look at Sonlights LA it’s a natural approach and your readers are great books and can be modified for any grade level so you can do first grade LA and the 2 grade readers if you need to.

Love your hair. Its sooo pretty.

In the same boat, going on eight years now with my only !

I’ve been homeschooling one of my daughters since she was 3 (almost 5 now) because she sees her bigger sister doing it and wants to. She literally begs to do it ALL the time. I can’t imagine squashing her love of learning because of her age. She’s doing amazing and we follow a formal curriculum. We also don’t do morning basket! Tried and it felt more stressful than anything since it just didn’t fit our morning dynamics.

Are you still using aas ? And how do you like it ?

Hey there! Another GR question for you 😆 did you modify how you read the Teacher’s Guide for your early reader? I have a 4, 6, 9 and 11 year old. I think my older two will love all the history and information. I wasn’t sure if it could be tough to keep my 6 year old’s attention if I read the lesson in entirety. Thank you for your review and sharing your experience!

Thanks for the flip through, I want to get this for my son. He’s 8 so I will start at level 1 too. I was wondering though, when will you do the other levels?

Thank you for this flip through because I’ve been wondering about that one.

Thank you for sharing this review! I've seen on your videos how you have since completed more Connecting Continents units and other units as well. I'm shopping the sale again this year and was wondering if this is a unit you would ultimately recommend. My kids 4-12 enjoyed Africa! I see how some units are great for family learning with little ones (such as Oceans, Africa, NAB). I would lose my little ones with Renaissance and Revival and Energy probably.

Between mom in me” thank you for the idea

So glad to hear that you are enjoying the MB Life science!

Can someone give me advice on how to help socialize my homeschooled only child ? We don’t have any family in our area and we’re kinda alone

I was wondering if the activity book would still work with the older version of all about spelling? 🙂

The Train to Impossible Places looks so cute!

I'm watching this 5 minutes after I made a completely unnecessary thriftbooks order 😬. It felt like gluttony. Perhaps I'll set a challenge for myself not to buy anything homeschool related until after Christmas (I don't think I can go a whole year). The Wind in the Willows was a very heavy book for us. Did you get an abridged copy?

We love The Vanderbeekers.

At one point I had over 600 books! I finally decided enough was enough and sold off a ton! Now I am using that money to "smartly" by used books for our shelves, more tailored to my kids interests, instead of just having books to have them.

I can relate so much! Great job going over a year! I feel like I obsessed so much over scrolling book outlet when I first found it. Since the inventory was constantly changing I was afraid of missing out on the good ones. And made way too many orders to keep up with reading. 😂 I took a good long break too. Although I do find read alouds enjoyable I have found it tricky for my family to stay engaged listening. I found the best way for us was to snuggle and read at bedtime. They are most excited to sit and listen well then. Even if it was a literature book for a subject like history, I usually save it for then!

We read Vanderbeekers book 1 this past year and loved it. Hope you enjoy, too!!!!

"The temptation is always there." SO TRUE!!!!!

Ask you local library about Interlibrary loans. Most libraries will let you borrow books from other libraries in the US. See if yours does and if they will explain to you how to do it.

I found Kayas world at a little free library in my town.

Bottom line seems to be - "Don't "other-ize" your homeschool." When we stop being pushed about by every fad, and pray and decide what's best for OUR family - it works much better than just trying to obey the masses.

We found ours a few years ago on ebay

You got some really good books! The timeline book looks so fun!

The American Girl history looks so sweet!! Every time you talk about it, it makes me want to try it☺

I think that started because public school was pushing for kids to to begin formal, sit down education to younger and younger. Then kids were considered "behind" if they weren't. It was killing the love of learning for a lot of little kids so early on. I have a4.5 year old who was interested in schooling at 2.5. I don't push him Ingri it but he often asks me to do preschool with him because he sees the older kids doing it. I'm in agreement with you that if they are interested then go with it! If not, there is no need to push at that point.

Notebookimg is so fun and educational. That Pilgrims Progress book is so beautiful! One of our favorites. May you have a lovely day! 🥰🥰

I'm so glad I've found your channel! Would you mind sharing how you set up your school year as far as dates go, when you start/end, etc.? We did this same Masterbooks science unit when our oldest was in 3rd grade & we really enjoyed it, too!

I loved Ramona when I was little.

So glad I found your channel just added you on Instagram 😊! ❤ Needed to hear this we decided to homeschool this coming new year. Out kiddos are 1yr apart which is a bonus, I relate even more. Thank you for your honesty and wisdom !

Both of my sons needed that extra year to gain maturity/self-control and starting formal seat lessons at 6 worked well for them. However, my daughter is a very eager learner with emotional maturity, so we’ll be starting her K year right when she turns 5. Blanket generalizations always have exceptions 😉, but in my experience (both at home and teaching Pre-K for years) girls are usually ready for formal lessons at a younger age than boys.

I have never understood the mentality of not homeschooling before 6. Public schools, in my area, want kids pretty much reading when they are coming out of Kindergarden, so usually 6. Then homeschool parents complain that their kids are "behind." It's so frustrating that people can't seem to just trust their own instincts and just follow their child's lead, where it's reading at 5 or at 9.

Hey def veer inspiring. I found your page from an interview you did…I forgot which podcast. Any advice for a brand new homeschool mom of 1 3.5 year old? I have this nagging feeling it will be boring with just to 2 of us. And my son is super social. He’s coming from half day preschool and his favorite part was his friends😅

Great thoughts, Kristen! ❤ I started “homeschool” with Elynna when she was 2 1/2. It was mostly crafts, learning letter sounds, and reading books together. I was also just so excited to start doing school 😆

Your hair looks so cute!

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As someone who is about to homeschool her toddler! Say it louder for the people in the back 😅

New subscriber here. I always wanted to do a unit study but have not got to doing it because it seemed hard having listened to this video it seems easier than I first thought.

Found this channel because I watch "life in the mundane" & "plan prep pray".

Oh my goodness yes the don’t homeschool before six is very frustrating 🤦‍♀️

What an awesome video! Love the detail and walk-through. So excited about this guide.

I am so excited about this planner

This is amazing! Thank you!😊

I love Not Consumed! I bought the Heavy Feelings bundle for this next school year.

I’ve been filling up a cart on their website and just went and added the “My God Says Journal”! Please do a review of the Faithipedia when after you’ve gotten into it!

100% agree, these are great questions to ask

Those look like awesome book resources!

Well said! Thank you for this Video. Every year we weigh the pros and cons and it's so helpful to get others perspective and think about all the factors and reminders of what to think about when making this decision. I've learned these last couple years It's so easy to compare what others are doing but you really have to weigh most What works for your family and your child. Thank you for encouragement and reminders. This video is laid out so well. I'm impressed. 💜💖

Totally agree. One reason we stopped CC was because I just can’t imagine paying what they charge every year and still taking the time to teach and all the time commitments that requires.