so I just wanted to clarify that.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Hope this can help!!

[@Katie-wn3kg]

Mind blown!!! This is incredible! Thank you! What a blessing you have been!

[@LifeintheMundane]

You are so welcome

[@prayersponytails6227]

This is my 8th time listening to this, so I thought I’d finally comment and say thank you for making this!

[@LifeintheMundane]

You are so welcome

[@EverydayBlessings]

Absolutely! Anything that you can do to make it so that your kids can push a button and repeat what you have said instead of asking you to repeat yourself is definitely some thing that you should do. Why didn’t I think about doing this for spelling words?

[@LifeintheMundane]

It is a game changer for sure.

[@LivingWithEve]

Love this curriculum. I used it with all of my kids!

[@LifeintheMundane]

It’s been such a blessing

[@susandesantell1379]

Did you purchase a separate student packet for each kid, or just reuse the cards etc from the previous kids’ levels?

[@syreetaenglish251]

Love your channel! I love this curriculum and am using with my current Kindergartner but was not sure how I could use it once my preschooler is ready to start. Your tips are always so helpful. Thank you

[@LifeintheMundane]

You are so welcome!

[@jonathanandsarahharper1021]

I love the idea of making recordings so the kids can learn more independently! I will definitely be giving this a try. Thank you for sharing!

[@LifeintheMundane]

Happy to share

[@SevenInAll]

You are so tech-savvy, to think of making an audio recording, so that they can be more independent throughout the week! We've never tried All About Spelling before, we've been doing Spelling U See...for our current stage, my best tip for doing spelling tests when you have a LOT of kids is to have kids give spelling tests to each other. We have a wide range of ages, and that's worked well for us! Not as helpful if your kids are at similar reading/spelling levels, though. :)

[@LifeintheMundane]

Seven In All that’s a great idea!!!

[@Blessedbears]

I love that you make the recording of the words! Utilizing technology to make life easier! Good job!

[@LifeintheMundane]

It has helped so much.

[@FieldsFullHouse]

Great ideas! I so need help with teaching spelling! Thanks!

[@LifeintheMundane]

It has always been a back burner subject until we found this system and I finally feel like we are making progress.

[@teamgibber]

Great idea! Love the idea to stagger kids. Genius.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Thanks so much!

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

I love this idea!!! We are thinking of using it for 11 and 13 year olds who need extra help with spelling!!!

[@LifeintheMundane]

They would be great for that

[@gracedwithgirls1736]

Such a great idea to record the words! We are starting All About Spelling this summer with my girls! This was so helpful! Thanks!

[@LifeintheMundane]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OneBlessedMess]

We are going to be using this next school year, so this video was timely for me!!

[@OneBlessedMess]

Okay, the recording idea is genius! I'm going to use this!

[@LifeintheMundane]

I am so glad it was helpful

[@LifeintheMundane]

recording has been a life saver in multiple subjects.

[@EjKep]

I love Evernote! This is such a fantastic idea for using it to make the option for more independence. 😁

[@LifeintheMundane]

Evernote is amazing!

[@TheCookingChronicleswithIngrid]

Awesome tips Spelling is so much fun to teach!

[@LifeintheMundane]

It really is!

[@PenniesAndSalt]

I’ve never used AAS but I’ve always been curious. This is great!

[@LifeintheMundane]

I am glad it could help and honestly this method could be used for many spelling programs.

[@valerieheyn1663]

That was super helpful! Thank you so much for your insight.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jessicabailey6897]

Thank you for the idea . Going to give it a try

[@LifeintheMundane]

Glad it could give you a new idea. Hope it works for you!

[@amyc3428]

Thank you so much for this video! You had so many helpful tips! I am off to redo how we do All About Spelling.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gloryinthemundane3484]

I love the idea of recording for them! I am all about kids becoming more independent learners. Great tip!!

[@LifeintheMundane]

Me too!!

[@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife]

I love the idea of recording it for them to use. That’s a great idea.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Home Sweet Homeschool it’s been so helpful and really it could be an audio or video recording whatever is easiest for the parent.

[@simplejoyfilledliving]

That’s a great idea! I love Evernote.

[@LifeintheMundane]

It has been such a helpful app I wish I would have started using it sooner.

[@mommyonthemove25]

Brilliant idea. This program is on my list for this coming school year. I'm gonna look into spelling city too.

[@LifeintheMundane]

oh yeah I am glad it could help. Spelling city is really fun and they have a website or an app.

[@EricaLucasLoves]

I forgot about Spelling City!! Adding that to my 2020-2021 plan. We liked that before.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Oh good I am glad it helped.

[@Blessedbears]

It’s awesome you’re sharing what it looks like for real! Love the wisdom! I wish we had bought this system! Lol

[@LifeintheMundane]

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@Gina_._._]

Love this idea. I do something similar. Whatever words my son gets wrong I make him study it Spelling Power-style. I also add it to Spelling City for further review.

[@LifeintheMundane]

That’s great!!!

[@Blessedbears]

Absolutely love this!!!!!

[@LifeintheMundane]

So glad. Thanks for watching

[@PrairieRootsHomeschool]

Awesome tips! Love the idea of using a recording.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Glad it was helpful!

[@melissastiff433]

So helpful 🙂

[@LifeintheMundane]

Glad it helped

[@ssd9154]

Hi Katie! Have you tried recording words for the week with the new version of the curriculum with the activity book? I'm wondering whether it really saves time given theres more hands on work involved for the student now.

[@LifeintheMundane]

I have not tried it with the new book yet.

[@leilani9130]

I’ve been really wondering if this will work well with Naomi. I’ve used it with all of my 3 kids. So I am use to it. Praying about it.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Yes I understand I am curious also if it will work well with my daughter with special needs. She is technically supposed to start in the fall but we may just play it by ear since I already have the material I will probably give it a try but not sweat it if it doesn't work out.

[@bw918t8y]

Thanks for this 😀

[@LifeintheMundane]

My pleasure!

[@StaceyYoder]

This is so helpful thankyou

[@LifeintheMundane]

So glad it helped.

[@marybethfrancisco2205]

I love this! I really like AAS but I have just started schooling my 4th kid and have been overwhelmed by the thought of all the spelling lessons. I love the thought of recording the words for the kids. I went to sign up for Spelling City (which is usually $35) and they have merged with another program and it's now $110. Do you have any other cheaper suggestions?

[@LifeintheMundane]

You can just use the free version still I believe

[@RussellsLovingLife]

What a great idea to record the words. You come up with so many great tips and ideas.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Necessity is the mother of invention for sure. lol

[@alyssamurchie483]

Coming back to this video as we will be starting AAS within the next few months. Has this system and program still worked for you all?

[@LifeintheMundane]

It worked great when I was working with multiple kids in the same program. Now I just have one child in this program so I just do the lessons in person instead of recording because he is moving through them so fast and doesn’t need a full week to work on a list.

[@KH-vp4ni]

Where do the lists come from? I have AAS and I see the sounds...hmm

[@LifeintheMundane]

We get the lists directly from All About Spelling

[@mrs_JNL32]

This isn't about the topic, but it's something else I've been struggling with starting and I was hoping you might have some advice. My therapists strongly recommend I set up picture schedules for our boys at home. Any that they have sent home that I've used with my boys, but later change to simplify or just put in a better order makes them so frustrated with me... I feel like the schedules I make have to be just perfect or it's more drama than it's worth... Do you just make that a life lesson and roll with it? Or have any tips on how you might deal with it? I'm sorry if I'm asking a lot...

[@LifeintheMundane]

Oh no worries I love questions. I like to use Lessonpix.com for making picture schedules and I like to make them individual cards so I can easily move things around without extra printing. I have done some videos on them here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKC9pGZphamJibs

[@mrs_JNL32]

@@LifeintheMundane thanks so much!!!

[@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife]

If we would have started homeschooling sooner, I would have used All About Spelling.

[@LifeintheMundane]

It is a great program.

[@allisonward6621]

Are you still using All about spelling this upcoming year?

[@LifeintheMundane]

I use it for some of my kids and others do not. For one of my sons he has finished AAS 3 so we are moving to IEW Phonetic Zoo for spelling but my daughter is using it still.

[@TeresaLippyhomeschoolprimer]

Does the All About Spelling Levels correspond to grade level?

[@LifeintheMundane]

Not necessarily they recommend you start with Level 1 regardless to make sure you avoid gaps but you can see what is taught in this book and if you feel like your child has a strong grasp on these concepts you could move to the next level. Here is the site where you can find more info www.allaboutlearningpress.com/all-about-spelling-level-1/

[@carolv437]

How young can one start for all about spelling ?

[@LifeintheMundane]

It’s recommended to start level 1 after completing AAR 1 so around 1st or 2nd grade

[@carolv437]

@@LifeintheMundane ok thank you !