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Salt and Light Homeschool
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Sharing our journey as we homeschool our kindergartener with a toddler and baby. Sharing what has worked for us, what hasn't worked and some day in the life's as well!
Sonlight Science K Unboxing | Unbox our curriculum with us!
Hey friends! Here's just a fun video of my sons and I as we unbox our science curriculum. We're so excited! Thanks for watching!
MY ETSY SHOP: www.etsy.com/shop/SaltandLightSchool?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE:
-2021 Curriculum Choices: ua-cam.com/video/_i5mJt7rl8k/v-deo.html
-End of Year Curriculum Review: ua-cam.com/video/TdVBuhBQ6Ic/v-deo.html
-DITL Homeschooling: ua-cam.com/video/5I9-3fA65Uc/v-deo.html
-End of Year Homeschooling Update: ua-cam.com/video/w8SiKTzZWug/v-deo.html
MY ETSY SHOP: www.etsy.com/shop/SaltandLightSchool?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE:
-2021 Curriculum Choices: ua-cam.com/video/_i5mJt7rl8k/v-deo.html
-End of Year Curriculum Review: ua-cam.com/video/TdVBuhBQ6Ic/v-deo.html
-DITL Homeschooling: ua-cam.com/video/5I9-3fA65Uc/v-deo.html
-End of Year Homeschooling Update: ua-cam.com/video/w8SiKTzZWug/v-deo.html
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2024 Curriculum Choices | Preschool and 1st Grade
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Hey friends! I'm so excited to share our 2024 curriculum choices for this homeschool year! This is our third year homeschooling and I can hardly believe it. I'm super excited to get started on some new curriculum choices and see how we like them. I hope you enjoy! MY ETSY SHOP: www.etsy.com/shop/SaltandLightSchool?ref=seller-platform-mcnav OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE: -End of Year Curriculum Revi...
End of Year Homeschool + Summer Update
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Hey friends, we've had a really busy summer so far and I never got around to posting this update that I filmed a few months ago!! In this video I am sharing an update on how the end of our school year went and our plans for the summer. I hope you enjoy! MY ETSY SHOP: www.etsy.com/shop/SaltandLightSchool?ref=seller-platform-mcnav OTHER VIDEO YOU MAY LIKE: -2023 Curriculum Choices: ua-cam.com/vid...
All About Reading vs. The Good and the Beautiful Kindergarten
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Hey friends, today I'm excited to share my comparison between All About Reading and The Good and the Beautiful Kindergarten. We have used TGATB for our whole Kindergarten year and added AAR in at the end. Watch to see what we've ultimately decided to use next year. MY ETSY SHOP: www.etsy.com/shop/SaltandLightSchool?ref=seller-platform-mcnav TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:32 - What’s Included In Eac...
End of Year Curriculum Review (Kindergarten and Preschool)
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Hey friends, in this video I'm sharing our end of year curriculum review. I'm sharing how we liked The Good and the Beautiful Kindergarten, Sonlight, and Gather Round at the Pond. I hope this helps! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - The Good and the Beautiful LA Kindergarten 3:13 - The Good and the Beautiful Math Kindergarten 6:13 - Gather Round At The Pond 8:05 - Sunlight T & P Other Videos You ...
April Homeschool Update | Kindergarten and Pre-K3 Update
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Hey friends, in today's video I'm sharing how April went in our homeschool. It was one of the better months for being consistent. I'm giving an update on my Kindergartener with his math and language arts, as well as a quick update on my three year old. OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE: -DITL of a Homeschool Mom: ua-cam.com/video/5I9-3fA65Uc-/v-deo.htmlThe Best and Worst Parts of Homeschooling: ua-cam....
day in the life of a homeschooling mom of 3
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Hey friends, in today's video I'm sharing a peak into one of our days of homeschooling. Each day tends to look a bit different but this day was a good example of what happens each day when it comes to school. MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO: -Dutch Baby Recipe: www.beccabristow.com/healthy-dutch-baby-easy-breakfast-idea/ -Family Time Bible: amzn.to/3w1WKxk Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links. Tha...
what it's really like homeschooling | The Best and Worst Things About Homeschooling
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Hey friends, in this video I'm sharing the things I find challenging about homeschooling as well as the things that I love. I'm sharing these things to hopefully encourage you to see that you're not alone or to prepare you for the best and worst parts about homeschooling
TONIEBOX REVIEW! | How We Significantly Reduced Our Screen Time With The Toniebox
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Hey friends! In this video I am sharing a little TonieBox Review. I'm sharing how it has significantly reduced our screen time and also sharing some tips on how we made our days revolve less around the TV. TonieBox: amzn.to/4ax7YIX OTHER VIDEOS YOU MIGHT LIKE: -Our Realistic Screen Time Rules: ua-cam.com/video/DGfqayaDun4/v-deo.html -Kindergarten Curriculum Choices: ua-cam.com/video/Vpa9ZneM2Ig...
March Homeschool Update | quitting all about reading already?, schedule update, gather round, TGTB
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Hey friends, in this video I’m giving a homeschool update for the month of March. I’m sharing about March felt a little bit all over the place and how I feel back on track now. I’m also sharing an update on my Kindergartener and my Preschooler. MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO: -Stories From Around The World: amzn.to/3PQdwWQ -Look Inside Your Body Usborne Book: amzn.to/3xx9f44 OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE: ...
do a lesson with us: The Good and the Beautiful Preschool | Homeschool Preschool (3 year old)
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Hey friends, in this video I'm sharing a lesson with my three year old. We are doing the Good and the Beautiful preschool and are really enjoying it! OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE: -How I'm Homeschooling My Three Year Old: ua-cam.com/video/NF6uTuM2Xfg/v-deo.html -Homeschool With Us: ua-cam.com/video/u_71nc19y-Y/v-deo.html -Our New Homeschool Schedule: ua-cam.com/video/MhhxreKUJjI/v-deo.html Thanks ...
All About Reading AND The Good and the Beautiful / How We Are Attempting to Do Both!
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Hey friends, in this video I’m sharing about adding in All About Reading Level 1 to our homeschool. We are currently going to be using The Good and Beautiful Kindergarten. I’m also sharing my first thoughts on the curriculum. MY ETSY SHOP: www.etsy.com/shop/SaltandLightSchool?ref=seller-platform-mcnav TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - why we added in AAR 5:04 - my first thoughts 10:16 - AAR vs TGTB OTHER VIDE...
Christian Light Education? All About Reading? BIG UPDATES - February Homeschool Update
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Hey friends, today I'm am continuing the conversation about if we are going to switch to All About Reading. I'm also sharing our experience with Christian Light Education Learning to Read, and am sharing an update on The Good and the Beautiful Preschool, our read aloud story, and our Bible curriculum. MY ETSY SHOP: www.etsy.com/shop/SaltandLightSchool?ref=seller-platform-mcnav TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 ...
Fun Friday Homeschool DITL (Kindergarten + Pre-K3 + A Baby)
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Hey friends, in this video I bringing you along for a new routine that we're calling "Fun Friday". We are doing all of our fun curriculum this day along with an art project. MY BUSY BOOK ETSY SHOP: saltandlightschool.etsy.com OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE: -Kindergarten Curriculum Choices: ua-cam.com/video/Vpa9ZneM2Ig/v-deo.html -How I Taught My Son To Read: ua-cam.com/video/v66JWhF55aU/v-deo.html ...
Gather Round At The Pond First Thoughts + Flip Through (Ready to Read)
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Hey friends, in this video I'm sharing how we are using Gather Round's At The Pond unit study in our homeschool this month. I'm sharing our first thoughts of it and also a flip through. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00- Intro 1:32- First Thoughts 7:44- Teacher’s Guide Flip Through 9:06- Student Workbook Flip Through OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE: -Burrows Holes Video: ua-cam.com/video/FW9H8OB4524/v-deo.html -Kinde...
Our New Homeschool Schedule (with a kindergartener, preschooler, and a baby)
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Our New Homeschool Schedule (with a kindergartener, preschooler, and a baby)
Should We Switch to All About Reading? Is TGATB Math too spiral?? | January Homeschool Update
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Should We Switch to All About Reading? Is TGATB Math too spiral?? | January Homeschool Update
How We Homeschool Pre-K3 and Kindergarten | homeschool with us
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How We Homeschool Pre-K3 and Kindergarten | homeschool with us
homeschool changes for the new year + homeschool update (sonlight, gather round, bible)
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homeschool changes for the new year homeschool update (sonlight, gather round, bible)
day in the life of a busy homeschooling mom of three
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day in the life of a busy homeschooling mom of three
what I got my kid's for christmas 2023 (five, three and one year old)
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what I got my kid's for christmas 2023 (five, three and one year old)
chatting mental health as a homeschool mom | November Homeschool Update (The Good and the Beautiful)
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chatting mental health as a homeschool mom | November Homeschool Update (The Good and the Beautiful)
how we are liking the good and the beautiful kindergarten | first thoughts
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how we are liking the good and the beautiful kindergarten | first thoughts
A Very Casual Approach To Homeschooling Preschool for Three Year Olds
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A Very Casual Approach To Homeschooling Preschool for Three Year Olds
TGATB Kindergarten Not Working? | October Homeschool Update
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TGATB Kindergarten Not Working? | October Homeschool Update
A Realistic Day Homeschooling Kindergarten (The Good and the Beautiful)
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A Realistic Day Homeschooling Kindergarten (The Good and the Beautiful)
How To Make Learning To Read Fun (and fix bad attitudes!)
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How To Make Learning To Read Fun (and fix bad attitudes!)
BIG Homeschool Update! | Sonlight, The Good and the Beautiful, Gather Round Changes, and Updates
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BIG Homeschool Update! | Sonlight, The Good and the Beautiful, Gather Round Changes, and Updates
How I Am Homeschooling My 3 Year Old (homeschooling preschool pre k3)
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How I Am Homeschooling My 3 Year Old (homeschooling preschool pre k3)
Homeschool Room Tour (in a small house), Kindergarten + Preschool Room, Homeschool Organization
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Homeschool Room Tour (in a small house), Kindergarten Preschool Room, Homeschool Organization
Please tell me where to buy these books for Cambodia?
After TGaTB preschool you may enjoy Rod and Staff preschool workbooks. For K we enjoy CLE K2...it is a slow gentle peogram.
I am not one who learns by flashcards. They get in the way of the learning for me. So we started with TGATB, and that was not a good fit for my son. We switched to Pinwheels, and that started out good, but then it focused too much on writing and grammar, and not much on reading. Which is what my son needed help with. I finally purchased AAR 1 and it has been a huge hit- because as it turns iut my son DOES learn by flashcards. My newly 8 year old son is finally starting to click with reading. It was the complete opposite with his older sister who just started reading one day at age 6 so trying to find what works on the second go around has been a trip.
If it's 5 day a week program and you are going to do it once a week will you it for two years?
Eager to see how you will like it! I already received a science curriculum for this year (a random one on the give away shelf at co op) bur next year I would like to use either apologia or this one.
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Thank you very much for sharing your homeschool! I'm learning a lot. Your Home looks AMAZING and super well ORGANIZED! I think you are doing an AWESOME job! Your children look so very well behaved and ENGAGED in their daily school routine! May you be abundantly BLESSED!
Good choices! My oldest will also be 1st grade this year . It's alot! Are you also doing health, art ,and music? We live in NY state so we have to cover those too . My husband is going to do the music subject with him
Great choices!
I JUST heard about not grass and that was the one I was most interested in / would love to hear your review after y’all try it!
Do you bind the things you print yourself? Printing a Bible curriculum for my daughter and wasn’t sure if I could bring it somewhere to be bound or if I should invest in a binding system myself
We just started explode the code first time homeschooler and we just finished book a. it was great for my prekindergarten aged son, it’s basically been our only phonic program so far and I use it as his handwriting too. Super win here!
Hi Ashley! I enjoy watching you because you and your kids are one year ahead of us. In ages and in homeschool. I have a 4 year old son, a 2 year old son, and a 7 month old baby girl. We just completed my oldest son's preschool year. He and his younger brother will be turning 5 and 3 in the next month, and we'll be starting their kindergarten year and preschool/prek 3 year, respectively, this fall. We greatly benefit from hearing about y'alls experience with different curriculum! Thanks for sharing!
I agree we love the good and beautiful too ❤ we are level 1 as well this year we are using notgrass too but we are doing Our Star-Spangled Story instead amazing video 😊
This is our first year for explode the code as well. I'm excited for this year. I'm in the same boat. My daughter will be 4 in Sept and we are doing the preschool unit from TGATB and my son is in Kindergarten.
Oh my gosh he’s so cute 🤣
Would love to see what changes your family has made to your eating habits.
This was a great review! I used AAR with one of my kiddos, but it didn't end up being a great fit at that time, so he switched to Logic of English. That worked well for him. I began LOE with my next child but it moved very fast for him, so we switched to Pinwheels, which was great to reinforce some concepts, but eventually was overkill, once he had a more solid foundation. He is currently using TGATB level 2 and really enjoying it. I thought we would just use it as a supplement to reinforce and practice over the summer, and then return to the other program, but I am planning going to keep going with it because it's working quite well for him and he really enjoys the variety. I believe there is no perfect reading program that will be a great fit for every child.
This was so informative! It’s so refreshing to see how homeschooling actually looks day to day inside a normal family home! I’m about to start kindergarten at home with a 3 year old and 11 month old in tow (all boys!!) so glad I found your channel! :)
We ended homeschool in beginning of June for kindergarden but never finish some curriculum but I'm very okay with it. We been doing about 2 phonics lessons a week and a family craft a week. I have two other small children also and very hard to do any sort of projects lol we have been outside alot. I'm excited for 1st grade also but also nervous with the amount of work and also entertaining my other ones. We will also be starting prek. We finished first year of T ball will do swimming in fall I think and in a few weeks my 6 year old will do a week of VBS . Happy summer!
Love your videos! We just started our homeschool back up last week. We took more of a longer spring break instead of a summer break. (By the way I also have a homeschool channel)
We also just stopped school for the summer lol. The public school friends were out and we all needed a break so we put it all down and are about to pick it back up for the new school year!
I have been really interested in CLE, particularly for Bible! I love the idea of the smaller units and I have only heard good things! But it does look worksheet heavy and I think little hands get tired. You know I’m used to Abeka so we’re familiar with a lot of worksheets, but that’s one of the things I am not sure about if I were to try another curriculum because I am trying to not use ONLY the more traditional pieces 😂 I’m glad you gave us your thoughts on it! I’m glad you’re still liking Gather Round! I’ve been eyeing unit studies a lot lately haha. Thank you for your updates!!
Hey sweet mama...loved listening. That is such a blessing your mother in law has experience teaching and all the curriculum she gave to you was very sweet of her. May you have a very blessed summer. 🙏☺️💖💖
Last year was our first year with preschool. This fall my son is in kindergarten and I am very excited to start a new year. March through May was basically survival. I was burnt out, and the kids fed off my energy. Once the end of May hit, we took off for summer. Our summer has been so busy. In the beginning, the kids still did some of their workbooks because they really liked them, but then they stopped so we took a break. I think after my family visits this coming week, we will start with their workbooks in August before we dive in to our curriculum.
If you ever want to give CLE a fair trial, you need to break up the lesson lengths! For a young student, no more than 20 minutes at a time. Then it would be up to you if you do one or two 20 minutes a day sessions. I taught my children with CLE and I don’t think there’s another curriculum quite that complete for teaching children to read. I would also adjust the amount of writing we did. We never filled in the handwriting page, and for the first sounds pages, little ink pads and letter stamps are so much fun
We are going to start TGTB kindergarten next week.
So exciting!! I hope you guys like it! ☺️
Thank you for leaving a review of the complete set!
You’re welcome! So glad it was helpful!
This was so helpful thank you so much! I’m considering trying gather round for the first time so being able to hear your take on it and actually see both books was so helpful ❤
Oh I’m so glad it was helpful! I hope you guys love the curriculum! It’s so fun ☺️
Have you used Sonlights LA?
I have not actually! Only TGATB and Gather Round, and a little bit of AAR.
We use both! I love the structured way and the order in which All About Reading introduces concepts- it's based on the Orton-Gillingham approach which is highly effective. We use TGATB workbook to supplement/change things up every now and then.
Nice! We are about to add TGATB to AAR this coming week.
I think both programs really pair well together as long as you are able to cut back on either program. 😊
How do you teach the reading booster cards? Do you use flash cards or do you just have your student read from the book? Because I've heard other people say that their child is memorizing the words on the cards
This is a really great question! My son does memorize some of the cards a little bit but the words are repeated enough through both the booster cards and throughout his workbook that he also has to learn the rules on how to decode the words too. Also, if you really felt this was a problem, (like I have for certain pages), I just make him read the words backward or in a random order and that helps too!
We have used both in our homeschool, and they have both helped my daughters immensely! :)
They are both really great programs! ❤
I thought I would be interested in doing AAR for my son’s kindergarten year but after doing TGATB pre-k language arts and thriving, I think we are leaning towards TGATB level K. All programs have their cons. This is a good comparison video!
Thank you so much! I honestly think that TGATB just really works for some kids!
Such a great video. We love TGTB too. ❤
Thank you for the continual support! Love that we aren't alone in this journey 😊
Nice Video Ashley! Keep it up!
Thank you!
Hey, pretty sure I saw you at HEAV today 🎉
I had to google what that was haha nope wasn't me 😊
You mentioned that TGTB also has aspects of geography in it, is that just American geography or global? I’m in Australia so wondering if I need to supplement sections.
I would say the geography lessons have a "world geography" perspective. They teach aspects of landforms, culture, and other various topics. All their K-5 LA curriculum is available to download for free, so you might want to scroll through to see if they fit what you're hoping. I hope that helps!
I agree with the above comment. It seems to be world geography to me as well!
Thanks so much for that direct comparison, it made it really clear which program would work best for the way my child learns 😊
Oh great! I'm so glad to hear that. :)
I bought both as well. We made it to lesson 2 in AAR. So far, my son is doing great with TGTB. It jives with him way better than the flashcard system. Great comparison!
I love to hear how others have bought both as well haha good luck with both!! I hope it serves you guys well!
Loved hearing this video, I feel so similar! My kids are about the same age as yours, 5 and 3. Would love to hear you talk about how you do train and discipline your boys, because we are struggling with this!
That's so encouraging to hear! I will see if I can gather my thoughts enough to be able to put it into a video where I think it could be helpful for others. :) I feel like I still have so much to learn and make so many mistakes along the way haha.
Your boys are adorable! And so articulate, good work mama!
Aw thank you so much! <3
Love this video! I also feel that TGATB has shocked me and I love it more than I thought it would. I originally planned on doing All About Reading but after seeing flip throughs and the sample lessons I think TGATB is a better fit for my son. Also, just an idea, but something I do with my son is ask “would you like to do school in the playroom or the dining room?” So I let him know that school is going to happen but he can pick where. A lot of the time lately we have been sitting on the playroom floor doing school. I think it makes it a little more casual or rather than sitting at the table in a very structured setting.
I actually really love this idea!! Thank you for sharing! I think it could be really fun to switch up where we do school but have not thought of that.
I love your shirt ❤
Haha thank you! ☺️
We try to pair the lessons with actual library books to make it a little longer with the Little Hearts & Hands
Oh that’s a really good idea! Maybe I can try to do that for some fun summer activities. Thanks for the idea :)
THAT WAS PRECIOUS!
Haha thank you 🥰
How old is your kindergartener again? And do you think that TGTB book work was too much or was just fine.
He’s 6, his birthday is in January. I think it was the perfect amount most of the time. It was definitely challenging for him but not too challenging in my opinion
Your kids are adorable! Same ages as mine. Great video! Did you read sonlight books and do work to go with it or just read the books? Just wondering
Aw thanks!! We just read the books :)
@saltandlighthomeschool one more question, do you think your kids retained gather round at the pond or was it a little over their heads at this age?
I would say my six year old definitely retains the information but it’s probably a bit over my three year olds head. He does listen and understand some stuff though. Hope that helps!
We realized at the end of TGATB K math that it definitely is a massive spiral method, which left some serious holes for our kiddo. We love the language arts though! We started with the preschool in January and plan to start the kindergarten this coming school year. We use Jady A elemental phonics as well because I like to throw a few different ways of learning at my kiddos to see what works best for them. It’s ok to keep going with this curriculum until you feel at peace leaving it or sticking to it. If you have to start fresh in kindergarten this coming school year who cares! Two years of kindergarten can only make the foundations stronger ❤
Thanks for the encouragement! It is helpful to remember that we can not overthink things and if they are working, then they're working.
Greetings from 🇵🇱 Poland 😊
Hello! ❤❤