AN UPDATED REVIEW: WRITE BY NUMBER // The PERFECT Writing Curriculum?!?!

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00:00 - Intro
02:04 - Why I LOVE WBN
16:30 - Why It Might Not Be For You
21:16 - How We've Been Using WBN
37:36 - Outro
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@shawnatheobald 5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate this follow up! Flip throughs are nice but having information gleaned through use is invaluable!

@OdetoAbode 5 ай бұрын

Agreed! I am trying to have updated reviews for everything in our current lineup. My next one is for History Quest Middle Times ☺️

@racheleldred8346 6 ай бұрын

I recently ordered this for my boys thanks to the thorough flip through you did. We have just started and only in stage 1, but my 3rd grader has already told me how much he likes it. Thanks for this awesome review!! Makes me excited to keep going!

@OdetoAbode 6 ай бұрын

That's great to hear!!

@EclecticHomeschoolShelf 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing such a detailed update/review!

@Michelgia523 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching all your LA videos and ordered Write by Number! Thank you so much for sharing it, after hours and hours of reading the samples I know this is exactly what we need 😊

@OdetoAbode 5 ай бұрын

I hope y'all love it!

@karenu.7500 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to share how you use it! So helpful 😊very thorough, great job!

@OdetoAbode 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful

@VDR090 5 ай бұрын

First, please tell your daughter that she has beautiful handwriting ❤ Second, she may very well be on her way to becoming a great writer. Her “prewriting” draft was amazing. I loved how she organized her thoughts prior to the actual assignment; genius! Thank you for sharing and great job momma for guiding her and not giving up on finding the best fit for her style of learning. Would love to see how you use this with your first grader.

@OdetoAbode 5 ай бұрын

I will definitely pass along the compliment! Thank you!

@heidikennedy8206 6 ай бұрын

I bought this after your video and im using it with my 6th and 3rd grade biys and its working well. Ive seen progress with both of them. My 3rd grader is finally writing paragraphs and my 6th grader is more organized in his writing. We are incorporating some free write days, and a little bit of the old version of writing revolution. But its been great.

@OdetoAbode 6 ай бұрын

That's wonderful to hear!!

@Qetesh777 6 ай бұрын

I love this! I am not sure I want to do write by numbers myself but it’s very nice seeing how well it works for you. I also have a 4th grader his handwriting is not great I am having him work on it with copywork and allowing him to type his writing assignments for now. At this point I am doing writing revolution and I feel my kids writing is growing appropriately

@OdetoAbode 6 ай бұрын

The Writing Revolution is fantastic! We are still using activities based on that, from LitHouse Learning. Glad to hear you have something that is working!

@louisemunro9437 21 күн бұрын

@@OdetoAbode what do you find the main advantages of write by number over writing revolution?

@OdetoAbode 21 күн бұрын

@@louisemunro9437 For one thing, WBN can be independent or student led. It also lasts all the way through highschool and advanced essays, which TWR does not. WBN is much more formulaic and straightforward, whereas TWR needs a lot of advanced prep and can be challenging to implement. They are both amazing resources and I use both and recommend both, but they're very different from each other.

@alenatorres7071 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the detailed video! I would love to see how you use it with your 1st grader, once yall start using it. Do you just go slower, with more practice?

@OdetoAbode 6 ай бұрын

I'll definitely continue to update! I imagine my 1st grader will go at a much slower pace

@mamamatheson1889 3 ай бұрын

Wow, your daughter’s essay is absolutely fabulous! She’s only in 4th grade, amazing! Thank you for sharing so much info. This curriculum looks great but also it’s overwhelming. You have removed some of the mystery. Does WBN say anything about children who prefer to type their assignments?

@OdetoAbode 3 ай бұрын

I believe it does allow for typing as you get into higher stages. I honestly can't recall what it says, specifically, I'd have to check. But I give my 4th grader the option to type final drafts ☺️

@stephaniegreene9217 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video breakdown! We are new to homeschooling and i am trying to find curriculum that will work with my soon to be 4th grader, this seems great for her since she is a natural story teller and loves making up new stories and writing. I am curious with the stages, do u ever go back to previous stages for review?

@OdetoAbode 2 ай бұрын

Great question! We're still early in the program (stage 5), but so far they sort of naturally review since they build on what you've done in the previous stage.

@heathergrohn5342 6 ай бұрын

I know you have used MCT curriculum in the past, but I wasn't sure if you still do... anyways, I was thinking after using MCT with my kiddo, that Write by Number could be a good addition to our overall ELA work. My kiddo loves MCT but needs more explicit writing instruction... I'd love to hear your thoughts on adding in Write by Number. Thanks so much!

@OdetoAbode 6 ай бұрын

I could totally see that lineup working! WBN really plays nice with anything, imo

@Ahomeontheprairies 5 ай бұрын

This is super helpful. Thank you! Do you still use TWR in your homeschool, or is this your main/only curriculum for writing now?

@OdetoAbode 5 ай бұрын

I use LitHouse Learning for themed writing activities that go along with our World History lessons. LitHouse bases the writing workbook activities on TWR, so in that way, yes, we're still using TWR ☺️

@OdetoAbode 5 ай бұрын

I do have a video all about LitHouse Learning, in case you're interested

@Ahomeontheprairies 5 ай бұрын

Oh nice! Thanks!

@andwill636 4 ай бұрын

So this can be paired with any curriculum? For example, if I use MBtP, I can use the prompts they assign, but this program for how to add more structure to those writing assignments? As opposed to IEW, which would require him to do additional writing assignments to complete their program?

@OdetoAbode 4 ай бұрын

Exactly right!

@andwill636 4 ай бұрын

@@OdetoAbode Thank you! Suddenly this feels worth the price tag. :)

@OdetoAbode 4 ай бұрын

@@andwill636 I agree! If you haven't already, you may find watching my first video on Write By Number helpful. I walk through how the program works very thoroughly in that video 😉

@hollybignall1253 2 ай бұрын

Did you end up doing any of the LitHouse novel studies? I see from another comment that you're still using LitHouse with History. I’d really love to see video explaining if you still think there’s a place for LitHouse in your LA, now that you’ve fallen in love with write by numbers. And if so, why you use both and how you integrate them and why you don’t just use Write by Numbers assignments for the writing part of your literature studies and history. If you don't use LitHouse anymore, what do you use for lit comprehension, teaching literary techniques, and analysis? I'm also wondering if you think Write by Numbers uses a TWR approach, or no, but it just works so you don't mind. Maybe that’s too much to ask lol!

@OdetoAbode 2 ай бұрын

Great questions! I'm happy to add a video to my schedule, but I will also try to answer you here. We have only used one LitHouse Novel study. We really enjoyed it, and I am sure we will use more of them in the future. However, I add in novel studies here and there throughout our year, as we have the time for them. We often have a very full schedule without additional novel studies, so they tend to go to the back-burner. I do really like adding in the History Writing from LitHouse. Those activities are something we've used weekly this entire school year. As far as comprehension and analysis, those are things that are addressed in most of our subject areas. For example, our science and history curricula both have comprehension questions. We discuss everything we read, for any subject area. So I don't really feel the need to have a designated resource for teaching comprehension. Like I said, we do the occasional more in-depth novel study. I also regularly have them narrate or tell back to me what they heard me read or what they read themselves, across all subjects. My kids do not struggle with reading comprehension at all. Finally, Write By Number does not use a TWR approach. They have similar ideas behind their methods, but the methods are quite different. That is why I like still bringing in Historical Writing with LitHouse, simply to add variety in our writing instruction and the techniques we are practicing. It also keeps my daughter from getting bored :) Hope that helps!

@KOHart25 5 ай бұрын

Amazing video as always!! Would you be open to doing a video for each stage? 😊

@OdetoAbode 5 ай бұрын

That's a great idea! I'll mark that on my calendar

@KOHart25 5 ай бұрын

@@OdetoAbodethank you, that would be soo helpful! 😊

@user-vg8ez9cu6u 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to see that, too!

@ldv02 Ай бұрын

I see you said secular, could this be use by any faith as well? Thanks

@OdetoAbode Ай бұрын

It could absolutely be used by anyone

@ldv02 Ай бұрын

@@OdetoAbode thanks so much for the reply. Are you still using it? Will you continue using it next year?

@OdetoAbode Ай бұрын

@@ldv02 yes and yes!

@ldv02 Ай бұрын

@@OdetoAbode thanks!

@CharissaGarside-qi3gc 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! We have done IEW and EIW and both unfortunately did not work for us. Will be ordering even though I’m sad that the books are now just regular textbooks and not the hidden coil lol.

@OdetoAbode 6 ай бұрын

I totally feel you! The hidden coil is nice! Maybe you can find one second hand 🤔

@racheleldred8346 6 ай бұрын

Agree! I recently ordered and had the teacher’s manual bound at Staples, which made it much easier to use.