Sharing encouragement and resources for your family’s homeschool journey🤍
I’m Christina, an English teacher, turned stay at home homeschooling mom to my five kids, ages 4-16, married to my best friend! I’m so glad you’re here!!
I am wanting to do some tgatb science for my 6th and 8th grader. I’ve been looking to see if any other homeschool moms are solely using the science for 8th grade. So many seem to change to a more rigorous during 8th. Is your 8th grader doing another science or just tgatb? That’s what I am really wanting to do is one more year with as many of those units as we can.
Just used your link to get MORE activity books! My daughter was like, Hey they have new ones, can we get those please Mommy?!! I mean, how can I say no to curriculum books! Also got the Badger Hill series even though she's only in 2nd grade. They will be read alouds for now!
We are finally trying out TGTB Science this year for my 5 kids in grades 1, 2, 6, 7..... And I forgot, my oldest is in her "rebellious" stage so she's doing science on her own lol. We're trying the Reptiles and Amphibians unit and I'm using a Health unit for my older 2.
I bought the PDF of the first 7 books and have been waiting for the next set. I have Space Science printed and Mammals. We are starting with Space for my son and I picked Mammals for my daughter. If we get through them, I want to do Geology since my son is getting into rocks. I'm excited for our school year.
I was interested in the Good and Beautiful science curriculum emailed them to ask a few questions over a month ago and they never responded. On the website it states not to call if u already sent an email!!🤷♀️
Hmmm.... that sounds unusual. You might consider checking the email address to make sure there wasn't an accidental typo. Otherwise, I would reach out to them again through email or phone; this doesn't sound like their usual timeline for responding. Hope it works out for you!
I literally placed a good and the beautiful order night before last, I wish I had known safety was coming in an activity book! I’m going to have to go back for those
I generally love the Daily Grace Co. Just to mention, they aren't biblically accurate when it comes to holidays vs appointed holy days. We are grafted into fulfillment of the law, not abolishment. 💖 Christmas is Saturnalia (the Catholic church used this as well as depicting Jesus as Saturn, and YHWH as Jupiter), Jesus was born during Sukkot, dwelling in human flesh for us. He is perfectly enlivening all of the appointed holy days. Homeschool is ideal. I grew up in Catholic and then public. My first child, severe ASD was in a small public program for years before K that we trusted (before i accepted salvation), getting abused and we didn't want to believe it but I'm glad we found out then vs later. The districts get away with a lot, it was depressing and infuriating to research how common it is. That was 2017. Most have help they can access in personal relations, we did not. We were in poverty. Qualifying for food stamps when we started. I could not AFFORD to work, because childcare by a stranger would cost more than what I would make starting out. I also stopped studying nursing and clinical psychology to homeschool. It was frustrating to do give up what I wanted at first. Brainwashed with a VERY toxically fem family and NPD boss babe mom. But I am so grateful. It's been 7 years since we left public, but only to charter (who still suggest puberty blockers to students, in our case simply because I said I was not looking forward to puberty with special needs!!!!!!!) It's been two years of full homeschool and what a blessing! Our kids behavior is improved, social skills, and academics as well as the health of our whole family in terms of bonding. Basic math dictates that if you are away from your kids FT you cannot FT parent. Parent is a verb, not only a noun. "Don't spoil the rod" is about being ACTIVE in GUIDING your kids, keeping them on the right path. Not letting them stray. IT's not about physical abuse. It's about being preventative and protecting them. Best way to do that in terms of education, is homeschool.💞 Homeschool can be almost free with internet, trading materials with other parents, even co-op groups. You can do it! (Unless rare case of single and no friends/ family to help whatsoever). Pray and keep faith alive!
Hi is this bundle still available? I followed the link but can’t find it I’d love the survival and first aid one perfect for these day we are living in! Thank you!
I recently saw your recommendations while you were teaching, grades 5-8. They seemed like great picks, but i see that you are using TGTB instead. I have been using TGTB as well, but was looking to see if we needed to make changes. Would you say your past recomendations are just "too much" for your homeschool day? Or reason why you arent using those in your own home?
As a special education teacher, I have to say this is BY FAR one of the BEST classroom designs I've ever seen! It's clean, fresh, simple, and inviting. So many teachers want these WAY over the top decor ideas, and it's honestly TOO MUCH for a lot of our kids, especially our kids on the spectrum. I'm a public school teacher, but I wish I could have all the Bible quote signs in my classroom. God's blessings to you and your students this year!
I am just interested in knowing why almost all of the public school teachers that know are against Homeschooling to the point where it almost seems like they are threatened by home schoolers.
I am always so inspired by your videos bc you school exactly how I WANT to school my teen. I want to have margin, white space, time to be bored… but my brain thinks he needs to finish all the curriculum in a year. That mind set brings stress and sucks the fun and enjoyment right out of it. Makes me sad. How do you not worry about them completing curriculum or courses in high school?
@@RootedHomeLife Thank you for replying! And thank you for the reminder. If you kids are college bound, or if you were planning for a kid to go to college, how would you calculate credits if they don’t finish a course? That is kind of my hang up. I don’t want to focus on completion but I don’t know how to assign credits if we “fun school” and have more experiences than book work. Hopefully that makes sense.
@@lmiller2003 when I was in college for teaching there were many classes that were “practicum” the actual experience of observing, helping in, or teaching a class, so as far as I’m concerned if they’re learning they’re learning, it doesn’t need to be book work
I’m starting my both children in September grade 6 and 8 . Wondering if I should homeschool them till grade 10 and then send them to school for grade 11-12 . As some people said they will miss experience of graduation and they don’t get credit . Someone please guide me
@@Positive-vf5fm I had an eleventh grader this school year and he will continue our through his senior year next year. An hour long graduation ceremony is not a huge loss compared to a year of living life! That’s my stance 🙂
My daughter should be a 4th grader and has begged me to homeschool. I feel like she needs to re do 3rd thank you for sharing your approach because I feel the same.
My daughters curriculum picks are much like yours. She has been doing khan academy math over the summer a bit and claims she likes it more tho…. ( I have her working on concepts I wasn’t sure she grasped well in TGTB 6 ) I don’t know what I will do since I really like TGTB spiral math approach
The Good and the Beautiful is just amazing! My son is finishing off Level 2 right now for both Math and Language & Arts, and he is just enjoying it. I love how easy it is to understand and to facilitate the lessons. Will be using Level 3 for both for sure! Do you have any recommendations on how to start Science for Level 3? He is using the 3 TGTB Little hands and hearts right now, and we’re halfway through so I need to plan for fall. Thank you so much!
The Good and the Beautiful is just amazing! My son is finishing off Level 2 right now for both Math and Language & Arts, and he is just enjoying it. I love how easy it is to understand and to facilitate the lessons. Will be using Level 3 for both for sure! Do you have any recommendations on how to start Science for Level 3? He is using the 3 TGTB Little hands and hearts right now, and we’re halfway through so I need to plan for fall. Thank you so much!
My son has started to really enjoy reading because of the books in this curriculum!!! Loving it so much! Our first year using it and I wish we had used it sooner.
I am very interested in the good and the beautiful, but I have heard mixed things about it. One was that is a Mormon curriculum. People are saying mixed things. And I don't have access to the Internet to ck it out. Help!
The owner is Mormon, but I haven’t seen anything weird in the curriculum. Biblical principals all over and as a family of Jesus we read the true Bible and keep our biblical studies real! The material from the curriculum is wonderful. We are really enjoying it. - Also just a thought… you’re on RU-vid… you don’t have internet to the website for the curriculum though? You should if you’re able to access RU-vid, no…???
I definitely agree on saying that there is no injected theology on the curriculum. We are very careful on exposing our boys to ideologies that do not align with our Christian faith. We believe that there is power in your hearing. Don’t be afraid of TGTB and besides, you as a parent is there to facilitate and filter anything you are not comfortable with. 😉 remember, curriculum is just tool. 😉
@@fordfamily-zl9bc well I work as a content creator for the properties or I would not travel as often, but before that always did midweek, off peak, usually only two night, for the best prices!!
I love all your fun travel-schooling!! Amazing memories, and learning in one! We have been using your Slow Down Unit as a sweet morning time (we are year round also, but much less in the summers) so that has been perfect for us! The kids ask for it and that makes my heart so happy!! We haven’t done much travel, but love spending time at nearby children’s museums and a hobby farm we love. We also have a pool, and so far it’s been a warmer summer here in MI so we are thrilled to spend time enjoining it together. Happy summer!!!
We joined our summer reading program in June. It goes to the end of July, so we basically have been reading tons of books. We also did the Smokey Bear Challenge through our library. We talked about the state flower and bird. We went on a Strawberry Moon Walk with through the library summer program, and while on our hike, the kids and I saw our state flower.
