How We Homeschool (as newbies who know nothing) Routine, Tour, & Curriculum for ages 5, 3, & 1! 

My mom homeschooled all five of us until high school and the transition from homeschool to high school was a piece of cake for us, taking all AP classes. We all went into college and higher education and got degrees in finance, international business, MD and nursing, and I credit all of that to my mom. None of us lacked social skills. Our parents stressed not only school, but volunteering at nursing homes, the hospital and at the library teaching young children to read. We also got involved in outside sports and all of us were competitive swimmers. We took outsides classes, like Spanish, robotics, etc. to make us well rounded in areas where my mom lacked knowledge in. We were all placed in music classes where even now, I can boast I can play Beethoven and Mozart on the piano haha. We also were involved in 4H and other clubs where we were encouraged to go after roles such as president of the club, etc. We were involved in our Church, in the choir, teaching Sunday school and my brothers were alter boys (Catholic). I am so grateful for my parents and all they have done for us. Even when we went to school, we still had many of these activities along with paying jobs. I hope to do the same with my children (three under three currently haha) You are doing a great job, Delilah!

As a Canadian teacher of kids Eloise’s age, I think you are doing a great job. She is reading so so well for a child her age. I would say she is ahead of many of her peers academically.

As someone who was homeschooled through all 12 grades I just want to boost your confidence and say this is very similar to how my mom homeschooled me and my 6 siblings!! A mix of traditional, Montessori, learning together - learning with textbooks etc. ! We were very flexible and I appreciated that. My mom was more about giving us the confidence and opportunity to love learning and explore different things than having a strict schedule. Each year can look different depending on your kids needs and that’s okay too. That’s the perk of homeschooling I think!

Yes to more homeschooling content! I have a two year old, and I know next to nothing about homeschooling, so this was so informative to me. Maybe as part of your next video addressing the “why” or your homeschooling journey, you could explain where you even started on your research and prep process. I’m in a position that I wouldn’t even know what to Google to point me in the right direction. This video was so eye opening, and I’d love to know where it all started and how your knowledge of the homeschooling curriculum and schedule developed incrementally. Thank you, again!

I cannot begin to explain my excitement seeing this video pop up in my feed-especially from you!! I'm a new homeschooling mama too, this will be my first year homeschooling my oldest for Kindergarten and I don't have any family or friends who homeschool so I've been researching all I can and finally settled on the CMEC (Charlotte Mason Educational Center) which isn't a curriculum, but more of a community focusing on the philosophy of teaching with tons of resources that really equip moms to teach which is amazing! This video is SO helpful as well! Thank you for this encouragement, all the resources, and definitely don't discount yourself just because you're new to homeschooling and your kids are young. God has given you such wisdom and resourcefulness, you're such an amazing mother teacher and such a blessing to us Delilah!

We’re on our 14th year of homeschooling, and I was similar; I never thought it was something we’d do. You are always qualified to share your own experiences.🥰

My whole first year as a teacher I felt like I had no idea what I was doing… ended up earning some awards and even pay raise by the end of 12 months! I’m sure you’re a much better teacher than you think 🤭

You are a champion mum! You work so hard - may it be Blessed!

I am going to start homeschooling my kids this fall. I am so nervous but I can’t shake this feeling it’s what is going to be best, thank you for sharing your experience it encourages me to be brave in this next bit as we figure it out.

Delilah - thank you for this! This video is so special and honest. My son is just 2 but we are exploring what this may look like for our family. I never wanted to homeschool growing up and now it’s all I want for my son. We have lots of research and learning ahead of us but your honest perspective of how it went diving right in was so refreshing and needed for my soul. God bless you guys as you continue this journey! Please keep this content coming for as long as it brings you joy :)

We started using Gather Round Preschool this year because I looked into it after seeing you guys were using the Ready to Read program and actually we just started our first unit of Ready to Read after doing the last two units of the Preschool program and have absolutely loved it! Thank you so much for sharing!

Could you make an updated video on your homeschooling? How you teach and parent your children is such an inspiration 🫶🏼

The video we’ve all been waiting for! So cool to see how you’re homeschooling as a homeschooler!❤

This was not only so so helpful, but I really enjoyed how beautiful the video was. Thank you for taking time to share your homeschooling journey💜

I strongly feel that you are providing a quality education by your homeschooling tactics and you are protecting your children from being bullied from bad classmates.

You are doing such a great job ❤ I’m a long time homeschool mom of 8 and a homeschool graduate. You remind me of myself 10 years ago when my first several children were small.

You're doing a great job Delilah! I'm in my 2nd year of homeschooling but I have 5 kids, oldest in 7th grade, youngest is a toddler. It is a steep learning curve and I struggle but I love it. ❤

So happy you are doing vids on homeschooling. I plan on homeschooling my daughters. My oldest is 2 right now and I’m due with my second in August! Having you give any little advice helps me a lot when thinking about what I want to do 😊 I also checked out your website and loveeeee how organized and useful it is! Thank you so much for being so helpful!

Amazing video production quality. The b roll in between and the way you went through the topic was super high quality. Well Done!

Delilah this video has been very motivating to me. My son is Theo’s age and we are on the path the homeschooling. I feel so encouraged and inspired by your video. It is a beautiful aspiration for me. God bless xx

My partner was homeschooled and that's the approach we want to take when we have kids Love your approach Delilah! Thanks for another amazing video ❤

As a fellow homeschool mom newby I was so excited to see this!

We’ve been homeschooling for over 10 years. I so enjoy watching your videos because it reminds me of where we started. It was a such a sweet and exciting time! I :never: planned to homeschool either. Thanks for sharing your journey with us all! ❤

I love love loved this video!! Ever since you announced that you were homeschooling Eloise I wanted to know more! My husband and I are considering homeschooling and I love seeing how each family goes about their homeschooling techniques, methods and routines.

Well welcome to where we all were when we started homeschooling. No one knows what they are doing when they start, and over time, you will see what works and what doesn't. I also never thought I would homeschool. I knew so many kids who were homeschooled and mothers who were homeschooling them, so I said, "Well, why not?" The biggest statement you will hear is, "I could never do that," in which I chuckle, since I didn't think I could either. "Gather Round" sounds awesome. I love the "swat the word." You definitely already look way more organized than I was when I started out! You are doing an amazing job. I need to look into this since I am going to be homeschooling this baby in my womb. . .and my others two will both be in high school this next school year. I used Rod & Staff with various portions of their curriculum (I am also Mennonite and so is that curriculum, so that has partly why I chose it). They have adorable readers your daughter might enjoy! I loved their English curriculum but it was heavy duty at times and my sons struggled with it sometimes (but they recently thanked me for it). Definitely recommend looking into: The Good and Beautiful, Beautiful Feet, Horizons/Alpha Omega, Christian Light, and Monarch. When they are older, using Teaching Textbooks (online math) was really loved by my older sons. I created my own history curriculum here and there. Not sure if Canada supports Hoopla, but it is a digital library app/online site attached to your own local library. You can take out 8 free audio books and digital ebooks per month. I use it constantly and we used it for lots of books for years, but I also still read to them even when they are the ages they are. Never stop.

I love how you displayed your homeschool. How fun and memorable for your kids. I wish I can be this organised and equipped to be a homeschool mum.

Really enjoyed this video Delilah; great to see so much detail and it looks fantastically varied for them. Thankyou for your honesty and sharing this with us!

I love this video, so great to see your obedience to the Lord and how it is positively effecting your family. I love that homeschooling is so versatile and moldable depending on the season

I am SO excited to watch this video! Love your channel Delilah ❤

Yes! More homeschooling content❤ I have a 2 year old right now and a newborn. We plan to homeschool and also have more babies, so I love hearing about how you homeschool/ parent. I also loved the sleep training video you posted! Thank you for the great content😊

This video was so good. I can't wait to start homeschooling! My daughter is Theo's age so I'll try to be patient as I wait. What a blessing to be able to teach our kids about the world.

LOVE this content! Super encouraging and helpful for someone like myself interested in homeschooling in the next year or so..

What a well thought out video! I love your personality and love the way you explain everything!

I'm so impressed! 👏 Thank you so much for this video! So good and actually helpful as it's full of smart ideas. 👌 I've been watching you for a while now and I can genuinely say , this is now one of my favorites and I'm excited to see more videos like this one more often 🤩

So excited for more of these topical type videos!

This video showed up in my feed as I’ve been researching homeschooling starting at kindle level. I needed this ❤

Thank you for this beautiful video. I’ve always wanted to homeschool but felt nervous about it. This video got me so excited for how unique it can be for your family. May the Lord bless you all 🥰

Homeschool positively influenced my life in countless ways. Keep up the good work!

Love videos like these. You're doing such a great job home schooling!

You’re bringing back so many memories from my childhood! I was homeschooled from grades 1 to 5 and the second abacus you showed was the exact one I had! I also loved The Boxcar Children growing up…I’d finish one book a night!

What a fun and beautiful Homeschool space! I loved thrifting homeschool products, especially books and games! Love the wooden calendar!

Sweetest video 💕 you’re doing amazing Delilah!

I am still 20 weeks pregnant for the first time, but I intend to homeschool my kids. I stumbled upon your videos accidentally and I am so happy I found you. I love watching your journey. It gives me so much inspiration as a homemaker.

Love this video!! So excited for more like this!!

Thank you so much for sharing!! My daughter is 2 and I have been wanting to explore Canadian homeschooling. You’re doing a great job!

Thanks for this video Delilah! I hope to homeschool my son, and other future children, when they are old enough. I'd love to hear more about this as you continue to learn and try different things!

This is awesome. My it's my first year, too, and my daughter is in kindergarten! We also opt for an electric style and youngest (2 years old) is learning right along! I look forward to seeing more homeschooling content!

This video has been so helpful. I see so many similarities between the two of our home school methods. It assures me that we are on the right path. By the way I have been reading the boxcar children to my kids which was an all time fave of mine as a kid. Thank you so much, you're a rock star.

I am going to start the 100 easy lessons with my twins. They just turned 7 and are struggling to read. We do Masterbooks but we are taking a step back from that to go to the 100 easy lessons. So glad I found your channel. I have the 7 year old twin boys and a 4 yr old daughter.

Just came back to this as reference because we start our first homeschool year next week and I needed the encouragement. I’ve watched a few other RU-vidrs but your channel makes me feel more confident and like we are on the same page I can’t really explain it but I would love another intro to homeschool video for this new year and an update through out to just keep me going cause I’m scared! Hopeful but scared I’ll mess up. Thank you for your videos ❤ our babies are coming soon too so homeschool with a newborn 😳 let’s do this 😂❤

Thanks for sharing! Love this! It’s our first year this year also. And you are so right, it’s a life style. My 5 year old is the one technically “schooling”, but my 2 year old son learns right along side him. I’m shocked by him reciting scripture, knowing Bible stories, complicated animal names and info, numbers, letters and phonics, shapes… it’s so amazing! We are so blessed to be able to cultivate this positive environment of life long learning in our home

This is great! I’m starting in the fall with my 5 year old and also have a soon to be 2 year old! Love seeing your set up!

We also homeschool and just found your channel! I'm excited to follow along ❤

YES!!!More more more!!! This was excellent!

Thank you thank you for this video! Still praying about whats the best option for our family and son (homeschool or public). I loved hearing your perspective 💕

I loved this video! Homeschooling really is a lifestyle.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We have a 5 year old, a 3 year old and an 11mth old. We are seriously looking into homeschool and this is one of the view recent videos I have seen that has truly helped ease some of my anxiety about it. I know it is the right route for our family but still a little scary.

This was so great and helpful to watch. Thankyou 😊

So good! We love Gather Round. My video today was about Gather Round. Learning as a family is so valuable! My boys are 5,7,7&9 so it works out really well! You're doing great! Our styles are very similar.

Love this video!!! Im planning to homeschool my children and will definitely love to refer back to this!

What a cool set up and "routine"! I'm sure it's so fulfilling to be able to teach your kids. My oldest is 3 1/2 and I really hope I am able to homeschool him next year. I'm not sure how my temperament/ patience will do with it though and we are a dual language household so we'll see!

Our babies are close to the same age, son 5, daughter 4 in July, and daughter 2 in July. Praying about another one. We have been trying to do homeschool preschool; it has been a learning curve. I graduated with a k-6 grade teacher degree… it is nice to see how other moms do school at home because traditional school at home was a NO for us. My poor son is the experimental child. I’d love to see more videos in the future how you do school with new baby at home. Congratulations on baby 4!

I have been waiting and hoping for this video!

The breakfast table!!! Brilliant!!!

I would love to see more about this theme!

This is great. I have a 4 year old, 2.5 year old, and 1 year old and baby on the way. And I feel stressed about getting my 4 year old going. I love the Charlotte Mason approach which has made me feel better about taking it slow. We also really want to incorporate classical into their education as well. It sounds like what you are doing right now is great.

Really glad you chose homeschool. I remember a video a while ago you said you were planning on sending Elouise to normal school!

Found this so interesting! I would love to try homeschooling but I don't think I could do it around work. I intend to incorporate some of the educational elements in our play time to support school ❤ thanks for the overview x

I have 1yr, 2yr, 4yr 6yr. We used 100 Easy Lessons, and waiting for Gather Round in the mail. I also have the Melissa and Doug toys for helping the youngers. I’m looking into Explode the Code for my 4yr old. She likes workbooks. Best part is bonding with the kids and using teaching as a creative outlet for myself. Gather Round let’s me add books or field trips: it acts as a framework to keep me focused on important themes but yet free to go in-depth into those things however I feel like.

Thank you SO MUCH for this video!!! I taught 1st & 4th grade for a few years, then switched jobs to be home with my kids. I’m thankful it lined up because me and my husband feel like homeschooling is what the Lord wants us to do. Despite my teaching experience, I have felt overwhelmed and unsure how to go about homeschooling. This video was so helpful, I love the resources you discussed and the idea of a relaxed schedule. I would love to see more videos like this and I’m 100% subscribing 🥲. You have a beautiful family and a beautiful home

This was actually really helpful❤

This makes me so excited to start homeschooling when my kiddo is older ❤

Here for this content!

I’m obsessed with Rod and Staff’s preschool. I combine them with another preschool series that has more color though.

I meant to watch this right when it came out to help out your algorithm, but with two young kids, that's hard to do with a video I really wanted to pay attention to. I'm so excited about homeschooling content. I'm planning on VERY casually starting preschool with my three year old in the fall, but I'm also having babies #3 and #4 in September, so I don't know if 3 yo preschool will happen at all. He's so smart and I think it will be a good form of one on one time with him, but I'm definitely not putting pressure on myself to do it. It's something I'm excited to start. Hopefully my one year old will continue with her great naps. Anyways, I really appreciate this video. My MIL bought me some curriculum for 3 year old preschool, so it will be a good starting point even if we don't fully get into it this year.

Thank you Delilah, my son is only just turning 3 on Wednesday but I’ve been planning to home school him since conception. I needed this video 100% I’m in the UK so I’m not sure how different home education is here compared to the US but I’ve definitely been doubting whether I can do this. I feel more confident after watching your video. He’s never been to a nursery and is super clever and I keep reminding myself he’s essentially already learnt everything he knows so far at home. Don’t know why we get ourselves so worried tbh 🙈

You just inspired me thanks for this and for the books you have shown in here

I would love more homeschool vidoes! I have a desire but don’t know how to get started

We use gather round also. If you choose to use letter and numbers with T, E would still love it! Also, I think letters and numbers 3 & 4 is a lot about writing so I could see if being a good first grade option.

I loved this! I want to badly to be successful with homeschooling - it is definitely challenging!

Definitely will be rewatching when my kiddos are of age to start 🤗

I have been trying to get in the headspace of being a homeschooling parent (my son is only Williams age) but it feels important to equip myself with as much knowledge about teaching methods, resources, and curriculum that I can in order to feel confident in my eventual decision to educate at home. Please keep these videos coming! Evolving throughout the year proves that you know what you’re doing! Keep up the good work ❤

This is really interesting, thank you for sharing this. I don’t homeschool but was curious about it. Would love to hear your story about why you chose to homeschool. 👍

My son was born very early and has been a bit delayed a bit. He caught up so much since going to kindergarten. He absolutely loves it. He learns so much better when others teach him and the school took it very serious that my son needs extra help. He also continues to get occupational therapy and speech therapy. I volunteer 2-3 times a month in his class and according to the schedule someone is there volunteering every day which is amazing because the teacher separates a specific child from the group to work on specific right outside the room same with the teacher assistant. She really tries to work on every child's struggles and get the volunteers help as much as possible. I tried to do some bookwork with my son and he is not interested with me at all. Even before he started school and this is why I am soooo thankful that he does well with public school and that it has helped him socially as well.

Such a good video!!!

You could always do gather round during morning time together. If you haven’t heard of Pam Barnhill you could learn more about morning basket .

So awesome! :) A fun tip, too, as an alternative to Audible is RU-vid. We listened to the Chronicles of Narnia on RU-vid, chapter by chapter. It was great!

Homeschooling with the perfect lighting.

We love Gather Round!!!

Love this so much!! I’m currently prepping and planning for our own homeschool journey and so appreciate you sharing your experience! Also, where did you get the library book display shelves? They are soo cute!!

Beautiful and interesting video, thx a lot!

Love this video xxx

My wife watches this channel a lot and loves it. Just wanted to drop the comment for her. ;)

Thank you very much 😊 More please ❤

This is my first year too!

I would be super interested in a video on how you got your youngest to fall asleep by himself. I see him do it when you put him in the crib awake for naps, bedtime I think too. It amazes me because I always have to nurse my one year old for a half hour before she falls asleep and I don't know if there's any way to change it unless I do some form of sleep training.

Your kids are so lucky 😊

I love everything about this! Thank you for sharing❤. By chance what are your favorite videos to show? I personally dont so lots of screen time but Id love to have great videos when I do show my daughter videos.

Yes please, more homeschool content! We are also completing our first year of homeschooling! What a joy it has been to have all 3 of my babies with me all day everyday 😇😇😇

Thank you!! My daughter is almost 4 and I want to homeschool