Abeka Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum Unboxing | Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum

[@_melissaholguin]

Thank you so much for this video and breaking down!! It’s so overwhelming at first, but after watching this video really helped me feel at ease. If I do decide to homeschool, I def will be choosing Abeka. Seems like a good fit! Thanks so much!

[@ThisHomeschoolingAdventure]

No matter how you start your homeschooling journey, the most important thing is that you're doing what's best for your kids. Honestly, for some, it means public school. As long as your kids best interest comes first, it doesn't matter if you started last year out of desperation for something better or have homeschooled your kids whole lives. I'm rooting for you!

[@RobHaley]

I love that you homeschool your kids, you are an incredible teacher and role model!!!

[@CaylaCo]

I give you so much credit for being a homeschool mama! I’m so glad you shared this because this is definitely something I’ve considered!!

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Thank you!! We really enjoy it and I feel like their are infinite benefits to homeschooling!! 💕

[@OurSmallTownLife]

Here watching! 😍 Love Abeka!

[@PlaytimewithHarper]

Harper does an online school and we love it! This is her 3rd year with it and she is going to start 2nd grade next month! It is so rewarding as a parent to be able to see and help with my daughter's education! I love being involved in her schooling! It is so awesome that you are homeschooling your kiddos! ❤

[@AngiePerryHome]

Love that homeschool sign! I enjoyed homeschooling my daughter for kindergarten. I might be doing it again, still deciding. I need to pick a curriculum. Thanks for sharing this! 💕👍🏼👍🏼 I will look into Abeka!

[@BrittanyRoseHomemaking]

The preschool we sent the kids to does the Abeka program, we loved it so much!! I’m so impressed that you have decided to continue homeschooling, you rock mama!

[@OurSmallTownLife]

My daughter's preschool used it as well.

[@nicholechristine]

Hey Katie, I loved this! We used Abeka as kids and I loved it, but it's so cool to see it from the parent's perspective. The flexibility of the schedule was one of my favorite things about being homeschooled! We did school year round with lots of breaks. I also loved that it doesn't take that long so you can have more time to choose what you want to do!

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Yes we love having the flexibility and making our own schedule 🙌🏻

[@BlessedToBeAMommy_]

Hey girl! I am so excited for this video! We are planning on homeschooling our toddler and infant so I’d really like to start looking for curriculum!

[@contentlyliving7205]

Yes ! We are abeka homeschoolers and we love it! It has been a great all inclusive curriculum. TFS 💕

[@LifestylewithSarah]

I have never heard of this program, but not sure if maybe it's only in the states. Interesting that both of you were home schooled. I am not home schooling and don't plan on it, but always interested hearing from other home school moms. I love that your home schooling them, but unfortunately due to work, I cannot home school. Thanks for sharing!

[@MrsHillpartyof6]

I love that includes the little readers/guided reading books such an important part of Kinder curriculum

[@kristamackenzie_]

I’ve never heard of Abeka before but it looks like they have some really great stuff! We are coming up on our second year of homeschooling, I’ll have to check them out! My middle daughter is in kindergarten and my oldest will be grade 3!

[@amandaraujo37]

Love the sign! My kids aren’t school aged yet but I’ll definitely keep this in mind! I always teeter back and forth with home schooling the way the world is going lol you are a great teacher & mom!!

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Yes that’s another major reason I want to keep them home 😬 thanks girl!!

[@RobHaley]

This curriculum sounds awesome! Sounds like your kiddos are gonna have a great year!

[@MommingWithCharity]

We used abeka growing up! I plan to start abeka with ryleigh starting in kindergarten. This year im using the good and the beautiful just to get her really familiar with the alphabet. Great video 🥰

[@RobHaley]

That homeschool mama sign is adorable!

[@MrsHillpartyof6]

This is so exciting! I love a new curriculum!

[@ThePumpkinQueens]

I love your Homeschool sign! It’s adorable! My kids are actually going back to school next Thursday after being out for a year and a half! I have MAD RESPECT for home schooling parents after doing remote learning with my kids - it’s no joke! You guys are hero’s! Loved this video.

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Awww thanks ♥️♥️

[@elysenicole4433]

Thank you for this, you were so helpful, starting the abeka program and the website was a bit intimidating at first. Thank you for breaking everything down! Continue your videos! I love the way you broke it down! Helps me out, first time homeschool momma!!

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Oh I’m so glad it helped! Yes it can be very intimidating at first but it really is not too hard at all! You got this!! 👍🏻💕

[@ThatGingerMama]

This is the video I needed to make the decision to pick Abeka! Thank you!

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Yay! You will love it 🤗

[@ThisHomeschoolingAdventure]

We skipped K4 as well. We used Abeka for all of ours through third grade. Love their phonics program.

[@AshleysBusyLife]

Hey hey!! How awesome both of y’all were homeschooled at some point as a child! ☺️

[@AshleysBusyLife]

That really does look like it makes teaching easier having it all written out on the booklet!!

[@keeperofmyhome]

I’ve heard so much about Abeka! 👏🏽💕

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

We really enjoy it 😄

[@HoloHoloAdventures]

I've never heard of Abeka. This is so exciting. I need to look into these booklets especially with those blending notebooks.

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Yes it’s such a strong program 🙌🏻

[@BrittanysBeautifulChaos]

Hi Katie! I don't homeschool, but still enjoy seeing everything you got for this school year!! Thanks for sharing 💕🥰

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Thanks for watching ❤️

[@SimplyBethany]

Hey girl here watching!

[@LauraMoya]

Wow this curriculum is so neat! Great video girly!

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Thank you!!

[@AshleysBusyLife]

It def looks like a great curriculum!! 💖

[@MillennialMommy11]

This is awesome! You are an amazing mama! Love how much you put into getting the best for your children. Homeschooling is never easy , way to go! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Awww thanks so much

[@sarahmora5207]

I'm trying Abeka language 1 for my 1st grader and we love it so far!

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Yes I really love the language program!!! So impressed

[@SimplyBethany]

Love that you shared this! I plan to home school my kids, but I’m so lost where to start. My daughter will be 2 in September and I feel like she is smart for her age. (Not to brag) she’s 22 months currently and can tell me items that are yellow, green, blue, pink, purple and red. She knows a lot of animals. I feel like she could start some of this but I am so lost at what age to start and or programs to use. Thank you so much for sharing. This helps

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Thats awesome!! Yes you could definitely start doing some kind of preschool with her. Even if it’s only for 20 mins a day

[@Rachel.Lee.athome]

I’m homeschooling my oldest and using Abeka! Great video 😁

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Awesome!! Do you like it?? 🤗

[@Rachel.Lee.athome]

@@LifeWithTheLovedays I love it. I was actually homeschooled as well and my mom used Abeka a few times. I just feel like it’s very advanced and that’s what I want for my kids.

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

@@Rachel.Lee.athome same! I was homeschooled with Abeka too!! 😄

[@Rachel.Lee.athome]

@@LifeWithTheLovedays that’s awesome! 😁

[@elizabeth0265]

I really really loved this video! I would love to see more homeschool content! I have children around the same ages as yours any insight is appreciated

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! I will try to make more homeschool content soon 🤗

[@MommyMeghan]

Thanks for sharing. I have always wondered what comes in a homeschool curriculum. I never thought I would be a homeschool teacher, but as cRaZy as the world has gotten I have definitely considered it.

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

You could definitely do it!! Thanks for watching ♥️

[@keeperofmyhome]

So happy for you!!!!

[@breaunacurry5598]

Love this! What do you do for science, geography and history? Or do you just stick with this for Kindergarten?

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Abeka does sell those subjects individually and you can add them on, but I don’t find it necessary for Kindergarten. I also have a second grader and she does do those subjects and I do sometimes include my kindergartener in those lessons. Thanks so much for watching 🤗

[@rileynoelle386]

Thinking of going with Abeka for kindergarten. My daughter has mastered her alphabet upper and lower, numbers up to 100, writing them but is starting to learn how to associate the sounds of letters to form words. Would this program be good to help and get her able to read by 1st grade as long as I follow the curriculum? We will probably do the videos cause we have a newborn and don't have a ton of time to assist her, thank you for your input

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Oh yes! I would say so. Abeka is very thorough and considered “advanced” so I think she would do very well with it. The videos will be very helpful since you have a newborn as well. Good luck 😁

[@RobHaley]

I love those writing phonics books

[@RobHaley]

Hey hey girl!!

[@andreajobe7978]

Hello, I loved your review of this curriculum. The only question I had was do you do the accredited version or non accredited?

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Hey there! I do the unaccredited version. I know some people do accredited for accountability but I don’t find that necessary for myself. I think I would only do accredited if my kids were in high school just so I would have an official transcript. Hope that helps! 😃

[@RepentAndBelieve1437]

I'm really thankful for this video! I know I can speak for many parents who are starting for the 1st time! We already are learning spelling and counting/addition and subtraction etc. But haven't gotten any curriculum from a homeschooling program. I have a 5 year old, 4 year old and in some weeks going to be 3 year old. They all have been learning together which has been great. I just want to know with Abeka do you record what they accomplish let's say per week or per month etc and send it to them so that its accounted for? Does Abeka have a booklet for parents to write down (as proof) what the children have completed so that one day they can actually graduate LORD WILLING with a legitimate certificate? And do homeschoolers have to get a G.E.D in order to have a certificate? I hope my questions make sense these are the things I've been confused about. Thanks in advance. And anyone who knows in the comment section please help if you can😂🙌🏼

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Hi! I’m glad this was helpful for you. So Abeka has two homeschool programs. This one that I do is parent led which means I am the teacher and I’m doing it all on my own. I do not report anything to Abeka. I keep my own records. Abeka also has Abeka academy which is video lessons and is accredited. With that program you do send in your reports to Abeka and they keep the records. So it’s really your personal preference. Now also, it can depend on your state laws also. My state requires me to send in a yearly progress report. That’s all. As far as the GED goes, yes you can get a GED but also depending on your state again, you can get a regular high school diploma. Many homeschoolers will use an accredited program to get this. Abeka Offers a accredited high school diploma through their accredited program. They even do a full on graduation ceremony in Florida every year! If we are still homeschooling when my kids are in high school, I would do the accredited program so they can have a diploma. I hope that is helpful to you. A lot of things depends on the laws in your state so I would definitely encourage you to research that. 😃

[@RepentAndBelieve1437]

@@LifeWithTheLovedays thank you soo much for your response!! If you dont mind a few add on questions based on your responses. When do you recommend the accredited homeschooling? Should that be freshman year to senior year? So that while they are young it can just be reported yearly as you mentioned? And where do you send it yearly when it's *not* accredited? Thank you so much for your time and help you have NO IDEA how much help you have been!

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

@@RepentAndBelieve1437 yes personally I would just do accredited for the high school years. If you are not accredited, you do not have to send anything into Abeka but you might have to send in some proof of school (either a progress report, test examples, etc) to your state. Each state is different. Go to hslda.org for more info on state homeschool laws 🤗

[@RepentAndBelieve1437]

@@LifeWithTheLovedays you are the best!!! I feel like crying because I'm so overjoyed. A heavy burden just dropped off of my shoulders. Thank you again for your help and your time! I SO appreciate you GOD Bless you and your family ABUNDANTLY according to HIS WILL in JESUS HOLY NAME AMEN💝🙌🏼👑

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

@@RepentAndBelieve1437 awww you are so sweet. You are very welcome. God bless you as well!

[@texasmamabear7374]

Do you have any tips on purchasing abeka for the first time? I am a 1st time homeschool mom. I have a 5 year old in Kindergarten. We are using another Christian Based Curriculum.... But I am not loving it so far. 3 weeks in and have invested over $500..... I want to find something I like more but dont know where to start

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Hey! Definitely check out their website and follow them on social media. Abeka sometimes has coupon codes/sales that make it a little easier to order. We really love Abeka! Good luck on your homeschooling journey!!

[@sydneyshanks2877]

Did you purchase the parent book separate? I don’t see it as a part of the kit. Thank you!

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Yes it’s two separate kits. The child kit and the parent kit.

[@absolutemalmaute9592]

How much was this total K5 kit? I ordered Math-U-See and we do All about Reading. Would I still be using those on top of this or just stick with those 2?

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

It was $115 for the kit. Abeka is a total subject curriculum so you would not need any other additional curriculum on top of that. I have only used Abeka so I can’t give any insight on other programs.

[@absolutemalmaute9592]

So to get Bible study in you will have to purchase that seperate? I use My Fathers World right now and it has everything but I feel like I have to substitute the math and reading

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

@@absolutemalmaute9592 yes the sell the Bible curriculum separate for all grades. Not sure why they do that. But we use our own stuff. My husband is a pastor so he teaches them Bible on his own 😃

[@jennyduncan4014]

After homeschooling for kindergarten , is the child required to be tested ? If so, how does that work?

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

That really depends on the homeschooling laws in your state. In my state, they do not.

[@stephaniaw.1074]

Hi, do you choose accredited or unccredited plan? Is it parent led or?

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

We are unaccredited parent led 😃

[@stephaniaw.1074]

Do you choose books and video or just book?

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

@@stephaniaw.1074 just books. No video!

[@stephaniaw.1074]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it. I like your review about this book and then I check the video and it looks like it recorded long time ago. Still, I love the book kit. Thank you!

[@AshleysBusyLife]

Yes exactly! Don’t want the kids all day doing work. The schools when we were virtual were awful and basically having the kids do that 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@happybengalispice.1603]

Nice

[@Lipstickncurlsfitness]

How are you guys liking abeka?

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

We love it!!