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The Happy Homeschooler
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Hey there! Welcome to my channel. I am a second-generation homeschool mom with 10 years of experience homeschooling my kids. I'm a huge advocate for hands-on learning and bringing your lessons to life!
I created this channel to be able to help educate parents who are either thinking of homeschooling OR already homeschooling but are always looking for fun and creative things to do with their children.
For questions, collaborations, or connections you can reach out to me on Instagram at @Thehappyhomeschooler
I created this channel to be able to help educate parents who are either thinking of homeschooling OR already homeschooling but are always looking for fun and creative things to do with their children.
For questions, collaborations, or connections you can reach out to me on Instagram at @Thehappyhomeschooler
The Worst Thing about Homeschooling!
What's the WORST thing about homeschooling? There are a lot of possibilities, am I right?
Is Homeschooling Worth It -- Playlist here: ua-cam.com/play/PLF8Qv5iZfKlTD6kX9vjWXUiMPTkQ83wNe.html&si=0dEIZpfMoG2QXoWS
Chapters
WHAT TO WATCH NEXT:
➡️ 7 Homeschool mom book recommendations | what I’m reading | What I planning to read - ua-cam.com/video/PtSHZyCPkVI/v-deo.html
➡️ Homeschool Testing {+ Why I Test Yearly!} - ua-cam.com/video/1wxzH7ztm9s/v-deo.html
➡️ Spelling Curriculum Comparison & Review| Spelling You See, All About Spelling, Sonlight, Sequential - ua-cam.com/video/AgxgJxsxYsA/v-deo.html
Products we love:
☀️ Sonlight referral code for $10 off the first $100 Sonlight purchase: www.sonlight.com/?awraf=751345D0622A420628A29
📚 Referral code for 60 days free on Scribd: www.scribd.com/g/92qpvp
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Is Homeschooling Worth It -- Playlist here: ua-cam.com/play/PLF8Qv5iZfKlTD6kX9vjWXUiMPTkQ83wNe.html&si=0dEIZpfMoG2QXoWS
Chapters
WHAT TO WATCH NEXT:
➡️ 7 Homeschool mom book recommendations | what I’m reading | What I planning to read - ua-cam.com/video/PtSHZyCPkVI/v-deo.html
➡️ Homeschool Testing {+ Why I Test Yearly!} - ua-cam.com/video/1wxzH7ztm9s/v-deo.html
➡️ Spelling Curriculum Comparison & Review| Spelling You See, All About Spelling, Sonlight, Sequential - ua-cam.com/video/AgxgJxsxYsA/v-deo.html
Products we love:
☀️ Sonlight referral code for $10 off the first $100 Sonlight purchase: www.sonlight.com/?awraf=751345D0622A420628A29
📚 Referral code for 60 days free on Scribd: www.scribd.com/g/92qpvp
Keywords:
the worst thing about homeschooling, worst homeschooling, what's the worst part of homeschooling, hard parts of homeschool, hardest thing about homeschooling, the hardest part of homeschooling, most challenging part of homeschooling, why is homeschooling the worst?, homeschooling, homeschool, how to homeschool, negative aspects homeschool, is homeschooling the worst?, the happy homeschooler
NOTE: This description may contain affiliate links to products we enjoy using ourselves. Should you choose to use these links, this channel may earn affiliate commissions at no additional cost to you. We appreciate your support!
#Homeschooling, #sonlight, #Thehappyhomeschooler
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Cleaning for 2h and watching tv for 6h sounds so awful to me 😂😂😂 I need to be doing something all the time!!
Haha, all the things - love having them home with me - I'd say the worst thing is that I'm not naturally patient :)
But also what you said -- I totally agree with that! I feel that.
Couldn't agree more! It's exhausting. I thought it'd get easier as they got older.... not so much.
"Put them on a bus and go back to bed!" Oh my goodness!! That would be AMAZING some days.
Just found your channel. How can I have missed this wonderful channel! Thanks for sharing!❤
That’s so kind of you. Thank you! ❤️
New subscriber here! Love these ideas! My kids are so good at entertaining themselves - they basically just play on their own outside as much as they possibly can 😅 but I still love to make the time to do different activities and projects with them! Thanks for sharing!!
That's wonderful! My kids go through seasons where they are better at self-directed play. But I like to have a backup list of things for them to do.
Great ideas! Curious if you are still using Sonlight? I have enjoyed your reviews.
I am! I’ll be making some more Sonlight videos really soon here as I’m getting ready for the school year.
Just here to say that your eyes are stunning! 💙
Oh that’s so sweet, thank you!
My kids do organized activities, it never occurred to me to just go play baseball as a family! That sounds so special! LOVED all these ideas!
For more [SCREEN FREE] Activities For Your Pre-Teen, watch this video here: ua-cam.com/video/76YlQlDeFQU/v-deo.htmlsi=zglXj3gGXc4l2kvy
Anyone replace "Penny Candy"? If so with what book?
Great question! I haven't yet, but I definitely want to when I do this core again with my younger kids.
I was so strong in math when I had Saxon around age 11! I searched for a Saxon review simply to remember why I liked it so well. Thanks so much for this review. Im going to invest in their curriculum for myself and my kids. You're right its worth it. I was browsing math curriculums recently and didnt feel like any were as good as how I remembered Saxon. I remember A Beka being a close second (I used A Beka in 4th or 5th grade).
So glad to hear that! I hope you have an awesome upcoming school year!
How do you feel about using AAS along with All About Reading? If you use it. We have used it for a while now but should I be using the spelling books alongside it .
I love using them together! Both my boys are making progress and it was noticeably better when we used them in conjunction with each other.
My fav book is the search for belle prater
It’s sooo good. ❤️📚
Thanks! Do you happen to have an updated video review for all about spelling the color edition? Would like to see what you think which is better?
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing favorites!! I struggle to think of e meals to cook or have quickly
Thanks! Super helpful 😊
So glad to hear that!
Did you get the 4 or 5 day?
I believe for F we got the 5 day. I really wanted the extra books. :)
@@TheHappyHomeschooler thank you
Great ideas.
I’m so glad it was helpful for you! ❤️
Here are some book recs to get you started! 12 World War 2 Middle Grade Books - ua-cam.com/video/kQcEzQuQSJw/v-deo.html 7 Homeschool mom book recommendations | what I’m reading | What I planning to read - ua-cam.com/video/PtSHZyCPkVI/v-deo.htmlsi=bcU3P4Z4ynL74gBZ
I love that you're moving toward your passion. I can see it just in this video! Excited to learn more about books to read.... I need recommendations :)
Thanks friend! It feels really aligned to me and that makes me happy. 😁
I’ve found your channel below me choose books for homeschooling my kids!!! I love book hauls so I can get ideas!!! I stopped using good reads!!! My book collection is big but we mainly use iBooks and as we are travel schooling from January it’s gonna make travelling lighter!!!
I am guilty of giving devices to my children frequently, but almost 8 hours a day for the teens seems a bit much. or maybe I'm doing a better job than I thought.
I think we're all guilty of that (or at least most of us ;) Thanks for being here! :)
Loved this!!! Thank you :)
🎄You’re welcome! Merry Christmas. 🎁 😊
Loved that frog and toad hoodie! Super cute.
Have book lovers in your life? Here are 3 different videos to help you find some good book ideas! 7 Homeschool mom book recommendations | what I’m reading | What I planning to read (ua-cam.com/video/PtSHZyCPkVI/v-deo.htmlsi=trSPrLXidiVpU9BS) Fiction Books for Christian Young Adults (ua-cam.com/video/BfjPsMR3Xgs/v-deo.htmlsi=jrqJrQIB34qa1ixw) BeTween The Bookends January UNBOXING! (ua-cam.com/video/61E14ELikPA/v-deo.htmlsi=09gAdyo9iWw2oXkl)
New subscriber! So glad I found your channel. Adventures with waffles sounds like a neat book I want to check that book out for sure. 😊
Thanks! So glad you’re here. ❤️
Awesome video! Thanks a bunch!
Glad you liked it!
This is great for our students keep it up
Thank you, I appreciate your encouragement. :)
This was totally helpful. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you this was very helpful! I've been considering all about spelling. I have a lot of small children so I was a little hesitant about all the pieces but the board idea is great I will just have to keep it hung up high. I know having the actual tangible tiles will help my children learn better. They're very hands on. But like I said I have very small children as well a 1yr old, 2yr old and 3yr old who would love to eat those tiles 😅. We have to be very careful with this. Maybe I have to make sure they are napping or set up somewhere else doing their own activity when I do spelling.
Great idea! Where did you get the dress? My daughter would love that
It was from this Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/FerniesFashion. 7:51 😊
Third grade science
Thank you so much!!
This really helped. Thanks for making this
Glad to hear it!
This was so helpful! I’ve never heard about sequential spelling. Sounds like a great choice. I recently purchased an All About Spelling teacher’s manual for level just to check it out and I can tell already that this will be a good fit for my son. Thanks for this video!
Don't like all the ideas, but a couple of them I am definitely going to try out with my son
I saw you on Gillian You Tube Channel entitled "Who's on my team in 2023" You got yourself a new subbie
Oh fun! Thanks for being here. ❤️
when is the right time to introduce spelling..what grade/age?
Sorry for the late reply! I started when my kids were in 1st grade. Super simple spelling, it helps with learning to read as well!
Having used many different spelling programs I would agree with you about Spelling You See, in addition to what you pointed out it is very inconsistent with spelling patterns. I email the company to ask why and they explained that they don't follow a typical Orton-Gillingham style that the words for example when plural and end in s and a natural word ending in s or es, are not shown as different spelling patterns. I felt like we went back a year when we used Spelling U See. A note on All About Spelling, if using all the magnets is too much to deal with they have an app that you can use on most devices. Sure saves on time and it's still fun for the kids. I love AAS too. I have a struggling learner and I keep trying new suggestions and I always end back to AAS.
Was your kid easily able to move from TT 5 to Saxon 7/6?
I don’t know if I would say easily. The teaching style was better for him so he did make the adjustment well in that way. I do think that Saxon always starts at a lower level and quickly elevates though. So the transition was fine, but he did start learning new concepts fairly quickly.
Thank you so much for this!!!
Absolutely!
I am really interested in beginning to show THM meal prep but am cautious about how to share the recipes. Being THM property, have you ever gotten any warnings or in trouble for sharing the recipes in any videos? I want to make sure I don’t mess with their copyright property. Thanks.
I haven't had any trouble with it. I think that sharing a book page is similar to the book being at the local bookstore or as a preview on Amazon. 🤷🏻♀️
Thank you for sharing. Karen Kingsbury is also great option for Christian fiction as well as Thomas Kincade (He’s more known for his paintings, but he also co-wrote a book series which I didn’t know until a few years ago.)
Thank you! I’ve seen Karen Kingsbury, but not read her yet. 😊
How do you have time to read all of those books with teaching math, science, history, Bible etc?? Thanks for the review I’ll be looking for that Turkey book!
These books are our history. It’s taught through living books rather than textbooks. We also don’t do science every day, but rather a few days a week.
@@TheHappyHomeschooler ohhhh ok wow
My girls would love the castle book!!! I think I may read it even though my older girl would give me attitude but i know she’ll love it!!!
Haha, yes. Sometimes my older son takes a minute to admit interest. 😉
Adventures with Waffles was hilarious!!
Wasn’t it though!
Wondeeful list here
Thank you! I hope you find some fun activities to do this summer. ☀️❤️