As a 30-year home schooling mom of 6 (only one 13-year-old to go), I can verify every hack you talk about here (many of them learned the hard way). It's easy to forget that home "educating" is not school; it's a lifestyle, and it pays huge dividends well beyond academics. Thank you for all your great tips. Enjoy the journey!
Thank you so much for this! We are pulling our kids out of public school next school year and I’m so nervous about this - but also really excited! I saved this video because I think I’ll need to reference it often 😅
I 1000% needed this today. We were all getting into a homeschool burnout and I needed reminder why I am doing this and what our long term goals are. I love Gather Round it has really helped keep me focused. But I need to be more creative as well. I have such a public school mindset and it’s so hard to break away from. 😣💜✨
Thank you so much for this video! 😭 I really needed to hear these tips and the reassurance that homeschool doesn’t have to be the same as traditional school. It is okay to learn in our on way. I really appreciate this so much and I’m sending you a virtual hug 🤗!
New Homeschool mama here and I loved these hacks. We are part of a coop and blending is something they do there and it's so helpful. School in pajamas is a regular thing for us also. Thanks for sharing! ❤️
great tips,I was homeschooled and my sister and I did the same work even though we are two years apart, and I helped teach my little brother all the time!
Using the internet ... you are talking to the choir!!! No but seriously, my son loves geography and mapping and I always get lost even with GPS. So he literal sit in the car with my phone (or not) and gives me directions. That’s utilizing my kids! 😊❤️
Thank you !!! I haven't started our journey yet, but this video just eased my mind a little more and I truly appreciate you for doing just that! Bless you and your family !
Love watching your tips! So helpful - thank you! As a new homeschooler and someone documenting my new homeschool journey on TH-cam, I really appreciate your content!
YOUR AMAZING!!!!!! thank you so much! you just gave me a sigh of relief. i have 5,6,7 grader and a 2nd grader. and due to the recent outbreak. looks like i am homeschooling the kids. thank you so much!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Perfect timing for some extra motivation as we try to press on with wrapping up the school year AND planning for next! Then we will have an 8th grader, a 6th grader, a 3rd grader, a 1st grader, a preschooler and a 1 year old!!!! Whew!! Exciting times! I'll have to rewatch this video when I feel the overwhelm creeping in. :) Thanks again!
This. video. is. GOLD. You are a fabulous speaker and give to the point, super practical, helpful, and encouraging tips. Seriously. I'm getting back into homeschooling after 6 years...and like you said- the internet is AWESOME, full of ideas, materials, resources...but also OVERWHELMING. You can spiral down in a sea of information- 1 more video, 1 more, channel, 1 more site, 1 more curriculum review- and it never ends! THANK YOU.
I am homeschooling 4 ranging from 7 to 13 and I have my days of worrying if I'm doing enough...if I'm doing my children justice...if I'm missing something that I should be doing. But watching this I realized I do all of the things in your list! Pat on the back! Sometimes it's hard and some days you need that little boost of confidence. Thank you!!! Time to take on a new day!!
Amazing out of the box hacks!!!! Loved it!! Love that you are a worshipper too, many "believer" moms, but not many worshippers ❤️❤️❤️ I would use your programs but I'm from south America 😊
Amen! Learning should be fun and ongoing. It doesn't have to mirror a traditional school day. You will be surprised at how much you can accomplish in just 2 hours!
Thanks for this I'm about to start home schooling my daughter in the fall. I guess you could say I'm still in the planning stages, but I'm commuting to it this fall. I've been researching and learning what I can for the homeschool groups I joined on FB. Since I have a toddler who is going to be preschool age, I was trying to figure out what to do with him while I was busy with my daughter. Excellent idea of blending. She will be happy to teach him his ABC's.
Thank you, new subby! Been doing this for 3 years but still trying to figure it out. Some of this I learned the hard way like blending the kids, utilizing them, and switching up the environment. I really appreciate these tips. With 4 kids it can get crazy.
There are certain subjects and products that don’t change and it’s perfectly ok to purchase in advance the things you will need. One example is Latin. I found, and use, a really great tried and true method of teaching Latin utilizing a particular set of books etc. We are in our 3rd consecutive year using that series. So when there was a big sale on that particular series (50-75% off) I purchased everything we would need to complete our Latin course. Some things just don’t change and Latin is one of them lol. Also, for those people who worry about locking themselves into a particular way of teaching a subject only to find something better after having already purchased everything, don’t worry so much. You don’t have to constantly have the latest greatest thing for teaching a particular subject. There’s nothing wrong with sticking with what you already have if it works for you. There are people that get a new car every 3-4 years because they just have to have the newest coolest thing constantly lol. I had the perfect vehicle for my family’s needs and drove it for 21 years lol So go ahead and stock up whenever you can. Cheers
Helpful video thanks. Maybe make a separate video all about blending ages and activities etc, how to and further benefits. I don’t know where to start with blending with multiple attention spans and orientation ....and learning styles
I would recommend you start with either History or Science. It is easy to do if your kiddos are within 3 years of difference, but there are moms who have bigger gaps and still combine. I have a 7 and 5 year old "in school" right now. Keep the lesson short, 15-20 mins. Discuss it all together. The littles learn from the oral narrations their siblings give. When writing narrations, my 5 year old will write a sentence with a lot of help from me while my 7 year old will write a paragraph with minimal help from me. Then we will either draw/paint about what we wrote or call it a complete lesson and move on.
These are great! As a fellow homeschool mom of five, in Canada, who was also homeschooled, I love how well I can relate with you. 😊 These are all tips I know in my head, but this was a good reminder to utilize them. ❤️
Great ideas! We will be starting our first year of homeschooling late this summer. I have a 3, almost 4 yo and an almost 8 yo. I am thankful for homeschooling mommas on TH-cam, like yourself, who are helping us launch on this journey!! 👍
We have a saying in Scouting (and when I was homeschooled lol) “Never do for a scout (kid) what they can do for themselves” it is truly a motto to live by. Always a good idea to look for your books (reading assignments) at reused bookshops. I buy almost all my college books at them and saved several hundred dollars.
Love it!!! Very true.. This video was a nice reminder to follow your heart, follow the interest and excitement- respect the love our children have for things, we as parents, may not feel "holds a lot of weight" for our planned day... I could go on . . 😄I would love to have conversations with you about Homeschool life- so much in common.😎 Thanks again, & God bless your family!
Great tips. A lot of moms are planning on homeschooling in September due to Coronavirus. Can you make a "Where do I start with homeschooling" video it would be really useful thanks
Hi from Birmingham in the UK.. absolutely luved watching. I've subscribed. I'm a homeschool momma to 2 pre teens but I also have a 9 yr old in primary school I'm 6 months in 4 homeschooling. And I always look for better ways to teach my kids so thankyou 4 sharing looking forward to watching 2 past and previous blogs. Take care X
I wish I would have saw this video last year!! Such amazing tips! I am in my second year and I hope I can make this year even better. Thanks for the advice!
Hello, great video. I love all the advice, but I’m actually very interested in your shelf that is holding nature items on it. Where did you get that from?
I love this. You don't have to be a complete unschooler in order for you to scrap the unnecessary systems. Don't feel like you're a slave to anything, be creative and make it fun please! Why have a hard time when you have so much opportunity to make it so much fun for you and your kids! On a side note, I don't agree with the rewarding part. Of course there are some natural incentives and consequences but rewarding with money or stickers or even grades isn't going to motivate your child to really learn with respect to content. (Look up Alfie Kohn) A child is intrinsically motivated to learn from the moment it's born. My tip would be to go with that from the beginning. When your child wants to learn how to read, help your child to do it! Sometimes only giving the resources or explaining how, will be enough. If your child asks about the biology of a frog at 4 years old, don't say: 'I don't know' and expect your child to be motivated a couple of years later when you want to learn from some biology book. Take every learning opportunity that takes place naturally. Isn't this how a child learns to walk, talk and so much more?
Heyyy. .... so good to see this video. Though my kid has a regular school, I teach her supplements. It is like home schooling for us. Thanks for your hacks... loads of love
In our case kiddo needs the schedule. Some kids do tho. Edit: The online tools thing is a lifesaver. We use time4learning as a supplement for ours. Also Amazon is helpful for schoolbooks as needed and we do dollar store all the time for supplies. That said. Thankyou for the reminder. I think we need a field trip and maybe to glitter over handwriting practice etc.
As a 30-year home schooling mom of 6 (only one 13-year-old to go), I can verify every hack you talk about here (many of them learned the hard way). It's easy to forget that home "educating" is not school; it's a lifestyle, and it pays huge dividends well beyond academics. Thank you for all your great tips. Enjoy the journey!
Im 13 and homeschooled would love some tips from ur homeschooling
Thank you so much for this! We are pulling our kids out of public school next school year and I’m so nervous about this - but also really excited! I saved this video because I think I’ll need to reference it often 😅
How did it go for you?
I've been homeschooling about 7 years- this is all great advice. :)
I 1000% needed this today. We were all getting into a homeschool burnout and I needed reminder why I am doing this and what our long term goals are. I love Gather Round it has really helped keep me focused. But I need to be more creative as well. I have such a public school mindset and it’s so hard to break away from. 😣💜✨
Yes!! I’m new to homeschooling and I’ve caught myself trying to recreate school and overthinking what they need to learn. Thank you!
Thank you! I just started home schooling last week! Nervous wreck yet super happy and excited for a new journey / change is good.
I feel the same way! I'm sharing my new to homeschooling journey and loving connecting with others that are new to this.
Thank you so much for this video! 😭 I really needed to hear these tips and the reassurance that homeschool doesn’t have to be the same as traditional school. It is okay to learn in our on way. I really appreciate this so much and I’m sending you a virtual hug 🤗!
New Homeschool mama here and I loved these hacks. We are part of a coop and blending is something they do there and it's so helpful. School in pajamas is a regular thing for us also. Thanks for sharing! ❤️
great tips,I was homeschooled and my sister and I did the same work even though we are two years apart, and I helped teach my little brother all the time!
Amanda Lashley Did you use the older child’s grade level materials, the younger one’s or the level in between?
Thank you for the great advice
Using the internet ... you are talking to the choir!!! No but seriously, my son loves geography and mapping and I always get lost even with GPS. So he literal sit in the car with my phone (or not) and gives me directions. That’s utilizing my kids! 😊❤️
God bless you all on your journey. Family life is a beautiful gift. Enjoy it!
That was perfect thanks so much! I think I may even rewatch this video at times when I need this reminder.
Thank you !!! I haven't started our journey yet, but this video just eased my mind a little more and I truly appreciate you for doing just that! Bless you and your family !
Excellent video!
We miss you in the community!!! I hope everything is good with you!
Thank you!!! It’s our first year and God has lead me to do it, I’m grateful for the good people sharing the knowledge and love💕
Where did you get your mug? Not to be the distracted student ;). Great tips!!!!
Love watching your tips! So helpful - thank you! As a new homeschooler and someone documenting my new homeschool journey on TH-cam, I really appreciate your content!
I love all these hacks you brought up. Thank you I'm going to start following you
This is exactly what we do!!! Homeschooling for 11 years now!! You’re like my twin!!!
YOUR AMAZING!!!!!! thank you so much! you just gave me a sigh of relief. i have 5,6,7 grader and a 2nd grader. and due to the recent outbreak. looks like i am homeschooling the kids. thank you so much!
Time4Learning may be of interest to you.
@@newmamaful Thank you very much.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Perfect timing for some extra motivation as we try to press on with wrapping up the school year AND planning for next! Then we will have an 8th grader, a 6th grader, a 3rd grader, a 1st grader, a preschooler and a 1 year old!!!! Whew!! Exciting times! I'll have to rewatch this video when I feel the overwhelm creeping in. :) Thanks again!
This. video. is. GOLD. You are a fabulous speaker and give to the point, super practical, helpful, and encouraging tips. Seriously. I'm getting back into homeschooling after 6 years...and like you said- the internet is AWESOME, full of ideas, materials, resources...but also OVERWHELMING. You can spiral down in a sea of information- 1 more video, 1 more, channel, 1 more site, 1 more curriculum review- and it never ends! THANK YOU.
I am homeschooling 4 ranging from 7 to 13 and I have my days of worrying if I'm doing enough...if I'm doing my children justice...if I'm missing something that I should be doing. But watching this I realized I do all of the things in your list! Pat on the back! Sometimes it's hard and some days you need that little boost of confidence. Thank you!!! Time to take on a new day!!
Very well presented, thank you so much.
Fantastic advice! My husband and I have been homeschooling for 12 years now and you hit the nail on the head! You go girl!
Amazing out of the box hacks!!!! Loved it!! Love that you are a worshipper too, many "believer" moms, but not many worshippers ❤️❤️❤️ I would use your programs but I'm from south America 😊
This is one of the best homeschool videos I’ve seen so far. It really should have more ❤️
Amen! Learning should be fun and ongoing. It doesn't have to mirror a traditional school day. You will be surprised at how much you can accomplish in just 2 hours!
Stay at home moms putting engineer back into domestic engineer!
This was very helpful. We've been in a slump for a couple months! Thanks!
Us too, I definitely needed this video
I was in a slump as well, almost 7 years homeschooling. I went to conventions his year and I am ready to take on the world! 😃❤️ Hang in there!!!
I needed hack #10. I was researching everything, every day. I can just start! Thank you!
This video gave me so much peace about our homeschooling. 🤗
She is *so* good at doing that!
Blending... How beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ This is what keeps me sane.
Thank you for these insights.
Thanks for this I'm about to start home schooling my daughter in the fall. I guess you could say I'm still in the planning stages, but I'm commuting to it this fall. I've been researching and learning what I can for the homeschool groups I joined on FB. Since I have a toddler who is going to be preschool age, I was trying to figure out what to do with him while I was busy with my daughter. Excellent idea of blending. She will be happy to teach him his ABC's.
Time4Learning may be of interest to you.
Mom of 6, homeschooling 18 yrs, totally agree to all of this!!!! Thank you for sharing this vital information!!!!!!!
Love this video! ❤ Thanks!
Love your hacks! I'm homeschooling my grandson this year. Thank you!
Thank you, new subby! Been doing this for 3 years but still trying to figure it out. Some of this I learned the hard way like blending the kids, utilizing them, and switching up the environment. I really appreciate these tips. With 4 kids it can get crazy.
Me: shopping online for books I won’t use for two school years while I’m watching your video
You: Only buy for this year!
😳😳😅
Yes! I have done that often and then ended up going in a different direction by the time that next school year rolls around😳
There are certain subjects and products that don’t change and it’s perfectly ok to purchase in advance the things you will need. One example is Latin. I found, and use, a really great tried and true method of teaching Latin utilizing a particular set of books etc.
We are in our 3rd consecutive year using that series. So when there was a big sale on that particular series (50-75% off) I purchased everything we would need to complete our Latin course. Some things just don’t change and Latin is one of them lol. Also, for those people who worry about locking themselves into a particular way of teaching a subject only to find something better after having already purchased everything, don’t worry so much. You don’t have to constantly have the latest greatest thing for teaching a particular subject. There’s nothing wrong with sticking with what you already have if it works for you.
There are people that get a new car every 3-4 years because they just have to have the newest coolest thing constantly lol. I had the perfect vehicle for my family’s needs and drove it for 21 years lol
So go ahead and stock up whenever you can.
Cheers
@@prepperjonpnw6482 which curriculum do you use for Latin?
me too.
Yesss a snack "while" homeschooling makes such a difference ❤️❤️
First homeschool video I watched, that mentioned dad teaching #subscribed 🙂
Helpful video thanks. Maybe make a separate video all about blending ages and activities etc, how to and further benefits. I don’t know where to start with blending with multiple attention spans and orientation ....and learning styles
I would recommend you start with either History or Science. It is easy to do if your kiddos are within 3 years of difference, but there are moms who have bigger gaps and still combine. I have a 7 and 5 year old "in school" right now. Keep the lesson short, 15-20 mins. Discuss it all together. The littles learn from the oral narrations their siblings give. When writing narrations, my 5 year old will write a sentence with a lot of help from me while my 7 year old will write a paragraph with minimal help from me. Then we will either draw/paint about what we wrote or call it a complete lesson and move on.
These are great! As a fellow homeschool mom of five, in Canada, who was also homeschooled, I love how well I can relate with you. 😊 These are all tips I know in my head, but this was a good reminder to utilize them. ❤️
Mama to Five same!!
Great ideas! We will be starting our first year of homeschooling late this summer. I have a 3, almost 4 yo and an almost 8 yo. I am thankful for homeschooling mommas on TH-cam, like yourself, who are helping us launch on this journey!! 👍
Girl~why can’t we be neighbors! Love your humor and your advice☺️
This is my second year going on third soon for homeschooling. Still learning thank you.
Thank you! New to all this!
We have a saying in Scouting (and when I was homeschooled lol) “Never do for a scout (kid) what they can do for themselves” it is truly a motto to live by.
Always a good idea to look for your books (reading assignments) at reused bookshops. I buy almost all my college books at them and saved several hundred dollars.
That helps a lot! Thank you !!
Thank you for the insight and inspiration!
It's becoming mundane for all of us involved and I just need some guidance (and patience).
Love it!!! Very true.. This video was a nice reminder to follow your heart, follow the interest and excitement- respect the love our children have for things, we as parents, may not feel "holds a lot of weight" for our planned day... I could go on . . 😄I would love to have conversations with you about Homeschool life- so much in common.😎 Thanks again, & God bless your family!
Amazingly said!
This was SO
helpful! Thank you!
Such helpful advice for a brand new home school mom. Thanks!
I love this! Thank you for this!
Good news! We help homeschool our grandchildren and we are all loving it!
Thank you very much for the tips and advice.
Thanks this is very helpful tips
thanks for the boost
This is really helpful. Thank you!
Great tips. A lot of moms are planning on homeschooling in September due to Coronavirus. Can you make a "Where do I start with homeschooling" video it would be really useful thanks
Time4Learning may be of interest to you.
I totally relate! It can be so overwhelming, LOL. I'm just getting started as well and sharing on my channel
All very helpful tips! Thank you!
Not a homeschooling mom yet, but considering it. Thanks for this helpful video! It makes it seem not so daunting. 😁
This is right on time for me as a new homeschooler of twins! Reading eggs free trail🙏👍😊
I'm about to homeschool my twins too!! They turn 5 this summer
I don’t have kids yet and have a writing assignment due in three hours, I really need to save this for later 😩
Hi from Birmingham in the UK.. absolutely luved watching. I've subscribed.
I'm a homeschool momma to 2 pre teens but I also have a 9 yr old in primary school
I'm 6 months in 4 homeschooling.
And I always look for better ways to teach my kids so thankyou 4 sharing looking forward to watching 2 past and previous blogs. Take care X
Blend your kids
And don’t recreate school!
So learned these the hard way and so happy I’ve changed!! Haha! Thank so much
needed this.. thank you
I wish I would have saw this video last year!! Such amazing tips! I am in my second year and I hope I can make this year even better. Thanks for the advice!
Hello, great video. I love all the advice, but I’m actually very interested in your shelf that is holding nature items on it. Where did you get that from?
Thank you
You motivate me Rebecca! Thank you.
Brilliant. Thank you for this information video!
I love this. You don't have to be a complete unschooler in order for you to scrap the unnecessary systems. Don't feel like you're a slave to anything, be creative and make it fun please! Why have a hard time when you have so much opportunity to make it so much fun for you and your kids!
On a side note, I don't agree with the rewarding part. Of course there are some natural incentives and consequences but rewarding with money or stickers or even grades isn't going to motivate your child to really learn with respect to content. (Look up Alfie Kohn)
A child is intrinsically motivated to learn from the moment it's born. My tip would be to go with that from the beginning. When your child wants to learn how to read, help your child to do it! Sometimes only giving the resources or explaining how, will be enough. If your child asks about the biology of a frog at 4 years old, don't say: 'I don't know' and expect your child to be motivated a couple of years later when you want to learn from some biology book. Take every learning opportunity that takes place naturally. Isn't this how a child learns to walk, talk and so much more?
You are so great at this... subscribed already... again you are awesome
Awesome...thankx x
Great video! Thanks for sharing this with us, everything is so useful!!!
I loved your video so much that I featured it on mybiglife.com as Video of the day! August 6, 2020. You are my homeschooling hero!
I like to have my older kids practice their reading aloud to their younger siblings 🖤
You just got yourself a new subbie. i love your hacks!
Thank you .. I started this year so I'm still figuring out the style that fits better for.us
Big fan of Cottage-Style unit studies here!
wow, wonderful video! thank you!
Yes, love tip #3!
You rock thanks so much for your videos!
Wow this helped so so much!!!! So many great ideas!! Keep doing these kind of videos!
AMAZING advice!! Love your style and points of view! Thank you so much for sharing!!!! :)
Heyyy. .... so good to see this video. Though my kid has a regular school, I teach her supplements. It is like home schooling for us. Thanks for your hacks... loads of love
So grateful to glean from your wisdom. You put things so well into perspective. Thank u
Thank you! I really needed to hear Hack #10. :-)
In our case kiddo needs the schedule. Some kids do tho.
Edit: The online tools thing is a lifesaver. We use time4learning as a supplement for ours.
Also Amazon is helpful for schoolbooks as needed and we do dollar store all the time for supplies.
That said. Thankyou for the reminder. I think we need a field trip and maybe to glitter over handwriting practice etc.
Also can you tell us how to look so gorg after so many kids . U r stunning.
Good nutrition/balanced healthy diet, and not just exercise. Look up Dr. john Bergman on youtube 😉
@@ms.anonymousinformer242 But I wanted to hear it from Rebecca ,,😃
Be a young mom who God made beautiful lol not much you can do if its not natural
@@shaniajackson7864 Exactly, genetics!
@@ms.anonymousinformer242 Ah I have heard of him, neat to see him mentioned
Wonderful advice. Thanks a tonne Hun x
You’re so adorable and encouraging!!! Thank you!
that was great. Thanks!
So Awesome!!!
Hi Rebecca! Can you do a video of what you use from the dollarstore and what you use it for ? I never have luck at mine.
That is a great idea and would be a ton of fun!
Love the into alone!! “Without loosing your mind”