Congrats Jessica! You’re going to enjoy it :) Happy Homeschooling and welcome to the channel!

I'm doing the same thing! My 10yr old girl will be homeschooling from now on. Good lucky for us begginers

We are starting my 10 year old in the fall with abeka.

It's very in-depth! That's one of the many reasons why we love them.

I try to be really honest. It's not really about being right or wrong, it's more about what works best for my kids and making sure they get what they need. In the end, if I do that, then they are happy and I'm happy ❤️

Agreed

H even unschooling is better than public lol

Thank you

Hello I’m trying to decide between Abeka and Masterbooks. Can you tell me why Masterbooks was a better fit for you guys? New homeschool Mama here!

Aww, thank you, friend! I have so much hair right now lol! It needs a good cut.

Agree, TOTALLY. We are first year homeschoolers and decided to give MB a try.....it was very Bible based, which we loved! We used History, Social Studies & Science from them..... absolutely well done. However, when we did the Math and Language Arts, they were almost "rushed" in their development. We found many spelling errors in both the Math and Language Arts books, speckled throughout the 3&4th levels. Both of the subjects also felt very disjointed. I mean, my son was the one catching concepts that were never taught, which were under the "review" sections. 🤦 It seemed it were a publishers mistake .....almost like the material was put out pretty quickly at once without detailed editing? Idk. My husband gave the same review to me, after helping our son with Math. I disliked the spelling words section waiting until Day 5 before its introduction. We purchased MB for the Godly focus, which we so appreciated, and the seemingly "all in one" and "grab and go" layouts. I personally loved the colorful syllabus and grading sheets in the front too! Thinking the Charlotte Mason flare would be fun and helpful, we ended up skipping the stories because the kids were getting bored and wanted to get right into things. We don't see our kids have learned anything obviously new that they can really recall or apply to their writings. We are looking at Abeka and IEW now. Thanks for your honest review, very helpful!!

Totally agree! I think the MFW & Abeka combo will be great!

Which did you prefer?

My boys really enjoy the Abeka readers!

It's fantastic!

We are 7 days away from finishing K5! And I have to say it has been wonderful and we will definitely miss Ms. Reese

Hi , can I ask which curriculum is similar to the benefits of Abeka?

@@danielachioibasu2126 We are using and enjoying The a good and the Beautiful. I purchased an eco tank printer. We are using the free downloads for levels 1 and 3. I liked them so well, I purchased the downloads for PK, k primer, and K. They are colorful and have free downloads of the readers the re-enforce the phonics principals taught. We also purchased the beginner box sets. Those have been a fantastic resource for my early readers.

Absolutely! I try to be really transparent on my channel. So glad it was helpful :)

Funny how quickly my mind can go from yes to no to yes again lol in a span of 5 minutes 😂😂

Reality is 7/8th grade makes many kids cry no matter the curriculum, homeschool, public school whatever…it’s high stress switching from elementary to high school level and PLUS puberty/hormones, etc, frontal lobe development going on, and starting finals/mid-terms whatever else, the intensity increases plus math switches from concrete to abstract with algebra and writing gets much more intense….sooooo I think the tears are unavoidable for some kids if you are at least trying to get to college one day, but it gets better when the hormones settle down and they get more used to the load and stamina increases 11th grade, hopefully.

@@kkelling9584 No, I am not steering mine towards college. I am steering mine into something that would require going to a two year technical school, so she doesn’t have to study the same information for the first two years of it that she has had crammed down her throat for the past 10 years, just so she can start her adulthood out shackled in debt and end up getting a job that can pay as well as something from a two year technical school. We just started the second half of 8th grade, since sticking with 7th grade Abeka messed everything up and put her behind half a grade level from all of the stress, drama, and burnout. I switched her to Masterbooks history 8th grade for the second half of the grade level, and she absolutely loves it. It is so much easier for her. There is a significant amount of pressure that is gone from our day and evenings 🙌🏻 I also found the winning ticket for her with math, and that is teaching textbooks. No more workbook work, that is drudge work that did not captivate her at all. She completed an entire math grade level in 2.5 months. I disagree with what you said about it is like this for all middle school curriculum, because it definitely has not been our experience at all since branching out and moving on from a curriculum that became very much a ball and chain. She will finish out the grade level with Abeka in Bible, Science, and most of their language arts course, but the more we branch out and find other curriculum, the better things have gotten for her and therefore for our whole family. I ditched Abeka literature and decided to just have her reading a novel of my choosing. I purchased the “teacher” (supplementary) book that goes with the novel(s). This is the equivalent of how Abeka assigns book reports, in addition to their 8-10 hours of the rest of their daily workload. It is working out beautifully so far. She is learning more this way, because she takes the time to look up words she doesn’t know. There was no time for that when she was doing all of the rest of their curriculum. Learning does not have to be drudge work and misery. She was bored to tears watching 45 minute long videos for each subject that are not interactive for her and doing anywhere from an hour to two hours of prep work before she watched them. That has a lot to do with why I don’t plan on funneling her into a college, just so she can spend the first two years of that having to take the same things she had to do in homeschool all over again. I want her to do something that is achievable in a couple of years that fits her personality. That’s just my opinion though, of course. I think college is pretty much a scam. Most jobs do not require a “college” education- they require specific skills and information about said career along with apprenticeship. Of course there are sophisticated careers that do require college, but most careers require skills that can be taught in a couple of years with some apprenticeship. We have some curriculum already for 9th grade. We chose to go with the Good & The Beautiful for Language Arts. Hopefully that will be a good fit for her. Math is for sure Teaching Textbooks. I am undecided on History and Science, still. It won’t be Masterbooks for history, based on the content of what is in the 9th grade books (based on reviews), which is too bad, because we love their gentle approach. I am off of my soapbox, and I have left the Abeka cult 👍

Well, that’s definitely encouraging that you found something that works better for your family. I didn’t mean to offend, only that middle school can be stressful anyway. There’s certainly more to life than school. Sounds like you are doing a great job working with your child.

@@kkelling9584 no problem! I apologize for being so defensive about it 🥴😬

I’m eclectic, meaning I use different curriculum for different subjects :) I just use what works best with my kiddos.

"Homeschool on" has an amazing language arts comparison video that helped me

@@mandy-maltz what do you use for each subject?

Yes, simple is best in early elementary :)

What is the Charlotte mason style?

Haha! I'm sure!

Ofcourse....still money for the company and promotion....

I"m in the same boat. What have you decided for your first grader?

Hello Jennifer, My daughter is turning 5 on October 18th and with the public system she can not attend the K5 yet. But... with ABEKA we can skip the preschool because she is already in advance with curriculum, I was teaching her a lot at home. So... as parents we decide to start with ABEKA K5. As a mother I am ready to go through this beautiful journey with my daughter. Good luck :)

I'm sorry to hear that. That has to be tough!

Yes, thank God for the freedoms we still have in USA!

Benjamin Phillips I would say it depends on the age and maturity of the child. My 8th graded works pretty independently. I give him the assignments and he’s off on his own (and checks his own work). My 4th grader needs a little instruction and then he goes off on his own. Another alternative would be IEW streaming. They can do language arts via their steaming service on their own (depending on the age of course).

Mirka Hokkanen I wasn’t a fan of T4L, and neither were my kids. Total, it’s about 4 hours or so. It’ll vary depending on the grade and child, too.

Stefanie Lozinski I keep it real around here 😂 #NotAnInfluencer #NotAProKZfaqr

I'd start by looking at their language arts packages. That's usually what I bought.

I love Gods design for life beginners for my soon to be second grader, we’ll be using the heaven and earth for beginners as soon as it comes out (in a few weeks). I like that it focuses on one area of science and simplifies it so beautifully in bite size chunks at this age. We are using Abeka for Language Arts. It depends on your child, my son loves science topics so Abeka goes through several different sciences and he prefers the God’s design book.

I would say yes! My son has autism and has been using it over a year now.

A month later...have you used it? How do you like it?

Me too! I had never heard about masterbooks until watching this channel. After much research, I ordered their entire 1st grade curriculum for my daughter. They are so beautiful and look like so much fun. Good luck!

A W wondering how you’re liking Masterbooks??

Stefania Aghadi yes I love them.

My boys are using LA Masterbook and we love them!

My son is in Catholic HS & am thinking of doing home schooling. How do you & your children like it so far?

@@rosegoldwings-4300 we came from Catholic school as well we are using the Catholic home school program Seton Home Study..

Our previous school was behind with Math as well they said public school is more advanced.

ABeka Academy is an accredited school.

Amen sister! Same here!

Last time I was in Panamá me and the boys were digging a canal

Good times

@@RaccoonEnthusiast It is great.

I use MFW with Abeka for Language Arts :)

Hi! You'd have to plan it out on a calendar and see where you'd end up. Every curriculum has a different amount of weeks, so it would be unique to the one you have.

Can I ask what about them are crazy? I’m looking into buying the whole curriculum

@@brittanyliotto2272 in the begging it states that the earth was made in the year 4000 B.C. then it bases everything off of that assumption.

So glad it was helpful for you! It may be "traditional school" in a sense, but I'm not against that at all. It seems to work well for us!

Hi! I never did their math, so I'm not sure. However, it should be in the beginning of the manual. Typically, the acronyms stand for a book name or subject name. Is it maybe AR=Arithmetic ? Just a guess with it being math.

I waited with both of my boys. One is an October birthday and one is December. I’m happy I did. They are now in 3rd and 5th and they have excelled. They have always used Abeka. Good luck.

Hi Tara! I have to find out if Abeka would allow that, as there are copyright issues. If I can, I sure will!

If you go to Abeka you can get a free sample of the video lessons to see how the teachers in their classrooms in Pensacola teach it. You get like 25 hours of video streaming to check out.

The Handmade Homeschooler - Mandy Maltz I think you are generally allowed to share up to 10% of a book. Not positive though!

When I pulled my oldest out of PS, he jumped right into Abeka 4th grade. He didn’t need to backtrack. I would maybe call the Abeka office and talk with them to see what they would advise you to do, they could help you much more than I could, and they’ll guide you through the process :)

Yes! We've always enjoyed Abeka Language Arts curriculum with them. It seems to work really well and I see the learning happening.

Katie Pool we only use the Abeka language arts this year. Teaching textbooks for math. We use MFW for everything else.

@@mandy-maltz what’s MFW?

@@israelmaccabee2309 MFW stands for My Father's World curriculum

We only do the Language Art part of their program. My 7-8th grader could take up to 90 minutes to complete grammar, writing, literate, spelling, and poetry. Some days it's less than that. It's nothing that. Not to mention, each day he won't be doing ALL of the subjects. wouldn't expect from a 13 year old. My 4th grader could take 30-45 minutes. Each day is different :)

We only do the Language Art part of their program. My 7th grader could take up to 90 minutes to complete grammar, writing, literate, spelling, and poetry. Some days it's less than that. It's nothing that I wouldn't expect from a 13 year old. My 4th grader could take 30-45 minutes. Each day is different :)

troy c I wouldn’t worry, you won’t find it to be too much for Kinder. Everything is on their level, and it’s fun! My youngest loved 1-3rd with Abeka.

@@mandy-maltz thank you.

@@mandy-maltz did you do video led or parent led?

Teaching Textbooks

Momma Baca teaching textbooks and apologia

The Handmade Homeschooler - Mandy Maltz Thank you Mandy and God Bless you and your family!

The Handmade Homeschooler - Mandy Maltz Out of curiosity what do you think of Abeka Math for a 2nd grader

Hello! Im new to learning about homeschooling. I don't know what program to go with. I am confused though, is teaching textbooks & apologa the same as Abeka or is it a different home school program?

I have heard BJU has a good math program, but that was just what I heard from local homeschool groups.

@Brooke Gray - Mandy Maltz said that she uses Teaching Textbooks for Math.

@@JenniferBecker88 BJU Press does have a good Math program! I have used some of their Distance Learning Math courses and they are very good. They are engaging for the student and academically sound. Also, BJU's Teacher Editions are visually appealing and easy to use for those who want to teach the subject themselves rather than using the Distance Learning lessons.

No, no videos here :)

I do feel like abeka is a lot of book learning and doesn't leave a lot of time for life learning. You and your child really need a lot of self-discipline and self-denial to fit other things into your day. The curriculum can easily erode your entire day and 7 days a week.

Abeka is a Christian curriculum

@@mandy-maltz okay thank you! :))

We use Abeka for Language Arts, and My Father's World for the spine (history, Bible, literature, music, and art).

The Handmade Homeschooler - Mandy Maltz what do you use for math and science if you don’t mind me asking?

Momming Abroad we use teaching textbooks for math and apologia for science 😊

The Handmade Homeschooler - Mandy Maltz thank you!

Some companies don’t allow us to show things like that due to copyright laws. Look for videos that say “do a lesson” in the title and you may find what you’re looking for.

@@mandy-maltz Thank you.

@@mandy-maltz Do you know of any curriculums that are a live online format with teachers?

Yes, since the parent kits have the teachers manual :)

YES