Yes!! Your reasons are all so good, and I agree with them all! The worldview thing is so important, and something I didn't use to think about. But all of the hours kids spend in instruction by others during school...this is a big deal to me. The relationship building is also such a good one. I know it's not always the case, but it's been such a blessing to have my kids grow up with each other, rather than separated in a school building all day!! Thanks for hosting the collab!

I’m glad I am not the only one that goes a little nuts and needs a break. 😂 It’s not always rainbows and sunflowers. 😊

By far my favorite of the videos you’ve made thus far ❤

Yes!! So many great reasons to homeschool!! Thanks for hosting this collab!

I find my kids crying over independent work so I look into why!!! I didn’t understand why homeschooling was so much better till we started!!! We are an adventurous family and I’m able to speak to my older kids about cultures that are different than ours and our younger kids we don’t vist those places!!! When I was a pre school teacher and kids went into school the school didn’t want siblings together and that shocked me!!! The parents told us that they were expecting the kids not to talk to each other!!!

So worth it for a huge variety of reasons, from individualized education to better family relationships to being able to disciple our children to so many other reasons! Love hearing your reasons too ❤

Loved your video… and you listed all the same reasons we homeschool. Funny thing, dating my husband I told him the same thing. It was a non-negotiable. He was wary at first, but he came around. 😅

For me, it's worth it for my child's mental health! She did K-5 in public school and we couldn't take it anymore! Also, off topic but - what kind of mic do you use? MAN, your audio is so crisp and clear.

Why do you find homeschooling worth it? Or why not?

Great haul! 🤩

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Congratulations @machaelaailene for winning the '8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers"!

Sounds like you guys had a wonderful homeschool week! It’s been a little hard for me to juggle my chores and homeschooling as well. We started our new homeschool year last week. We’re slowly getting into a groove. Love the idea of a chore chart. I actually just implemented this with my kids as well. It has been such a great addition to the day. Thanks for sharing.❤

I only have one kid who does early school so as your kids get older you may prefer to start school later!!! Nothing wrong with doing bible time anytime of the day!!! Rick warren says the best time to read the Bible is wen you are yet ur best!!! Nothing wrong with doing less when you start!!! For chores I do what is useful for them!!! I want my kids to be prepared for adult life!!! I did nannying when I was younger and the older kids played with their younger siblings when the mum got breakfast ready and it helped her. I wasn’t there that early as she didn’t need a nanny till later in the day!!! She didn’t homeschool but I think the idea would work for homeschooling!!! My older kids love to read to their younger siblings!!!

I have also gotten used to slow mornings this summer, going to start our homeschool year the first full week of August. Hoping for a smooth transition, good luck on your year!

We started ours first week of July. It’s our first year homeschooling and my child is only in pre-k4 so the transition of adding in some more structure went smoothly! Now he knows what to expect and things are fun most days 😊

I am adding both of these books to my collection. Thank you again ❤

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Thank you so much for this video!! Im starting out homeschooling here, and it is a bit overwhelming. ❤❤

We do school year round but have a pretty light summer schedule - we won’t officially start our school year until end of August! Love the idea of staggering subjects at the start of the year - I think I might to that this year for the first time 😊

When do you start your homeschool year back up?

I haven't read this book in particular but I've watched 'The Homeschool Awakening ' documentary in which Dr. Kathy Koch was featured, and she said about her book and was interested in knowing more about it.. My resource for homeschooling is KZfaq and podcasts along with other books which i read on kindle..

Have not read these books, but I will definitely be adding to my list!

This looks like a great resource! One of my favorite resources is The Read Aloud Family. It really opened my eyes more to the value of reading aloud.

This book is on my wishlist! I have heard great things about it....my favorite teacher resource has to be utilizing the teacher guide in the Abeka curriculum. It gives me a guidlines as to how best to go about teaching my children.

This is very interesting! 🙌☺️

I have not read this. I will look into this :) I love Gentle Classical Press as a homeschooling resource. :)

I have not read this but WOW I really need to read this! I have 5 kids and I have been very discouraged using a one size fits all mentality regarding what the world thinks is valuable. I know I really need education on this and how to build them up in the right way that God designed them. Thank you for sharing!

I haven't read either of these books yet, but I am intrigued. Interesting new way to look at our children's intelligence and their strengths and weaknesses. Thank you for talking about this book, looks helpful.

Thank you for sharing. I have been homeschooling for 10 years and still got some new ideas!

Great haul!! I just went to target and they had so many great finds. Thanks for sharing friend! 🤗

I buy school supplies thru out the year but I did buy a lot this yr!!! We’ve not yet done the 1st day of school pictures!!! We love magnetic dry ease markers but I’ve not found a certain brand!!!

I prefer Expo Dry Erase markers over any others out there. They have low oder and erase with easy they come in different colors and wide to fine tip dry erase markers, but that's just my opinion on what I choose. Hope it helps...

I bought my Scotch/3M Thermal Laminator (just the basic, plain Jane grey one) off Amazon a couple years ago for like $25 or so. Love it. No issues whatsoever. We use Expo dry erase markers sometimes but actually prefer Expo's Vis-à-Vis *wet* erase markers because they don't stain like many dry erase colors tend to. They are fine tipped, by the way. I have yet to find cheaper dry or wet erase markers that are better than Expo. For us, it's worth the extra few bucks to splurge.

We Loved Beast Academy. Now we are using the next level AoPS. 🌻

Thank you for sharing this video in our group!

My biggest ‘must do’ to prep for the new school year is get our life routines (chores, schedules, etc) for the school year fully established BEFORE we start the full homeschool schedule in the fall. It’s almost impossible for me to establish a school routine AND life routines to go with it, simultaneously, after two months of camping, sleeping in, late nights, and all the other fun stuff that comes with summer 😊

You are so organized! I need a checklist like yours. 😊

Yes, I always bookmark so many things online of things that I want to look into for my kids. That's such a great tip!

Great ideas for chores!

I sort my records thru out the yr and at the beginning of the year I start the records!!! I need to start habits in all My kids with respecting the space we are staying at!!! I use my own digital planner and use different pages that help me plan!!! My homeschool planner is in my catch all planner!!!

Thank you for your honest review. We have never tried Beast Academy. It looks super cute.

Where do you get your grade assessments?

I love how in depth your planning is!

I love how you add in chores

Love that you mentioned going through screenshots and bookmarked ideas saved. I end up with tons of those, but I don’t typically go back and review what I’ve saved! Sounds simple to make that a task for a planning checklist, but I never thought of it. Thanks for the helpful idea.

Will you show your planner in more detail…like maybe a complete flip-through? I’d be very interested to see that. Also, how did you create your pages (i.e., program used)?

Our videos today are pretty similar :) though I need to sit down and add some of your items to my checklist.

What are some of your 'must do' tasks in getting ready for the new school year?

Yeah I went too early too. With my advanced 4-year old. Second half was a no go! But she loves me reading it and doing voices. We’ve read it 100 times. I’ll just keep it around in case she ever wants to do the harder problems.