OUR CURRICULUM HITS + MISSES||END OF YEAR REVIEWS||2023-2024

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@janettegayle7411 Ай бұрын

I love that you stick with curriculum. That's what keeps me coming back to watch your reviews.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@thisrothtribe3780 Ай бұрын

Agree 100% on having the solutions worked out in TGTB math levels above level 3! It would help so much with how many levels I’m teaching right now!

@jessicalantz4428 Ай бұрын

I agree with your take on TGTB math 6. It works fantastic for my son and he loves it, but the answer key isn't really helpful in showing me how to arrive at the answer. I was so relieved when I saw Math 7 actually has solutions shown. So much more helpful.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Yes! I honestly wouldn’t use it if they hadn’t changed that!

@deedeeatkins543 Ай бұрын

ChatGPT has saved me in this area 😂

@jessicalantz4428 Ай бұрын

@@deedeeatkins543 GOOD GRAVY! I had no clue ChatGPT solved math problems! 🤯

@1amy.martinez Ай бұрын

Love these follow up videos on curriculum, super helpful in planning our next semester!

@therusticroad Ай бұрын

Love this type of video! ❤ Can't wait to see what next year's choices will be! 🎉

@brittniebohn3098 Ай бұрын

I just have to say I’m so grateful I found your channel!! We just completed our first year of homeschooling and your videos have provided so much encouragement and wisdom this year!! ❤

@jessican9713 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing these!

@boyzmama 19 күн бұрын

Love your curriculum reviews!!! Thanks for the LA Highschool notes!! Valuable 🎉❤

@hayleysmith9656 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this information! I find myself stopping to take notes 😂 really appreciate this information

@lifewithginab Ай бұрын

Love that they included the solution for Math 7. So far, not having solutions for the younger grades hasn't been a problem for us. Thanks for sharing your hits and misses. I totally agree with consistency when it comes to using a curriculum. It's been a blessing in our homeschool having that consistency with a company we love and works so well with our family.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@amandabolain5 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for always giving your honest reviews on curriculum!! Shormann Pre- Algebra has been amazing and I’m so thankful for your recommendations!! 🎉

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@diaryofahomeschoolmama9191 Ай бұрын

Absolutely my 9th grader helps my 6th grader with math when I can't! Love having older kids who are good at math lol!!! It's a blessing to this mama!

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Yes!

@jessicanix5315 Ай бұрын

We ran into this issue with Math 4 with my son as well. Dad is horrible with math and I’m decent. However, between the video lesson and myself he sometimes still struggles with the lesson and we will need to slow down before moving on. I found that finding KZfaq videos with step by step instructions sometimes helps as well as extra worksheets from Teachers Pay Teachers.

@marysmiley9395 Ай бұрын

My 9th graders interest in history was important too. We all agreed on Biblioplan’s high school history and they loved it.

@diversekakes Ай бұрын

May I suggest that you say: “My tenth grader” or “Sixth grader” instead of, “My son” or “my daughter” because I find it much easier to follow! Thank you Ashlee these videos are so so helpful.

@LizziePinto Ай бұрын

My son wants to learn French so I’m so happy that you talked about this because I was thinking about BJU

@tonjaduncan0315 Ай бұрын

My daughter took 3 years of ASL and LOVED IT!!! Hope your kiddos will too!

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

I hope so!

@Sdtgfyu Ай бұрын

My son had a deaf teacher who taught his whole class the basics. My son loved it, too.

@31jac Ай бұрын

Did you look into Apologia for science? My oldest is going into 7th next year and I'm trying to figure out her path for going into and during high school. And I'm looking between Apologia and BJU for science.

@erind3286 Ай бұрын

Will you be doing a video on your picks for next year? I love your videos. Truly a blessing!

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Yes, soon!

@LetYourFaithBeBigger Ай бұрын

Totally agree that math 6 (and also 5) need solutions!!! Momma doesn’t have a math brain and it’s been yearssssss! 😅

@JackieBailey-ln7qj 16 күн бұрын

Hello! This is going to be first year homeschooling my kiddos (5th and 2nd grade)! We are going to be using TGTB and I’m so excited, I really appreciate all of the info you share and great advice! I was wondering if you have a discount code for TGTB that your followers get to use? I saw that they had a sale a few months back but we hadn’t made our final decision yet and that code no longer works. Just figured I would ask. Thanks for posting and sharing your homeschool journey with us!

@GraceandGrit 16 күн бұрын

No I’m sorry. They don’t often offer sale codes but 1x or 2x a year because the prices are so low! You can order through my link though and that helps them know where you heard about them and helps my channel! Good luck with your first year! 💗

@donnabolt5847 Ай бұрын

How do handle all the grading with all the kids? I feel like that's where i find myself overwhelmed. Teaching the 3 and trying to squeeze that in plus i need to regrade as well for one of them

@sarabananna Ай бұрын

Was it overwhelming to do the literature of Notgrass alongside TGTB? We are currently using TGTB for language arts and wanting to switch to Notgrass. I’m debating the literature.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

We didn’t find it to be. My kids managed switching books easily depending on the day and what was required.

@laurenreichow5427 Ай бұрын

For the hymn study, do you have the name? Also, have you heard of any good stuff for searching family history?

@gracegreenwell2657 Ай бұрын

I admit I ask my older kids questions about my younger kids math too. I totally could have skipped this video but I do not like to miss anything. LOL We plan to use campfire curriculum units for electives next year for my youngest for middle school. She wants to do like different careers all year so we plan on doing 3: zoology, professional chef, and paleontology. Do you think 3 is too many to complete in a years time? I know they are like 12 lessons each. We tend to do electives on Fridays only but we will see when I print it.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

I think 3 is doable. Though some of lessons make take two to complete!

@cortneymckinney9215 Ай бұрын

You clarified some concerns for me…I wondered about the video quality and if they were very old and to a classroom. 😬

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Just French! The rest are fantastic 💗

@kaycejossis5448 Ай бұрын

Would you recommend skipping the book studies altogether? or splitting them up over 8-11th grades? Thank you so much for all the info you provide! ❤

@jademullinax9129 Ай бұрын

Was also curious about this

@allheartandsong Ай бұрын

The good and the beautiful is AWESOME 👌 ❤

@plansandprojects Ай бұрын

Thank you for the perspective on language arts. I have a 6th grader who is advanced and has been raised on TGATB. I have been wondering about college coming up for him and I will follow your path with him. Also, would love to hear about dual enrollment.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Video coming soon

@savinaa5208 Ай бұрын

From Adam to Us comes with/offers a LOT of components. Which did you do this year? Did you do the whole course in one year? It seems like a lot. Just wondering how you found it. I'm excited to do it with my boys who are 2.5 years/3 grades apart. When do you think would it work well?

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

It does offer ALOT! I bought both the student questions and activity books. I’d say the activity books are best for younger kids. Student questions are a must for me. We did not use the timeline, map books, or the project offerings. We completed about 80% off the lessons, because I took some time to go through Tuttle twins as well.

@molly8122 Ай бұрын

I looked at the samples of BJU Chemistry. I assume there isn't an actual workbook besides the lab manual? Do you have your children answer the questions in the textbooks on paper or just take the online quizzes/test?

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Answer all questions on paper. Those are graded!

@molly8122 Ай бұрын

@@GraceandGrit Thank you!

@katsbookstack6234 Ай бұрын

Such an informative video! I have a daughter going into 8th. We did 2 TGTB science units this year and some ACE PACES. Do you think TGTB would be ok for 8th or do you feel the BJU earth science is essential for high school success in science? I know your youngest has done all the science, but if not, would you consider that for her at all in 8th?

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Definitely can be used with the lesson extensions. Not all but most.

@momoflittleladies Ай бұрын

We bought BJU earth science videos and it was not a good fit for us; honestly we switched back to Abeka within a few weeks. Besides being unorganized and tons of papers/books the level of math is higher than we thought. My daughter struggled to follow (we have done Abeka math and Langauge since 5K) and her standardized test score are a few grade leveled ahead but it was still very overwhelming for us. My daughter is doing Masterbooks Heaven and Earth and the other will do some ACE paces!

@kristenbarkey5540 Ай бұрын

Does Shorman use Saxxon? Do his lessons go by Saxxon lessons?

@lindseysensing Ай бұрын

Have you guys ever used MathUSee? What were your reviews if you’ve used? Just curious. Of course I know you recommend TG&TB for lower and Shorman for upper. :) Thanks

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

We haven’t!

@kimberlybuman6497 Ай бұрын

My son used MathUSee this year and last year- Algebra 1 and Geometry. We really liked it! The answer key does show how to solve the problems as well.

@jademullinax9129 Ай бұрын

I started our homeschooling journey with TGTB for my oldest in kindergarten… I loved it until they revamped everything. Curious if you have opinions on their new curriculum vs their older editions. We did end up switching just because it was turning into such a pain point. I feel like the watered down their curriculum to cater to the pandemic homeschoolers.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

I respectfully disagree. All revisions have improved the curriculum 💗

@SarahNicole0617 Ай бұрын

Will u use TGTB Math high school levels with your youngest if they are available or do u think youll switch to Shorman?

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Shormann

@Svargasc3 Ай бұрын

So it’s much better to do high school ELA 1 in 8th grade, high school 2 in 9th grade, and high school 3 in 10th grade to do dual enrollment in 11th and 12th right? I wonder how that will play out since they’re coming out with an official ELA 8th grade course.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

That’s what I would do in hind sight had I known my kids would dual enroll. That’s just my personal opinion, not the advice of TGATB. I obviously haven’t seen their official La 8 yet since it’s not available so I may change my opinion after that.

@Svargasc3 Ай бұрын

@@GraceandGrit my kids aren’t there yet, but hopefully we’re still able to do it that way somehow, it makes more sense.😊

@SarahNicole0617 Ай бұрын

Do you think it would be an ok transition from Saxon 8/7 in 8th to Shorman Math in 9th?

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Yes and they have placement tests to be sure

@amandab.6815 Ай бұрын

I know you have read a fair amount of the YWAM Christian Heroes books. Any you would recommend to read with an elementary crowd? I want to read them, but I don't want them to be too intense for my young ones.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

No they are great! It’s always very mild. But the truth is important to share

@threearrows6906 Ай бұрын

💚

@heatherbecker7242 Ай бұрын

I've been exploring Shormann Algebra for my daughter. Curious as to how you put this on a transcript since it's integrated with geometry?

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

1.0 algebra 1.0 geometry once the other half is done in algebra 2

@heatherbecker7242 Ай бұрын

Do you spread the math out or would you list geometry and algebra 2 with credit in the same school term?

@MM-yQ Ай бұрын

Did your oldest daughter dual enroll for English in an online (college) course or did she go to a campus? I'm just curious as my oldest moves through high school. I am not excited about on campus right now.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Online 🙌🏻

@allheartandsong Ай бұрын

I am wondering if you did the good and the beautiful science and BJU press science?

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Yes I say that in the video.

@erinr86 Ай бұрын

Thank you again for another informative video. My daughter is the same grade as your youngest. She’s going into 7th grade. I made a note for myself to have her do HS Language Arts TGTB for 8th grade (thanks for the tip!) 😊 Have your children used their Creative Writing elective? My daughter loves to write short stories, but I’m wondering if that would be too much Language Arts for her.

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Yes currently using! Fantastic 💗

@SarahNicole0617 Ай бұрын

What do u think puts Notgrass above Beautiful Feet History?

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

BFB has a liberal undertone I do not agree with

@SarahNicole0617 Ай бұрын

@@GraceandGrit I didn't know about that. Thanks.

@paolamichael8668 Ай бұрын

I have a question when do you do the Spanish course? do you do it as a group or individual. I have a kindergarten (soon 1), a 4th (soon 5th), and a 6th (soon 7th). all girls hehe. 🙃

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Individual. It’s meant for high school or upper middle school

@paolamichael8668 Ай бұрын

So you suggest that I don’t start with my 7th yet? Or I do it only with her ?

@cottingtonmae Ай бұрын

My daughter totally did level 1 in 7th, and she is doing level 2 this year. She does like the level 1 teacher better. I think he was funny or something!

@momoflittleladies Ай бұрын

I purchased it for my advanced 7th grader and we found it unorganized without much review (compared to Abeka), BJU was a fraction of the cost of Abeka but ugh. Some days she would have to watch 5 videos, all different lengths and topics. Abeka was one video and reviewed constantly. I do think a 7th grader could do it though!

@cherimathews6235 Ай бұрын

Will your son do HS 2 or just skip dince he is dual enrolled? Thx

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Skip. No need.

@AnnmarieHillDVM 10 күн бұрын

Do you always buy the video packages with BJU?

@GraceandGrit 10 күн бұрын

Yes!

@jessicak5370 Ай бұрын

So a child who is pretty good at math but doesn’t like it and does NOT do well with a challenge should do ok with Shorman? I want my son to use it for pre algebra but I’m just worried it will be too hard for him. He’s used the good and the beautiful math since 3rd grade. Was hoping we could use 7 and then maybe he would be more ready for Shorman but he’s not liking the new math teacher for tgtb 7 :(

@SarahNicole0617 Ай бұрын

Why did u choose Bju press for Science over Apologia?

@GraceandGrit Ай бұрын

Because I liked BJU more. It’s also what I tried first and found it to be great so not changing.