Mid-Year HOMESCHOOL Update - CURRICULUM that didn't work & what has been working + LIFE UPDATE

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❤ New here? My name is Gina and I am a homeschool mom of 3 kids. (8 year old, a 4 year old and 2 year old). I have worked full time time and homeschooled my kids, but I am currently a stay at home homeschool mom and I am enjoying this season of stay at home mom life! I live in Ontario Canada and love sharing my homeschool and motherhood journey. We are also a Bilingual Family ( Brazil, Portugal and Angola) Consider subscribing to the channel! I would love to be friends!
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:33 Fix It Grammar
2:56 Bible
5:33 Geography / Little Passport
6:22 Explode The Code
7:51 Spelling
9:29 History
13:00 Science
16:00 Preschool (Kindergarten Prep The Good and the beautiful)
18:27 Themed Toddler Busy Bins / Purely Preschool
20:05 2 New Family Member
21:05 Outro

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@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Hi mamas! Hope your week is good so far!

@laurabeth7755 Жыл бұрын

Do you know how long the 50% off any subscription will be good for?

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

@Laura Beth I'm not sure... they can change it any time. This code is for the month of February... it might carry over to March but I am not sure yet! I'll create a post here on KZfaq if it changes :)

@lifebeyondthesalary2458 Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I’m not the only homeschool momma that overbuys & is super excited about adding more. I’m in that spot that I’m in declutter mode & trying to pull back /rotate out what we want to do right now vs what we will get to later. But yeah. That’s where we are at.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

I think we all can relate to that mama! ❤️ thank you so much for sharing ❤️

@sonniloomis9464 Жыл бұрын

Omg!! STOP IT!! I love your background it looks like mine and it makes me feel so good. All I think while watching your videos is how much I love your videos because your so real. And I can relate. Thank you for your videos. I absolutely love them

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Awww, you are so sweet!! Thank you, it makes me feel better that we can relate to each other. I filmed a video the other day, and there was so much stuff in the background 😅🤣 I was like, why don't I notice these things right away? 🤣🤣 thanks for being here and watching ❤️🙏

@bringinglifehome Жыл бұрын

My background is exactly the same! Lol. White shelves with all of our school supplies.

@SummerMeyers Жыл бұрын

We like the Story of The world audio and I had every intention of doing the worksheets/projects to go with it. 🙈 Mom fail. Did not do them at all this year. But my kids love listening to it and are learning a lot.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Summer! Thanks for sharing this... yeah I think all I can do is the audio too lol I'm there with you in the mom fail haha 😄

@tracy8591 Жыл бұрын

I love the Science LHH too! I find it to be simple yet informative. It’s easy to add in before lunch and super cute!

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Simple yet informative! You described it perfectly!!

@bethart1985 Жыл бұрын

Girl I totally feel you on buying too much!! This is my 3rd year and now when I buy something I really have to think about if I truly need it or is it too much. I think we have to remind ourselves we can't do it all. It's so hard!!

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Hi Beth!! I think most of us mamas can relate lol... this next year I'm definitely doing the same... "do I really need it?"

@reclaimingwonder Жыл бұрын

Also, I’d love to see a video about what you do with your preschooler! My 2 and a half year old stopped napping recently and I’m wanting to do a little more educational play and activities with him (mostly because he asks to do school when his big brothers are!), but he’s definitely not ready for a full on preschool curriculum! I love the idea of having a basket or bin just for him to pull out during school time!

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

I will definitely be sharing it in a future video! ❤️ yes, the littles totally want to participate, and this little basket with activities makes them feel like they are part of our homeschool "work" time 😆

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife Жыл бұрын

We stopped the Storm Chaser unit at about lesson 7. We are going to try it again in a couple of years.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this mama! I feel like I didnt do as much as I wanted to ... when it comes to the curriculum as a whole... I definitely will revisit this unit too ❤️

@alittleheavenonearth Жыл бұрын

I have tried to change our meal time chat !! Talking and getting there thought of what they want to do etc !! Been a blessing ❤

@chandaelizabeth3046 Жыл бұрын

I am new to homeschooling this year with my 8th grader and my 12th grader. I also have a 2 year old and a 3 month old that i also plan to homeschool. This video is great giving me LOTS of ideas for my little guys, as well as my big guys! They do most of their schoolwork online right now, but i cant wait for when my babies are big enough to start this stuff! I already work with my 2 year old, but its mostly games and reading books, and he is a very hands on kid, and it sounds like yours are too! So, thank you very much! Ps, i like your background lol

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Hi Chanda! Thank you so much for watching and so glad it's been helpful! You have kids with such wonderful ages :) I have a new video with toddler Activities up now so if you want to check it out you can ❤️ have a lovely day!

@ludmila7561 Жыл бұрын

Super informative video, thanks for sharing! Also the puppies are adorable 🥰❤️ I’m sure the kids are loving it

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

❤️🙏❤️🙏

@SummerMeyers Жыл бұрын

Loved this update!! ❤️❤️

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Thanks mama!!! ❤️ hugs!!

@rabbitila7685 Жыл бұрын

Background was fine. Love hearing your opinions. Thanks for creating content for us. 😊

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Aww, you are so welcome! Thank you so much for watching ❤️ love creating content, so I'm so glad you enjoy it ❤️

@thepracticalhomeschooler Жыл бұрын

Don’t stress about fix it grammar…he’s still pretty young! I think most of us are guilty about buying too much as times 😉

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Yeah I get overly excited sometimes thinking we can do it all... good thing we have more than enough time but I tend to forget lol thanks friend ❤️

@shayj3373 Жыл бұрын

LUV U & All Your Updates!!!!!!!

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

You're the best! This means soooo much!! ❤️🙏 sending lots of love your way!!

@shayj3373 Жыл бұрын

AWWW, I'm so serious ...@@lifewithginab 🤗💕 Watching your vids..it's always ike hangin w/ a sweet friend & chatting....

@reclaimingwonder Жыл бұрын

I love your real life backgrounds!! The aesthetically pleasing ones just make me want what I know isn’t achievable for me 🤷🏻‍♀️ so refreshing to see other people’s messy - but honestly my messy is twice as bad as yours 😂

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

LoL I'm so glad my backgrounds are relatable!! I always forget to check my background before filming 🤣 and then I only notice once I'm there yapping away! 😅😅😅

@thefourwalls8966 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the puppies! I love puppies! Even though they are hard work. Middle of the night potty times. It was hard homeschooling and having a puppy. Because every 20 minutes they needed to go potty. Mine are almost 3 years old now and they still have to go outside 2 times during the night. But we love them so much.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! They are adorable and ... yes so much work ! Lol this potty training life is hard but we love them so much! ❤️

@jessicajones611 Жыл бұрын

Yes😂, to real life. X love your channel and honesty.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Aww thanks Jessica!! I so appreciate you ❤️🙌🙏 and yes to real life 🫣🤣

@sarasali3077 Жыл бұрын

Love how real you are! Real life is messy! You got that right mama!! I too was not impressed with the level k 180 days spelling. It felt like busy work for my girl!

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sara! ❤️ oh, so I'm not alone in not being impressed with 180 days of spelling for level k! Thanks for sharing your experience!

@silverbeowulf5601 Жыл бұрын

Your background is clean. Where I live is a biohazard it's not even a home its so bad.

@boogsassy1 Жыл бұрын

I do Abeka for the bulk of it, for several reasons, the most being that their organization helps me stay organized. I'm not a professional long termed seasoned homeschooling mom. So I need the whole here's your schedule type of thing buy I have added IEW Structure&Style year 1 level B for my 6st grader. We love it so far. ❤️

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! So glad you are liking structure and style year 1 ... that one definitely intrigues me and would definitely want to try it out in the future!

@alittleheavenonearth Жыл бұрын

Girl ! I’m done with add ons lol it’s just to much over whelming 😅for us and kids !!! Will Check out the bible ❤ crafts !!! I want to spend more time dedicated to gods word . It’s just such a beautiful blessing to have them enjoy bible time 😊🫶🏻🙏

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Yes, you definitely have to do what's best and works for you and your family ❤️

@shantelshomeschool Жыл бұрын

Funny thing I did the same thing with explode the code primer books with V 😂 she was just being it and we had so much other stuff we just dropped it.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Lol!! Sometimes less is more! Thanks for watching Shantel ❤️

@RockSimmer-gal4God Жыл бұрын

I add too much to our homeschool as well!!! We unschool geography and we love it!!! My youngest loves explode the code but we take her curriculum slowly but she’s reading a lot as well!!! She’s now doing the normal explode the code!!! We love TGTB spelling in level K but not for my older kids!!! We love sonlight history and we also do local history!!! We love campfire curriculums!!! I’m not sure how I’m going to teach storm safety but we are doing stuff on it!!! Puppies are awesome but I find the puppy stage hard!!! We have 2 dogs and we love that they are mature and still playful!!! We are thinking of getting a pup tho!!!

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Puppy stage is super hard! But I think eventually we will get more too lol 😆

@kayletendre9904 Жыл бұрын

If your looking into something spelling curriculum wise for your younger son, I used the Evan more sight words books, they give a list of sight words and other spelling type activities could be more challenging and make him feel like he is doing similar work to his older brother! Not sure if you have looked into that yet or not. Also about explode the code my kids are using explode the code level one and using the good and the beautiful level k they use it as independent work as I work with the other ones. You could deff skip the get ready for the explode the code but I would start at level one.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all the advice! I need to check out thay Evan more sight word book! Thanks again for the suggestions! So helpful ❤️

@DaisyValdivia Жыл бұрын

😂 I feel the same way about my background in videos. I feel like yours look nice mine are like dirty dishes. 😅

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Haha I've definitely had the dirty dishes, laundry, all the things in the background!! 🫣🙃🤣

@sarahe7515 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to it. I am changing up how much we use to save money. Plus I have to potty train my newly minted 3 year old so I want less curriculum this spring. It will be interesting to see what you have to say.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

You'll hear me say less is more in my video quite a few times! I think we might be thinking the same thing... my goals for next year is definitely to simplify! :)

@sarahe7515 Жыл бұрын

To continue now that the video is up. My daughter loved Fix It Grammar Nose Tree. We do it on Saturday mornings. She finds the story so funny. I don’t know. She like the princess being called out. That is her sense of humor lol! I bought the Town and Country one to continue. I noticed that I have a lot of LA and need to cut down myself. I am glad you showed us a new option for Bible. I really need to stop spending money so I will definitely look at it. My son is going through something. He keeps eating and our groceries are making me broke. Anywho. He likes the 180 Days of spelling paired with Explode the Code so I didn’t cut out that out. Are you tired? Cause I really hear your Canadian accent more on your video. LOL! Don’t worry. I get told I have a strong yankee accent by girls in Virginia. Finally, if I could I would show you my messy background if KZfaq allowed pictures. Have a nice week.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

@Sarah E first of all ... I love your comments... they always make me smile or lol... YES I am so tired hahah and I definitely have a Canadian accent... I've noticed this since I've started recording videos 😅 thank you so much for sharing and watching Sarah! ❤️🙏

@sarahe7515 Жыл бұрын

I forgot to tell you a little nugget of wisdom. My daughter was fast with the spelling and reading like your son was. Go with the flow but don’t necessarily put him up a grade level. The maturity needs to catch up even though they are acting like they are ready. Give him different subjects and extracurriculars. My oldest was advance for almost (not math) everything. She is brilliant in science and reading. She’s 8 and tests for 5th grade. The problem is she isn’t mature enough to handle writing the papers and do the bigger kid work. I will say encourage and challenge him but don’t necessarily bump him up in every subject in September.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

@Sarah E thank you for this Sarah! 🙏 ❤️ I always worry about that too and don't want to push him! I so appreciate your advice!

@alittleheavenonearth Жыл бұрын

Your dogs are taking up your time to organize 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Lol Lol there sooo 🥰 cute

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Yupp!! 100% 🤣😅🤣

@BookDragonKSC Жыл бұрын

Your 4 year old sounds like mine. He also ends up working ahead.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Yupp they are definitely alike ❤️

@DaisyValdivia Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard good things about fix it grammar but it’s so expensive 😭

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Yes it's a bit pricey for it being just grammar. IEW is on the pricier side for sure!

@thefourwalls8966 Жыл бұрын

We have been using Lifepac and it doesn't go over things very well. It skips around. So this year we started BJU Press for History and Science and it is working very well. So we ordered the English for this coming year. But my girls are behind in English so we are doing an Evan Moor English as soon as it comes in the mail. It is to go back over some grammar we have missed and I'm adding maps, and geography from Evan Moor to this coming year. My girls are not going to be happy. They don't like when I add things.

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I'm glad that BJU is working for you... I've never tried BJU but I know a homeschool mom that loves it!

@alittleheavenonearth Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Lol he’s such a cutie 😊

@lifewithginab Жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

@silverbeowulf5601 Жыл бұрын

I dont like fix grammar at all, I looked into it and it was a no.