I love the way abeka simplifies the rules and sounds into repeatable sentences that just seem to stick with you! I just have a Kinder student but I am learning the beauty of “spiral” type learning
This video is so helpful! It’s my 1st year homeschooling my son for K5 and we’re using abeka. I’m trying to get the hang of it :) thank you for sharing!
I feel like this was made for me this morning 😂 I am so torn between using Abeka or Sonlight for kinder. I think I am going to use Abeka for the order of the letters so that we can use all the extra materials like the blend ladders and flash cards. Then just add in a few other things
So you supplement with TGATB? Or supplement with abeka? I know you do a lot of comparison videos between the 2. Im a new homeschool mom & enjoy your videos. I was contemplating between the 2 & went ahead and got TGATB to try out (preschool) & math K. I have k4 abeka now to start after we finish the preschool next month. we have really enjoyed TGATB though! I already go back and forth on it without trying abeka yet! I have seen so many videos on how solid abeka is. I possibly shouldn’t have started with TGATB, so I wouldn’t have this bias already lol. Picking a curriculum is so hard!! But I’d love to see a video of what you use currently, or if you’re supplementing with certain books?
Your video has got me one step closer to abeka( as I have researching a lot on it). However would you say accreditation isn’t necessary for K5, but it is perhaps better for the next level (1st grade)?
I'm sorry if this is a silly question but what did these lessons looks like towards the beginning of the year? We just started using Abeka K5 a few weeks ago and the lesson plans are a lot. But obviously we haven't gotten into any of the special sounds yet so I'm trying to think of how we could make our day a little more like yours.
Honestly I don’t LOVE the k5 lesson plans. It is a lot (the 1st-3rd grade are much easier in my opinion). I would quickly read over the LA lesson and then choose which sections I wanted to teach and Skip others. Don’t feel the need to do everything! It’s too much!
@@thepracticalhomeschooler thank you so much for responding! That is encouraging. It felt like a lot but I was worried to cut out anything. I've been binge watching your videos and I feel a lot more confident now. Thank you so kindly for your help!!
@@jennakelly4446 hi Jenna! If it helps I've been doing Abeka the past 3 years, this year I have a 1st grader and we are still skipping parts of the lesson plans! Like Lauren, I focus mainly on the blends and Handbook For Reading, and the workbook pages. I don't even own the cards with the photos, but it's okay if you do, because they help a lot, we just like to be minimal. We still manage to hit all the important parts of the Lessons even though we aren't doing all the additional things. Lauren talks on this in another video, "make the curriculum work for you!" I'm honestly sticking with Abeka for Language Arts for as long as I can because it is SO effective and straight forward, and spiral method. I wish you the best of luck with it!
@@GardenMinistry. wow that is very helpful, yes! Thank you for taking the time to help. I really appreciate that. I'll look for that video as well. I definitely am feeling more comfortable making tweaks now that we are a bit more used to it. But it's still only been 6 weeks so all the input is incredibly helpful
My 5 year old does the "look at the picture, guess the word" trick sometimes, instead of sounding it out. lol. I of course notice immediately, b/c the word he says is nowhere near the word he is pointing at. Sometimes, he tries to avoid sounding out words.
Right? It’s so funny when the word they guess is like “hippopotamus” and you’re like…I’m pretty sure they didn’t put that word in a kindergarten reader 😂
Ooh…This was from last year so I’m trying to remember haha. But everything including the lesson and reading and pages…idk maybe like 30-60 minutes-ish?? We broke it up into section and honestly I never really clocked it to see how long it took…so this is just an estimate. In other words…it didn’t take 5 minutes but it didn’t take 3 hours.
@thepracticalhomeschooler so I should also get the lesson plans and the teacher key or just the lesson plans? The thing is though I am not wanting to purchase all of the abeka stuff I just wanted that k5 letters and sounds...but do you suggest I get the lesson plans?
@thepracticalhomeschooler or are you saying I should get the phonic cards? My daughter already knows her phonics and the letters what should I get along with this reading curriculum book ?
00:00 Intro
1:21 Phonics
7:47 Reading
10:39 Workbooks
13:56 Do we use lesson plans?
14:29 Outro
Your content has been the most helpful I have found for the abeka books. Thank you for sharing!
I love how they break up blending words/sounds with those big flash card pages you have in a binder. Abeka is such a solid program. 😍❤️
It definitely is!
I love the way abeka simplifies the rules and sounds into repeatable sentences that just seem to stick with you! I just have a Kinder student but I am learning the beauty of “spiral” type learning
I honestly still remember them from when I was in 1st grade. Agree, they stick with you 🤣 spiral learning works really well for us too!
Lessons snuggled on the chair is awesome!!! Those Flashcards Look awesome!!!
They are! Although the chair is getting a touch too small 😬
Thank you for making this. I was between this curriculum and another so it’s nice to get an idea of how it’s used
You’re welcome! Glad you were able to get a better idea
Aww Lola is doing so good! I love seeing videos likes these. It is really showing me what to expect for kindergarten . Abeka looks so great. 🥰
Thanks friend! We really enjoy it!
This video is so helpful! It’s my 1st year homeschooling my son for K5 and we’re using abeka. I’m trying to get the hang of it :) thank you for sharing!
So glad to hear that!! 😃
I like how big the cards are!
She likes them too 😊
So nice seeing you do a lesson... you make me want to try Abeka! Looks like a solid program!
Lol it is! It’s not for everyone, I get that, but it’s solid through and through.
Great review for me to actually see before I dive in and buy this stuff. Thank you!
Great! Glad it was helpful!
This was a very helpful video for me to get an idea of Abeka’s kindergarten program! Thanks! 😊
So glad!!
Thank you for doing this video!!
I feel better knowing I’m not the only parent making that face at 10:25 when my own kid reads. 😂
😂😂 I really do love the learning to read process though! Lol
Those flash cards are great!
She actually really likes doing them!
@@thepracticalhomeschooler That's great!! She does super with them!
I feel like this was made for me this morning 😂 I am so torn between using Abeka or Sonlight for kinder. I think I am going to use Abeka for the order of the letters so that we can use all the extra materials like the blend ladders and flash cards. Then just add in a few other things
Sounds perfect!
I have those readers from abeka ... they are sweet and a good resource!
Do you? Cool! 😃
Unicorn horn🦄💜 Good job, Lola!
Haha everything goes back to the unicorn
@@thepracticalhomeschooler For sure.
So you supplement with TGATB? Or supplement with abeka? I know you do a lot of comparison videos between the 2. Im a new homeschool mom & enjoy your videos.
I was contemplating between the 2 & went ahead and got TGATB to try out (preschool) & math K. I have k4 abeka now to start after we finish the preschool next month. we have really enjoyed TGATB though! I already go back and forth on it without trying abeka yet! I have seen so many videos on how solid abeka is. I possibly shouldn’t have started with TGATB, so I wouldn’t have this bias already lol. Picking a curriculum is so hard!! But I’d love to see a video of what you use currently, or if you’re supplementing with certain books?
For kindergarten she used Abeka for LA and no supplements. For math she used TGTB and just did the Abeka worksheets as her supplement
What size binder do you use for your phonics flashcards?
I want to say 3 inches?
Your video has got me one step closer to abeka( as I have researching a lot on it). However would you say accreditation isn’t necessary for K5, but it is perhaps better for the next level (1st grade)?
I don’t think it’s necessary at all to be honest! It’s a lot of extra work
@@thepracticalhomeschooler ok, thank you
I'm sorry if this is a silly question but what did these lessons looks like towards the beginning of the year? We just started using Abeka K5 a few weeks ago and the lesson plans are a lot. But obviously we haven't gotten into any of the special sounds yet so I'm trying to think of how we could make our day a little more like yours.
Honestly I don’t LOVE the k5 lesson plans. It is a lot (the 1st-3rd grade are much easier in my opinion). I would quickly read over the LA lesson and then choose which sections I wanted to teach and Skip others. Don’t feel the need to do everything! It’s too much!
@@thepracticalhomeschooler thank you so much for responding! That is encouraging. It felt like a lot but I was worried to cut out anything. I've been binge watching your videos and I feel a lot more confident now. Thank you so kindly for your help!!
@@jennakelly4446 hi Jenna! If it helps I've been doing Abeka the past 3 years, this year I have a 1st grader and we are still skipping parts of the lesson plans! Like Lauren, I focus mainly on the blends and Handbook For Reading, and the workbook pages. I don't even own the cards with the photos, but it's okay if you do, because they help a lot, we just like to be minimal. We still manage to hit all the important parts of the Lessons even though we aren't doing all the additional things. Lauren talks on this in another video, "make the curriculum work for you!" I'm honestly sticking with Abeka for Language Arts for as long as I can because it is SO effective and straight forward, and spiral method. I wish you the best of luck with it!
@@GardenMinistry. wow that is very helpful, yes! Thank you for taking the time to help. I really appreciate that. I'll look for that video as well. I definitely am feeling more comfortable making tweaks now that we are a bit more used to it. But it's still only been 6 weeks so all the input is incredibly helpful
My 5 year old does the "look at the picture, guess the word" trick sometimes, instead of sounding it out. lol. I of course notice immediately, b/c the word he says is nowhere near the word he is pointing at. Sometimes, he tries to avoid sounding out words.
Right? It’s so funny when the word they guess is like “hippopotamus” and you’re like…I’m pretty sure they didn’t put that word in a kindergarten reader 😂
Hi just wondering how long a typical language arts lesson takes you each day? Thanks!
Ooh…This was from last year so I’m trying to remember haha. But everything including the lesson and reading and pages…idk maybe like 30-60 minutes-ish?? We broke it up into section and honestly I never really clocked it to see how long it took…so this is just an estimate. In other words…it didn’t take 5 minutes but it didn’t take 3 hours.
Can i use the K5 letters and sounds just on its own with another reading curriculum i am doing?
You could but the way they teach phonics and when it’s taught (like the scope and sequence) probably won’t line up
@thepracticalhomeschooler so I should also get the lesson plans and the teacher key or just the lesson plans? The thing is though I am not wanting to purchase all of the abeka stuff I just wanted that k5 letters and sounds...but do you suggest I get the lesson plans?
@thepracticalhomeschooler or are you saying I should get the phonic cards? My daughter already knows her phonics and the letters what should I get along with this reading curriculum book ?
Hi, is there a way I could contact you privately? Thanks!
Sure, my email is in the description
@@thepracticalhomeschooler Thanks! I just sent it now.
So glad I found your channel! I love seeing other mamas using this curriculum 🤎
We love it!