Wrapping Up Our Homeschool Year | Year Round Vs Traditional School 

Thank you so much! It's really nice to hear feedback and I'm glad my videos have encouraged you! That's a hard question to answer in one reply. I think I hit on some of that here and there in a lot of my videos. I am not a super organized person, but we have a basic routine that we have followed for years. 1. Morning Time 2. Chores 3. Independent Work 4.Read aloud Other than that, I keep a to-do list, do a load or two of laundry every day, keep meat defrosted so I always have meals, etc. Although I try to be as honest/transparent as possible, YT only shows 20 min. a week of our life so there's a lot that it doesn't show. We have all the same struggles and challenges that everyone has. But I do love homeschooling and hope that these short glimpses into our home encourage some moms. I am hoping to do a video on a week of our homeschool meals, so be on the lookout for that!

Haha! He just jumped in the stroller, so I was glad I got a shot of it. He's such a sweet cat.

I've thought about doing a Veritas Press Self-paced History review for a video...maybe one day I will. If you are looking for a family style history, I'm not sure it's best for that. That's not how I use it, however, I'm sure you could make it that if you wanted to. The kids do the lessons online on their own. We sing the song together. Also, VP lists excellent book suggestions to read along with what they are learning, so in that way, it could still be a good family style curriculum. I love it because it's one subject that I can outsource and I think they do a very good job. The kids have learned so much from them. Here's the link. They usually have a spring and fall sale, but the spring sale just ended. You can get a two week free trial. Here's the link. veritaspress.com/selfpaced/history

Oh nice! I love hearing from other moms too. It's nice to know how others are doing it. You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much!

Yes! I plan to put together a Simple Morning Time Notebook 2024-2025 in the next month or so and I will definitely be sharing that on here! I show more of my younger kids in this video, but we have middle and high schoolers as well. My 10th and 11th graders sit in for much of Morning Time, especially Bible memory, Shakespeare stories, current events, memory work, poetry, hymn study...well most of it actually.

Oh and thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback! Our cat Rascal just jumped in the stroller...I was glad I got a shot of it. He's a very sweet cat.

My pleasure!

By the way, we love our summers too!

Great question! We don't do a formal morning time, but I will probably still read the Bible to my little ones (the nonreaders) and watch World Watch with whoever is here for breakfast. Hymn study (bedtime routine) and Bible reading (dinner) are both built into our family routines. I do try to read aloud a chapter book to the kids during nap time, but it's hit and miss, depending on who is here and what we have going on. Quiet time is about the same for us as during the school year. Our little kids nap and everyone else works on something quiet... usually baking, drawing, building, outside play....whatever they want to do. The idea is quiet in the house, go outside if you want to be rowdy. Our garden, taking care of our animals, preserving food, and doing fun projects (home decor, crafts, business ideas, etc. ) replace our book work. I am really looking forward to it all!

The song is from Veritas Press Self-paced History courses. You can find them here. veritaspress.com/selfpaced/history

I ground soft white wheat berries and used my own sourdough starter. I'm so glad you enjoyed this!

Yes!

It's an ancient Phil and Teds stroller. It's probably 10 years old, ha! We're due for an upgrade!