This is the most helpful Abeka video I’ve ever watched! I’ve always wondered HOW to do all of this. THANK YOU for taking the time to do this for us!!!!! What a blessing!!!
This was very helpful and thank you for letting us join along. I like the crate system because the quizes and tests are already in the week bundle. You're less likely to forget those things if you're not using your manual daily.
Seriously, I just love you. 😆🥴 my first year and I'm so lost. This helps alot because I've been looking at it all like 😯😯 not knowing what to do with all this 🤣🤣 I saw the 2nd grade one and was like wait I need a 6th grade one ahah.. BINGO. Thank you! I can't wait to move to our new house so I can have a more formal setup 😅 Thank you for your videos they help so much ❤
Lol! I think we all get it in the mail, and then we’re like......... 🙁🧐😬........ Don’t stress mama. It’s like everything else that’s new. It takes time, but you’ll get it. Prayers for a great homeschool year for you and your kiddos❣️
I got one of my 6th graders crate almost done! I put in blank sheets of paper with the lesson and week number on it and I also wrote Spelling Trial Test on it. I did that for all the homework quizzes for Science, History, Health and Language and Vocab and Comprehension too. Hands down breaking the video manual down the way you’ve shown is the best thing I have done. It is so much easier to look at and look through! I still have to do the Art book and Creative writing. I will probably spiral bind the Language book since it is such a mess with the page numbers and lesson numbers. It just confused me so badly. 🙈
I am new this year with my son for 7th grade taking him out public school in Florida super scared do you have any tips in regards to unaccredited Abeka ?
So happy I found your channel, if you have the opportunity to do this with Grade 3 please do, this will be my first year homeschooling and the organization is what makes me most anxious, cause honestly after that it's just handing the appropriate sheets with the dvds from what I understand and taking it from there .... Happy to be a subscriber please keep the amazing videos coming 🤗
@lyss Gems Yes, I am definitely doing an organizing video for my 3rd grade curriculum. We don’t have the full curriculum by Abeka this year, so I think I’m going to have to do it a little different. But I do have a 2nd grade organization video, and it’s pretty much the same as the 3rd grade curriculum. So, if you don’t like the way I do it with my 3rd grade curriculum this year, you can always do the filing system like my 2nd grade video. 😬 I hope that makes sense 😉 Don’t get discouraged, it looks like a lot but you will get the hang of it pretty fast. And I agree, the first year is always overwhelming, but it will get easier. 💕
Such great and detailed organization ideas especially since this is our first year homeschooling and we are using Abeka and my oldest is in 6th grade so this helps me a ton! So glad I found your channel! So if a lesson that supposed to be for week 6 is behind a lesson for week 5 you just keep it in the week 5 folder???
Thank you! I am so happy this video is helpful. 🤗 So when we do our weekly Binder, it has 5 folders in it. One folder for each day of the week. If she has lesson 5 (Friday) on one side and lesson 6 (Monday) on the other side, she will put it into her Monday Folder (in her Binder) for the following week instead of putting it in our “completed” basket to be corrected. 👍🏼 Man, I hope I wrote this so it makes sense. 🙄 lol..... just message me if you have any other questions. Have a blessed evening.
I enjoy watching your videos. They’ve given me a lot of great ideas about organizing our homeschool books and homeschooling in general. Do you have any 5th grade videos like this? I imagine 6th grade Abeka is not much different than 5th grade Abeka?
Thank you! I actually didn’t record my 5th graders curriculum organization because I did it just like her 4th grade organization. We were using a mixed curriculum at this time so it isn’t all abeka. But it would work for many curriculums. I will link it here so you can check it out. 😉 th-cam.com/video/fhTCp0_Ytug/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so very much for doing this video! I’ve viewed it twice to get a grasp of what I will need to do when we get all of our materials. We received one box yesterday and the rest are supposed to be arriving today. It’s for the same grade as your video. Just wondering if our Art packet will have missing pages also?
Kay W Good Morning Kay. Your very welcome! Thank you for watching. I hope it helps. If you have any questions you can always message me. 😊 Hopefully I can help. Also, we just called Abeka and told them what pages we were missing and they mailed them to us (no problem). They also have a chat with us on their website (if you are on your phone). That is always super helpful. Happy Organizing 😊
What did you do for projects that started in one lesson but finished several weeks later? For 5th grade, I know that’s a thing for science reports and the language library research report.
We actually don’t use abeka for science. But, when we have projects that are done within a few weeks, we just keep the work aside and grab it whenever the lesson calls for it. If it is something that has to be done on her own, we just do it a little here, and a little there.
The Julz to Life welcome to our community! I hope you find informative videos here. Just a little tip from one homeschooling Mama to another, enjoy the good days and keep pushing through the hard days! ❤️
So I see you out the work in by week. So does the child just pull the work for the day out? Do u leave the completed work in the folder, what do you do at the end of the yr with the work? Also, how many sheet protectors did you use? What does your niece use the binder for? When do you correct her work? Do you have links to the the supplies you used?
Hi @Allison Coble. Yes, I sort the work out by week and than per day. Each file folder has 1 well worth of work. Then I separate them into Monday-Friday. Each Sunday we put the work into her binder. Her binder has 5 folders in it. One for each day of the week. So, on Monday she would pull out Mondays work for the day. When she was done, she would put it in a basket tray for correcting at the end of the week. When it was all corrected, we put it back into the file folder. At the end of the year, I put all the work in a box and save. You probably don’t have to but we do. You’re going to want to check your laws for your state. With the sheet protectors, you don’t need them. This year I’m skipping in that. But, it’s all about preference. And I just linked some of the items.
@@simplyhomeschool18 thank you so much. This is our first time doing HS so I want to make sure I don't miss anything. Well, I probably will and that is okay. What size binder do you use for the cheat sheets?
Hi Allison. Sorry, I just saw this message. 😳 With the 6th grade Teacher Test Keys I just left them in there original books. You can always check out my 7th grade Organization because I decided this year to put them together. If that is something you are interested in doing. I will link it below. 😉
Ok so correct me if I’m wrong but you have one file box per child? A binder for appendix’s, teachers video Manual, and a cheat sheet/homework binder. This is 3 binders per student? I guess that’s not including their weekly binder the transfer their work week in?
Tanya Chapin hi, so for my niece (6th grade) we use a crate with her weekly folders (lessons). We have a binder for the Appendix and a binder for The Daily Guides (parents). Then she has 2 Cheat Sheet/Chart Binders (student). One is for her Math and the other she uses for Penmanship. She likes lessons to be transferred into her binder, but that is just her preference. It keeps her organized. If you would rather have less binders, you can always keep the Appendix and Daily Guides together. Or keep it as it comes. And you can also keep all the cheat sheets/charts in one binder as well and just use dividers 👍🏼🙂. I am actually going to be posting a video of what I do to prepare the binders. Don’t forget to hit the notification bell if that is something that you would find helpful. 😊 Have a blessed day!
Hi. If you purchased the full grade video led, the manual will come in the package. If you are purchasing items for parent led, you will need to purchase the curriculum lesson plan book. They sell it on abeka.com or you might be able to find it on eBay or any type of resale app or shop. Just research to make sure it is in good shape.
Sorry another question! So once you get all the organizing done and you pull the week out to start school, what then? Do you just let them know what video/lesson they need to do throughout the day? Do you have the lessons written down for them, or do they write it down?
Tanya Chapin I copy out some of the assignments from the daily guide binder into my weekly planner just so I have an idea of what they are working on throughout the week. I will then grab out the lessons for that day from the folder (crate). Then my niece will put them in her folder for that day. She knows to grab the math seat work while she is watching her math video, and so on. She is also is in charge of getting her own dvd setup. If would like them to have a planner you can always go over their schedule with them, and have them write it in their own planner. It’s really all about preference and what helps you and the kids. 😊 We were doing that but I felt it was double the work. You can even write it on a chalkboard or whiteboard if that would be better. I hope this makes sense! 😬
I loved this video...so easy to follow your method. The only question I have is how you organize the worksheets that have one lesson on one side and the next lesson on the other? Do you just move it to the next day folder once it's completed for the first day?
Hi N BC, we do video lead. Last year we basically followed the videos completely. Now this year it will be a challenge because we are now involved in a co-op and more electives (classes that we’ve signed up for). So honestly I’m not quite sure how we are going to swing things. Especially because her workload is heavier. But we have figured that if she keeping her test grades up and she is retaining her work, we are not going to do ALL video lead. We will be working more one on one with her. Hopefully this is helpful. And I hope this all makes sense. 😊 Oh and the main thing to keep in mind, is her school takes priority!
Hey Charity. I wish it was cheaper. Lol. I actually wasn’t aware they offered an unbound version. And then when I did, I just always forget to order it. So, trust me, you aren’t missing anything. 😁
What do you do with the worksheets once they are completed? Last year for 4th grade we were accredited and I still saved all the worksheets, tests and quizzes even though Abeka provided us with report cards. this year we are Unaccredited for 5th grade and I have been doing the same. Now that we are getting ready to relocate across the country I am seriously questioning if it’s necessary and im thinking its not. Now that we are unaccredited I can see the importance of keeping all the tests, quizzes and completed progress reports but not all the completed worksheets. What are your thoughts on this??? I have only homeschooled last year and this year so I am still a rookie.
Hey Vanessa, I would recommend finding out what your new state laws will be. You can check HSLDA.com I keep the tests, quizzes, reports, and anything that I want to save for personal reasons. I also keep a record of their report cards. Other than that, it all ends up in the trash. I hope this is helpful.
@@simplyhomeschool18 yes,thank you so much for your reply. I forgot to check with HSLDA between listing and selling the house and packing and homeschool I’ve been a little overwhelmed.
I bet. My husband and I owned our own packing company, once upon a time. Moving is the 2nd most stressful times in one’s life. Death being 1 and moving 2! I mean I’m not sure if that’s the statistics now but it was back when we were doing it. Just take one step at a time. You can do it. Just one piece of friendly advice, if you are packing your own belongings. Try to finish one room at a time. Once that room is done, move to the next. It will be less hectic and you will see the progress you make. 😉 Just remember adventures are supposed to be fun. So see the promise in it. ❤️
So this year I will only be doing a 3rd grade and possibly 7th. I’m not exactly sure when I will be able to purchase though. With all the uncertainty that is going on right now. 😟 Hopefully sooner than later. Be safe!
Liz, I tore out the Language book pages and I am so nervous about the multiple lesson numbers on one sheet of paper or page. Any suggestions on how to keep this straight through the school year ? I am now considering taking the language book pages I’ve torn out and seeing if staples can spiral bind them. 🙈
Don’t stress. If you are using the file folder method, take the sheet that the first lesson was completed on and add it to the file folder for the next day (if that is the lesson it will be completed on.) I hope that makes sense. 👍
@@simplyhomeschool18 i think it does. If it has more than one lesson number on the sheet then when it’s completed put it with the next lesson it goes with????
Does anyone know if for 7th grade and 6th grade if the children need help with some of the assignments does a aBecka offer like tutoring because some of the complaints that I’ve read is that parents sometimes don’t know how to teach some of these classes especially when they get to high school and some need help
Hi Jess619. We haven’t had to call in for help because we use the video led option. They do a pretty good job at explaining things. When she needed help we were able to look at the manual and give her further instructions. I’m pretty sure that they do offer some help but I’m not sure how much. You may want to call Abeka and talk to one of their representatives. I hope this was helpful
Thank you so much for your videos! How do I figure out the lessons for the weeks? For instance we are starting on a Tuesday. Would we do lessons one through four. Then just go through our calendar and figure out the short weeks for holidays? We are doing accredited and it’s our first year just trying to make sure I don’t mess up trying to organize. Thank you!!
Hi Jessica. Abeka uses your start date as a reference to when the progress reports are due, to be mailed to them. You may want to find out when your first progress report is due. That way you can see how may days/weeks you have until then. It will be much easier to plan out. Also, their work is planned out by lesson numbers. If you plan to start school on a Tuesday and you school until Friday, that would be lesson 1-4. Whichever day you choose to start the next week you just continue from where you left off. So say you start Monday and school through Friday that would be lesson 4-8. Hope this helps! 😉
Simply Homeschool Thank you! I just started going through the Language C and the lesson numbers are all over the place. I have some that run from Friday to the next Monday. It didn’t seem like you had that problem and I’m worried it will be like that with the other books and if it is it might make it more complicated. Just wondering if you had that issue?
You will find that each grade will have different grading rules. So, make sure to familiarize yourself with the appendix. That is literally going to be your best friend! 👭 They have it broken down per subject with grading charts and how to average them out. You should check out my video manual videos. I have playlist per grade on my channel. That may help you. 😊
I give myself 2 weeks to get everything organized. That is end between everyday life. 😉 I have organized our curriculum in several different ways over the years.
Im going to try my best to adopt exactly what you have done. I am facing new challenges this year with adding 2 students a toddler and a newborn. I need everything very organized and neat. The curriculum will be delivered by the end of this week and I am getting the supplies all ready to go so I can put it together in crates and binders like you have show as soon as it arrives. We are still on the 3rd quarter of 5th grade but I feel compelled to get 6th grade ready immediately since we are moving in a month! I decided to use cascading over the door hanging pockets to hold the folders for daily work Monday-Friday versus putting them in binders with with folders for the Monday through Friday work. They will each go the the folder holder and grab their Monday folders on Mondays and Tuesday folders on Tuesdays, etc. When their work is completed and I’ve graded and entered the scores on the progress reports I will put back in the crate under the corresponding lesson week. At the end of the year their parents can decide what they want to keep and what they want to discard.
I have been watching your videos over and over lol question do u recommend having Abeka score should I start independent. He is in the 5th grade. I wanted to do it on my own so I can get familiar. I work full time and not sure how it is to keep up thanks .
Lol. I’m so happy it could help. I know how overwhelming it can be just starting off. So, ultimately it depends on you and how you like things done. If you think you will need an extra push to get through the lessons, than I would suggest accredited. But if you feel like it would be easy for you, than I would go unaccredited. But honestly there are pros and cons to either. With accredited, you will need to mail in specific tests and you will have to call in for reading, etc. but they will send you report cards and they will keep your records in order. Unaccredited you would follow your own timeline (as long as it fits your state laws). You would be in control of basically everything. Grading, report cards, etc. I would definitely look into it and just do what feels right for yourself and your son. If you started off accredited and felt it wasn’t a good fit, you can always change to unaccredited.
Hi Tanya Chapin. So I cannot remember what we did with her 5th grade penmanship. But, I will say that I have organized grade 1,2,3, and 6 penmanship into the folders. So, I’m pretty sure I did with her 5th grade as well. In the 6th grade organization video above, the penmanship section starts at 25:40. I’m not to sure how helpful it will be for the 5th grade penmanship because Abeka sets up each curriculum different. But maybe it will help. 😬👍
Hello, what did you with history, science, and health books?? I didn't rip those apart because it didn't have the lessons printed on the bottom. How did you organize those?
Hi Silgava. I literally had to look through the Daily Guides to see what lessons they were in. 😬 Than I wrote the lesson number on the bottom and filed them accordingly.
That sounds so complicated. My son used abeka at his Christian school for the past three years. This year I'm home schooling him w abeka . I don't remember them having to separate all those papers. Is it not easier to just do each lesson in the book? U already know what chapters u r to complete for English or math each day or by week end...
Sandra E Hi. Honestly the 6th grade was a little more complicating to do the crate system with. We’ve done the crate filing system for K5, 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th and I’m telling you. K5-5th was so much easier. And it made each day super easy to just grab the folder they needed for the day. This year for 7th, we decided to leave the books intact. But in my opinion, doing the filing crate and the binders made it so much easier. It took a little time for preparation, but it paid off during the year. 😊
@@simplyhomeschool18 😳 uh oh. I just bought 2 one and a half inch binders for 5th and 6th grade manuals and 2 one inch binders for the appendixes. 🤷🏻♀️. Im going to give them a try.
Yes ma’am thank you so much I’m so lost .. it actually starts on page 52 sorry and then there is another just like it that says “the student writers handbook” it’s got lessons all mixed in also😩
This is the most helpful Abeka video I’ve ever watched! I’ve always wondered HOW to do all of this. THANK YOU for taking the time to do this for us!!!!! What a blessing!!!
This was very helpful and thank you for letting us join along.
I like the crate system because the quizes and tests are already in the week bundle. You're less likely to forget those things if you're not using your manual daily.
Seriously, I just love you. 😆🥴 my first year and I'm so lost. This helps alot because I've been looking at it all like 😯😯 not knowing what to do with all this 🤣🤣 I saw the 2nd grade one and was like wait I need a 6th grade one ahah.. BINGO. Thank you! I can't wait to move to our new house so I can have a more formal setup 😅
Thank you for your videos they help so much ❤
Lol! I think we all get it in the mail, and then we’re like......... 🙁🧐😬........ Don’t stress mama. It’s like everything else that’s new. It takes time, but you’ll get it. Prayers for a great homeschool year for you and your kiddos❣️
I got one of my 6th graders crate almost done! I put in blank sheets of paper with the lesson and week number on it and I also wrote Spelling Trial Test on it. I did that for all the homework quizzes for Science, History, Health and Language and Vocab and Comprehension too. Hands down breaking the video manual down the way you’ve shown is the best thing I have done. It is so much easier to look at and look through! I still have to do the Art book and Creative writing. I will probably spiral bind the Language book since it is such a mess with the page numbers and lesson numbers. It just confused me so badly. 🙈
Yay!!!! If the spiral binding makes more sense for you, I would definitely do it. Anything that makes it easier is a win.
@@simplyhomeschool18 yes, this is true!!!! Thank you for all your love and guidance. I am so needing it!
This video is amazing! you are helping me soooo much. I am new to homeschooling and I have a 7th grader!!!! thank you for doing this!
Awe, thank you. I know how it is to be a “newbie” at homeschooling. It can be a bit overwhelming. You got this! Welcome to the family! 🌸
@@simplyhomeschool18 thank you!!! I am really excited and your videos helped me. If you ever go "live" let me know I would take your class👍🏾
I will definitely let you know! 😊
I am new this year with my son for 7th grade taking him out public school in Florida super scared do you have any tips in regards to unaccredited Abeka ?
So happy I found your channel, if you have the opportunity to do this with Grade 3 please do, this will be my first year homeschooling and the organization is what makes me most anxious, cause honestly after that it's just handing the appropriate sheets with the dvds from what I understand and taking it from there .... Happy to be a subscriber please keep the amazing videos coming 🤗
@lyss Gems Yes, I am definitely doing an organizing video for my 3rd grade curriculum. We don’t have the full curriculum by Abeka this year, so I think I’m going to have to do it a little different. But I do have a 2nd grade organization video, and it’s pretty much the same as the 3rd grade curriculum. So, if you don’t like the way I do it with my 3rd grade curriculum this year, you can always do the filing system like my 2nd grade video. 😬 I hope that makes sense 😉 Don’t get discouraged, it looks like a lot but you will get the hang of it pretty fast. And I agree, the first year is always overwhelming, but it will get easier. 💕
Very informative. Enjoyed that you had your niece helping you.
I’m happy that I could be informative 😉
Can I ask a question? I noticed some of the worksheets have no 3 punched holes, did you punch them one by one to put into her weekly binder?
Such great and detailed organization ideas especially since this is our first year homeschooling and we are using Abeka and my oldest is in 6th grade so this helps me a ton! So glad I found your channel! So if a lesson that supposed to be for week 6 is behind a lesson for week 5 you just keep it in the week 5 folder???
Thank you! I am so happy this video is helpful. 🤗 So when we do our weekly Binder, it has 5 folders in it. One folder for each day of the week. If she has lesson 5 (Friday) on one side and lesson 6 (Monday) on the other side, she will put it into her Monday Folder (in her Binder) for the following week instead of putting it in our “completed” basket to be corrected. 👍🏼 Man, I hope I wrote this so it makes sense. 🙄 lol..... just message me if you have any other questions. Have a blessed evening.
Also, if you haven’t watched the end of the video it will explain how I put the weekly work into her binder. 👍🏼
@@simplyhomeschool18 got it! Makes perfect sense.
I enjoy watching your videos. They’ve given me a lot of great ideas about organizing our homeschool books and homeschooling in general. Do you have any 5th grade videos like this? I imagine 6th grade Abeka is not much different than 5th grade Abeka?
Thank you! I actually didn’t record my 5th graders curriculum organization because I did it just like her 4th grade organization. We were using a mixed curriculum at this time so it isn’t all abeka. But it would work for many curriculums. I will link it here so you can check it out. 😉 th-cam.com/video/fhTCp0_Ytug/w-d-xo.html
@@simplyhomeschool18 thank you! 😊
Here is another question. If I will have 4 using Abeka next year...would I need a crate per child or would 2 kids fit in a larger crate with lid?
Hi Tanya. Yes, it should be fine. You could even do different color folders for each child. So one could be blue. The other purple. 👍
Thank you so very much for doing this video! I’ve viewed it twice to get a grasp of what I will need to do when we get all of our materials. We received one box yesterday and the rest are supposed to be arriving today. It’s for the same grade as your video. Just wondering if our Art packet will have missing pages also?
Kay W Good Morning Kay. Your very welcome! Thank you for watching. I hope it helps. If you have any questions you can always message me. 😊 Hopefully I can help. Also, we just called Abeka and told them what pages we were missing and they mailed them to us (no problem). They also have a chat with us on their website (if you are on your phone). That is always super helpful. Happy Organizing 😊
What did you do for projects that started in one lesson but finished several weeks later? For 5th grade, I know that’s a thing for science reports and the language library research report.
We actually don’t use abeka for science. But, when we have projects that are done within a few weeks, we just keep the work aside and grab it whenever the lesson calls for it. If it is something that has to be done on her own, we just do it a little here, and a little there.
New sub here thanks for sharing I’ll be starting my son homeschool feb 17 2020. Thanks
The Julz to Life welcome to our community! I hope you find informative videos here. Just a little tip from one homeschooling Mama to another, enjoy the good days and keep pushing through the hard days! ❤️
So I see you out the work in by week. So does the child just pull the work for the day out? Do u leave the completed work in the folder, what do you do at the end of the yr with the work? Also, how many sheet protectors did you use? What does your niece use the binder for? When do you correct her work? Do you have links to the the supplies you used?
Hi @Allison Coble. Yes, I sort the work out by week and than per day. Each file folder has 1 well worth of work. Then I separate them into Monday-Friday. Each Sunday we put the work into her binder. Her binder has 5 folders in it. One for each day of the week. So, on Monday she would pull out Mondays work for the day. When she was done, she would put it in a basket tray for correcting at the end of the week. When it was all corrected, we put it back into the file folder. At the end of the year, I put all the work in a box and save. You probably don’t have to but we do. You’re going to want to check your laws for your state. With the sheet protectors, you don’t need them. This year I’m skipping in that. But, it’s all about preference. And I just linked some of the items.
@@simplyhomeschool18 thank you so much. This is our first time doing HS so I want to make sure I don't miss anything. Well, I probably will and that is okay. What size binder do you use for the cheat sheets?
No worries at all Allison Coble. ☺️ Trust me, I get it. I think there 1 1/2” or 2”.
@@simplyhomeschool18 I am organizing the teacher binder and would like to know where you placed all the teacher quiz/test answer keys?
Hi Allison. Sorry, I just saw this message. 😳 With the 6th grade Teacher Test Keys I just left them in there original books. You can always check out my 7th grade Organization because I decided this year to put them together. If that is something you are interested in doing. I will link it below. 😉
Thank you so much for this!
Ok so correct me if I’m wrong but you have one file box per child? A binder for appendix’s, teachers video Manual, and a cheat sheet/homework binder. This is 3 binders per student? I guess that’s not including their weekly binder the transfer their work week in?
Tanya Chapin hi, so for my niece (6th grade) we use a crate with her weekly folders (lessons). We have a binder for the Appendix and a binder for The Daily Guides (parents). Then she has 2 Cheat Sheet/Chart Binders (student). One is for her Math and the other she uses for Penmanship. She likes lessons to be transferred into her binder, but that is just her preference. It keeps her organized. If you would rather have less binders, you can always keep the Appendix and Daily Guides together. Or keep it as it comes. And you can also keep all the cheat sheets/charts in one binder as well and just use dividers 👍🏼🙂. I am actually going to be posting a video of what I do to prepare the binders. Don’t forget to hit the notification bell if that is something that you would find helpful. 😊 Have a blessed day!
Simply Homeschool thank you so much! Have a blessed day as well! 💖
Simply Homeschool have you done the binders video? Can you share the link?
I hope these are the binders you are asking to see?
th-cam.com/video/MdNSlJIxHKY/w-d-xo.html
So I just purchased the entire 6th grade Abeka kit and I am curious if I should watch the video portion first?
Hi Kristi, we didn’t. But if you would like to familiarize yourself with the way your 6th graders class will run, you can. 😉
Hi there! Thank you so much for this video. I am wondering, where can we get the manual?
Hi. If you purchased the full grade video led, the manual will come in the package. If you are purchasing items for parent led, you will need to purchase the curriculum lesson plan book. They sell it on abeka.com or you might be able to find it on eBay or any type of resale app or shop. Just research to make sure it is in good shape.
Thank you so much for this video I appreciate you 🙏
❤️ Thank you! I’m happy this was helpful.
Sorry another question! So once you get all the organizing done and you pull the week out to start school, what then? Do you just let them know what video/lesson they need to do throughout the day? Do you have the lessons written down for them, or do they write it down?
Tanya Chapin I copy out some of the assignments from the daily guide binder into my weekly planner just so I have an idea of what they are working on throughout the week. I will then grab out the lessons for that day from the folder (crate). Then my niece will put them in her folder for that day. She knows to grab the math seat work while she is watching her math video, and so on. She is also is in charge of getting her own dvd setup. If would like them to have a planner you can always go over their schedule with them, and have them write it in their own planner. It’s really all about preference and what helps you and the kids. 😊 We were doing that but I felt it was double the work. You can even write it on a chalkboard or whiteboard if that would be better. I hope this makes sense! 😬
I loved this video...so easy to follow your method. The only question I have is how you organize the worksheets that have one lesson on one side and the next lesson on the other? Do you just move it to the next day folder once it's completed for the first day?
Thank you Sara. I’m happy to hear it was easy to follow. Your exactly right, just add it to the next days folder. 😉
@@simplyhomeschool18 okay, thank you! Also, do you have a video about how you organize the child's binder?
How do you manage to have full five day weeks in such a consistent basis?
Hi N BC, we do video lead. Last year we basically followed the videos completely. Now this year it will be a challenge because we are now involved in a co-op and more electives (classes that we’ve signed up for). So honestly I’m not quite sure how we are going to swing things. Especially because her workload is heavier. But we have figured that if she keeping her test grades up and she is retaining her work, we are not going to do ALL video lead. We will be working more one on one with her. Hopefully this is helpful. And I hope this all makes sense. 😊 Oh and the main thing to keep in mind, is her school takes priority!
Is there a reason you use the bound books? Why aren't you using unbound? Didn't know if i am missing something. Maybe they're cheaper bound??
Hey Charity. I wish it was cheaper. Lol. I actually wasn’t aware they offered an unbound version. And then when I did, I just always forget to order it. So, trust me, you aren’t missing anything. 😁
What do you do with the worksheets once they are completed? Last year for 4th grade we were accredited and I still saved all the worksheets, tests and quizzes even though Abeka provided us with report cards. this year we are Unaccredited for 5th grade and I have been doing the same. Now that we are getting ready to relocate across the country I am seriously questioning if it’s necessary and im thinking its not. Now that we are unaccredited I can see the importance of keeping all the tests, quizzes and completed progress reports but not all the completed worksheets. What are your thoughts on this??? I have only homeschooled last year and this year so I am still a rookie.
Hey Vanessa, I would recommend finding out what your new state laws will be. You can check HSLDA.com I keep the tests, quizzes, reports, and anything that I want to save for personal reasons. I also keep a record of their report cards. Other than that, it all ends up in the trash. I hope this is helpful.
@@simplyhomeschool18 yes,thank you so much for your reply. I forgot to check with HSLDA between listing and selling the house and packing and homeschool I’ve been a little overwhelmed.
I bet. My husband and I owned our own packing company, once upon a time. Moving is the 2nd most stressful times in one’s life. Death being 1 and moving 2! I mean I’m not sure if that’s the statistics now but it was back when we were doing it. Just take one step at a time. You can do it. Just one piece of friendly advice, if you are packing your own belongings. Try to finish one room at a time. Once that room is done, move to the next. It will be less hectic and you will see the progress you make. 😉 Just remember adventures are supposed to be fun. So see the promise in it. ❤️
Do you plan on doing organization videos for Grade kindergarten, 4th, or 5th?
So this year I will only be doing a 3rd grade and possibly 7th. I’m not exactly sure when I will be able to purchase though. With all the uncertainty that is going on right now. 😟 Hopefully sooner than later. Be safe!
Liz, I tore out the Language book pages and I am so nervous about the multiple lesson numbers on one sheet of paper or page. Any suggestions on how to keep this straight through the school year ? I am now considering taking the language book pages I’ve torn out and seeing if staples can spiral bind them. 🙈
Don’t stress. If you are using the file folder method, take the sheet that the first lesson was completed on and add it to the file folder for the next day (if that is the lesson it will be completed on.) I hope that makes sense. 👍
@@simplyhomeschool18 i think it does. If it has more than one lesson number on the sheet then when it’s completed put it with the next lesson it goes with????
Yes, exactly!!
Does anyone know if for 7th grade and 6th grade if the children need help with some of the assignments does a aBecka offer like tutoring because some of the complaints that I’ve read is that parents sometimes don’t know how to teach some of these classes especially when they get to high school and some need help
Hi Jess619. We haven’t had to call in for help because we use the video led option. They do a pretty good job at explaining things. When she needed help we were able to look at the manual and give her further instructions. I’m pretty sure that they do offer some help but I’m not sure how much. You may want to call Abeka and talk to one of their representatives. I hope this was helpful
Thank you so much for your videos! How do I figure out the lessons for the weeks? For instance we are starting on a Tuesday. Would we do lessons one through four. Then just go through our calendar and figure out the short weeks for holidays? We are doing accredited and it’s our first year just trying to make sure I don’t mess up trying to organize. Thank you!!
Hi Jessica. Abeka uses your start date as a reference to when the progress reports are due, to be mailed to them. You may want to find out when your first progress report is due. That way you can see how may days/weeks you have until then. It will be much easier to plan out. Also, their work is planned out by lesson numbers. If you plan to start school on a Tuesday and you school until Friday, that would be lesson 1-4. Whichever day you choose to start the next week you just continue from where you left off. So say you start Monday and school through Friday that would be lesson 4-8. Hope this helps! 😉
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Thank you! I just started going through the Language C and the lesson numbers are all over the place. I have some that run from Friday to the next Monday. It didn’t seem like you had that problem and I’m worried it will be like that with the other books and if it is it might make it more complicated. Just wondering if you had that issue?
Yes, I had the same problem. Is it the sheets that have multiple lesson numbers on worksheet?
If it is the section of Creative Writing you can always have that in a separate folder and pull it when it is called for in the video manual.
Is there a place in each test key for grades for each subject or how does that work?
You will find that each grade will have different grading rules. So, make sure to familiarize yourself with the appendix. That is literally going to be your best friend! 👭 They have it broken down per subject with grading charts and how to average them out. You should check out my video manual videos. I have playlist per grade on my channel. That may help you. 😊
I’ll be homeschooling 3 kids this year after we relocate. How long did this take per student?
I give myself 2 weeks to get everything organized. That is end between everyday life. 😉 I have organized our curriculum in several different ways over the years.
Im going to try my best to adopt exactly what you have done. I am facing new challenges this year with adding 2 students a toddler and a newborn. I need everything very organized and neat. The curriculum will be delivered by the end of this week and I am getting the supplies all ready to go so I can put it together in crates and binders like you have show as soon as it arrives. We are still on the 3rd quarter of 5th grade but I feel compelled to get 6th grade ready immediately since we are moving in a month! I decided to use cascading over the door hanging pockets to hold the folders for daily work Monday-Friday versus putting them in binders with with folders for the Monday through Friday work. They will each go the the folder holder and grab their Monday folders on Mondays and Tuesday folders on Tuesdays, etc. When their work is completed and I’ve graded and entered the scores on the progress reports I will put back in the crate under the corresponding lesson week. At the end of the year their parents can decide what they want to keep and what they want to discard.
I have been watching your videos over and over lol question do u recommend having Abeka score should I start independent. He is in the 5th grade. I wanted to do it on my own so I can get familiar. I work full time and not sure how it is to keep up thanks .
Lol. I’m so happy it could help. I know how overwhelming it can be just starting off. So, ultimately it depends on you and how you like things done. If you think you will need an extra push to get through the lessons, than I would suggest accredited. But if you feel like it would be easy for you, than I would go unaccredited. But honestly there are pros and cons to either. With accredited, you will need to mail in specific tests and you will have to call in for reading, etc. but they will send you report cards and they will keep your records in order. Unaccredited you would follow your own timeline (as long as it fits your state laws). You would be in control of basically everything. Grading, report cards, etc. I would definitely look into it and just do what feels right for yourself and your son. If you started off accredited and felt it wasn’t a good fit, you can always change to unaccredited.
Simply Homeschool thanks for all your help. May god bless keep the videos coming awesome job sis
The Julz to Life Ha! Not sure if I misread this. We’re you talking about videos or parent led? Sorry ☺️
Can you share what you did with the 5th grade penmanship? Did you rip it up and put it in the binder system too?
Hi Tanya Chapin. So I cannot remember what we did with her 5th grade penmanship. But, I will say that I have organized grade 1,2,3, and 6 penmanship into the folders. So, I’m pretty sure I did with her 5th grade as well. In the 6th grade organization video above, the penmanship section starts at 25:40. I’m not to sure how helpful it will be for the 5th grade penmanship because Abeka sets up each curriculum different. But maybe it will help. 😬👍
Hello, what did you with history, science, and health books?? I didn't rip those apart because it didn't have the lessons printed on the bottom. How did you organize those?
Hi Silgava. I literally had to look through the Daily Guides to see what lessons they were in. 😬 Than I wrote the lesson number on the bottom and filed them accordingly.
@@simplyhomeschool18 thank you!
That sounds so complicated. My son used abeka at his Christian school for the past three years. This year I'm home schooling him w abeka . I don't remember them having to separate all those papers. Is it not easier to just do each lesson in the book? U already know what chapters u r to complete for English or math each day or by week end...
Sandra E Hi. Honestly the 6th grade was a little more complicating to do the crate system with. We’ve done the crate filing system for K5, 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th and I’m telling you. K5-5th was so much easier. And it made each day super easy to just grab the folder they needed for the day. This year for 7th, we decided to leave the books intact. But in my opinion, doing the filing crate and the binders made it so much easier. It took a little time for preparation, but it paid off during the year. 😊
What size binders did you use for the video manual???
I can’t remember for sure. It’s been a few years. If I were to guess (which I am) it is a 3” binder. 😉
@@simplyhomeschool18 😳 uh oh. I just bought 2 one and a half inch binders for 5th and 6th grade manuals and 2 one inch binders for the appendixes. 🤷🏻♀️. Im going to give them a try.
I just now realized you had the binders linked to amazon. I feel like such a 🦤 dodod🙈
I ended up putting the week number and the lesson number on the consumables that didn’t have lesson numbers on it. For week 1 lesson 5 I put W1, L5
Perfect❣️
Thank you
Not all the books for 4th and 5th grade have the lesson numbers on them, I had to write them on the worksheets.
Yes ma’am. I wish they all had lesson numbers. It would make things so much easier for planning.
Ok I’m getting confused around page 56 they get all out of wack and out of order I’m so confused
Page 56 from what book?
Sorry the language c book the part that is the “student researcher”
No worries. Give me a few mins. It’s been awhile.
Yes ma’am thank you so much I’m so lost .. it actually starts on page 52 sorry and then there is another just like it that says “the student writers handbook” it’s got lessons all mixed in also😩
Ok, so I think I found the part you are talking about. Watch the video from 12:40 I think that is the section you are confused on. Then let me know. 😉
Give me answers plz