Glad to hear that you move through curriculum according to where your children are at instead of exact grade level. Homeschooling gives us the freedom to do so, yet sometimes it's hard to get over the programming we have in regard to how public school does it (at least for me). Thank you for sharing your curriculum choices for the year!
Thank you! Putting my kids’ ability level first when it comes to what we learn has always been one of the reasons I wanted to homeschool. It’s really the only way they will learn effectively!
Thank you for all valuable insight and information! You inspired me so much, and now I also feel truly supported in my decision to unschool my son. We both feel so much ease after making this decision, and I noticed that he became excited about his projects again, and so focused. He's been expanding his knowledge of physics fast, and I know that I made the choice that is aligned with our family values. It fills my heart with joy to see him smiling and being so confident in his abilities again. I've been listening to How children learn, and so much grateful for you sharing it.
No way you ran into the problem of a misplaced MUS book too! My 3rd grader misplaced her almost finished Beta book and luckily I found a half used Beta test booklet from my son which I am using to confirm that she has all the concepts down! We lost a few weeks by not knowing where her book was so we started doing Gamma concurrently, which she was definitely ready for. I'm glad we were 3/4 of the way done with Beta though.
I use All About Reading with my son. It’s his favorite subject, he just loves it! He’s about 3/4 through level 2. I also say every year we should just keep going through the summer but then we end up taking a break anyway! Glad I’m not the only one. 😂 My son still had plenty of learning experiences this summer. We have never done a formal co-op but we go to different events for homeschoolers at our local library & children’s museum. We also meet up with a few of our close friends & love taking different field trips, which is one of my favorite things about teaching him! All of the memories I get to have with him! ❤️
We have a “field trip co-op” and it has been amazing. We make it when we can and it’s already planned for us and we fill in other field trips as we want.
Hi! Did you do a video about why you decided against unschooling math? I just found your channel through the why we don’t use a math curric video and loved it. In this video you listed the curric you are using so I would love to know more about why you decided unschooling wasn’t the right fit.
Hi! Yes, I made a follow-up video about it. WE STOPPED USING MATH CURRICULUM FOR FOUR MONTHS. Here's what happened. ruclips.net/video/3CDT5H9SkF8/видео.html We still unschool math, in that it doesn’t look like school at all.
I'm fairly new to homeschooling, it's been 2 years but the first year was not very good, with moving and pregnancy. This past year I've really gotten better at understanding how my children learn and found resources to help. This year we finally are feeling more confident with our plan. My children will be doing sports this year and I want to start doing day trips. I just dont know where to start. How do you schedule them with what you're learning ect? Any ideas? I know the zoo is one for us this year but we live in AZ so we have to wait til fall. Any other ideas?
I've just started homeschooling and I enjoy your content and learning a lot. I'm also in Illinois and I do know the regulations for homeschoolers, even though it's not required did you still send a letter of intent??
@@BethPavlik I thought so! You had mentioned the “Sears Tower” and only us locals call it that 😅. That brings me to my next question, you mentioned “issuing your child a high school diploma “ do you have a video on how to go about doing that? I was told my daughter could only get her GED (which honestly is preferable to public schools in my area. I’m in south suburbs of Chicago) but I have seen other moms talk about issuing high school diplomas to their kids in other states. So I thought maybe it just isn’t possible in Illinois. But you have given me hope that maybe I’ve been misinformed? 😊🙏🏼🤞🏼 thanks for your response!
@@Ki3g-u5y in my experience with my middle child that we pulled out of public high school, I called the counselor and told her we would be homeschooling my daughter at the end of last year. And that was about it! She sent some form I believe to say she was “unenrolled” from school. My youngest never was enrolled and we started homeschooling in kindergarten age. Now with her we did try one year of public school (I succumbed to family pressure) for second grade and it was all I needed to know that homeschool was the way for my children. We have pulled her back out and now she’s back at home with her sister and I. I simply called her school as well and told them we won’t be returning. They may try to scare you so maybe get with your school district and ask if they have some type of formal letter. But legally I don’t think they can do anything. Hope this helps.
That’s so funny! Yes, I’ve lived in Illinois all my life and it will always be Sears Tower. 😁 Getting a GED is only for people who didn’t pass high school! Homeschooled kids (should be) are meeting all of the requirements for high school and graduation. Here’s the page for Illinois about homeschooling high school from Hslda.org: hslda.org/teaching-my-kids/high-school-beyond I’ve talked to many homeschool moms in my local community who have graduated their kids and they’ve either homeschooled all of high school and their kids were accepted into a university or they started taking classes at our community college at 16 years old and then went on to a university. No one got a GED. I hope this helps!
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Glad to hear that you move through curriculum according to where your children are at instead of exact grade level. Homeschooling gives us the freedom to do so, yet sometimes it's hard to get over the programming we have in regard to how public school does it (at least for me). Thank you for sharing your curriculum choices for the year!
Thank you! Putting my kids’ ability level first when it comes to what we learn has always been one of the reasons I wanted to homeschool. It’s really the only way they will learn effectively!
Thank you for all valuable insight and information! You inspired me so much, and now I also feel truly supported in my decision to unschool my son. We both feel so much ease after making this decision, and I noticed that he became excited about his projects again, and so focused. He's been expanding his knowledge of physics fast, and I know that I made the choice that is aligned with our family values. It fills my heart with joy to see him smiling and being so confident in his abilities again.
I've been listening to How children learn, and so much grateful for you sharing it.
No way you ran into the problem of a misplaced MUS book too! My 3rd grader misplaced her almost finished Beta book and luckily I found a half used Beta test booklet from my son which I am using to confirm that she has all the concepts down! We lost a few weeks by not knowing where her book was so we started doing Gamma concurrently, which she was definitely ready for. I'm glad we were 3/4 of the way done with Beta though.
I use All About Reading with my son. It’s his favorite subject, he just loves it! He’s about 3/4 through level 2. I also say every year we should just keep going through the summer but then we end up taking a break anyway! Glad I’m not the only one. 😂 My son still had plenty of learning experiences this summer. We have never done a formal co-op but we go to different events for homeschoolers at our local library & children’s museum. We also meet up with a few of our close friends & love taking different field trips, which is one of my favorite things about teaching him! All of the memories I get to have with him! ❤️
Awesome!
Can you do a review on the general science book for your two sons later in the school year, let us know how you liked it. 🙂
Yes, of course!
I would love to know how you like this science also :) thank you for all the wonderful information
We have a “field trip co-op” and it has been amazing. We make it when we can and it’s already planned for us and we fill in other field trips as we want.
Great!
Hi! Did you do a video about why you decided against unschooling math? I just found your channel through the why we don’t use a math curric video and loved it. In this video you listed the curric you are using so I would love to know more about why you decided unschooling wasn’t the right fit.
Hi! Yes, I made a follow-up video about it. WE STOPPED USING MATH CURRICULUM FOR FOUR MONTHS. Here's what happened.
ruclips.net/video/3CDT5H9SkF8/видео.html
We still unschool math, in that it doesn’t look like school at all.
I'm fairly new to homeschooling, it's been 2 years but the first year was not very good, with moving and pregnancy. This past year I've really gotten better at understanding how my children learn and found resources to help. This year we finally are feeling more confident with our plan. My children will be doing sports this year and I want to start doing day trips. I just dont know where to start. How do you schedule them with what you're learning ect? Any ideas? I know the zoo is one for us this year but we live in AZ so we have to wait til fall. Any other ideas?
Do you plan to continue SOTW in highschool?
Just curious, what state are you based in. Just found your channel, really enjoying the content.
Illinois
I've just started homeschooling and I enjoy your content and learning a lot. I'm also in Illinois and I do know the regulations for homeschoolers, even though it's not required did you still send a letter of intent??
@@BethPavlik I thought so! You had mentioned the “Sears Tower” and only us locals call it that 😅. That brings me to my next question, you mentioned “issuing your child a high school diploma “ do you have a video on how to go about doing that? I was told my daughter could only get her GED (which honestly is preferable to public schools in my area. I’m in south suburbs of Chicago) but I have seen other moms talk about issuing high school diplomas to their kids in other states. So I thought maybe it just isn’t possible in Illinois. But you have given me hope that maybe I’ve been misinformed? 😊🙏🏼🤞🏼 thanks for your response!
@@Ki3g-u5y in my experience with my middle child that we pulled out of public high school, I called the counselor and told her we would be homeschooling my daughter at the end of last year. And that was about it! She sent some form I believe to say she was “unenrolled” from school. My youngest never was enrolled and we started homeschooling in kindergarten age. Now with her we did try one year of public school (I succumbed to family pressure) for second grade and it was all I needed to know that homeschool was the way for my children. We have pulled her back out and now she’s back at home with her sister and I. I simply called her school as well and told them we won’t be returning. They may try to scare you so maybe get with your school district and ask if they have some type of formal letter. But legally I don’t think they can do anything. Hope this helps.
That’s so funny! Yes, I’ve lived in Illinois all my life and it will always be Sears Tower. 😁
Getting a GED is only for people who didn’t pass high school! Homeschooled kids (should be) are meeting all of the requirements for high school and graduation.
Here’s the page for Illinois about homeschooling high school from Hslda.org: hslda.org/teaching-my-kids/high-school-beyond
I’ve talked to many homeschool moms in my local community who have graduated their kids and they’ve either homeschooled all of high school and their kids were accepted into a university or they started taking classes at our community college at 16 years old and then went on to a university. No one got a GED.
I hope this helps!
How long do you dedicate to work book? I thought you were doing child led education
Do you feel like All About Reading is sufficient to be used as a total language arts program?
No, it’s not a total language arts program. It teaches children how to read. For writing, you’ll need something else.
Is there any FIAR being used this year?
No, not this year.