TOP HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM OF ALL TIME & HOW TO CHOOSE CURRICULUM | WHAT I CAN'T HOMESCHOOL WITHOUT

[@jbaby061]

The Teaching Textbooks Free Trial is actually for 15 lessons not days. No time limit to complete them!!

[@aplacetonest]

Right, I guess I said it wrong becasue in our house, we do a lesson per day so I was meaning 15 lessons. I'm sorry if I said it wrong.

[@Sabrinawl]

I was nervous about starting this journey with my children. I just want to keep them safe ,but at the same time I want them involved in current curriculum. After watching this, I’ve been able to exhale and get a better understanding of the subject. Thank you for making this video!!!

[@mary-katefitzgerald3510]

How do "show" that your student has meet the State standards for graduation? Do you have to keep your own "records" for proof?

[@AprilPierceREALTOR]

I watched this video awhile back and re-watching now. After watching other recommendations, I appreciate your honesty and concise recommendations, it’s super helpful! Thank you!

[@aplacetonest]

I'm really glad it's been helpful to you!

[@nanner622]

I'm so glad i found this video, I plan to homeschool my son. He is 4 right now, but I need to start figuring out where to start and what to do. Your recommendations were great. I've taken notes on everything you mentioned. Thank you so much!!!

[@aplacetonest]

I'm so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@journalofahomeschooler]

My holy grail is All About Reading, we really love it. My son who is dyslexic is already reading and is giving him his confidence and love for books. I would really like to try with him teaching textbooks. Thank you for everything you share.

[@aplacetonest]

I’m so glad you love it and it’s working for you!! You could always try the Teaching Textbooks free trial to see how it might work for your son. The first 15 lessons are free.

[@tinamartin1267]

A lot of great info in here. Right now, my kids are doing Time4Learning. It’s our first year and everyone is doing great with it so far. I have had to add extras in, of course, for our kindergartener, but being our first year and everyone is doing well, we’re sticking with it for now 😉😊❤️

[@sylviacastro2282]

Hi Tina, I started with T4L too. How have your kids adjusted??? What other courses are you implementing ?

[@sandihogan9533]

Thank you so very very much for this information I did not know what we were going to do for math for my 9th grader. We just signed up for the 15-day trial I'm teaching textbooks and we'll see how that goes. So far it looks really good, she's excited and that's what matters to me because if she's excited, she will learn

[@aplacetonest]

I really hope you like it and it works as well for you and your daughter as it does for us!

[@ArispeLand]

It is actually a 15 lesson trial but unlimited days! And you can try many different grades. Which i definitely recommend because its a little "behind" compared to most other math courses. But I do love them!

[@mamatofive1]

Yes to teaching textbooks! We’re new to it, but are loving it so far! Off topic, but is your bed a king? It looks huge here 😆

[@aplacetonest]

You'll love it the more you use it! It is such a lifesaver and time saver for busy, non-math moms! lol Yes, it's a king size. It is big but with two adults and a huge dog...it's still not big enough! haha

[@svetiksky7553]

Thank you for your time and video! I'm very grateful!

[@kerryh5456]

Love teaching textbooks! Wish they did all subjects ♥️♥️♥️

[@aplacetonest]

They're amazing!

[@tomjones2348]

Thank you for sharing this valuable experience. I'm sharing your recommendations with my daughter for my grandson.

[@aplacetonest]

You're very welcome and I hope your daughter finds it helpful!

[@AlexLopez-ns9ft]

Internet homeschool is a great way to advance your career, while working a regular job in the workforce, all at the same time, without losing time fighting traffic in an automobile, to go to school out in public. The really large major cities, are one good example, where it might even be safer to go to online internet college, because of the high crime out in public.

[@kaseyhulton3185]

Clicked and clicked again. Very helpful video!! I needed some inspiration to keep going with homeschool and this was it! Thank you!!

[@aplacetonest]

I'm so glad it was helpful! We all need some homeschool motivation now and again! :)

[@jenniferjones6228]

I love this detailed video! Thank you!

[@aplacetonest]

I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@thefamilytimes4091]

Excellent video! Thank you!!! I'm homeschooling my teen as well. What have you used for world History

[@aplacetonest]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! For World History we've used BJU Press and World History Detective. BJU Press is much more in-depth and World History Detective is more of a survey course. I hope that helps!

[@meganv4027]

You're video has inspired me! Thank you for this good information! I've subscribed :)

[@bethaniej]

Thanks. This was really helpful. I'm starting homeschooling in February with my 4th grader (i'm in Australia and we just finished school- our new school year starts in Feb). I'm in the prices of choosing curriculum. We've got the 4th grade the good and the beautiful that she's trying out over or summer break cos she can't wait to get started. But i did buy a language Arts program from master books, plus a world history and geography program. My dad is a teacher and recently retired so he's going to be doing science and a few other bits with her which is great. I've decided to use singapore math, but i haven't bought anything yet as I'm not sure what level to buy. She's very advanced (she's 7.5 and about to start 4th grade) and was very bored in school especially with math. So I'm figuring that out. Absolutely no idea what I'm doing for Australian history and geography, health, and technology which are all required each year. Plus a language. I've got 6 weeks to figure it all out. It's quite exciting but very daunting too! I also have a 5year old about to start kinder, but I'm leaving her in public school for the year while i spend some time with my oldest as her mental health is a mess from being bored and frustrated for so long. I'm looking forward to challenging her - and learning a lot myself!

[@aplacetonest]

It sounds like you have a lot to figure out in the next 6 weeks but you're right, it is very exciting! I love picking out homeschool curriculum and I'm sure you'll make the best decisions on what to use. Just remember, if you buy a curriculum and it doesn't work, don't be afraid to change it. Obviously you want to give things a decent try but if you or your child hate it and are only getting more frustrated, it might be time to change it to something else and that's ok. I wish you the best of luck!

[@bethaniej]

Thanks!!!

[@diaryofahomeschoolmama9191]

I would say my holy grail curriculum so far is Notgrass history, Spelling you see, and All about reading. We didn't love Teaching textbooks unfortunately :(

[@aplacetonest]

All About Reading is THE BEST!

[@kellyalbertson257]

We use the same curriculums you do. Love them all! TYFS 😊

[@aplacetonest]

They're the best, aren't they?

[@annewheeler5154]

We are using Teaching Textbooks per your recommendation! Thank you!!!! Now I am watching this to get your other holy grail recommendations!!! 😍

[@SimplyLivingIt]

All About Reading and Teaching Textbooks are staples in our homeschool! 💗💗💗 My youngest (6 years old) is on level 2 AAR! He LOVES it and really enjoys the readers. Teaching Textbooks is one of ours favs too! We use the discs at this time.

[@aplacetonest]

They're such great programs! I couldn't imagine homeschooling without them!

[@animegirl2245]

I signed up for the free trial with teaching textbooks but unfortunately flash player doesn't work for my computer so we can't use it. I've updated the flash player and did troubleshooting, no luck. What a bummer.

[@aplacetonest]

Oh no! I wonder why it won't work?

[@mytreasuredlife4993]

My niece is being homeschooled from now on. She was tested in her language arts and actually fell into a level 3 from the good and the beautiful. She is in 9th grade. Her mom was so sad about this. Should she begin her with level 3 or check out this high school language arts?

[@nashfamily5655]

It was good to hear your take on "classic" literature. While they are good books, I feel you should follow your interest as well. And how can you really enjoy "good" literature if the story doesn't interest you.

[@aplacetonest]

I completely agree! Thanks for watching!

[@Pumpkin.Queen.]

Oh that’s cool, I didn’t know you could do the trial for each math level. I’m going to check out math 4 then soon. Thanks for letting us know :o and I’m in the same boat for teaching my youngest of two girls to read. She’s only in pre-k at the moment but when we get to K-1st grade I wasn’t sure what to go with or how to start teaching her to read. I pulled my oldest out of public school just after 2nd grade so she knew how to read, but she was forced to read books for some stupid quota all the kids had to reach by the end of the year or risk being held back and now I’m stuck trying to get her to love reading again :(

[@b.f6958]

Chey.Wilkerson oooohhh. My son was in public school and had the same issue. Idk what curriculum you use but I let me son read at a slow pace and find books he wanted. I would let him even read easy readers just as long as he would read. After awhile we added a literature unit and found book series that are his “grade level”.

[@aplacetonest]

We just started Math 4 a few weeks ago and it's going really well! I love how there is review of math 3 at the beginning of Math 4. All About Reading is really gentle and something I think both of your girls would enjoy.

[@annabekind247]

We are fans of All About Reading too, very glad they have a UK supplier as it makes it more affordable for us

[@aplacetonest]

It's so amazing and I'm glad you were able to find it where you live! What level are you working on right now?

[@annabekind247]

A Place to Nest my son is coming towards the end of level 2. It’s been so good I already bought the other levels just in case it stops being stocked by the UK supplier. His reading is showing very clear signs of improvement which is wonderful.

[@aplacetonest]

I'm glad you're liking it so much! It was just the "hand holding" I needed. :)

[@anencourager]

If you use All About Reading, would you benefit from pairing it with The Good and The Beautiful language arts? Or do you only like it for high school?

[@Jessiemadanat]

Agree with teaching textbooks I would have to say TT, IEW and youtube! Lol

[@caitlynhuehne6326]

I'm going to be homeschooled but we tried some schools but all were hard does anyone have suggestions what homeschool program we could use that has a flexible schedual?

[@aplacetonest]

There are quite a few that give you options for scheduling like The Good and the Beautiful's language arts program and Apologia's science program. You can make most curriculum work for you by playing around with how many lessons you would need to complete each week in order to finish the program in a school year.

[@dezinequeen]

I loved teaching textbooks. 🙌😊

[@aplacetonest]

It's the best!

[@ivandbrot9831]

Im looking into the good and the beautiful; is it pretty straight forward? Like do this daily, M-F daily plan? I need something where i can tell me daughter do a page or two a day,move to the next book and so on... grade it and show me later. Thanks Tawni And i will definitely do your weekly print out check list from your other video.😊 I just cant be super involved in teaching and grading.

[@lyndseyhenshen3352]

are there any free sites to get off line work books curriculim for high schoolers

[@craftybeeshomestead1050]

Thanks for making this video. Currently dropping k12. And looking for a more flexible fit. Jay has Autism and Eli is delay some with anxiety for school. Finding the perfect fit.

[@aplacetonest]

I"m so glad it was helpful and I hope you find the perfect fit for both of your kids! :)

[@desireeharris2230]

I am currently homeschooling my 7th grader. I love your homeschool videos and I'm so thankful for your recommendations. I spent way too much money on textbooks and curriculum this year and it is so difficult that we both end up completely frustrated! What would you recommend for science and history for 7th grade?

[@aplacetonest]

I hate when that happens but sometimes you just have to cut your losses, sell it and choose something else. Some companies even have return policies and they may allow you to return it. For science in 7th grade, we used Apologia. We have a variety of their books and while I don't like it, my oldest daughter did so we stuck with it. I personally think it's boring and way too wordy! I've heard good things about Bob Jones and Abeka for science so maybe those would work better for you. History is another hard one. We've hopped around so many times with history programs and I really don't have a good answer for you. Again though, we are seriously looking into Bob Jones for history. I'm using their English program with my 3rd grader and we love it so I'm assuming their other subjects would be great, too! They aren't cheap though...that's the only downfall.

[@desireeharris2230]

@@aplacetonest Thank you so much for taking the time to send a reply. We checked put Teaching Textbooks today for PreAlgebra and my son loved the sample lessons so we went ahead and purchased that. We were using Math in Focus and it was a lot of reading and little fun. My younger boys are in public school but my 3rd grader has asked to homeschool next year as well. My youngest is in 1st grade special ed exclusion and he thrives so I will leave him there. What advice do you have for splitting your time between 2 kids versus one. My 7th grader does not work well on his own and has ADHD where my 3rd grader does well on his own however I domt want him to feel like he isnt getting equal instructional time. I guess it is just a trial by error learning process like anything else. Thanks again for posting a variety of videos. You and Kim form The Wads are my favorite KZbin channels esp bc you both are hard working mommas. :)

[@aplacetonest]

Oh my goodness, Teaching Textbooks is the best! I hope you and your son continue to love it! Having two kids to homeschool takes a bit of planning but it can be done! You just have to organize your time so that when you're working with one child, the other is doing their independent work. Then when they're done, you switch. As your 7th grader gets older and more independent, it will get much easier. My 9th grader does almost everything independently and it's pretty awesome! To get your 7th grader to work better on his own, you might want to start small in having him work independently because it's something he's going to have to get used to for high school and college. I love Kim and her energy! Isn't she hilarious?!

[@shureedawn7931]

Do you have any pointers for an online instructor or independent led for a second grader? I am going to work from home. We tried kinder at home and didn't click. I haven't figured out how to motivate her to chose to engage. On one hand she is independent but also kinesthetic. Thanks

[@aplacetonest]

I just did a video about working from home while homeschooling that might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooSziGabmNCgn9E

[@emilyflores9844]

All about reading seems intimidating to me. I m not good at sounding out letters. I feel like my soon to be 3rd grader needs a redo in the phonics area but I worry that maybe he needs to hear the sounds on the computer....I don't know. It seems scary to me

[@emilyflores9844]

This will be his first time homeschooling btw

[@aplacetonest]

There's an All About Reading app that you can download that sounds out all of the sounds and blends for you. I was SUPER scared to teach someone to read but I think AAR makes it pretty painless! :)

[@Bitch1988]

KZbin isn't notifying me of your videos when I have the notifications on

[@aplacetonest]

That's what I've been hearing from a lot of people and it's very frustrating. Just know that I upload every single week so if you don't see a video from me in awhile, something is wrong with YT. Also, try unclicking the notification bell and then clicking it again. KZbin says that's supposed to "fix" this problem.

[@LillyReads450]

Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@aplacetonest]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@ArispeLand]

Great video❤ TFS My holy grail is The Story of The World !

[@aplacetonest]

Thanks! Yes, we loved SOTW for years, too!

[@kimkrentcil4581]

What if you don't what christian based.. i am looking for a health curriculum for both middle and high school

[@chasitykinsey8488]

I’m thinking about using All About Reading with my upcoming 1st grader. Did you have to supplement something for grammar or does it cover that too?

[@aplacetonest]

No, it doesn't cover grammar so we used "First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind" in those early years.

[@EmilyCheetham]

When I was at school here in uk we had to watch and read of mice and men. And it was part of our GCSE in English literature. Now I understand why the story was how it was and understood why the ending had to end how it did. I didn’t like the story, the ending although I knew it couldn’t happen any other way but it kind of disturbed me a little. I have never wanted to watch or read the book again. That is why I think it’s good that home schoolers can choose their reading material so they don’t have to deal with these things.

[@aplacetonest]

Yes, we read that book in school, too. It is terribly sad and I'm sorry that you had such a bad experience after reading it. I'm thankful to be able to homeschool and choose the books for her! :)

[@faithlovekindnesspeace1942]

Thank you for this! 🙂

[@krystalcarey]

I am trying to get ready to homeschool my 3rd grader next year, but I am not finding many people talking about programs that are accredited. Is that an issue for anyone? Thank you.

[@aplacetonest]

That’s true, most programs aren’t accredited and the ones that are aren’t very inexpensive. What’s your main reason for wanting accredited...so your child will receive a diploma? If so, it’s really not much of an issue in my opinion. Colleges pay more attention to ACT/SAT scores and grades. I hope that puts your mind at ease.

[@linseyk5728]

I'm having a hard time deciding what to do... We are half way done AAR1. It is going really well now, especially after skipping some of the fluency sheets... my problem is that I've heard such good things about TGTB. Should I stick with AAR and adding other subjects separately, or switch to TGTB?

[@aplacetonest]

Well, I've never used TGATB for the younger Language Arts units but I have heard great things about it. I was really tempted to switch from AAR to TGATB, too but AAR was working well for us and I didn't want to take a chance on messing that up by switching to something new that we may or may not like as well.

[@carolynedwards1045]

Thanks for doing this mid year review! Are you counting the G&B as 1 English credit and 1 Geography credit? Is there enough Geography to count it?

[@aplacetonest]

I don't plan to count the geography section as a separate credit because, in our state, geography knowledge is required as part of a history course so I'm just going to "roll it" into that, if that makes sense.

[@kellyalbertson257]

Carolyn Edwards the curriculum states that you can count 1 credit for ELA, .5 credit for Geography & .5 credit for Art 😊

[@verleenmann788]

Im thinking of quitting school doing homeschool

[@MoreheadMeadow]

What are you doing for Science and History for your 3rd grader? Do you enjoy it as much as these three you mentioned in this video? I am planning on using TT and AAR3, AAS2, FLL3 for my 3rd grader (next year), but still trying to decide on a super simple (straight forward) history and science. We've tried Abeka for Science and Story of the World for History....but they weren't great fits for my visual learner....

[@aplacetonest]

For History we are doing The Good and the Beautiful and for Science we are doing a combination of The Good and the Beautiful's Science units and Daily Warm-Ups: Science. The Daily Warm-Ups workbook is about to be changed though because they make things way too complicated. I think I'll switch back to Evan Moor Daily Science for the days that we don't have time to do a lesson with TGATB.

[@EmilyCheetham]

You have said in this about what you use for maths and reading. Could you do another video on giving some tips for other subjects like science, art, RE etc. This was very interesting. Although I went to school I struggled with maths and did a program Calle kumon maths (here in uk) where we (me and my brother) had maths papers to do every day and once a week we would go to the place where the people would mark our weekly papers. Every so often when we had completed the grade we would do a test then go onto the next grade. Through out the year at special times everyone would be given sticker count down charts where every day you would stick a sticker on the card to count down and at the end you would get a prize. Also for completing things you would get prizes. Whitchurch encourages us to do well. Although me and my bro weren’t the biggest fans we are thankful for out parents giving us the opportunity to do kumon as it helped us get better grades than we would have otherwise gotten. Kipumon also do English.

[@aplacetonest]

I will try to talk more in the future about the other curriculum we use. You might find my 9th grade curriculum choices video helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqKlnKtnZseAask

[@lynncorp1850]

Hello ... great video. Thx for sharing your thoughts. Since you use All About Reading with your younger daughter what Language Arts curriculums have you used (1st, 2nd and 3rd grade)? Do you have a separate grammar, spelling etc? Thanks.

[@aplacetonest]

Thanks so much! We used to use First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind but after the middle of 2nd grade, we stopped that and started using Bob Jones English 3. We are loving that curriculum and it includes grammar and writing so you wouldn't need to separate programs for those subjects.

[@lynncorp1850]

A Place to Nest thank you. Have you tried The Good and The Beautiful for the lower grade? Thanks.

[@aplacetonest]

No, we haven't used their lower grade language arts program but it looks great!

[@lynncorp1850]

A Place to Nest thank you. As you get up in the AAR levels can the child do the lesson on their own with parent overseeing? Do/did you use All About Spelling? If so, how did you do both AAR and AAS and how much time on each? If not, which did you use?

[@aplacetonest]

No, AAR can never really be done independently. We did use AAS for awhile but stopped because, at the time, my daughter was still in the early stages of learning to read and I personally felt that AAR and AAS were too overwhelming. AAS requires a lot of memorization of spelling rules and at that age, I just felt it was too much. When we were doing both, each subject would take about 20-30 minutes, depending on if she had any required reading in that lesson. Now we use Spectrum Spelling which is very much a traditional spelling program where you just have to remember how to spell the words. I hope that helps! :)

[@laurabeth7755]

Now that you guys have finished All About Reading, what do you plan to use for Reading? I am trying to find something for my son (going into 4th grade).

[@aplacetonest]

I did a video about that recently that you can check out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJrGm3d3rrF7bbc

[@shannonfbc1]

Oh your going to get me in trouble buying more curriculum lol

[@Sortthingsout-79]

Hi, I am wondering. Do you pay for all this curriculum yourselves? Need help and guidance for homeschooling. I am going through a charter and they enrolled my son to McGraw Hill. I dont like it so far, very confusing, no guide. Nothing. Please help

[@aplacetonest]

Yes, I picked out and paid for everything myself. With your son being in a charter school, I suppose you're fairly limited in what you're able to use. Aren't you required/expected to teach him at home with the materials the school wants to use? If so, perhaps you could ask the school for a copy of the answer key.

[@maddieandmommiebeautyfinds8796]

Hi what do you recommend for 5 year old about to start Kindergarten?

[@aplacetonest]

Well, that all depends on your state's requirements but in general, I would keep it pretty light and fun. At that age, and in my opinion, the primary focus should be reading/phonics, math and handwriting so I'd start there. We LOVED All About Reading and it was a must-have in our homeschool! I also really enjoyed Handwriting without Tears for the early years. I never really found a math program we loved for the young years but we used Math U See and it got the job done until my daughter was ready for Teaching Textbooks. I hope that was helpful!

[@rebeccamorgan8101]

Hello Becky, thank you very much for a very informative video. You have given me some great tips. ❤😀🙏🏾

[@aplacetonest]

I'm so glad that you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@dianebahumaid2436]

Hello thank you for this video... currently my son is in private school... or home now since the virus .... I’m finding that he is doing better at home as far as learning but he really does love the interaction with his teacher and the other children. But I’m researching to see if home school would work for us. You mentioned loving the teaching math program and not needing anything else besides a private tutor??? Is this something I’ll need? Thank you 🙏🏼

[@aplacetonest]

There are groups he can join if you want him to have regular activities with other kids, like a homeschool co-op. We use Teaching Textbooks for math and if it wasn't for that program, we would have to hire a tutor since I can't teach math. Thankfully, with Teaching Textbooks, no tutor is required and the girls are thriving with their math skills! They have a 15 lesson free trial if you're interested in trying it: www.teachingtextbooks.com/v/vspfiles/tt/free_trial.html

[@sunnysideorleansdaycare]

Will you be trying The Good and The Beautiful Language Arts for your younger daughter?

[@aplacetonest]

Not at this point. We are in the middle of Bob Jones English and for now it’s working so I don’t really feel the need to change her to anything else. If Bob Jones ever stops working then the plan is to try TGATB.

[@Helenwheelsofficial]

Great video xx

[@aplacetonest]

I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

[@Helenwheelsofficial]

Subscribe to my channel I've worked so hard on it i would really really appreciate it because it's my passion xx

[@MrsQuito]

Do you know if these curriculum is avalible in Minnesota?

[@aplacetonest]

I'm not sure what Minnesota's homeschooling laws are but everything I showed can be purchased in the U.S.

[@MrsQuito]

@@aplacetonest Thank you. Im going to look up my states laws.

[@doodlebugsanddustbunnies9325]

Is teaching textbooks only for math?

[@aplacetonest]

Yes, they are.

[@avinashp8125]

How will your kids get a certificate if they are studying at home mam?

[@aplacetonest]

They will receive a diploma that I make for them. Their ACT/SAT scores and transcript will attest to the quality of the education they’ve received and that’s what matters most to colleges and universities.

[@kathtrenfogle7216]

thanks for sharing! may i ask if you've tried ACE curriculum?

[@aplacetonest]

You're welcome! No, I've never tried ACE before.

[@nashfamily5655]

What is your favorite world history curriculum middle school?

[@aplacetonest]

We tried several things but so far but we are liking BJU Press the most for history. Before that, we did Story of the World and that worked well for several years.

[@nashfamily5655]

@@aplacetonest Hi, again. Does BJU have mapping activities?

[@love2learn-itsastorynotasu40]

What type of homeschooling do you do? (unschooling, traditional, electrical)

[@aplacetonest]

I would definitely say eclectic since I like to pick and choose the curriculum for each subject.

[@love2learn-itsastorynotasu40]

@@aplacetonest ooh cool, I was thinking of doing unschooling for everything except math - traditional??? Although I still have to do more research!!

[@elizabeth0265]

Do you have any suggestions for Math level 1 and 2?

[@aplacetonest]

We did Math U See and a Masterbooks math workbook to "get by" until my daughter was old enough for Teaching Textbooks. Thankfully, she was ready for TT's Math 3 by the middle of 2nd grade. :)

[@elizabeth0265]

@@aplacetonest Thank you! We are currently doing TGATB level K math and language arts. We love the language arts but I would like to find a more traditional math alternative next year.

[@aplacetonest]

I'm sure there are others to try but those are the only ones we used. Of the two, I prefer the Masterbooks one because it's real-world math that uses manipulatives like Math U See does.

[@MrsTricia778]

I'm surprised you didn't include Story of the World.

[@aplacetonest]

We don't use Story of the World any longer although we did love it for several years. :)

[@tamiivory7406]

I know you use The Good and The Beautiful and I was wondering which curriculm you think is better at teaching your child to read. The Good and The Beautiful or All About Reading? I am currently using Level K of TGATB and I was wondering if I should switch to All About Reading.

[@aplacetonest]

I haven't ever used the elementary L.A. from TGATB. I've only used their science units for elementary and the high school L.A. curriculum so I can't speak to their reading program but we've had great success with AAR. It seems neat that TGATB rolls reading, grammar, writing, etc., all into one curriculum but for me, I liked that AAR was a dedicated reading program. That's just my opinion, having never used TGATB for reading.

[@icanonlyimagine7626]

Is teaching textbooks math the new math?

[@aplacetonest]

No, it’s traditional math.

[@tayloralbright9573]

What would you recommend for a first time homeschool mom who is starting their 3 year old in homeschool preschool.

[@aplacetonest]

I would keep it fun and playful. For Pre-k we did a lot of the Leapfrog learning DVD's, Confessions of a Homeschooler's "Letter of the Week" curriculum and Handwriting without Tears. The main thing is to make it fun. I hope that helps!

[@tayloralbright9573]

A Place to Nest Great! Thank you!

[@meekybow7199]

What do your girls do when they are finished with school? Other than electronics 😁

[@aplacetonest]

They do several chores each day. They both also have a lesson each week, one takes dance and the other takes piano, and they have a special church activity one night a week. Other than that, they both like to draw and play Minecraft.

[@kellywpPritchett]

we use alpha and omega you must advanced as you get older cause if u dont they want learns todays math for college the website is www.aop.com you buy the box of books you get 10 book and teachers book .... and we dont co op either and we love it and staying home and i love your videos keep it up and love your disney videos

[@ShesMakinDough]

Have you tried abeka? If you have what's your opinion on it compared to others?

[@aplacetonest]

My oldest did Abeka for one year for science but I didn’t ever use it with her so I can’t say. I’ve heard good things about it though.

[@ivandbrot9831]

Have you tried Evan Moor? Daily launguage , reading comprehension. Editing..etc... I was thinking of purchasing it because im pulli g daughter out of k12 due to hours in front of a computer and other reasons. But its broken down daily M-F... So seems easy. But i am checking out the good and the beautiful . Thanks appreciate you, Tawni She is 6th grade. Sorry one last thing ixl.com? Its math and launguage. Do you know anything about it?

[@aplacetonest]

Yes, I use a lot of Evan Moor workbooks and we enjoy those. I also like IXL but I've never paid for the full membership. I just use the free lessons but it seems like a very fun way to practice lots of different concepts. Education.com has a fun game center called Brainzy that's fun as well.

[@ivandbrot9831]

So is Evan Moor good enough to get started on or so I need it as a suppliment? Because since I'm so freaked out on knowing how to do the good and the beautiful maybe I should get the Evan Moor books that are super straight forward. What do you think??? Again THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for taking the time to RESPOND!!!

[@ivandbrot9831]

Is the good and the beautiful simple and straight foward? Like do this and do that...?

[@ivandbrot9831]

@@aplacetonest i hope I'm not driving you nuts lol..The reason I like Evan-Moor is because I can get five different books in language and they are M-F,telling my daughter what to do. you know, two pages in each book or 1 lesson in each book daily. Is that how the good and the Beautiful operates too? Do they give me like three or four different books and workbooks and all I have to do is just tell her do two pages Out of This Book 2 pages of that book read this chapter answer questions... I really need to make a choice here soon and purchase her curriculum before the end of winter break. Thank you so much and I appreciate you.

[@aplacetonest]

Are you talking about The Good and the Beautiful's Language Arts curriculum or their science curriculum? The science curriculum is designed to be done together with you, the teacher, reading the lesson and the child doing any coordinating worksheets. It's not really a curriculum that you hand to the student and have them do it on their own. For Language Arts, it would be a bit easier to have your child do that independently but in 6th grade, she might still need some help from you.

[@homeschooledaroundtheworld4660]

Did you try IEW or EIW for writing?

[@aplacetonest]

We tried IEW but it didn't work for us for very long.

[@mimadominicnyamweya8799]

I still don't get why math is an issue to most people... It's the easiest subject

[@greatdanelegend7001]

Some people click with it and some don't. For a lot of others it has something to do with how it's taught. Public school tends to take the fun out of it really quickly, unless you luck out and get a really great teacher