TERM ONE HOMESCHOOL UPDATE 2023 | Curriculum changes | Are we enjoying Sonlight? | Goodbye TGTB?

This is a chatty one! I had a lot to share in our term one homeschool update. Curriculum changes, what we loved, and the biggest homeschool challenges we faced.

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VIDEOS YOU MIGHT LIKE:

THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
05:47 Group Subjects
10:20 3rd Grade
14:42 2nd Grade
17:36 Preschool
20:01 Homeschool Challenges
27:33 One Final Thing

[sarahbanda]

Yes ❤ kid attitudes can be such a challenge especially when they are fighting all the time. It’s draining. Calming myself before I calm them is tough. But you are right this is a privilege to teach my kids 1 on 1. It’s hard work but worth it! 🥰

[HistoryfortheAges]

I have been a college history professor for over 25 years. The students I have who were homeschooled have always been great. I have been so impressed that I put all my lectures on YouTube as a free resource. Mainly Western civilization and the history of the Middle East. If there is something you are looking for in that area you can search the lectures I have or just ask. 😊 home school moms are doing an amazing job.

[claudiazamorano]

I love all your videos, I taught for a long time and now I am previliaged to be able to homeschool this coming year. there is so much information and curriculum, but in my experience, exposing your children to literature early on, read alouds, and just expading their knowledge is more than enough. I know what my child needs and thankfully I know how to tweak it and assess due to experience so much to grab from, I am reminded that what I will do is enough and more enriched than hours and hours at school.

[monicaresendiz]

I needed your alphabet pep talk four years ago ❤ I love your videos & genuine sharing of your beautiful heart. Thank you for all your hard work

[jessicajones]

☺️ so relate, I need to follow the schedule too. No schedule, everything falls off the wagon for us. We are using Sonlight la 2 and HBL old A. In Oct we will start HBL B, science B and La 3. It’s such a nice curriculum and definitely a keeper.

[silverbeowulf]

Coreknowledge is free and it might help stretch out preschool...

[BirthingBravelyandBeyond]

I’ve been so eager to hear your thoughts!! I’m Canadian and so I’ve been sceptical about studying US history and to hear an outsider (of the US) thinks it’s still worth it is refreshing. What makes it so special? Is it just reading and answering questions? Can’t I do that on my own?

[mariek]

Loved this video! Thanks for sharing. I completely agree that sending kids to school isn't going to fix their attitude or behaviour issues. I was also homeschooled growing up and there were times that she was really struggling. She was in a really isolated situation and didn't have the support she needed to be healthy and interact with us in healthy ways. It would have been better if she had put us in school for a year just so that she could have been healthier with us when we were home.
That's obviously not what you were talking about, but it's just another perspective to add to the conversation.
I'm so glad you got through a term with no one getting sick finally! 😊

[velvetme]

You know I almost never comment but I just want to let you know I’m here, I’m watching and I love you :) signed up for the weekly

[emmahealey]

Do you still do laying down the rails?

[Allie.lit]

I know it’s a lot to ask but I’m really struggling. Can you share how you printed the booster cards and made them into a laminated book? I’m trying to make one and just not getting it.

[RachelTerry]

Thank you so much for touching on the real life struggles and how you worked through them. I’ve been struggling with getting a routine down that works and our days have felt so chaotic lately and hearing your experience was encouraging and helpful. 🥰

[KitKat_]

My brain functions the same way with schedules. I like having a set plan on how things progress, but also the flexibility to alter and change little bits here and there.

[alyshaschmidt]

I have 6 kiddos, almost 7. I've had the same experience with my preschoolers. It all seems to just be going over their head and then suddenly it's like the light just turns on and you realize they've been retaining it all along. My current 5 year old started doing preschool work around 3.5 years old and I thought it was pointless, but he seemed to enjoy it. He had a hard time learning to speak correctly for a long time. Now he's reading at or above the same level as his 7 year old brother and you would never know he ever struggled. Just shows every kid is different and learning at their own pace. Which is why I love homeschooling so much!! ❤

[milehighhomeschool]

Love getting to hear your perspective and thoughts. Always appreciate it and it's such a wonderful ray of sunshine, even when you share the hard things (or even especially when you share them). I feel like I love your videos even more cause I too am a second gen homeschooler and my kiddos are similar in ages to yours and I lived in New Zealand for a short time so hearing your accent is a bit like hearing from some of my dear friends. 😊

[kdwerner]

Thank you so much for the perspective about dealing with heart/attitude issues in our children! I am walking through so much of that in this season.

[rhondaclimer]

Ha, I have been watching you for couple of years and I have never noticed that you are wearing the same clothes😃

[RockSimmer-galGod]

We didn’t buy the books from sonlight and we love it!!! We are using 2 levels!!! We don’t love the schedule!!! My sister in law half uses the schedule for my twins and nephew and my oldest isn’t using the schedule!!! Some of the books we got the ebook or audio books for it!!! We love nessy for spelling!!! It’s awesome that your son is enjoying reading!!! My older kids love reading but not too much!!! Restarting level K sounds like an awesome idea!!! It sounds like it’s working out well for her!!! We found Flashcards help with my kids retain information!!! I thought when my older kids got older it be easier but it got harder and I’m often talking to my older kids about attitudes, but it’s worth it!!! Our summers aren’t a free for all my house as we find our older kids want to do some schooling in the off times and it means they have less to do on the days I require school!!! We love gentle and classical moving virtues!!! My kids from 5 - 15 do it!!! We do add in books for my teenager!!!

[erint]

I signed up for the emails!
I'm so glad you shared the Morning Virtues! They look so good, I'll have to try them. Thanks again. I always enjoy listening to your updates.

[faithfullyinfertile]

So glad to hear your year is off to a great start. Looking forward to hearing more about things in detail as you do flip throughs!