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Oh! So there is a dark “line” on the top and side of the page. I just grab it with my mouse and pull the line down to where I want it to be and then grab the line from the left to where I want that to be. Then that part always stays on my screen while I scroll.

I have heard their high school courses are pretty rigorous, for sure :)

Yep! One day… 😁

How are you liking the Beautiful Feet history? I’m definite wanting to do some sort of history of science course with my kids some time.

I don’t. I don’t tend to teach specific things on those days. I like to teach all those events as we go through them in the context of our history, so I don’t have any specific resources for those.

😂 But of course!

Sounds like a plan!

We have always just done our testing through the local public school because my kids take a class or 2 there most years. I’m pretty sure the CAT would be fine. I’d probably do something like that if I had to do the testing.

@@CalmintheChaosHomeschool thank you so much!

Thanks for joining the collaboration! I’m enjoying getting to know you through your videos!

That makes sense... that History Smashers is like Horrible Histories! I'm sure you have had so many opportunities to have lots of discussions!

Thanks for hosting this collab!

We have done the Tuttle Twins series. My kids really liked them! Can’t wait to get into the GH government course!

Thank you for sharing. I have not experienced Build Your Library yet, so I don’t know how it will go. I assume I wouldn’t agree with 100% of just about any curriculum company, but it’s good to know your own limits. I’m glad you commented on this so that people can be aware to do their own research to see what they are comfortable with for their family.

Oh, let me just say, first year was HARD. Good enough for me to continue, but it was a rough start. It takes some time to find your groove, and it does get better. But, even with the groove, there are days and periods when the hard comes back 😞 Praying for your homeschool right now!

I want to add that, you have much more than most have to deal with when first starting. Many start with one kid at a time as they grow older. I started with 4, but all school aged at the time. You have a tough dynamic. So give yourself so much grace! My advice for you (that you can decide if it’s right or not for you) might be to start super duper slowly… that could mean just get your oldest doing 1/2 of the work, or all your school age kids doing 1 subject a day. Do that for a bit and slowly add other subjects as you start figuring out a schedule or routine that will work for your family. Don’t try to do all the things all the time. If you need a venting buddy or want to chat more, I’m super happy to be a sounding board or be an outside set of eyes. Feel feel to email me or pm me in Facebook. I’d love to help you feel more successful in your homeschooling if I can ❤️

Thank you!

I considered that one too!

Like at all? Or just about their election unit?

@@CalmintheChaosHomeschooljust their election! I ended up purchasing it 😂

@schultesweeties 😂

Thank you!

Thank you for stopping by!

Thank you!

I have heard so many good things about about Rod and Staff for English 😊

That sounds like a great morning basket! Mine is so much longer, but I need to get it shorter with the busy year we have coming up.

Great! Because it is coming up on Monday!

Those are two math options I have not tried, but so many love them.

Oh, those are really great too! My kids really liked reading those.

You’re welcome! We’ve had so much fun trying them all out! 😊

You don’t HAVE to watch a video series, but it is helpful. I would go ahead and try. Just make sure you read the teacher manual thoroughly.

OR… return it, they have an amazing return policy, and pick up structure and style for the year instead. Then you can learn the process along with your child.

Great favorites!

Same! Math is a close 2nd, but writing is a struggle most years…

That’s a great mix!

Nice to have you join!

lol! You haven’t used Sonlight, have you? I don’t think you can judge until you have! 😁

@@CalmintheChaosHomeschool I haven’t. I need to try them

@HomegrownHomeschool well, NEED is a big word, but definitely look at their book lists to see if there are any that interest you :)

@@CalmintheChaosHomeschool it’s books, you know darn well I’ll need all of them 🤣

@@HomegrownHomeschool yep

I have heard great things about the Bob Books. I didn’t teach my kids to read (my youngest was in 2nd grade when we started homeschooling), but my homeschooling friends really like the Bob Books. Then, along those lines, I didn’t teach any of my kids to read, so I don’t know how Explode the Code would work for that. But, I did have struggling spellers and kids who had speech delays and some reading delays and Explode the Code has been great to keep them working on the letter combinations that are used in reading and writing the English language. Then, for Spelling You See. Basically, it is also focusing on letter combinations within English. So, the child is first of all learning to spell in a more organic situation (through sentences and paragraphs vs. a word list). They are only ever seeing the “correct” way to spell the words (no, find the incorrectly spelled word and correct it activities… this is a big no no in the Charlotte Mason philosophy). They are copying the word correctly and learning to focus on the letter combinations that make up that word through color “chunking”. Then, their spelling “test” is writing out the sentences they worked on that week, not disconnected words. So try are learning spelling within the context of normal written language. Check out my Spelling You See videos if you want a look inside and more information about the program :)

Will look for the spelling you see videos! Did you use the teacher books with the Explode the Books or the half level books?

It’s always good to have some back up curriculums :) You posted so many great curriculums!

It has been a great phonics program.

Sounds like some great picks!

Exactly :)

I have heard good things about CLE math for sure! And so many love that Apologia Bible series. We didn’t love it, but that’s how it goes! With homeschooling we can all have different favorites!

CLE math is my favorite too! We’ve used to all the way up to Algebra 1.

I would schedules those out depending on some things. 1) Is this high school or not. If not, I usually do electives every 2-3 days of school. 2) If high school, is this a 1 credit or 1/2 credit course. If it’s a 1 credit course, I’ll probably schedule it daily year long. If it’s a 1/2 credit, I’ll either schedule it daily for 1/2 the year or 2-3 times a week spread out over the year.

You are welcome!

We did use the journals thoroughly… and we did complete it all. That being said, this was only ok for us. We don’t love textbooks, so, we did not continue with the series.

I liked the journals to add some activities though.

You are welcome!

Thank you!

Oh, so glad to hear that! Thank you!

Glad it is helpful! As for Canada, you are not crazy :) I AM Canadian and I used to live in Canada (though that was over 17 years ago). I've been in the US a lot of my life.

@@CalmintheChaosHomeschool haha okay! Maybe I remember you talking about living in Canada at some point, but I thought you were homeschooling there as well, so that was my mistake! Not that it matters, I was just surprised when you said Washington 😂

That sounds great. So I guess, my question is, are you then using a transcript that just puts all the maths, english, social studies, science, and electives without the grade level completed? or are you doing it in 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th 12th?

@CalmintheChaosHomeschool from Beth: Yes, it has a completed list of the various classes and credits in each category, and then the second page has the years they completed it. It's partly with a local public school for some of the classes, it's a homeschool program. And they offer credits in 7th, 8th for certain classes, but only if they student gets an A in the class will they count the credit. So one page is the credits, and can have the years completed on the next page. So my daughter is finished 9th grade but has completed 3 years of French, 2 math credits, 1 English Credit, 2 arts credits, etc.

Also so far they do Running Start college for 11th and 12th grade

They recommended finding a college my kids wanted to attend and just take classes to the college but they don't know what they want this young.

@@timothyhaslet8410 I do think this daughter will be doing rubbing start at some point.

I feel like it’s just the right amount of practice for us. I make all my kids get a green or blue star in order to pass the lesson. That usually means they need to get 80% on 2 sets of the lesson. 2/3 of my kids struggle with math and it can take them 30 mins to 1 hour a day to do their math (at a pace to complete a level in 1 year). My child who doesn’t struggle as much takes about 30 mins a day. So, I don’t know if CTC Math has made a big change or anything, but it’s working for us as our only math program.

I have not used Writing with Ease. So many writing programs don’t look appealing to me. One that I do want to try sometime is Wordsmith. This upcoming year, my 6th and 7th graders will continue with IEW Writing Lessons, and my 8th grader will be using Cover Story by Clearwater Press.

@@CalmintheChaosHomeschool I agree. Do you think that EIW is more open and go than IEW? IEW looks so overwhelming to me compared to EIW. But maybe it’s just in my head. Wordsmith does look great, but I don’t think my kids are developmentally ready for the grade 4-6 level and that’s the lowest level I saw.

@homeschoollifemom we have only used level 8 of EIW. So I don’t know how they start the writing off for the younger students. Then for IEW I have only used Structure and Style 1A which I believe is 3rd grade and up as well. Though I do think IEW has a lower level as well. But with video lessons EIW is probably the way to go. Level 8 was just too hard to jump into, but level 2 should be ok.