This will be my first year homeschooling and I’m so glad I’ve found your channel! What part of Florida are you in? We’re in Lakewood Ranch looking for homeschoolers around us ☺️
Welcome to the world of homeschooling! We are in Central Florida outside of Orlando in a rural, country area called Sorrento. Closest major cities to us are Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora. Is Lakewood Ranch South Florida?
Looks like a great year lined up!! We love EIW also! ...This is off topic, but can you share what brand your tank is? Looks like the perfect tank with leggings!
Hi, i’m a mom interested in doing the independent homeschool I have a highschooler who’s about to graduate this upcoming year2025 a middle school student and an elementary student. That you did mention using a Christian based curriculum, would you mind sharing which one that is? I’m at a loss and I feel a bit overwhelmed about all of this, but I’m determined to do it for my kids this upcoming school year thank you.
Hi, I’m in 10th grade and I went solely on flex classes and I’m thinking about going back to public school next year for 11th grade. Can I just simply enroll back into school or is their extra steps. Im done with math,history,English,and science but im not sure I can finish my two electives in time for august. Does it matter?
Congratulations on finishing your classes on FLEX! If you were given passing grades on FLEX, those should transfer back to public school as credits. You should contact the school to be certain of the paperwork they will need, but yes, they would accept you back with FLEX credits. If you do not finish your electives, that just means you'll have to make sure you have enouch elective credits to graduate. Call the school and they will be able to walk you through exactly what you need to do with your FLEX courses/transcript.
What great ideas for the year. Thank you for the idea for the career exploration and horse book. My daughter loves, loves horses riding and everything horse related. Would love to see more videos!
She has had a great year with the book! And the career exploration course was through 7 Sisters Homeschool if that helps any. My daughter has done a bunch of course work on horses (farrier science, equine nutrition, training). There are some great books out there as well. I am due for annual videos for our coursework for next year so i'll be sure to put that on the list! :)
Thank you for the video. So just to be clear, if I enroll my daughter solely in FLVS Flex, I will need to go through the homeschool registration process of sending the letter of intent to the county?
We really enjoy EIW! I have used it with my oldest from level 4-10 and she just finished her first college writing class with an A. It prepared her well for sure. I wouldnt say it's "exciting" of "fun" but since the lessons are short and sweet, my kids don't complain. So we stick with it!
Excelent! What is the link for registration for independent homeschooling! I’m very new in all of that, I don’t have idea how to apply! Thank you very much for this amazing information
do you mind giving a description of your 5th graders day and how you have structured it with the order of subjects and amount of time? he sounds a lot like my 5th grader who is easily distracted and does not like to write.
I basically let him get up and make his own breakfast every day. After he cleans up, he looks at a checklist, on Monday morning usually, and makes his list for the week on his own. I like to give him choices on days that he does things. So for instance Monday and Tuesdays he does his reading, math, and language arts, and I’ll add our science or history in the afternoon after lunch. I just make sure he’s in control of doing the choices of what he does in a day as long as he meets the expectations I have for the week which are usually a few lessons in each subject. We have never been a strict schedule type homeschool but more guiding the kids as to how to manage their time the best according to the days they know they have the most time and energy. Hope this helps ❤️
Thank you for showing us the Something Fishy book. I had never seen it and think my youngest would really enjoy it for words that I notice she needs more practice for. Thanks!
Thanks for mentioning the VR course. I have an 8th grade boy too and can certainly relate to a “lack of enthusiasm” for academics. But he loves his VR and I am going to look into that for sure! I live in Fla., but have never heard of that.
Definitely look into it! Optima Academy Online is FREE for FL residents too! It's one of the first VR schools and this will be our first year taking a course with them. Will update as the year goes on as to how we like it! I definitely hope it's a better alternative to FLVS, which my son really doesn't care much for.
Great choices. Looking forward to hearing how they go. Just subscribed. I also have a channel mainly about homeschooling and glad to connect with likeminded moms!!
we used the same book for all of my kiddos. There is the text (reusable) and the teachers guide (consumable), but we do not use the teachers guide, rather just read the text aloud. This is why it's been through all of my kiddos time and time again :)
We just started CLE for math this year (but have used it in the past with other kiddos)-I'm thankful for it's simplicity and it's quite an advanced program! I actually just had to order CLE Math 4, the second half of it, because I realized my little guy may need to do a few units before plunging into level 5. Love being able to customize! I subscribed to your channel and cant wait to check out your family homeschool style :)
@@homeschoolOG We love Cle when we found Cle I started back at the learning to read. Coming from public school and trying out several others before we found about 2 yrs ago and almost done with 3rd and 5th. Thank you for your support on mine I also did sub on yours a few days ago. I have not been posting but hope to get back to in the next week or 2 .
@@driftingforward looking forward to it! I'm so glad you found something that works for your family! My family has always homeschooled and I swear we have just about used ever curriculum out there between all three kids at some point or another. It is such a relief to find something that works! Can't wait to see some of your videos as well! Have a great summer!
Thank you for this video! I am also homeschooling in Florida. I did have a question about unschoolers, umbrella academy, etc. Do you have to identify as one of those options? I’m not 100% certain what they all mean, I’m trying to research and get educated before my son turns 6 so I know fully how to apply.
Nice to meet you! I am a homeschool momma of 3 kiddos. Ages 16, 14, 10. I'm glad I was able to carve out the time to make the video. Trying to make one for my 8th grader this coming week and my 11th grader at some other point in the summer. As you know, time is not plentiful lol! Glad to have you on my channel :)
Do you know anything about what it comes to with their diploma? I read on the stipulations on homeschooling in Florida and they said that homeschoolers aren’t issued a high school diploma?
Hi,the parents do the transcripts and issue the diploma unless they have an umbrella school or accredited school but the PS not issued transcripts or diplomas for homeschoolers because their homeschool is a private school and obviously the children are not at public schools anymore the parents have the rights to do it,most of the colleges accept homeschoolers also can do dual enrollment at local colleges! Have to check the Florida homeschool laws or call your homeschool group or association or organization to make sure😉
Thank you so so much. I struggle trying to find other moms who are doing homeschool in my area and I feel so stuck on what to do, I know for sure I want my kids homeschooled but I’m unsure of how to even start. My son just turned 6 and I filed the notice of intent to homeschool and I’ve been teaching my son a few things throughout the week but this was so helpful. I’m going to watch all of your vids! 💛💛
I understand the struggle. We have homeschooled for 12 years and built a very large community around us. It takes time, patience, and persistance. Join some local social media groups, go to museums or nature centers during the school year and see if you can find other mommas there. Keep at it, ask around, and you will find your people! Look for local co-ops, go to the library and ask the librarian (they always know where the homeschoolers are LOL!) and go to local art studios. Keep exploring your community as much as you can and don't be afraid to ask around. Your kids will see you modeling this determination, and before you know it, you'll have some people and can maybe grow your own group! We started when my kids were little doing field trips with other families. This is a fun way to start making friends outside of the house. Also if you get your kids signed up for sports, clubs or activities, that helps as well. If you attend church, find a local youth group. Happy Homeschooling ❤
@@homeschoolOG wow thank you so much for responding! Your vids have been a ton of help and little by little I’m getting a bit more comfortable and sure of myself with teaching my son. I’ll definitely look into doing some trips to see if I can find some homeschooling mamas! 💛 thank you again!
When you say Christian based. Like Montessori? Please list various curricula that is great like Montessori or younger kids in elementary. I will be starting next year. Finishing this year out. I have 2 youngest and also want to include them. My son was tested into gifted. But he lost so much of my lessons when he started school.
Montessori is a teaching style. Many have turned it into New Age Spiritual stuff. (Which personally annoys me as a Montessori teacher for 3-6 yr olds.) Dr. Maria Montessori was a Catholic and taught Christian values in her classes. FLVS is not Christian based at all. Christian based curriculum I like for littles are The Good And The Beautiful, Master Books, Thinking Tree Journals and just hands on materials.
@MsJoli yes, definitely this is not a secular learning environment. I'm also familiar with different teaching. I taught High Scope and Teaching Strategies. I'm more hands on, but I still want to know more. Definitely, the majority are following what's trendy instead of actually knowing the history. I do love Montessori style
The only montessori-style curriculum we have ever used was Oak Meadow in the early years. While it's not completely Montesorri, it is definitly inspired and would be worth checking out. Though it is secular and not Christian based. I'm sure there are great montessori curriculum out there. We mostly used literature inspired, like Five in a Row or Sonlight, or Charlotte Mason styled curriculum like Queens Homeschool in the early stages of homeschooling. My children are now teenagers and we use a huge mix of things now. Hope this helps. :)
