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@@thujahillhomemaking thank you! You’re so sweet. ❤️

@@monicabras9618 hey there! I’m not sure what you mean. I’ll link the website here for you to look over the entire series and read their explanation of the scope and sequence. simplycharlottemason.com/store/the-charlotte-mason-elementary-arithmetic-series/ If you mean, how is it different than a typical mathematics book…the biggest difference is that most of the problems are done orally, there’s minimal writing in the first couple of books, and there’s no drills or flashcards or anything like that. It doesn’t depend on rote memorization like some math courses. Does that answer your question?

@@janegreen4185 that’s very true, too. He probably knew they’d be gentle enough to learn to drive, even for a novice. 💜

So glad that it was helpful to see it. ❤️ We very much needed both books for my kids even though we came into it later than most.

I have enjoyed this curriculum as much as the kids have. My 5th grader finished the last chapter of book two this year and my 3rd grader is halfway through book 2 now. We’ve just taken everything at their pace and I can’t even tell you how much it’s helped them both. I wish I’d found it sooner, but I’m also thankful to have found it at all. I hope y’all enjoy going thru it together.

We’re continuing with many of the same resources we’ve always used: Foundational Phonics (phonics for one child, going back thru it for spelling for another), Cottage Press Language Lessons, trying MCP Mathematics this year, and lots of reading great books for history, science, composer & artist studies. Thanks for watching and commenting. ❤️

If you love Word Mastery, then Letter Mastery will be a hit too. It’s even more comprehensive so you know you’re covering everything you should, but it’s laid out so simply and easy for the mother (or parent) as well. We love it!

We’ve only used the McGuffeys Original First Reader & the Treadwell Primer as extra practice when needed. Honestly, the new edition has all the reading selections you need for the lesson, so unless your child just wants extra practice or you feel they need more, you don’t need a separate reader at all. We just used them for fun. We absolutely love FP! I’m going to go back thru it for intentional spelling practice & grammar as well. I hope to share soon how we’ll do that.

Some of my fondest memories with my son are with these sweet little workbooks, so I completely understand. ❤️

I’m not familiar with the curriculum you mentioned, but book two is aptly named Word Mastery, so I’d suggest that one. :) We plan to go back thru it for spelling and grammar practice as well once we have finished it for the phonics patterns. Hope that helps!

@@ThisEnchantedHour Oh, thank you so much! How would you use it for grammar and spelling? Phonics to Reading needs the teachers guide and workbook, looks confusing for me that I am not a teachers but seems a good program but it does add up $$. I stumble on your video and loved how this is laid out. I started doing the McGuffey readers and I think this would be a good match.

​@@ThisEnchantedHour It's so hard to find a program that its open and go but still a really good program.

@@karinapantoja721 it’s definitely hard to find things that make it simple and easy to teach. I plan to do a video very soon showing how I plan to use it for spelling and grammar. The first book teaches the asl alphabet as a way to practice the letters so we’re going to incorporate that into spelling practice as well. These books are both so easy to adapt to anything related to language that you could use them lots of ways. Book Two works really well with McGuffey’s readers, but I also love that the newest edition of book two has all the reading selections in the lesson. No need to have a separate reader unless you just want more practice. :)

I plan to do an update on Book One soon and as soon as we finish with Book Two (or get far enough into it to discuss it) I’ll post an update on that one too. We really love both of these books. I wish I’d found them earlier for my oldest, but he’s made such great progress since starting book 2 last year. The newest edition is a lot more comprehensive but I really love that I don’t need any extra readers or loose pieces to help him build his fluency. Makes it so simple!

@Simply Sweet Homeschool This is so great to hear! I look forward to your update videos, thank you!

They were from a Melissa and Doug spelling puzzle. Melissa & Doug See & Spell Wooden Educational Toy With 8 Double-Sided Spelling Boards and 64 Letters - Preschool Learning Activities, See & Spell Learning Toys For Kids Ages 4+ a.co/d/4WgNnuq If you’d prefer just letters, we also enjoyed using these jumbo magnets on a cookie sheet or on the fridge as well. Learning Resources Jumbo Magnetic Lowercase Letters, Develops Letter and Color Recognition Skills, ABC for Kids, Alphabet, Educational Toys for Toddlers, Set of 40 Pieces, Ages 3+ a.co/d/7Myf4Mj

@@ThisEnchantedHour Thank you ❤️

I wish I’d found it sooner. We absolutely love it and the kids have learned so much!

We’ve really enjoyed both books and my kids have made leaps and bounds in reading since we started these.

I remember he really liked Going on Eagerly and Inside and Outside the most of all the kindergarten set. TGTB prek has a lot more color, but my son and I liked Rod and Staff better because of all the animals we learned about. Rod and staff seems to cover more subject areas in their books. My daughter preferred TGTB over R & S but it was very language arts heavy with just a little math that I recall. My son also focuses better if there’s not a lot of color so R & S might be a better fit with boys.

I’m so glad it worked well for you. ❤️ It’s been such a blessing for our homeschool.

I don’t have an exact date, but it’s in the final draft stages right now. She said the best way to stay informed is to follow on Facebook or Instagram. From what she said the changes to book one are minor. If it’s book two you need, the current edition is wonderful, but I think the changes are probably worth waiting for if you can. ❤️

I just found out the newest edition of Book Two will be released in August of this year. :)

I hope you and your daughter enjoy them as much as we did. They are still my favorite curriculum that we have ever used. I almost wish I had one more student to take thru them. 😉

It’s fantastic. We have the 2nd level now and are loving it along with the handwriting books that go along with them. She just released a fun grammar program too.

You’re quite welcome.

We spent a couple days just playing with the words, 10-15 minutes or so. Then once we started reading the primer, he would look at new words on cards, one at a time, then build them with the letters, and then read them in the story. We made slow but steady progress that way. He’s in 3rd grade now and we still build each new word this way. Seems a very organic way to teach spelling and reading simultaneously. Hope that helps!

@@ThisEnchantedHour thank you so much . I tried this today and my daughter loved it. She did want to spell more complex words but she was having fun so I went with it. I’m learning with her personality I have to be creative with the method . Thanks again for the great ideas.

That’s wonderful! I actually didn’t know that but I can pass that along now. We absolutely loved these workbooks.

They are definitely a must have in our homeschool too. Thanks for watching!

We have loved using this resource the past two years and will continue with it in the fall. It makes it so simple to keep your learning organized

My son was not interested in coloring at all when we did those so we either skipped them, he colored in what he wanted, or I colored some pages as a surprise to find when we did the little lesson. He’s in 2nd grade now, really enjoys coloring & is quite good at it, so I guess I didn’t ruin his skills by skipping those parts. 😂 My sister in law uses these with her son also and has told me he hates to color so he skips those parts. No need to frustrate you both over something he might enjoy later. Hope that helps.

Huh. I guess it hadn't occurred to me that I could skip that. I'll have to surprise him with a return to the school books he so loves! Thank you for the response!

You’re exactly right! Play is such a powerful learning tool. Based on what I remember from my own school experience, they’re teaching students to read very early now in comparison to past decades when the focus was more on teaching them to read well using practiced skills instead of trying to race other students to fluency.

@@ThisEnchantedHour yeh it's the same in the UK. School starts at four. When I went to Lithuania no one believed me when I said that I started reading at three years old! ☺️ Thank you for your nice reply :)

That’s a great question! In the preschool set, my favorites were Counting w Numbers and Doing it Carefully. My faves in the Kinder set were Going on Eagerly and Inside and Outside (this one was our absolute fave bc of the woodland animals 🥰).

I think you could get by without the book if you’re a visual person that needs to see the lessons acted out. I use both the DVD and the book bc I need both, but the guidebook was also designed to condense CM’s thoughts and practices on mathematics into one place. You can also listen to Richele Baburina on the Delectable Education podcast if you need a better understanding of the methods and the why behind them. The guidebook is K-12 as well so that’s another reason I invested in it. :)

@@ThisEnchantedHour I love the ladies with A Delectable Education. I went ahead and ordered the bigger math book too! It will be helpful for me to see the grand plan even for years ahead. Thank you for your help!

Thank you. So glad my words could encourage you & thanks for watching. 💜

Tara Hamilton the short version is that we love it! Bc of the craziness of the end of last school year, we stopped at number 25 and have since picked right back up with it this year. My 5 year old daughter who is in kindergarten wanted to do it too, so I started her at the beginning and her brother is working in the middle. If things continue to go as well as they have, I’ll get the 2nd book in the series and continue on. It’s definitely not like any other math out there but I love it for that reason. It’s all very practical and even in book one, some of the exercises are setting the stage for multiplication and division later on. That’s why I wasn’t too concerned that he’s in 2nd grade now and still in book 1 bc I know the foundation for higher skills are being laid as we learn to add and subtract. Does that help?

@@ThisEnchantedHour Yes, thank you!

kiradot these are definitely Kindergarten books so unless they’re advanced, I’d start w About Three & those others in that set. We used those too and they’re really simple and sweet but they learn a ton.

m0nkey so glad you’ve found Sherry’s stuff to be helpful! I’ve used bits and pieces of her reading program as well this year after this video was posted. Writing in kindergarten is a bit of a stretch for such young students with growing fine motor skills.

Polkadotpearl my kids are still loving these. She has a 2nd set now too.

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LUCERO RIVERA it’s very similar, but book one is geared more towards 1st grade, while Rays seems more closely aligned with book 2 in the CM series. I actually just downloaded the pdf of Rays primary arithmetic for next year to try out bc it seems very close to book 2 in the CM series. I had it printed and bound for $11, so that’s definitely going to save some $ next year. I would highly recommend the guide book to use alongside the Rays as a help for you the teacher though. Especially since it covers K-12, not just one grade. Hope that helps!

@@ThisEnchantedHour did you end up using Ray’s arithmetic? Which did you prefer?

@@makerofahome we never made it to Ray’s last year but I will use it as a supplement this year. I’m so glad I took my oldest thru book 1 of CM Arithmetic but in all honesty, I feel like Ray’s would’ve accomplished the same things. Both take a mental math approach and follow the basic CM principles regarding math. Hope that helps.

Erica Vaughn you could use this method with the Rod and Staff Bible nurture and reader series. Grade 1 readers in that have no diacritical marks and neither does the original McGuffeys readers. I’m still debating over whether to teach the diacritical marks bc it has helped him read long vowels more easily. Using the Treadwell readers, I simply taught each word out of context so I was sure he knew them before reading. It takes a little longer that way but I was impressed with how much the stories built upon previously learned words. And keep in mind that learning to read is such an ebb and flow...one day they read it perfectly, the next they forget half the words, then a week later they’re reading it on their own. LOL I’ve learned in the short time we’ve been doing this that gentle consistency is the best way to make progress. Hope that helps! ❤️

Erica Vaughn and maybe I should add a word of caution about some of the stories in the Treadwell readers. One that we haven’t read yet is an old folktale that talks about wanting to hang someone so we will skip that one. The other stories are things like Billy Goats Gruff and standard tales, but just wanted to mention you might want to look online at free copies of those readers to see stories included. We actually started in Unit 1 of the R&S Bible reader last year bc the first word he learned was God and there’s little pictures interspersed in the sentences to make reading easier in the beginning. My plan is to alternate stories from Treadwell and McGuffeys until the end of the year and then I’m shifting to McGuffeys for next year. Thanks for watching!

Elizabeth Kenyon it’s not specifically a phonics program but it does teach letter recognition, number recognition, and a variety of other important skills. Hearing and Helping in the Kindergarten workbooks has some letter sounds work. I used teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons to teach letter sounds

Elizabeth Kenyon let me add that they learned most of their letter sounds from B is for Breakdancing Bear but the formal letter sounds instruction came from 100 Easy lessons. Hope that helps!

LadyFlora thank you so much for watching. My hope is that what I share is always helpful so that means a lot. ❤️

Mom Delights I’m so thankful I found your channel and I love that you created these resources to be open ended. Makes it so easy to tailor to each individual child. ❤️

great ideas! Very Montessori.

Tathi Mitchell yay!

Brenda Berry great idea!