Hello! My name is Cassie and I’m a wife and homeschooling mom to two. I share about all things homeschool and motherhood. I always want to be authentic and never act like I have it all together. Just an imperfect mom who’s mission field is her kids🤍
how was the transition in Math? My second grader just finished TGTB program, and wanting to move to Math U See, but TGTB didn't teach decimal adding or carrying multiple times in grade 2, which would have been already covered in Math U See Beta. Technically yes the Gamma would be the third grade level but how did you make the smooth transition with that advanced addition gap being there?
The transition was as I suspected it would be. We had to take multiplication slower than normal because he had to really understand the carrying the concept that he did not get good ground work on. But moving now into delta I’m still glad I did it! Math u see is wonderful, and just take it slow and review concepts that need help. Sometimes my son would need a week of addition and subtraction review and that was totally ok!
We are switching to Apologia science this year as well, I'm so excited. My daughter is doing land animals for 3rd, I plan on flying creatures for 4th. You'll have to let us know how you like it. We also love mind benders, so enjoyable! I'm definitely going to look in to fix it grammar, that would be a great addition for us.
I would recommend starting Explode the Code 1 about half way through All About Reading 1. 😊 I love your picks. I used Primer, AAR and Explode the Code when my daughter was in Kindergarten. 😊
Is this apologetics book the one you would suggest starting with or was there one that would be better for a second grader to begin with me reading aloud? Thanks so much and blessings!
I would wait until your kiddo is a little older for this specific apologetic book. But there is a wonderful resource called the Bible made easy for kids. That one may be a perfect fit along with answers for kids books by Ken Ham!
Hi friend. I was so excited to hear about Mama Bear Apologetics. I did hear one negative review for it , but I still purchased it recently. It's coming up for me as soon as I am done with my current books, but I was so glad to hear you loved it. Teaching my little girl apologetics is so important to me. Great recommendations. Thank you for sharing these. 🙏☺️💗💕
Are there different versions of this guide? I got mine used, and while the cover is the exact same, the inside is entirely different. Now I'm wondering if I got an older version 😭
I'd use the older version. This new one is good but I had to edit it some because there were inappropriate leading socratic questions for K-3. You won't mind if you are liberal, but you will if you are conservative. I bought older versions off eBay to compare and this slant is absent.
Sounds as though you incorporated several different “brands” within TGTB. I’m very new to H.S. Will be H.Sing a second grader. She loves to read and reads well. Also does really well with math however her writing skills need work. Would she be too young to do the one your 4th grader will be doing?
I believe IEW recommends they don’t begin their writing program until they are in the 4th grade. However, you know your child best and sometimes those labels don’t always apply. Every child is different. You can check the IEW website I believe there are samples so you can cross check that with her. Hope this helps!
The explode the code halves are just a continuation of the book before it. So it's extra practice of your child isn't ready for the next level. We have done level 1, 2, 3, and 4 and all the halves in between and that's what I have noticed from using them.
I do both All about Reading and Explode the Code. 🙂 Usually for Kindergarten my kids do AAR 1 and Get Ready for the Code A-C. We use Explode the Code as review since A-C would be a bit easier than than AAR1. I like to use it as independent work though and I have them do it at the same time they do handwriting. Once they finish C I have them go ahead and move into book 1. It's worked really well for us to help solidify the phonics!
Looks like a fun year! Thanks for sharing:) Some fun math games for kindergarten…jump 1 and clumsy thief jr by melon rind are great. Rat-a-tat cat…tiny polka dot…and sum swamp are also great ones!
You can make beautiful feet books curriculum a lot more affordable by buying the guide (I found mine cheaper on rainbow resource) and then buying the books second hand. We are doing the k-3 geography course. I have found some of the RU-vid videos they suggest to not seem to exist. A QR code would be nice. But overall it’s great. Advanced for age ranges suggested for sure. My geography loving 4th grader loves it!
We loved the BF early American History. We wanted to do middle ages this year but BF doesn't have an elementary graded course. We're going to try Biblio Plan
I would love to see a video on how you implement a lesson in Beautiful Feet! I purchased this set a few years ago, but when I tried to use it, I felt like I didn't know how to do a lesson.
Hi! With AAS, do you feel just following the teacher’s manual for instruction is enough? Or do you also utilize the new student activity book and cards (phonogram, rule, etc)? I am so interested in this program just for the explicit instruction but really want to keep it simple without all the rule cards and such. However, I am worried that because the program is designed to utilize those things it might not ‘stick’ without them.
For my son I have found the teachers manual is enough. Now I do utilize some of the other tools they send but we do not do any of the tiles we just spell them out either on our board or on paper when there is a new teaching. I do follow the repetitive parts in the instruction manual, but again we just omit the tiles. And it works wonderfully!
I’m just starting to learn about homeschooling. Like just discovering it and exploring it. I really appreciate your video and am on board for what you’re about! Thanks definitely going to check out more of your videos when I have more time to really pay attention! The kids are asleep finally so I’m able to watch this video uninterrupted and can put all my focus into it. Take care ❤
Oh, no. I just purchased their math & LA after watching lots of videos on it. I will figure out a way to make it work. It will be our first year using both their math & LA. My son loves games.
I really love the maths curriculums Japan Math and Simply Charlotte Mason. I agree that we need things to be analytical, and I love that they both have manipulatives.
Any curriculum I have used has positives and negatives. Concerning math, I found many videos on youtube that explained a concept in a different way that might be better for my kiddos. The same goes for English concepts like the parts of speech, figurative language, grammar. etc.. The internet is such a blessing.
