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@@stacytobing214 this older version is "advanced" for the grade level so it could easily fit a 7th grader. Don't stress about being slightly behind, there is enough review of previous concepts before adding onto them in the grammar sections which should help, and the writing assignments are guided. (I say older version because they are working through their language arts program and updating the levels to be more on grade level but haven't made it to level 6 yet)

Hello! Thanks for the love 🥰 I HIGHLY recommend the Maturation Unit for upper elementary when you feel she's ready for it. The rest of the units are honestly VERY informative, so I would recommend any unit she's interested in! We have quite a bit of background knowledge in Space and Paleontology and are still learning new and interesting bits of information mixed in with what we already know ☺️ (but if you are limited on budet or time I would start with subjects she's not familiar with.) If you want more guidance than that I would start with Kingdoms and Classifications for Life and Earth Science and then Ecosystems as the ground work to then dive deeper with the other units. This video is focused on the activity book for littles but I have an entire playlist dedicated to all of their science curriculum if you want to see the units more indepth 😁 (the activity books are new so they each got their own video)

@ thank you! She wants to do mammals or amphibians/reptiles. I would love for her to try out geology. She loves animals and she would enjoy any of the animals based units but I would love for her to branch away from animals a little. Lol.

I went to edit something in my comment and forgot that I was just editing so I added more info 😅 If you read it right away you may want to check it again 😇

@@Plants_and_chickens ah! Then maybe do Kingdoms then Ecosystems so it's still animal-ish and then head into the Physical Sciences with Water and Weather, etc

@@OnTheSamePageTogether ok thank you!

@@mariarivera3356 you are SOOO welcome!! I'm glad it's helpful 💞

You are so welcome 💖

Since it was filmed and uploaded live on TH-cam I couldn't speed up any clips through editing, sorry. BUT there is a playback setting on all videos that lets you speed up and slow down anytime during the video you're watching. I hope that helps avoid frustration in the future 🧡

I've never heard of WriteShop before, so I'm not familiar with it, but my quick research on their website found that their workbooks provide: "WriteShop I and II. With WriteShop I and II, teens will tackle descriptive, expository, narrative, and persuasive writing by examining model texts and responding to interesting prompts. They’ll master using sentence variations, making strong word choices, and utilizing each step of the writing process to its full potential" From my experience with TGTB Language Arts program and Level 6 specifically, I would say they both cover the writing portion similarly. I'm not sure if WriteShop includes Geography or Art Study though.

@@BM24DK 😧 I'm sorry 😔 I would recommend a couple trouble shooting tests: 1. The easiest would be to play with the water ratio and see if for some reason it's different for you. Maybe do 1 3/4 cup water for 1 cup rice. if the helps but isn't enough increase to 2 cups water for 1 cup rice, etc 2. Cook it on the stove with the 1.5 cups water for 1 cup rice ratio and see if it comes out for you. If it does, the ride cooker might be the culprit. I hope this helps!

@@tlhop8374 you are so welcome!! 💓

I hope they enjoy it too! 💞

On her website keepingsacredrecords.com I have it linked in the description box ☺️ it's #1 in the affiliate links, don't forget to use my code samepage15 at checkout for 15% off your purchase 💓

The book says "The average time to complete a lesson is 30-35 minutes. This includes time to teach the lesson, complete the practice and review, and practice multiplication facts." (But of course, it depends on the child) The Good and the Beautiful uses a spiral approach in which they are constantly reviewing things taught previously, that review looks like (and is) busy work for kiddos who have mastered the concepts. However, it's very beneficial for those who still need more practice. Here's what I do with my kiddos: if they have mastered a concept, I don't worry about having them do a lot of review work. Instead, when I'm done teaching the lesson, I look over the lesson practice & review work crossing out what they don't need to do, before turning it over to them to complete their independent work for the day. Depending on their level of mastery I will skip sections entirely, have them do just 1 or 2 of the problems, or check in every few lessons. I hope this helps 💓

@@kateperkins7963 you are so welcome!! I'm glad that it was helpful 😊

@@allaboutacatholicfamily thank you for the feedback!

@@rubymorrison106 I have a video completely dedicated to the Phonics Flash Cards on my channel I'll put the link in the description box of this video in case the link here doesn't work th-cam.com/video/idPqFowc8kk/w-d-xo.html

Oh darn! There are buy and sell groups on Facebook that might have them. If not maybe you could slow down/pause the Phonics cards video where I show you every single card and create your own set. If I remember correctly the course book doesn't tell you which Phonics Cards need to be mastered by a certain lesson. If you find that to be the case, you COULD just buy the booster card books and go through them with your kiddo instead of the flash cards during the time they recommended practicing flashcards. Are you new to TGTB?

You are so welcome, I'm glad it helped!! Yay for still getting 2 books out of one coil 🥳

I just verified the link in the description box and it is still the version I'm going through in this video, they have not released an updated version as of Aug 2024.

I just found this on the website "Language Arts New Edition Schedule (Schedule Last Updated July 2024): .... Level 5: A new edition was released on March 8, 2022. Levels 6 and 7: We plan to release new editions of these levels in 2026. Level 8: A new edition will be released in the coming years after the Levels 6 and 7 courses are released. It will be a full-length course that will replace our current Level 8 Book Studies."

@OnTheSamePageTogether thank you so much! This will be our first year doing anything TGTB so I'm a little overwhelmed on the website! Since this video was a year ago, would you share how it went? I'm looking to fill in some grammar gaps with my 8th grader.

Ok, so I bought this level at the same time as level 6 to make sure I didn't miss out on this version when the new ones are released because we move through core subjects slower as we focus on child led interests if that makes sense. The reason I didn't want to risk it selling out on me is that the updated versions of LA are more on grade level where the previous versions (like this one) were more rigorous and my kiddo prefers that approach. We haven't made it to this level yet, and it will honestly be a while BUT I can tell you from our experience of needing to fill grammar gaps after bringing them home from public school that TGTB does a REALLY good job of that even if you're coming to them for the first time but not starting at level 1. So much so that when the new level 4 version wasn't working for my kiddo who completed this version's levels 1-3, they were able to jump to level 6! I pulled out the Level 7 course book before replying and noticed that it has A LOT of different grammer work, with explanations in case the concepts are new to the student, and focuses on different steps of the grammer process. Kinda like a MAJOR review of all the grammar they should know before entering highschool which sounds like it might be exactly what you're looking for. 💖

@@christinawhite3923 you are so welcome!! 🥰

I would definitely do it while she's asking for it! From my experience if I wait until I feel it's a good time I often miss the interest window and then they respond to it as if they've never even had an interest and are no longer receptive to the material. She will absorb so much more now than she would if you miss the interest window 💓 Most highschool requirements include a Government Class of some sort so you'll definitely circle back 😊

@@OnTheSamePageTogether LOVE that advice!! Makes sense, thank you SO much 🥰🥰.

@mellisa5016 oh I'm so glad it was helpful, you are so welcome 🥰

My kiddo learned what I wanted them to and siblings learned quite a bit by being in the same room as we did the lessons, especially the conversation practice. We didn't finish the program, but that is only because I speak Spanish and only wanted a curriculum for introductory lessons to cover the basics of the language. Once my child got to the level where I felt they had a solid foundation I moved into using more lifestyle resources such as reading, music, videos, speaking, etc. We've also found Duolingo to be a good learning tool once we laid a foundation (letters, sounds, colors, numbers, etc).

@@OnTheSamePageTogether Wonderful I am glad you got what you needed from the program.

You are so welcome! 💞

Yes, the holes for the wire binding are 2:1 pitch which I have found is quite consistent across binding machines for that type of binding. I couldn't find a 2:1 spiral coil so I decided to go for a 3:1 and stretch it over and have found it to work just fine in daily use. 😄 I start putting the spiral coil in at 23:25 if that helps 😇

@@Wisekoti I'd love to test it out and share my thoughts! Would you like to send me one?

@@Wisekoti I'm definitely intrigued! Would you be interested in sending me one to try?

​@@tweetrpated That's a great question! You do not need a separate teacher's guide. All of the instructions are integrated right into the book. 😊 Overall instructions are at the front of the book and any page specific instructions are right on the page for you.

For the Little Hearts and Hands units the videos can be found 2 ways: 1. on the FREE Homeschooling app from TGTB - I have a video walking through the 2 apps TGTB has and in the description of that video there's a link to where you can download them th-cam.com/video/YL5tWcg7CJg/w-d-xo.html (if this link doesn't work it will also be in the description of THIS video) 2. at the password protected URL listed in the Lesson Overview section at the front of the Parent Guide (the password is also listed there)

TGTB uses a spiral approach so they will see things again in the review sections of future lessons/units/courses. Lessons on the same topic are usually building on the skills introduced before. With Math Level K specifically the Unit Assessment says "children are not expected to master all concepts before moving to the Math 1, as Math 1 reviews most concepts taught in Math K... It is suggested that the child Master the following items before moving to math 1: Counting from 1 to 100 Single-digit addition Counting by 2s to 10 Recognizing colors" If your child has mastered those 4 concepts, they'll probably be fine skipping Level K. If you want to be doubly sure about no gaps my recommendation is to download the FREE Math Level K PDF and go through the 3 Unit Assessments with your kiddo because they cover "only concepts that are expected to be mastered at this point." And maybe even the Course Assessment. You can then look through the Level K table of contents for lessons that cover the concepts they didn't pass and target just those before jumping into Level 1. You can also check Level 1 to see if they'll be covered at the level they need (based on the assessment result). I hope this is enough info to help you formulate a plan that will work best for your kiddo 💕

Of course that is a great idea! I really am fond of the good and the beautiful just looking through the sample pages and watching your flip through which was so helpful! I really appreciate you commenting back It helped me make a decision so thank you friend!

You are so welcome❣️ I'm so glad I was able to help you 💖

Correct 😁 it's a 1:1.5 ratio

@@OnTheSamePageTogether thank you!

@HawkAnomaly you're welcome ☺️

They're lessons on Months of the Year and Calendaring like writing the date circled or what would a month/week ago be, or a next week/month, etc

@@OnTheSamePageTogether Thankyou , and thank you for the flip through it was very helpful.

@thedavisfamily3301 you are so welcome ❣️

Awesome!! Are you going to also continue with Years 3 & 4 of history or are you waiting to see the new version of history from TGTB?

Wonderful! And thank you so much!! 🥰

Thank you for taking the time to comment, it means a lot!! 🥰

The brand new activity book for littles right?

Use what you have!! The discontinued ones are still just as great, I only bought the new ones because I planned to film this series 😇

There are 2 Space units! One for grades 3-8 and one for PreK-2nd

That's exactly why I made them this way, I'm so glad it's helping!! 😁

That's so fun! I admire families that do monthly themes 😍 We don't do monthly themes in our homeschool because from my experience that requires a lot of planning and gathering on my part and I just don't have the time/capacity to do it 😅. Not to mention that we just don't get to everything everyday so there would always be things we don't get to which would either pile up or leave me feeling discouraged about planning another. 😔 May sound like a lot of excuses, and some would say that I should do it anyway "for the children!" BUT my goal is to make school minimally stressful and still exciting so that nobody in our home burns out 😇

I love that you're doing what works best for your kiddos ❣️

Ok so it depends, if he has a good beginner background or even exposure to the things in the course and truly has a passion for them, then he's probably ready to soak it up, BUT due to his age I would take it SLOW and make sure he has a chance to process the information. If he doesn't have at least a good exposure to learning about these topics already, then Little Hearts and Hands: Fields and Flowers would be a better place to start because they cover a few of these topics at a simpler level with engaging content and activities geared towards preschool to 2nd grade kiddos. I linked to my flip through of it in the description of this video for you 💖

30 minutes to 1 hour. It depends on the kiddos interest, how much previous science knowledge they have, and how long you spend on the hands on activities 💓