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Yes I love history too! It’s so fun getting to learn alongside my children!

You have to buy all the books separately. The Alveary writes the lesson plans and guides and doesn’t necessarily follow how Simply Charlotte Mason uses this book. It’s one of several resources they use throughout the program. But all the books are extra that you have to source out yourself. Although they provide links to all the books so that you purchase the right editions, etc.

@@littlebitsofbliss hm, I’m a little unsure of the usefulness if you buy one curriculum and it tells you to buy another one. I understand sending you to purchase literature as all the programs do that, but IDK, this feels like a 300$ lesson plan, sort of.

@@Mamaisawake A Castle with Many Rooms is not a curriculum. It’s only a history book. It does not come with a lesson plan or guide. You could just read it on your own, but both Simply Charlotte Mason and the Alveary write the lesson plans and guides incorporating other living books and biographies to give a better historical picture. Purchasing lesson plans and guides add value if you struggle with planning or would prefer someone else do it for you. The $300 is for the lessons plans and books lists for every single subject.

Glad to hear!

Thanks for sharing!

You’re welcome!

Sounds interesting! I love how many Charlotte Mason resources there are now!

I will make a video on that!

That’s great! Yes, I’m so glad I found out about it!

Hmm… good to know! Yes it does appear to be a secular curriculum. I’m not sure if I mentioned that or not in the video! Thanks for the heads up! 😊

Great question! Yes I do! They have so many excellent resources and books lists with guides that it definitely feels worth the cost! But I’m only not using their history because we’ve done this time period so many times! Once their history cycle is in line with where we are, then I will most likely use the Alveary again. I’m also using their Canadian history this year. I also plan to use some of their science to supplement for my grade 1 student! And the labs might also still be fun to do as summer learning or during other school breaks! We never stop learning over here! 🤪

@@littlebitsofbliss Okay, this is helpful. I had the same thought about doing some other science over the summer. We are always learning, too! There is just so much fun learning to be had! Thanks again for sharing.

​@littlebitsofbliss Does the Alveary post their scope and sequence schedule?

@@audwan4 every lesson plan for each grade/subject has a description of what level of student that lesson plan is meant for, including any required background knowledge. They also include how long each lesson should take and how many days a week it should be done. They are in the first few pages of each lesson plan.

I plan to make a video about their history next! I will be teaching from Berean Builders: Science in the Beginning, because that is what the other co-op members chose (although personally Apologia is my preference 😊)… and Bearean Builders looks great too! Lol

Yes we should!! 😂

No, not to my knowledge! Ambleside online offers free guides and cycles, but you still have to do some planning and get all the books.

Here’s the link to the video! ua-cam.com/video/wc2zYlwSz0U/v-deo.htmlsi=f-7N_dPhO5xWiTzO

Yes this is an amazing resource!

You’re welcome! Unfortunately it only has American and World History.

I wouldn’t say it’s gentle. The amount of required reading is the same, however the leaning towards more modern book selections does lead to better comprehension I think. There are still the great classics assigned and writers like Plutarch and Shakespeare are still read in the same grade levels as AO and CMEC.

Good to know. Thank you!

Yes I agree!

Yes it’s definitely a great supplementary resource as well!

I’ll check it out!

Yes me too! Hopefully they add more grades in the future!

@@littlebitsofbliss I don't know if she will, since it's been several years, but we can always hope!! It's also a great format for moms who have olders to implement the orderliness fairly simply with older kiddos.

You’re welcome! 😊

We are using FLL 4 in 5th grade because in Grade 3 we switched to The Good and the Beautiful (which was a total waste of time) but you can’t skip FLL 3, so we did it for Grade 4. The Well Trained Mind has a language arts curriculum called Grammar for the Well Trained Mind that is meant to follow FLL.

No the Alveary is not using Story of the World as their spine, although some have asked them to. They choose new books each year for each new history cycle.

Writing and Rhetoric is great! We have used it and loved it! It teaches writing skills like summarizing a passage concisely as well as creative writing techniques like amplification. I also really like Writing with Ease from the Well Trained mind that teaches how to write a well summarized narration.

@@littlebitsofbliss awesome thank you for that! If you had to pick Writing with Ease or Writing & Rhetoric would you choose one or they both serve different purposes?

@@TheJonesClan6182011 I would say they are different but both will develop their writing skills. I like to use Writing with Ease for grade 1-4 and I added Writing and Rhetoric in grade 4 for added writing skills.

@@littlebitsofbliss Thank you so so much! This was very helpful!

There isn’t really a scope and sequence when it comes to geography. The living books will follow the current history cycle and you will learn about the places and peoples in that time period. The mapwork will increase in challenge by grade (for example in grade 4 they might only have to memorize countries, but in grade 6-7 you might add the challenge of learning the capitals as well). The only way to see a specific scope and sequence would be to look at each guide and compare the differences. But they do speak to placement and combining students in the about section of each subject guide.

I’m so glad you found it helpful!

So glad you found it helpful! ❤️

Yes I’ve noticed that a lot of people have been switching to the Alveary! They do a great job! I’ll keep posting new Alveary reviews each week! 😊

So glad you found it helpful! I totally agree! There are definitely benefits to both methods! ❤️

My preference is to read it to them, even if it’s a little over their heads. You can go over a few of the more difficult vocabulary words first, and even narrate to them what the story was about afterwards. But I totally understand your frustration! There are simpler Shakespeare adaptations, but I have not tried any yet to make any recommendations. I have seen some picture books on Amazon, etc. Alternatively, if you feel he’s not gaining anything from reading it, I would just wait until he’s older! 😊

A Gentle Feast is a great Charlotte Mason curriculum as well!

Unfortunately they are in the ancient times cycle this coming year and we have done it twice already! So we are also doing our own thing as well! But I do love how they do history! So glad you’re enjoying the videos!

I’m so glad! Let me know if there are any other specific Alveary subjects you’d like to see! 😊

You have to purchase an annual membership ($300) that gives you access you everything and you can pick and choose what you want to use and even choose books/guides from different grade levels.

Great idea! I will add that to my list of upcoming videos! 😃

They release the book lists in January, but the lesson plans and guides just came out on June 1st. These are the book lists and guides for this upcoming year! So you can purchase the membership and gain access to everything now! They release the book lists early so that you have more time to plan and shop around. The sooner you buy, the longer you have access… but you will still have a full year’s access! It’s definitely not too late to sign up now!

@@littlebitsofbliss thank you!

Registration remains open all year. We would love for you to join us!

Written narrations should generally start gradually in grade 4, or age 9-10, depending on their readiness and skill in handwriting and spelling abilities. Oral narration s and transcribing for them is all that is necessary in grades 1-3 😊

@@littlebitsofbliss Thank you. That's very helpful 💗💗

@@littlebitsofbliss How much do you recommend they write for narration at age 9, fourth grade to begiin and is it for each book they read daily ? do you start with one and increase to daily? Just curious how you do it? I hope this makes sense.

@@joycehampton4656 they should only write a single narration 3-4 times a week. I would also not do more than one written narration a day. You choose which books they should narrate. The rest is oral narration. 😊

@@littlebitsofbliss thanks

So exciting! Let me know if their are any specific subjects you’d like to know more about, in case I’m not able to cover it all!

I don’t mind at all! I look forward to hearing from you!

We are using Math U See and love it so far! It teaches math conceptually but also very incrementally to mastery. 😊

@@littlebitsofbliss I just found your channel and I’m loving your content!

@@landofkakiakahomeschool glad to hear! 😊

In the earlier levels, it would only take about 10-15 minutes up to 20-25 minutes in the later levels. Yes we are continuing to use them next year. My grade 1 student will use FLL level 1 and WWE level 1, and my grade 5 student will be using FLL 4 and is moving on to WWS (the next series after WWE).

@@littlebitsofbliss thank you so much! super helpful!

Yes! It’s so wonderful when you share homeschool in common with friends!