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That's a great question! We've given these as gifts to my siblings and they used them inside in their fireplaces and said they never left any residue.

@@homeschoolwithmoxie Thank you!

Thanks for the feedback! Great to hear.

Awesome! I'm so glad this flip-through was helpful for you. If you do purchase, let the team at CWP know I sent you :)

That's a great question! For this kid, I didn't require the extra primary source reading. He was fine with reading just the lessons. We did do some of the literature selections, but we used audiobooks for that.

I think it was the student workbook that made it dry and boring! The books are actually pretty nice. Since I already had it on hand, this same child is using Generations' God Made the World science curriculum (grades 5-7) and is enjoying it this year. BUT we're notebooking as we read instead of using the corresponding workbook. So, keep that in mind if your kids find it boring! But you never know, your kids may love it. We have used Apologia at all different levels (Jr. Botany, Jr. Anatomy, and middle & high school courses) and the kids have "enjoyed" it as much as you can enjoy science when it's not your favorite subject ;)

@@homeschoolwithmoxieokay thank you! I will keep you posted on how my daughter likes it! 😀

@@ambermichelle7253 yes! please do!

Glad to hear!

Great to hear! Thanks for the feedback.

So glad to hear this was helpful! You are completely correct - even adults can benefit from this system. We need all the help we can get with consistency :)

@@homeschoolwithmoxie yes. Very much agree.

Yes, it could be used for a 7th grader. This book goes way deeper into cause/effect than most textbooks, which are usually just fact memorization. You could decide how many days/week you'll be doing history, then divide up the pages that way. Or, if you download their workbooks that go along with this book, and they may have a schedule in there. We never used the add-ons, just read the book. I have Volume 2 in front of me, and it has 11 chapters that are about 20 pages each. You could always add in extra biographical reading of people mentioned in the book to round out the year. Or add in hands-on projects or field trips. If your 7th grader is motivated, they could probably get through both volumes in one school year. Hope this helps!

Yes - we have done loads of narration for years! And I love the book Know & Tell by Karen Glass. I wish it had been around 16 years ago when we started :) Thanks for the comment and advice. I think I need to stop overthinking some things (like literature!!) and just go back to tried & true basics like oral & written narrations.

thanks for taking the time to leave such an encouraging comment!

thanks for the recommendation! I'll check it out.

Can relate to a lot of this~ we'll have one child left in homeschooling 2 years from now. I know it will be a strange adjustment for us both! Please download free samples of the Bible studies at www.4onemore.com/samples

Awesome!! Do you focus on flips, buy & hold, or....? How long have you been investing?

Buy and hold and I’ve been doing it for 2 years. But have been wanting/planning to do it for a lot longer. Always scary to pull the trigger 😅

@@rachelembree6175 Ahhh! We're just in the middle of our FIRST reno for buy & hold and it's all scary right now 😬

I need to do a video on this for sure. It's a great question. I send people over to Debra at NotebookingPages.com because she has a FREE QuickStart guide all about notebooking which is way more detailed than I could give you for sure! Here's my referral link: 4onemore.com/notebooking

Your 5th grader MIGHT be able to jump in at level 5, but AAS does have a free placement test just to be sure! We've always started a bit behind what we perceive their current spelling level to be just to get a solid foundation (if they didn't already start in level 1). We tried so many spelling resources before landing on AAS for all 5 kids~! Even our dyslexic child did well with this.

I taught middle school as well! Absolutely love teaching that age.

thanks for watching!

thanks for watching!

We've used MOH at different points in our homeschooling for 10+ years now. So versatile for multiple grade levels. Did you see our MOH flip-through video? th-cam.com/video/n1ZROevdEGE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=SNH_2N1fTmvc_t6q

I will definitely do a follow-up video after we've had a chance to dig into the cooking class book and use it with Guest Hollow Jr. Geography & Cultures. I think we'll just make recipes to correspond to the country we're studying.

Wow, you have someone at every stage this year! You can see our Bible study samples and try them here: www.4onemore.com/samples Enjoy :)

Oh it's so fun to see them learn to love reading. She's just starting another series called The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer.

I too would enjoy hearing some of the other book series your daughter enjoyed. I will check out The Land of Stories

Yes, I love that we can all do what works best for us.

Oh that's so good to hear! We're pretty excited. Wish I would have known about them years ago.

It's so good to be able to be flexible when homeschooling. That was something that I didn't learn right away ;)

Absolutely! Hope it was helpful.

Oh I'm glad it was helpful! It really can be as simple as just the student work text for Kindergarten. No need for a teacher's edition - it includes WAY too much for a homeschool mom. And you can easily see if your child's answers are correct. The manipulative packet is unnecessary, too, in my opinion. You can also easily find similar manipulatives around the house. Hope this helps!

Yes! I've been homeschooling five kids since 2008 and it wasn't until a few years ago I even realized his curriculum was out there. I hope you'll check out our review of Cover Story here: www.4onemore.com/cover-story-clear-water-press-review/ and we'll be posting a review of Byline soon!

They're both excellent choices but very different. Both are homeschool-friendly, that is - easy to use and written to the student. Cover Story includes videos. WWS is completely textbook-based and more cut-and-dry. Very systematic in learning how to outline, write, etc. Cover Story is more creative. Some kids enjoy WWS, some find it more dry. Best choice probably depends on your student. If they would do better with visual/auditory learning, then they might enjoy Cover Story more. Have you checked out my individual reviews of both? That might help you decide. www.4onemore.com/writing-with-skill-review/ & www.4onemore.com/cover-story-clear-water-press-review/

That's a great question! BJU Press Math doesn't include timed fact sheets, so that would be something you'd have to add in.

@@homeschoolwithmoxie Thank you for that info! I do like what I'm seeing with the BJU Math!

Yes - MOH can be used in middle school and possibly high school with added reading or assignments. She does give activity and projects based on Younger/Older Student Guidelines. We have only used this in elementary and sometimes into middle school. We tend to use Notgrass History courses in the high school years.

Yes! We do a lot of oral narration too. It just makes sense because kids naturally love to tell about what they've read or learned. I will definitely plan to do another video on the notebooking aspect. Thanks for the reply!

While written in a more narrative style than most textbooks, the MOH is still kinda "textbook-y" if that makes sense. Story of the World might be more engaging to read for them. MOH can take as long as you want it to - if you just want to simplify read the lesson, that's great. If you want to add in hands-on activities, you can. We didn't personally do any cooking with this. We always enjoyed creating figures to add to our timelines for each lesson.

It's still fairly easy to check this without the answer key. For something like long division, we just use a calculator. Obviously, if the answer to a detailed problem is wrong, we do have to go back and find the error - but that's a good learning experience in itself. So, yes, I do glance over everything to "check the answers" but it doesn't take more than a couple minutes! I still think it beats buying the teacher's edition and wading through that beast ;)

You're welcome! Hope they're helpful.

Glad it was helpful! If you're not intending to purchase extras or the teacher's manual, you would probably be just fine with the older edition. You can likely find it on eBay for a great price. That's where I found this one.

@@homeschoolwithmoxie thank you so much❤️

thanks for watching & commenting! Happy homeschooling :)

I'm so glad it was helpful! Be sure to check out the show notes where you'll find links to all of Bekki's resources. Show notes are at www.4onemore.com/230

It depends on how many students are using it. We only had the Teacher's Manual and test book, and all the exercises are in that Teacher's Manual and can be reproduced. My student wrote directly in the teacher's book. However, you could purchase the Student Book if you have more than one child using the curriculum. From their website: "This student workbook does not contain the answer key and is to be used in conjunction with the teacher's guide. Note: You do not need to purchase this text if you are teaching one child. The student can write in the teacher text." Hope this helps!

So glad it was helpful!!

Thanks Bekki for sharing with us!

Glad this episode was helpful! I've fleshed out in a post how we customized our homeschooling for our dyslexic child. You can find our recommended resources + strategies here: www.4onemore.com/37/

Yes! The Companion Guide includes lists of books and other resources for each lesson or topic and they are even divided out into appropriate books for younger, middle, and older students.

Thanks for the reply and subscribe! We don't worry about making our classes AP. It's just a "regular" high school biology class - although Apologia is definitely on the challenging side!

@@homeschoolwithmoxie we don’t either but wondering how. is there a reason why you labeled your biology class AP or does that mean something else?

@@TheChan7 Oh~ now I see it! I wasn't sure where I labeled it "AP" but now I see it on the video subtitles. That may have been mislabeling on my part - maybe meant to say "Apologia Biology" and wrote "AP." All that to say, Apologia DOES offer Advanced Science courses in the high school years if anyone is looking for more challenging options. Sorry for the confusion!

@@homeschoolwithmoxie no worries. I do things like that myself. I was curious how to go about considering a course AP in case that ever leads that way for us. Thanks for the clarification 😊