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Yes!!! The level K material for math and L.A. is not balanced. I have use TGATB math with my boys (now in 2nd and 4th grades) since the beginning and it has gone swimmingly. With my older son I first had to use Masterbooks level K and THEN TGATB level pre-K, before starting TGATB level K language arts. The curriculum was a bit overwhelming for him, though, so after 1st grade we switched to Learning Language Arts Through Literature, which has also been working well, but I'm considering going back to TGATB since it is good and effective, only has 120 lessons instead of 180, and I can download it for free, BUT your review helped me to remember some of those cons that we encountered as well, so I probably will end up just sticking with what's been working. Thank so much for posting this!

Yes! Bring on all the graphic novel adaptations. Dog man has turned my non reader into a reader… but some graphic novels are a miss. We are loving investi gators thanks to Ephraim!

My now 17 yea told lived Animal Farm so much we moved it up as a family read aloud so he could share it with his siblings. I just picked up that graphic novel for him to read and he is pretty excited about it

Grab the graphic novel: amzn.to/40TufOR

HAve you ever Vanderbeekers by karina yan glaser. ITS a great book

First year homeschooling my 8th grade son. Health and falling behind were a couple reasons I decided to keep him home. I realized he had gaps in math and we’ve spent the last few months finding out what they were. Trying to find a curriculum that will be a good fit for him is difficult. His brother, 7th grade, is working independently in Saxon Math. I quickly figured out Saxon and any curriculum that is very text heavy will be a hindrance for him. A friend mentioned this curriculum and I’m so thankful for her suggestion and for your video!! Despite the comic sans (I know my son will mock that! 😂), I think this book may be what he needs to get back up to speed and boost confidence.

Such great suggestions! My daughter loves books with similar themes as to the ones mentioned in this video! I just saved a bunch on the Libby app. I think we’ll add the Amari one to our literature course. If it’s like Harry Potter my daughter will love it! I feel like my daughter would love to talk books with your son. 😊

Looking forward to watching this again but with my almost 14 year old and see what she wants to read after. Her favorite books (that she has reread multiple times over the past 2 years) King Arthur and Her Nights by KM Shea She is also rereading a favorite series of mine- Pride and Prejudice + Persuasion retellings BUT WITH DRAGONS Pemberly by Maria Grace is the first book in the series. For her independent history she is reading Voyage of the Sandpiper series by Jessica Glasner It starts state side in WW2 Christian historical fiction and a lot more information from the Jewish side of things. But the series goes past WW2 and ends up in Europe, Australia, China, the South Pacific…

I've read "one for the Murphys" a few weeks ago and loved it. Maybe raeca would like it too. It's about a 12 year old girl in fostercare and it's very heart hitting (i don't know how to wright it correctly) and funny at the same time.

Great video

I read Restart too

I have been waiting for this!!!!

Aughter loved the lunae chronicles

My older teen daughter read West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge and loved it, might be one that yours would enjoy as well. P.S. we love Ally Carter YA books, thanks for introducing us to them

I'm reading Not if I Save you First by Ally Carter right now and enjoying how fast paced it is!

You two have helped me see that I love free verse books! I have read Hidden, Alone, and Moo. Are there other good ones?!

Ephraim did a great job describing the books he has read. I put a few of these on hold while watching the video. Thank you!

Raeca is so sweet! I need to read more of Susie Finkbeiner's books. The All American is the only one I read and loved it. To hear that it wasn't your favorite of hers makes me feel like I'm missing out. Haha

I have boys under 10, so Ephraims recommendations are more their speed, but I’m adding Restart and Wednesday Wars to the list. I can’t believe how big your two oldest have gotten. Time flies.

Your daughter is so pretty. Natural beauty.

I love that he is into books. I think most kids just want to be on their phones now days.

Ooh i just made a big library order from this list! Ephraim is a natural on the screen. Wow!

I love your kids book reviews

He might like the Dragons in a bag series! My 12 year old liked them 😊

This is our first year homeschooling and we have been using The Good and the Beautiful for our 2nd and Kindergartener. I completely resonate with your points (for the ones we have experience with!). Thank you for sharing, this is helping clarify some things and troubleshoot.

This was such a lovely video. Thank you for taking the time to make it. I love love love Sally and all of her words. She has been instrumental in my own journey. She is a gem. As far as content from you? This kind of content...heartfelt, sitting with ideas, what is working, bringing back the joy of homeschooling. All of it! God bless you!

Has he seen the Captain Underpants movie? I had low expectations but ended up LOVING it so much!

I positively love this and his eclectic reading!

I totally get you. I might use kindergarten math for my kindergartener and something else for language. I find the language advanced to where I have to start my second grader right from level k then move up from there. Never used the good and the beautiful so gona give this a try and we are trying the free printables. If it doesn't work we will move on to something else. I do like the all in one so it's not so overwhelming! I have always used math with confidence and just might stick with that instead of switching math.

I’ve only read the first Amari

Maybe Hearth & Story for your 5th/6th grader?

Sorry I keep commenting. My son loves anything by Dustin Brady!

Thank you for the recommendations! My son will need to watch this video. He is turning 11 in a few months. My son loves Dogman, got him into reading.

There is another book coming out in The Wild Robot series this year!!! "The Wild Robot Island" I believe that is what the next book is called. Our family loves those books. We are listening to the 3rd book now. 😊

That was fun! He is so cute.

This was fun to watch! My almost nine-year-old boy agreed with several of the recommendations and wanted to recommend Hank the Cowdog, EB White’s books, and Tale of Despereaux & Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. Thanks for sharing, Ephraim!

We have been using TGTB math 4 yrs. We love it.

I think my 9 yr old would love all of these books but he doesn’t just pick up books on his own. Has he always read a lot of books?

My eleven-year-old is always looking for great reads. I’ll share this with him. Thank you both!

We loved the Secret Lake Series. There is 3 of them and my son and I definitely put this as our favourite.

Great recommendations! My son loves dog man. I bet he would love the I survived graphic novels and the investi gators. Thanks!

We read The Wild Robot twice and the sequel (not the 3rd) years ago. When the movie came out my now 12 year old was so excited and it was so good! He even said “movies don’t usually make me tear up but this was a good one”… mama & big sister sobbed 😂

I will share these with my almost 11 year old. Thank you both!

Thanks for all the recommendations, Ephraim!

Gary D. Schmidt's books are all so wonderful. The Labors of Hercules Beal is the only book of his I haven't read but it sure sounds good! Nice list!

The Wild Robot movie adaptation came out September 2024. I haven't watched it yet, but the trailer for it looks amazing!

I love your channel chantel ❤❤❤ also i love ur sons suggestions like u recommended dog man and my son loved it ALOT! 😅😅

We stopped using TG&TB several years ago for all of the same reasons. My kids were bored to tears with the unrealistic perfect stories. The busy, colorful pages and jumping from topic to topic were just too much for my kids, too. This year, for language arts, (grades 5 and 7) we've been having success with Fix It Grammar, Progeny Press Lit guides( we discuss the study guide questions together), and Writing and Rhetoric from Classical Academic Press. And then, of course, lots of independent reading, audiobooks, and family read-alouds.

Something I notice after switching to Easy Peasy homeschool is that I really think the 120 lessons hurts TGTB. Easy Peasy has 180 lessons and there is no need to rush or cram so much in.

Yeeessss ! My 6 yr old in 1st grade could not do the K LA ....way to challenging for beginning kindergartener imo but now as a first grader he's flying through it.