I shop all year long because my kids start as soon as they finish a curriculum/ grade they are in. Most likely the Monday after there birthday is when they start the new grade. This is because we homeschool year around. I started my kids in school learning the Monday after they turned three.
Another great video Becky! Thank you so much for sharing your curriculum choices, experiences, and opinions! Priceless!! I was just reminding my husband this morning that it's time to start getting next year's curriculum. I like to get mine in sections because I can't lesson plan them all out all at once. It's nice to be able to break up the expense as well.
I was so happy to see your curriculum. I was hoping you would have different choices other than the good and the beautiful. It seems everyone is doing that curriculum on you tube and I'm steering away from it. Had to unsubscribe from a few because of it. So thank you for sharing, you did not disappoint here!
@@aplacetonest I think TGTB is also a good curriculum. The problem for us was that my daughter likes to work independently and the curriculum is for the most part teacher led. I re-read my comment and I see how I made it seem like it was not a good curriculum. Anyhow, I am happy to be able to see other choices. Thank you!
Do you have a video showing what you include in your daily binder? I'm thinking of making one for each of my kiddos but I'm not sure what sort of activities to include.
I've done a couple in the past but nothing very recent. You can find the older ones in my homeschooling playlist and I'll try to make an updated one soon: th-cam.com/play/PL2ViP1vFsZemGJkdk-DLivrIvoVinPq2p.html
Hi Becky, 👋. New subbie, here. Can you please do an overhead flipthrough of the Harcourt Reading Skills workbook so we can see the words? This would be helpful in determining if it is a good fit or not. THANK YOU!
Thank you for sharing. So helpful to see some of the books and hear your thoughts! I will be rewatching and taking some notes as there are a some choices you have made which I would like to add to mine 😊
I'm so glad you shared about BJU English! I'm definitely going to look into that for my 3rd grader. We tried TGTB and was so hoping it would work out but it wasn't a good fit for her (although i do use it for my older kids). BJU looks promising! Thank you!!
We usually plan a year in advanced but I don't purchase the curriculum itself until August 1. I always seem to change my mind if I purchased too early!
I have been using TGTB for grades K and 1....now I’m feeling like I need to branch out and use different curriculum for each part of language arts instead of all together in the TGTB program. I feel like some things are getting lost from bouncing around so much and not focusing on each part. Anyways, thanks for this video, it gives me ideas even tho my daughter is going into 2nd grade technically. I’m going to go find your 3rd grade picks and watch that because she’s working more on that level in each program. Love your videos! Homeschool and Disney!
I'm so glad it gave you ideas and I'm glad you aren't afraid to switch things up if they aren't working. I'm big on doing that! We use BJU English and we love it!
I cannot find the video where you talked about using a TPT geography bundle with your daughter where you learned the states by region. Help me please 😂
Always look forward to these videos - such great content and so helpful! We are using a few of the same things thanks to your recommendations!! As soon as one year ends, the wheels are already turning and planning for the next year!
Will you please share your daughters schedule? like do you have her do all those subjects in a day? if you do what is the time lenght for each subject? if not than do you alternate between days? Thank you 😊
Pretty new to homeschooling, but so far i just keep buying more of the "fill in" curriculum as i can afford it. I have my core stuff already. Playing catch up over the summer, and excited for 4th grade in the fall!
Summer is usually a great time to find curriculum on sale with everyone clearing out their old things and leveling up for the new school year. It's so fun shopping for curriculum, isn't it? :)
I am considering homeschooling my kids. I am just recently engaged and I am thinking it may be a year and a half before we get married because I would like for him to have graduated from college before getting married. We have been together for 3 years. We are definitely planning on putting our kids through Catholic School whether it is home school or sending them to school. Great video
I starting in May tell my son’s dad much his half will be for curriculum for the fall then I buy it minutes he give me his half. I started ordering curriculum in May this year and now June just waiting for one thing to come out that I preordered plus I will get workbooks though out the year as I need them.
This was great information. I have a few questions. Does she do every subject every day? How long do you have her do work a day? Do you have a video of your homeschool daily routine?
She does the basic subjects every day like math, reading, english, etc. We don't do science every day and with our history program being new, I'm not sure if they will require her to do it every day or not. I am hoping to do a schedule of her work once the new school year begins.
Hi I really find your blogs helpful and been watching several posts, was wondering what your daughter's homeschool work schedule look like considering all the book work she needs to do. Can you share how you space the subjects out from Monday to Friday. Thank you very much :)
@@aplacetonest thank you so much, will look forward to it. So many good material and it does get a bit overwhelming not only for me but for my kids too :)
Thank you! I was so excited when I saw this! I think I asked this in a wrong area, but I saw you had tried TGATB for history before, but I don’t see you continuing this year and I just wanted to ask why it didn’t work out for you guys? Thanks again!
I'm glad you liked the video! I just wanted a more traditional style curriculum and I felt my oldest needed something more in-line with her high school requirements.
For TT, do you prefer your daughter to write her problems in the physical textbook? Or does she input them online? Also, did you consider TGTB for LA for your younger daughter as well?
We’ve done both with TT but right now, they do them on the computer and any they miss, I have them go back and do them in the workbook. I did think about switching her to TGATB because it’s working so well for my oldest but BJU is working well for my youngest so I see no reason to switch her.
BJU already does that for me since each chapter alternates between writing and grammar. As for reading, yes, she does some sort of reading activity each day. Usually she will do a page of the Word Study book, a reading comprehension sheet and some individual reading time in her chapter book.
I see for 3rd grade you TGATB history and the 4th grade you switched to BJU Heritage Studies? Is there a reason for this? Did you like or dislike TGATB history?
Mostly because I wanted a more traditional curriculum that required more reading on her part. With TGATB's history, there really isn't any student reading required and I think that's important.
I always enjoy your videos. I believe in a past video you reviewed First Language Lessons along with a language arts bundle from Moffatt Girls on TPT. We will be starting 2nd grade and I'm trying to decide if we should stick with FLL or make a switch. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks so much! I definitely loved FLL at the time and I still think it's a great program for younger kids. Honestly, I got a bit tired of the repetition and I wanted something more traditional for my daughter as she got older. So far, BJU has been a great fit and something we both love! I hope that helps!
A Place to Nest it is a wonderful convention! One of the best I’ve been to. Homeschool Planet is an online planning software thing for lesson planning. I just started using it and it’s fantastic! It would make a cool review if you did the free trial of it.
I have BJU English 6 for my son for next year. I've never used it before. I currently just have the student book. I thought I'd just go over that lesson with him, and then he could do the work. Am I missing a lot if I don't get the teacher's manual?
You definitely don't HAVE to have it but it helps tremendously, especially with a lot of the rules and supplemental materials. It's also really helpful when teaching the writing chapters. Maybe you can find it used on eBay or Facebook Marketplace.
We aren't using it for science or history this coming school year but my oldest is still using it for language arts and my youngest is still using it for handwriting.
Do you guys school 5 days a week? I've been interested in Bob Jones for English but we school 4 days a week and there's no way we'd be able to finish that entire book in a year 😕 just wondering how you guys manage it!
We do 5 days a week, for the most part. When they have co-op, they usually do a bit less than a typical day once they get home. To be honest, I'm not too concerned with finishing an entire level of BJU each school year. I feel that causes too much pressure and stress for both of us. We just take it one lesson as a time and finish the book when we can. That's why we have a few lessons to finish in BJU 3 before we can start BJU 4 in the fall.
I shop all year long because my kids start as soon as they finish a curriculum/ grade they are in. Most likely the Monday after there birthday is when they start the new grade. This is because we homeschool year around. I started my kids in school learning the Monday after they turned three.
I think a lot of people are starting to homeschool year-round because of the flexibility is provides. It sounds like it works well for you, too! :)
I didn’t know what Ollie’s was until you mentioned it a few months ago and now I’m obsessed!
You're welcome! lol Seriously though, it's so much fun to shop there!
Love your curriculum first video that I loved every subject Great Job
Just decide to partial home school. Thank you for your guidance
You're very welcome! You can do this!
I start making decisions and researching in january/February because we usually buy with taxes in march or April.
That’s a smart idea!
Us too!
Another great video Becky! Thank you so much for sharing your curriculum choices, experiences, and opinions! Priceless!!
I was just reminding my husband this morning that it's time to start getting next year's curriculum. I like to get mine in sections because I can't lesson plan them all out all at once. It's nice to be able to break up the expense as well.
Thanks so much! Yes, shopping and planning in sections helps!
I was so happy to see your curriculum. I was hoping you would have different choices other than the good and the beautiful. It seems everyone is doing that curriculum on you tube and I'm steering away from it. Had to unsubscribe from a few because of it. So thank you for sharing, you did not disappoint here!
We do love TGATB for several things but we love being able to mix-and-match curriculum to suit each girl's needs. I'm glad you liked the video!
@@aplacetonest I think TGTB is also a good curriculum. The problem for us was that my daughter likes to work independently and the curriculum is for the most part teacher led. I re-read my comment and I see how I made it seem like it was not a good curriculum. Anyhow, I am happy to be able to see other choices. Thank you!
Do you have a video showing what you include in your daily binder? I'm thinking of making one for each of my kiddos but I'm not sure what sort of activities to include.
I've done a couple in the past but nothing very recent. You can find the older ones in my homeschooling playlist and I'll try to make an updated one soon: th-cam.com/play/PL2ViP1vFsZemGJkdk-DLivrIvoVinPq2p.html
We love and use BJU Press Distance Learning for English, Reading, and Math. They're fantastic.
I'm so glad to hear that. I'm excited to get started with their DLO!
Hi Becky, 👋. New subbie, here. Can you please do an overhead flipthrough of the Harcourt Reading Skills workbook so we can see the words? This would be helpful in determining if it is a good fit or not. THANK YOU!
Thank you for the home science tools recommendation. I have never heard of that. I'll be checking them out!
They're awesome and have such fun things on their site!
Thank you for sharing. So helpful to see some of the books and hear your thoughts! I will be rewatching and taking some notes as there are a some choices you have made which I would like to add to mine 😊
I'm so glad it was helpful! :) Thanks so much for watching!
I'm so glad you shared about BJU English! I'm definitely going to look into that for my 3rd grader. We tried TGTB and was so hoping it would work out but it wasn't a good fit for her (although i do use it for my older kids). BJU looks promising! Thank you!!
I'm so glad it was helpful! We really love BJU!
We usually plan a year in advanced but I don't purchase the curriculum itself until August 1. I always seem to change my mind if I purchased too early!
haha Yes, that can happen sometimes! :)
I have been using TGTB for grades K and 1....now I’m feeling like I need to branch out and use different curriculum for each part of language arts instead of all together in the TGTB program. I feel like some things are getting lost from bouncing around so much and not focusing on each part. Anyways, thanks for this video, it gives me ideas even tho my daughter is going into 2nd grade technically. I’m going to go find your 3rd grade picks and watch that because she’s working more on that level in each program. Love your videos! Homeschool and Disney!
I'm so glad it gave you ideas and I'm glad you aren't afraid to switch things up if they aren't working. I'm big on doing that! We use BJU English and we love it!
I cannot find the video where you talked about using a TPT geography bundle with your daughter where you learned the states by region. Help me please 😂
Always look forward to these videos - such great content and so helpful! We are using a few of the same things thanks to your recommendations!!
As soon as one year ends, the wheels are already turning and planning for the next year!
It looks like so much when you lay it all out on the table! lol I know! It seems like my brain is always planning and thinking about the future.
Will you please share your daughters schedule? like do you have her do all those subjects in a day? if you do what is the time lenght for each subject? if not than do you alternate between days? Thank you 😊
I might do that once we get everything figured out. I always make a "flow" but sometimes things have to change once we actually start doing school.
@@aplacetonest Thank you for replying. It will be really helpful, I always struggle with what to teach and for how long and stuff. 😊
Pretty new to homeschooling, but so far i just keep buying more of the "fill in" curriculum as i can afford it. I have my core stuff already. Playing catch up over the summer, and excited for 4th grade in the fall!
Summer is usually a great time to find curriculum on sale with everyone clearing out their old things and leveling up for the new school year. It's so fun shopping for curriculum, isn't it? :)
Yes it is! Where do you find people wanting to get rid of old curriculum?
It would be appreciated if the links actually were links to the item and not just the websites.
Thanks for making this video! Looks great! I've been planning like crazy for next year!!! I think I'm almost ready to order...yay! Best wishes!
Yay! That's so fun and exciting, isn't it? :)
Thanks for sharing ☺️would love to know how you schedule all this 😊
I may try to do that once the school year starts and we get a flow figured out. :)
There is another Charlottes Web booklet on TeachersPayTeachers website. It is awesome!
I love that website!
I am considering homeschooling my kids. I am just recently engaged and I am thinking it may be a year and a half before we get married because I would like for him to have graduated from college before getting married. We have been together for 3 years. We are definitely planning on putting our kids through Catholic School whether it is home school or sending them to school. Great video
I'm so glad you liked it and I wish you the best of luck with your marriage and your homeschooling journey!
I starting in May tell my son’s dad much his half will be for curriculum for the fall then I buy it minutes he give me his half. I started ordering curriculum in May this year and now June just waiting for one thing to come out that I preordered plus I will get workbooks though out the year as I need them.
It's great that you've got almost everything you need for a new school year. It's a good feeling, isn't it?
A Place to Nest yes it is. He spend time with his dad in July so I can plan everything then.
This was great information. I have a few questions. Does she do every subject every day? How long do you have her do work a day? Do you have a video of your homeschool daily routine?
She does the basic subjects every day like math, reading, english, etc. We don't do science every day and with our history program being new, I'm not sure if they will require her to do it every day or not. I am hoping to do a schedule of her work once the new school year begins.
@@aplacetonest k thank you. I will look out for that.
I am planning now! I have pieced everything out just waiting for it to arrive :)
It's like Christmas when it all arrives! :)
Hi I really find your blogs helpful and been watching several posts, was wondering what your daughter's homeschool work schedule look like considering all the book work she needs to do. Can you share how you space the subjects out from Monday to Friday. Thank you very much :)
That might be a video I try to make in the future. Thanks for the idea!
@@aplacetonest thank you so much, will look forward to it. So many good material and it does get a bit overwhelming not only for me but for my kids too :)
Do you have a link for the vocabulary sheets that she fills out for each word?
Here you go: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vocabulary-Journal-1202928
Can you do a video just on the books thier reading for grade 4?? :)
I might do that once I finalize her list. :)
@@aplacetonest awesome!! Tks
Thank you! I was so excited when I saw this! I think I asked this in a wrong area, but I saw you had tried TGATB for history before, but I don’t see you continuing this year and I just wanted to ask why it didn’t work out for you guys? Thanks again!
I'm glad you liked the video! I just wanted a more traditional style curriculum and I felt my oldest needed something more in-line with her high school requirements.
For TT, do you prefer your daughter to write her problems in the physical textbook? Or does she input them online?
Also, did you consider TGTB for LA for your younger daughter as well?
We’ve done both with TT but right now, they do them on the computer and any they miss, I have them go back and do them in the workbook. I did think about switching her to TGATB because it’s working so well for my oldest but BJU is working well for my youngest so I see no reason to switch her.
Do you alternate all the Language Arts/Grammar/Reading throughout the week? Or does she do it all each day?
BJU already does that for me since each chapter alternates between writing and grammar. As for reading, yes, she does some sort of reading activity each day. Usually she will do a page of the Word Study book, a reading comprehension sheet and some individual reading time in her chapter book.
I see for 3rd grade you TGATB history and the 4th grade you switched to BJU Heritage Studies? Is there a reason for this? Did you like or dislike TGATB history?
Mostly because I wanted a more traditional curriculum that required more reading on her part. With TGATB's history, there really isn't any student reading required and I think that's important.
A Place to Nest, that makes sense ;-) Just curious!
I always enjoy your videos. I believe in a past video you reviewed First Language Lessons along with a language arts bundle from Moffatt Girls on TPT. We will be starting 2nd grade and I'm trying to decide if we should stick with FLL or make a switch. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks so much! I definitely loved FLL at the time and I still think it's a great program for younger kids. Honestly, I got a bit tired of the repetition and I wanted something more traditional for my daughter as she got older. So far, BJU has been a great fit and something we both love! I hope that helps!
@@aplacetonest Thanks for the reply! Best wishes.
I made my decisions in April when I went to the GHC convention in Cincinnati.
Have you ever heard of/used Homeschool Planet?
I've always thought about going to that convention but haven't made it yet. Maybe one day. :) No, I've never used or heard of Homeschool Planet.
A Place to Nest it is a wonderful convention! One of the best I’ve been to.
Homeschool Planet is an online planning software thing for lesson planning. I just started using it and it’s fantastic! It would make a cool review if you did the free trial of it.
I have BJU English 6 for my son for next year. I've never used it before. I currently just have the student book. I thought I'd just go over that lesson with him, and then he could do the work. Am I missing a lot if I don't get the teacher's manual?
You definitely don't HAVE to have it but it helps tremendously, especially with a lot of the rules and supplemental materials. It's also really helpful when teaching the writing chapters. Maybe you can find it used on eBay or Facebook Marketplace.
You mentioned bible verses in the handwriting. Do you know what version they use?
I'm not sure.
Hi, do you know where you got the free printables of the 50 states for coloring?
The little small pack of them came from Dollar Tree.
@@aplacetonest Hi, thanks for the reply. I meant the ones that you have in your daughters binder to go along with the curriculum from Jady A. Thanks!
Oh, sorry. I misunderstood which ones you were talking about. Check out this blog for the printables: www.123homeschool4me.com
@@aplacetonest Thank you!
So your not using much TGATB this year?
We aren't using it for science or history this coming school year but my oldest is still using it for language arts and my youngest is still using it for handwriting.
What did you do for first and second grade math? Thanks!
We used Math U See and Masterbooks Math. Those were really just what we thought would be a good fit until we could start Teaching Textbooks. :)
As always, thanks for such a great video! #homesciencetools #placetonest #greatjob
I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
* pauses video to buy Times Tales from ebay*
Haha I hope you love it!
Do you guys school 5 days a week? I've been interested in Bob Jones for English but we school 4 days a week and there's no way we'd be able to finish that entire book in a year 😕 just wondering how you guys manage it!
We do 5 days a week, for the most part. When they have co-op, they usually do a bit less than a typical day once they get home. To be honest, I'm not too concerned with finishing an entire level of BJU each school year. I feel that causes too much pressure and stress for both of us. We just take it one lesson as a time and finish the book when we can. That's why we have a few lessons to finish in BJU 3 before we can start BJU 4 in the fall.
@@aplacetonest Gotcha, thanks for the reply!