@@PerseveranceMama so happy to hear it was helpful. Have a great homeschool year! 💗

@@kdwerner Glad to know it was helpful. ☺️ Thanks!

@@elainekauffman40 glad to hear it was helpful. ☺️

@@lillyflo5 hi! I think discs are great, but they may be a bit much for little ones. Depending on the quality of the discs, they may be a bit more prone to breakage and/or they may get in the way. I do love the ease of adding in pages, though, so it could definitely work with older children. For student workbooks, I personally found the ProClick system or the comb-binding system a bit easier to manage. Hope you find the perfect fit for your family!

@nurturingconnectionshomeschool Thank you so much for responding! Looking into the proclick! But what good quality discs do you recommend? I only have the we r makers multi cinch tool and find that brand of discs has been a pain. So looking to see what other brands they are compatible with. Disc bound discs is all new to me. 😆

@@lillyflo5 I bought Talia discs, but they crack every now and then when I put my planner in a bag with other stuff. I just bought an extra set and swap out when needed. It hasn’t been too bad, but I’m sure there are better ones out there. Metal ones should be more durable. I was just hooked on pink and stuck with them. ☺️

@@Built_Resilient amen! So happy to hear it was an encouragement to you. 💗

@@sarahrandall3189 Thank you for asking. They are not ready just yet, but a few are in the works, and I am so excited about them. They will hopefully be up within the next few months. I’ll share as they go up. ☺️

Aww-hope it was helpful. 💗 You got this!

I got it! I had to go to your website and go to shop and find it that way. I’m so excited to try this!

Thank you, because I had the same issue 😮😊​@@ashleymckinney5126

@@ashleymckinney5126 thank you for your purchase! I pray that the curriculum blesses you and your child. 💗 And thank you for letting me know about the site links. I’ll need to adjust those. ☺️

@@nurturingconnectionshomeschool I’ve been researching what to use for my upcoming Kindergartener and this is going to be perfect! Shes my last one to teach to read (😭) so I really wanted something fun and hands on for her. Thank you so much!

Thank you! I’m not familiar with the set up for Voyage of Discovery, but it most likely teaches the alphabet in a different sequence than the one I created in the curriculum. I set it up to introduce decoding more easily and to help avoid confusion with more challenging letters. Having said that, I think that any type of exposure to beginning reading skills in the early years can be helpful as long as your children are eager to learn and don’t feel overwhelmed with extra formal lessons. You may consider just using NCR with your older child for now or only use it a few days a week. Another option would be to get the add-ons with just the flash cards, booklist, and rhyme and coloring pages. These could then be introduced using the sequence in MFW. I just added some limited printed options in my shop. ☺️ Hope that helps! Whatever you decide, I hope you have a wonderful year! Enjoy the journey. 💗

Thank you so much! 💗

Glad to hear it was helpful. 💗

You’re welcome. 💗 They recommend the books for ages 4-12, but I’ve read them with my mom in the room, and she’s enjoyed them too. ☺️

I have some links in my description. Did I miss something? Let me know, and I’ll put it up. 😊 Thanks!

strangely actually my files dont have line with the numbers 1-4 like yours, just the squares

Hi! In my grades 1-12 bucket planner, I used the numbers to track each of the children as in child 1, child 2, etc. In the preschool/kindergarten planner, however, I printed a separate planner for each child and used the columns to include the years that each concept was introduced, such as 3 years old, 4 years old, etc. I would also mark when a concept was mastered in the appropriate column. I later decided to leave the columns blank on the planner so that it could be used however the user wanted to use it. Hope that helps! ☺️

@@nurturingconnectionshomeschool thank you! I think I found a way to use it for kinder!

@@luccalele9740 yay! Happy planning!

So happy to hear this was helpful. 💗These were definitely some of our favorites. That last one really made an impression on us. 🫶🏻 Have a great upcoming year!

You are so welcome!

Hi! Thanks for watching! I’m happy to hear that my videos have been helpful. 💗 I’m not sure which video you’re referring to, but I’m thinking it may be the one on Sensory Bins. If you have little ones in the mix, this post has some tips along with a link to the video on Sensory Bins and other preschool resources. Hope it helps! ☺️ www.nurturingconnectionshomeschool.com/post/10-tips-for-homeschooling-with-babies-toddlers-preschoolers-in-the-mix

This video just came to mind. Not sure if this is it, but I do go over work boxes here. ☺️ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7CPaJpq3K-4h30.htmlsi=S0JpjX61Emegvwzo

@@nurturingconnectionshomeschool thank you so much!

I’m sorry, but I didn’t put together a video when we used MFW for 1st grade. We used it our first time through, then switched to HOD for my girls for 1st grade and used some of our favorite hands-on MFW activities along the way. MFW focuses more on Biblical history, while HOD focuses on both Bible and world history. If your child is doing well with the MFW phonics program, then I believe that it continues in grade 1. With HOD, you can pick the reading program to use. Hope you find the best fit for your family. Happy homeschooling! ☺️

Thank you. 💗 I'm glad to hear it was encouraging. Happy to have you here!

Thank you for being here and for your sweet words. I’m really glad to hear that my channel has been an encouragement to you. 🥰

So happy to hear that. Thanks!

My personal favorite for that age was My Father’s World: God’s Creation from A to Z. For my younger two, we did a separate reading program but enjoyed all of the other activities and lessons in MFW. We then switched to HOD for first grade then back again. 😊 I have a review on MFW kindergarten if you want to check it out to get a better idea if this would be a good fit for you and your children. Hope that helps!

@@nurturingconnectionshomeschool thank you!! I definitely want to pick something and stick to it I feel like I have switched so many times this year lol. What reading program did y’all use?

@@lindsaypotter3694 totally understand. One thing to keep in mind is that if you go through either program straight, there may be some repeat years or “catch-up” years, depending on the age of your child. This gave us just a little bit of flexibility to try something different for a year or two then continue on with the curriculum. 😊 I have a video with the reading programs we’ve used over the years as well. I hope that is helpful. Enjoy the journey. 💗

I think it really depends on the child. Of course, you can always adapt it to best meet the needs of your child. I’m personally using these as read-alouds for my 15, 12, and 9 year-old children. We use the workbook as a resource. Sometimes we do the questions orally, sometimes we fill out the answers. I use the essays for the older two and the life integration projects for all of them as applicable. I also add activities that I think about along the way, like geography crafts for Switzerland when we were reading Heidi and a Brave Book on communism when I introduced God’s Big Smuggler. Make it work for you and enjoy the journey. 💗

In the little years, I stuck with 1-2 weeks at a time. This kept us on track but gave us the flexibility to add in seasonal activities, play dates, field trips, etc.

@@nurturingconnectionshomeschool Makes sense! Do you just print more of the planning sheets from the PDF as you go? The document only contains one of each type and a blank so im wondering logistics on how to use throughout the year and the easiest way to do it

@@luccalele9740 now that my kids are older, I print about 6 copies of the same page at a time for each term. Before, I would just print each week. Hope that helps. ☺️

Thank you for your purchase! I pray that the planner blesses you and your little ones. Have you watched the videos I put together on the kinder bucket planner? I think you’ll find some good options in video 2: www.nurturingconnectionshomeschool.com/post/how-to-plan-your-homeschool-preschool-kindergarten If you have any further questions, feel free to email me. ☺️

@@nurturingconnectionshomeschool I did but im still confused, sorry! lol. I see all the options for planning, but once you write the weekly plan in then I'd need a new form for the following week, but if I bind my planner I can't add new sheets. Am I making it more complicated than it needs to be?? I also saw your disc option where you can add sheets, is this what you do?

@@luccalele9740 no problem. ☺️ If you want to print for the whole year, you would just make 30-36 copies of the weekly page and bind it along with any of the other pages that you’d like to use. I used to use the ProClick binding system so that I could add or change things up if needed. I now use the disc-bound system, which makes it easy to add in pages.

Sure! I think it could be used as a full LA program in the lower levels along with the phonics program. In the upper levels, you may want to add an ELA program to cover grammar and mechanics and written composition, along with something for spelling. The upper levels of GBS cover vocabulary, parts of speech, revision exercises, reading comprehension and application. Yes, it can absolutely be used as a Bible curriculum or read aloud. We’ve changed how we use it (more on this in the video), but a full lesson can take anywhere from 30-45 minutes or more-depending on the child. (We usually split the lessons if it gets much longer than that.) Hope that helps!

@@nurturingconnectionshomeschool yes! it does. Thank you!

Thank you. I’m glad it was helpful. 💗

No, I’m sorry. Any of the books we have kept over the years have sentimental value and are still some of our favorites. I’m holding onto them for my youngest to continue to enjoy and for my grandchildren one day. ☺️

Thank you so much for your kind words. 💗 It truly is a blessing to be able to support our children as needed.

I don’t think I’ve specifically talked about loop scheduling aside from what I mentioned here. I can put together a video on it and get it up soon. Thanks!

Love your content! Do you have a video or blog post on how you teach language arts and writing? Having used MFW, did you use their Language Lessons for Today and Writing Skills? Did you feel like it was enough? I'm also a former teacher and, while I'm trying to trust the process, it seems a little too gentle. I have enjoyed it, but was wondering what your thoughts are since you're a little further down the road than I am. Thanks!

@@amys2205 I feel like we’ve used SO many things for ELA, including curriculum that I wrote for my children. My background was in ELAR, so trusting the process for me was very difficult as well. Two of my learners require more explicit and hands-on approaches without all the excess, and it’s been difficult finding a good fit for them. We tried MFW LLFT and WSFT early on, but it didn’t have enough practice for my child. Looking back, it may have really worked for my middle child, who loves reading and writing and is currently using Writing Strands, which is similar. I’ve heard great things about MFW ELA, but I personally think it would be better suited for a child that learns writing more easily. I’m hoping to put together a video soon on ELAR and some things we’ve used along the way. I’ve shied away from it a bit because of a-l-l the things we’ve had to put together to make it work, but I’ll see what I can do. ☺️ Thanks for your feedback. 💗

That’s so wonderful! I love that you’re able to make those extra special memories with them. What a blessing. 💗

That’s so great! Hope you all have the best year ever. 💗

It’s such a great curriculum. 💗 Which subject is your favorite?

@@nurturingconnectionshomeschool I use Generations phonics with my 5 year old, and my 6th grader is using their science and history curriculum. I have also purchased a whole grade 1 level bundle, can't wait to dive in after we finish the first book of phonics! 🙏

Your God's big story was very helpful for me 😊 thank you very much 🙏

@@tatyana1324 that’s so awesome! Thanks for sharing. ☺️ I’m also glad to hear the review was helpful.

Thank you! 💗 I’ll aim at putting together a video on this and get it up soon. ☺️

That’s exciting! This particular World History course by Generations is for high school and covers all major time periods, whereas My Father’s World breaks it all up into a four-year plan. For the younger grades, we loved My Father’s World, especially the booklists and hands-on learning opportunities. Generations also has a history series for the younger grades, but we haven’t used it just yet. A few general differences: Generations includes a textbook and workbook, so it’s more concise and open-and-go. The workbook has extension activities and map work as well, focusing on a particular geographic location. The history that is covered is centered on the advancement of the church in that location, along with some other key historical events. My Father’s World includes readings from a variety of books and includes notebooking pages instead of comprehension-type questions. It also ties in Biblical and world history with an emphasis on a time period instead of a location. Hope that helps! ☺️

Thank you so much! I appreciate your help. I love your channel; it's one of the reasons we're using MFW! 😊

@@amys2205 thank you. 💗 Have a wonderful homeschool year! Enjoy the journey.

MFW is so much more than a reading program. It includes music, art, science, Bible, and math as well. Two of the three times we used it, we skipped the reading and did everything else. We used Level A instead and it worked out just fine. If your child likes to do school work, you could try both, but they do follow a different sequence. Even then, most children need that extra repetition when learning to read. Using Level A can help set a stronger foundation for reading-even if a child picks up sight words quickly. As they advance through the years, a good phonics foundation can be helpful for decoding more challenging texts and later spelling as well. Hope this helps! If you have any further questions, feel free to email me. ☺️

And thank you for purchasing Level A. I pray it blesses you and your family. 💗

Thanks! I’m not sure how to do this here, but you can email me at nurturingconnectionshomeschool at gmail (dot) com. Let me know what you’d like to see, and I’ll send it your way. ☺️

I don’t remember seeing anything specific to dinosaurs, but it does take a creationist/young earth perspective on ancient times and provides a lot of evidence for it all. ☺️ Thank you for your comment. I’m happy to hear that this was helpful.

I appreciate you stopping by and sharing. It’s encouraging to know these videos are helpful-even if for a bit later. ☺️ Many blessings to you. Enjoy those sweet little years. They are such a joy. 💗

Yes! We still bring them out from time to time to refresh our memory. ☺️

We’ve really enjoyed them. Unfortunately, they do not go through high school science at this time. They have high school curriculums for literature and history but are still working on science.

Yes! I prepare a homeschool notebook for each child, including a weekly checklist of independent studies per week. At the beginning of the year, I create the flow of each day, write it out, then run off copies for the term. ☺️ I have a video with more info on this as well.