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New subscriber! I also have a homeschool TH-cam channel!

Y’all are too cute! 😂

Are there online schools or programs that u recommend? Or what do u need to have to be able to homeschool?

Hi excellent video thank you, you would be surprised to hear many parents ask whether home education is legal, so fantastic topic for a video, I'm looking forward to your upcoming video on colleges😊 just one little note re the assessment process parents can meet the assessor outside of their home for the assessment be it in a hotel/coffee shop etc I did my assessment via video link as it was during covid but I have many friends who did their assessments outside of the home very recently, just important as we are a small(but growing community😊) to have everyone on the same page ❤❤

Hi, thanks for the video, is it obligatory to register with Tusla? If yes, do you know where can I found info about this?

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So great to watch! He’s doing so well and well done everyone for moving up a level. How old is he? We are also using TGTB which we think is an amazing curriculum given it’s free 😊 the kids love it. I considered switching to something else so many times but the children really do enjoy their lessons so we have stayed with it for Language Arts 😊

That was so amazing to watch, we use The Good And The Beautiful too for Language Arts and Maths, we switched to them in September and both my children love them. I always thought structure wasn't our thing but both children are happier with structure and it has given me as a home Ed mum such a boost in confidence, lovely to see someone in Ireland use it very few of the home Ed families I know use it❤ fab video❤

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Looks great fun - we still have to make it to Borough Market😁🤗s to all

Great to see you back 🥰

I know this is three years old, but the beginning of your morning was so refreshing to watch to see that my morning (though well prepared, like yours) is often distracting. Thank you!

As I rewatched this video I was wondering, have you thought of/tried choosing the 2-3 books that your son wanted to read and just reading more more pages instead of doing a smaller amount of 4-6 books?

Can you talk about which books to get and which are not necessary for ACE? I looked at grades 1-12 and there's like a million different subjects and books to choose from.

Hi are you still Homeschooling?? Irish mum here, was binge watching your channel it's amazing seeing a family homeschooling in Ireland, would love an update ❤

I chose Sonlight, as wanted a curriculum that did not conflict with my Christian faith.

Ozzy my dude!!! Happy to see you again bro!

WOW...Carol so happy to see you again 😃. TH-cam is indeed great!

Good job 👌💯

LOVeD this video!! I really appreciated your insight as a mom about to start ACE! Very genuine and specific! Thank you!

Hey there, been wondering how you are doing? Will you be posting videos about the upcoming school year. Always loved watching an Irish mama :)

You should totally have your hubby pop on your channel more often. You guys are so cute

Are u still using TGATB or back with Sonlight? X

Just wanted to let you know that we are r Really missing your videos 🙂

New subscriber here! 😍 you’re so cute! I’ve been leaning toward the good and the beautiful

New subscriber!

I was actually expecting to see you print the phonics cards. I really dont want to mess up the cards order.

This has nothing to do with the exciting curriculum news- but you’re hair looks great that length!

I am doing SonLight but only HBL, and I don’t requested the instructor’s guide. I am reading book by book and We analyze them naturally just talking about them. We are using TGTB for Language arts but I find K level pretty dense for K level. The rest of knowledge fields (we don’t split the knowledge in “subjects”) we use miscellaneous material I find in the internet. I think for K level is more than enough; I am trying to give my child all the possible time to play.

I have been so curious about Gather Round since it came out. I was so disappointed in it when we finally used it! After one unit of Gather Round, I went right back to TG&TB. I have no complaints about TG&TB. It’s worth it for us. Good luck!

Love Sonlight ❤️

Hi Carol, have you linked in with Hen Ireland? If so do you find it useful?

Hi! Do they allow reprinting from a file ? Id like to get the PDF for handwriting. I have 1 in K and 1 in pre k, and would like to print again for my preschooler when he gets to the level. Thanks !

Which version of the Epsom eco tank , please?

We got around the library card limit because when we were old enough to read a simple book (around 6yrs) we were allowed our own cards, so whenever there was a book we wanted to read it usually went on our card and “school books” went on mom’s. Of course we also went like three times a week so returning stuff wasn’t much of an issue lol. What is the usual check out limit there? In the US 30 has been the minimum limit for everybody in the library systems I’ve been a part of, I’ve even been to some that are closer to 50

Two questions. 1. What extra activities and clubs are your kids in to socialize them and prevent from making them awkward. 2. What are some things that you wish you could do or had the time to do to help socialize them.

Lol! When he says “ I’d take me out too!” 😄

I've ordered them for this weekend. I got the 500kcal lunch and 900 kcal dinner. 2 meal days baby!

Loved the video and fun to try out different dishes! I might check it out :D

When we did it, we didn’t do the recitation, either. But we did read through it at the beginning. I also cut out a lot of stuff, but we absolutely did the baking. The other units do have a different feel, though. But I’m doing this with a teenager and I don’t read it out loud to her, but I do discuss with her.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! What kind of typing skill would you say the child needs in order to benefit from this? My 3rd grader has 0 typing experience :) she's currently doing BJU which does cover writing but she's not very engaged in it and certainly doesn't look forward to writing......I also have a 12 year old, you mentioned that your 12 year old is doing it, is he/she ok with the format/graphics and doesn't feel it's too "babyish"?

I found your channel because we are switching from a more eclectic unit study style TO TGTB. I've been homeschooling for 8 years and we have done a ton of unit studies and only one that I purchased actually really impressed me. The rest were usually repetitive like you said or included things that were more filler than enriching. However, we did some really amazing unit studies that I put together myself. We did a Night at the Museum unit study that took us 2 years. We were doing other things as well, but I worked as much into it as I could. We took a character at a time and studied their personal story, that period in history along with their local geography. With Roosevelt we added a bit of politics, Amelia Earhart had us studying air travel, the Wright brothers, and such. We did Easter Island and studied their history. Even the tiny cowboy is a real person and boy did he have a crazy life story. There was science and zoology with the monkey and dinosaur. Math with Einstein. It was a blast. We also did a hurricane study and let me tell you, I can now predict how bad hurricane season will be based on the weather in northern Africa. LOL We did etymology with Harry Potter because she used a lot of Latin. My daughter is 17 and I have 3 boys 9, 7, and 4. I decided that open and go would be better for me in this season. I just can't keep up with the planning and the rest of life anymore. My oldest is doing mostly self-taught now, but the grading this year for her. Ugh. So we found TGTB and I printed up math and LA in October and haven't looked back. I would totally say go for the unit study if you are in a season when you have the time for it. My best memories with my oldest are the weird but fascinating things we learned by digging really deep into something on our own. I will probably do some small unit studies with my boys once a year so they can experience that too. I just can't do it all right now and something has to give. Love your videos!

We did the Gather Round Christmas unit for the first time this year, and truthfully, I was not a fan. I cut out a few things and tweaked it for us. All in all it did however give me inspiration for next year.

Have you checked out the well trained mind, it's based on a classical education its really enjoyable. welltrainedmind.com/?v=d2cb7bbc0d23, it gives more choice in literature.

Please get another box this was gas 😂 love the videos

So happy I came across this video

That was really interesting, thank you! I've been looking into online programmes to supplement curriculum and that was one of them so I was delighted to see your video pop up. Sounds like it might be a little over the head of my senior infant though so you've spared us the trouble of trialling it and then explaining to him why we're not buying it! Might look into it again next year. What's your experience of reading eggs? We're on day two of trialling it at the moment and it seems to be educational but a little.... annoying! :D

I just found your channel and I love it. Do you have an Instagram page ? I am new on this country and I want homeschool my child so I am lost. I am watching all your videos now thank you

Have fun and enjoy your kiddos! I loved your idea for the lists...think I’ll be trying that. And we were curious about Night Zookeeper too. So now I got to try that🦒 😆thanks Carol!