THANK YOU FOR THIS! We did Simply K, and now we’re in the middle of Foundation Phonics for the second half of Kindergarten. We LOVE Masterbooks, and after all of my research I don’t see any other box curriculum that is so truly open and go. With an almost one year old breastfed baby, open and go is mandatory for me! I was getting nervous that I might need to switch curriculum for 1st grade because of all of the reviews I’ve seen saying that Masterbooks is not enough, but this review was the most helpful and thorough that I’ve seen. Your videos were the reason I chose Masterbooks for Kindergarten and now this video is the reason I’m sticking with Masterbooks moving forward. Thanks again.
I so wanted to love this program. We used it for two years and I did k-5th between all my children over those two years. It looks from the overview as if everything will be covered sufficiently- but reality was, it’s not. My children were so frustrated by the presentation of this program and how MB tried to pace it. We ended up abandoning the spelling early on - it didn’t work for us. The words didn’t go well with a spelling rule presented. K was more like pre-k for children who have gone to preschool ( mine had for fun). The phonics presentation in first didn’t work for us and I ended up buying a different program. I would strongly suggest calling and speaking to a rep regarding placement and use and then really look over the books when you get them and make sure it will work for your children.
I used this with my older daughter and I’m going to use this with my younger daughter this coming year. I rewatched this to support your channel and to refresh my mind about this course. This is such an excellent thorough video on LLFLE! I do supplement spelling with Spelling You See. I hope you are doing okay 💕
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. As you said no other reviewer goes into these many details. I feel much more confident about my decision to use this curriculum.
I know this is an older video, and I'm just coming across it now, but this was incredibly helpful! I'm strongly considering Masterbooks for LA but was, in some ways, preparing to suppliment. However, I felt like I'd be supplimenting too much until I stumbled across your video. I still think I'll go a different route for spelling (thinking BJU spelling), but that's it! Thank you for clearing up all the myths and sharing all these tips!
Great video! We have been using levels 2 & 3 this year with 2 of my kids. You pointed out a few things that I can do better. The gentleness to writing has been absolutely excellent! My kids' confidence in Language Arts has grown, which is saying a lot!
Wow 😮 i wish I would see your review two years ago 🤦🏼♀️ but I will start spelling activities immediately with my daughter who is doing level 6 .! Thank you 🙏
Great review. Thanks for the tips. I am currently using TGAB and am so overwhelmed with how long it takes at time. I am considering switching. Thanks for this info
Anyday Blessings You totally triggered the algorithm which I have yet to do, even though I do all the things I’m supposed to do. Gah! Lol! But that’s super cool! I also can’t wait to see your unboxing. I have a huge box coming too but I’m positive we got different things because everything I got was geared for my older kids.
This is a brilliant review! i used this curriculum this year for my 2nd year old...and worried he wasn't getting enough writing...i was a bit on edge about continuing for the 3rd grade....but your review on the composition was great!
I'm glad it was helpful. I really put thought into what I share so it's different than what others have already shared. No need to duplicate what other mamas have wonderfully done for us!
This review/tips video was a blessing! I have been back and forth, trying to decide what curriculum to buy. I’ve been leaning towards Masterbooks but like mentioned, all of the negative comments had me second guessing. You clarified everything I had been wondering about. Thanks so much!
This is a wonderful video that helps SO MUCH with breaking down Masterbooks and utilizing the WHOLE BOOK in a very logistical and simplified way. Thanks
@@EducationalRoots I have a tripod with a phone holder attachment. For this flip through, the book is on the floor and I lean the tripod over it. I have put the book on a table before and lean the tripod over it but lately my best bet for doing a video is to go upstairs and there aren't any tables/desks up there.
Thank you for this video!! I was hesitant to buy because there isn't as many sample pages on their website to get a good feel for it. This was tremendously helpful:)
That's my goal....to help moms learn to adapt what they have because changing can be discouraging and expensive! Hope you enjoy the rest of your school year!
We actually just used this for grammar. we didn't do any memorization, just read the selections as they appeared in the lessons. We did memorization with our Bible program at church.
@@anydayblessings2354 I’ll update you we are already on day 2 and my kids have liked both days so far. I noticed that my daughter knows all the sight words for level 3, do you know if master books would mind allowing me access to level 4 sight words so that she can still work on sight words when it asks during the lessons.
Awesome review!!! I just purchased this and you have confirmed for me that it is a great match for my granddaughter. It seems to allow many opportunities for me to include the accommodations I have to include in her instruction. This has been very thorough!
Great review. You are fantastic! However, I cannot, I’m good faith, do this program again. It looks easy but it does a very poor job of teaching concepts, things were mixed up and there was not enough practice or review. I felt lost, as the adult, in doing this curriculum. And the way things were presented were confusing, and non sensical. Thank God, I was not using LLFALE for reading, the program is horrible for phonics and spelling. I recommend All about reading and spelling. Thanks for this!
This was really helpful, thank you! We have used both this and LLATL this year. My big dilemma is....which one to choose because I really like them both 😄. Have you decided between the two?
I have :) I plan to use LLFLE 3. I really love LLATL, too. It was a hard decision. I plan to explain it in my third grade curriculum video. To put it simply, LLFLE fits our overall homeschool goals and needs better. I'll explain in detail coming up!! Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Great video! I am interested in level 2 for my daughter and my concern is that there is not enough reading and phonics instruction. Can you let me know your thoughts there? Thank you!
Has your daughter completed a phonics program? There is not phonics/reading instruction, but there is review. Master Books has a phonics course that is meant for K/1st but no formal instruction after that, just review. By the time you get to level three of LLFLE, phonics is only discussed as it merges with spelling (day 5 of weekly lessons). Let me know if you have follow-up questions.
Uh oh. I'm not second guessing myself on using this. We've started level 2 and I'm still tempted to use Learning Language Arts Through Literature because it SEEMS to have more literary analysis using great books and not just the Bible. I know LLFLE has a reading book list but what should we be doing to enrich their learning with those books? Do you know what I mean? I really want to keep loving LLFLE.
Of course it would make it easier to have the Bible reader they schedule. The page numbers would line up and you could be sure all the stories they assign are covered. However, I already have children's Bibles here and one of mine lines up really well. I am just going to have my son read from there on Friday mornings, draw the picture, copy the story title and truth listed and answer the questions from that Bible. So I think it's completely doable with your own children's Bible (provided there are discussion questions and something for copywork).
Has anyone used LLFLE alongside All About Readinh and All About Spelling? I was considering getting level 1 for my son but the reading in there is taught completely different than AAR teaches.
There really isn't any reading instruction in LLFLE. There are just reminders to have your child work on reading. There is only one formal lesson (day 5) for spelling. So you could do days 1-4 of llfle and AAR/AAS as you currently do.
Is the Bible Story book, that goes with this, necessary? Can I use another Bible story hook we already have? Or would you say it is better to purchase it?
When I ask my child to write a story she constantly asks how to spell many words or she'll say I can't spell it. So do I just help her spell out every word???
I am using BJU spelling due to preference and because "if it's not broke, don't fix it." I think the spelling content in LLFLE is completely sufficient. We purchase the distance learning videos from BJU for spelling and it gives me some free time to work with my pre-k daughter. My son loves the videos, it works and so we are going to continue with it. We were already using BJU spelling when I discovered MB.
It depends on your goals and whether you follow a CM method or not. Formal grammar isn't introduced at the start in her method. This book lines up well with the CM method.
Behind whom? Behind what? Most homeschoolers like to go at their child’s pace and buy curriculum that fits the level of their child. If you need to go up a level for your child, that’s great. If you need to go down a level for your child, that’s great too. There is so much freedom in homeschooling and it’s wonderful that we can all buy curriculum that meets our kids where they are at and not have to try to “keep up” with others or try to align our homeschool with the things taught in public schools.
