*Mid-Year Homeschool Reflection* | New Language Arts

Mid-Year Homeschool Reflection | New Language Arts | The Good and the Beautiful

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6 ай бұрын

It’s that time where we stop and reflect on the first half of the homeschool year. If you are new here, I am a homeschooling mom to one child. This is my son’s 9th grade year. As you can see in the video, the year has went great and we have only added one thing. After much thought and prayer, we have added The Good and the Beautiful Level 7to our lineup, with plans to use the high school levels 1-3.
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@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable 6 ай бұрын

I just love how flexible you are with curriculum and using things at different times. You completely tailor your son’s education to him. 😊

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I try hard to do what he needs.

@HomegrownHomeschool 6 ай бұрын

I love that you’re teaching him how to take notes. That should be a class everyone gets before going to college. That would have been soooooo helpful.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Right, that should be taught in high school at least.

@agamble1126 6 ай бұрын

I just put my eighth grader back into Good and Beautiful level 7 too. She did do one of the level 8 book studies earlier this year. The level 7 is more challenging than the book studies because the book studies are meant to be reviews and time fillers for those who are not ready for high school level. Students who complete level 7 are ready for the high school level, which is how I explained it to my eighth grader. Every time I try to walk away from Good and Beautiful with any of my three kids I regret it and end up returning to it. It's solid and thorough as well as Good and Beautiful

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

I completely agree. Thanks for letting me know about the book studies.

@stefanieclark8385 6 ай бұрын

Please make a video on how to seamlessly add TGTB LA to IEW. This is me right now thinking for next year. We are going to start IEW S&S next fall, and I want just a little more grammar than fix it grammar. We love TGTB and have been using it for years. 😊

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

I will definitely try once we have used it a little more. I’m hoping I can combine the two.

@homeschoolingthroughhighschool 6 ай бұрын

Hi there! We needed a break from FIx-It & IEW also so this semester we are going to use TGTB. 🌻

@schultesweeties 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t know you could just get the book and not the box from Talkbox mom! Thanks for the tip! I always thought the boxes were expensive too

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

It’s a much cheaper option.

@melissacardona1747 6 ай бұрын

My son, a 6th grader, is very much like yours. He wants to throw in the towel the minute something gets hard. Sometimes, they just need that little extra push. Yes, they will be uncomfortable at first, but the feeling they get when they realize they’re making progress in something they thought they were incapable of doing is priceless.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

You are so right!

@journeyinthehome 6 ай бұрын

Your video made me have go look up some of the curriculum you mentioned. Love it!

@thehudsonshub 6 ай бұрын

I love how flexible you are with your homeschool. Looks like your son is learning amazing things like car maintenance, Japanese, and Cinematography. ❤

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@12foottribe 6 ай бұрын

This is SO helpful as I begin to plan my eldest child’s course of study next year! We’re also planning to take on GRH history units (1-4) in a year…would love to hear how you paired that with the SCM resource mentioned in the video! Thanks.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

We don’t read from Stories of America every time we do a history lesson, but some days they pair up perfectly.

@nicolestanyer2975 6 ай бұрын

I hope The Good and the Beautiful works great for your son.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@worldofweeze 6 ай бұрын

I love watching your videos! Your school days sound so fun!😊 I love your gentle but firm approach to encouraging your son to push himself a little harder each time!

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@schultesweeties 6 ай бұрын

I loved hearing an update! I checked out a video or two recently of TGTB high school LA and it looked good! I’m glad I still have a year before I have to make high school choices!

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

9th grade has went so well. It’s silly how nervous I was about high school.

@theselittlesprouts 6 ай бұрын

Totally get the whole Good and the Beautiful situation. I feel like that is why it didn’t work for my daughter a few years ago either. I do have my eye on the uppper levels though for possibly the future :) it’s all about shifting to suit what they need in each season. I love how in tune you are with your son

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

I’m crossing my fingers that it is exactly what he needs for high school.

@annahofer4929 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing how you do learn math fast, that was really helpful!

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@fab5bailey369 6 ай бұрын

I sooo needed this update! I am feeling exactly the same way about higher level language arts. I just asked another KZfaq mom @Lovethemwell for help with literature. I am in total agreement with you with Fix it Grammar. I just couldn’t put my finger on it. We started using Easy Grammar and Daily Grams for 7th grade. It is working so well for us. I’m still at lost for Literature because we have also read about 6 novels so far 😊. We may just use the Abeka Reader I already purchased used to finish out the year. I also wanted to thank you for sharing how you use LMF, I have applied your method and it has been a game changer with my son. Thank you so much for sharing and keep making video for us boy mom. We need the encouragement and advice ❤.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

How awesome that Easy Grammar and Daily Grams are working for you! I love it. I think it’s a great idea to read the Abeka reader. I am so happy to hear that LMF is working too! Thank you so much for watching and for always chatting with me in the comments.

@blessedhomeschool 6 ай бұрын

Loved hearing your recap! That entrepreneurship unit sounds great, and so does Living Healthy. Some of these neat classes make me super excited for the high school years 😂.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

High school has been great so far!

@ico9879 6 ай бұрын

I love how you are so flexible and honest plans change. Is there any way you can share an example of how you make all this fit in your schedule. How many days out of the week do you use U.S Hist units? And so on. I appreciate all the information you have shared 🙂

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Great idea! I sure can!

@ico9879 6 ай бұрын

@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife thank you, I'll be waiting for that video

@homeschool.pray.repeat 6 ай бұрын

💯 agree with your thoughts on TGTB. We just brought it back also. It’s the perfect loop schedule of assignments.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@HomegrownHomeschool 6 ай бұрын

Ohhhh I forgot GR has the entrepreneurship study! My daughter is doing a class for that in co-op and that would be such a great resource to work in. So glad you mentioned this.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

We loved it!

@bringinglifehome 6 ай бұрын

New here from collab! I love finding channels homeschooling older kids, it seems to be harder to find! We've used the thinking tree journals periodically as well 😊

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Welcome! I’m glad you are here.

@pacificnorthwestgirl2725 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the update, I appreciate all your curriculum related videos. Good luck to your son with the TGTB LA level 7, My daughter completed that last year, and she is working through the level 8 book studies now before moving on to the High School levels.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Is she enjoying the book studies? They look like they would be great.

@pacificnorthwestgirl2725 6 ай бұрын

@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife Yes, she is enjoying them. Each level 8 book study (I'm using them for the beginning of 9th grade) only takes 6-7 weeks to complete so their short and easy. I'm reading the books that are assigned too and they have been very good. I've read online parents say to skip these, but I would recommend completing them because the books are so good and the work in the book study is a small amount to do each day.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

@@pacificnorthwestgirl2725I am definitely going to consider using those.

@homeschoolingthroughhighschool 6 ай бұрын

Gathered Round has a life skills program?! I've got to check that out. 🌻

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

We are really enjoying it so far!

@jennajadeg7010 6 ай бұрын

We used level 7 for 9th and it was great! 🎉

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

That is so good to hear. Are you using the high school levels now?

@CalmintheChaosHomeschool 6 ай бұрын

We are starting navigating friendships tomorrow :)

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

❤️

@BaileyAcademy 6 ай бұрын

I forgot about our history timeline book. We barely used it Oops. Looks like a good lineup.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

The great thing is that you can pick it up and start anytime.

@shalon4jc2 6 ай бұрын

Masterbooks does have a high school Biology, Chemistry, and Physics

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

I will look into those.

@HomeschoolwithJen 6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear chemistry is going well! We love experiments.

@shalon4jc2 6 ай бұрын

Essentials in writing and Essentials in Literature and Easy Grammar have all been good

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions!

@MichelleL83 6 ай бұрын

Sounds like high school has started well! Do you have a review or more information on the Gather Round Life Skills Unit Study?

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

So far, we are enjoying it. We have only completed through lesson 6. My son has learned something new each lesson, so that’s a win.

@maggiewinn1384 6 ай бұрын

Have you heard about Progeny Press literature guides? I may try one of those for my high schooler.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

I’ve never looked into those.

@nancyhansen7103 6 ай бұрын

Have you done a video on how you are combining MB and GR Chemistry? Do you think GR Chemistry us complicated to follow?

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

I haven’t made a video about it, but we do a lesson a day from MB. When we get to a quiz in MB, the next day we do a lesson from Gather Round. The GR Chemistry is very easy to follow. We have really enjoyed it.

@nancyhansen7103 6 ай бұрын

@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife Is the GR Chemistry basically 1/2 a semester?

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

It’s only 20 lessons.

@Simple_Homeschool_Mama 6 ай бұрын

Can you use a theme base writing from IEW without ever learning how to teach the writing course from them? I was looking into their fairytale writing and looking at the samples and the teacher guide it looks like you could but, I would love to hear from someone else who has used IEW. I think anybody and everybody always likes the easy way out because, I know I do in some cases. It's great to challenge your children because, they need to know how to be able to get through in life as they get older. We know as adults that life isn't easy. Thank you.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

They recommend that you go through the Teacher Training before you do the theme based writing. I did it last year when they offered the free premium membership for 3 months. You can sign up when they do the 12 days of giveaways after Christmas each year.

@yolanda080 6 ай бұрын

Hi Ashley! My son needs extra help with Algebra, so you’ve sold me on the Learn Math Fast. I want to buy from Amazon, since it’s a few dollars cheaper and free shipping, but I don’t believe it comes with a password for the LMF website. My question is, is it vital to having that access for the printable worksheets? Thank you for all you do!

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

It isn’t vital, but if you want the supplemental worksheets or you want to resale the book, you may want them. I would shoot the creators an email. I am sure they will let you know the password.

@yolanda080 6 ай бұрын

@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife thank you!

@lmiller2003 6 ай бұрын

Hello! I was wondering how you are tracking your high school stuff now. I remember your video talking about how you were trying to track time (minutes and hours) and that it was overwhelming. Are you still trying to track his time spent somehow?

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

That was a bit overwhelming. Right now, I am keeping daily and test grades. We are shooting for completion of a course, just like you would do in public school. Keeping up with the time was a lot of work.

@Homeschool.in.Paradise 6 ай бұрын

Hi!! New subscriber here from the collab! I love the update. So good that he’s interested in learning Japanese! We are a multilingual family! Looking forward to connect more! ❤

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for subbing!