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So glad to see you trying TMM! I am doing it with my 6 year old and would love to see a video of how you guys are doing it if you don’t mind videoing it! The Math Map is so unique it’s useful to see how everyone is implementing it.

Seeing as you looked up marriage, I wondered how the 1828 dictionary defined family. Anyway interesting comparison thanks.

I found TGATB to be a lot of busy work.

Thank you for sharing, this gave me some good ideas. What was the name of that math devotional again?

Can you do one like this for language arts?

Can you do a video on how you use phonics made plain and how you use rays ?

As always very helpful 😊❤ Thank you !!!

Have you checked out CCs new math curriculum? If so are you adding that in to your school year at all?

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Matthew 5:33-37

What is the age recommendation of the science readers?

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing I would love to see a flip through of the math book’s curriculum ❤

Ahh, I love Laurel's channel!!! I really like how you incorporated your own sequence to your book. Do you give your child the pages individually, or keep them in the book when he does his work? I will be checking out Easy Peasy!

You may like to look into Generations Homeschool.

I had no idea easy peasy used the McGuffey readers! I’m going to have to check that out for extra practice. I love the McGuffeys and all things Mott media as well

What “grade level-ish” does Ray’s math go til?

How did your 1 sheet page for the 3R’s turn out? Have you shared it anywhere?

Love this! So grateful for your channel 😊

Look up the word Demoralize. Boy there is a big difference between the modern definition and the old definition.

I love how you customize your curriculum! With the letter flashcard we did a lot of playing Memory with them, matching the letters but in different fonts and practicing the sounds for each one as we went. I think we did the glitter glue with the number flashcards, Montessori dupe. So happy to see my resources in action! Thanks for making my day!

The levels on the McGuffeys is not grade level. So, the fourth reader is not intended for a fourth grader. This is what I've found while researching them.

Thank you. Is this the best version you have found available for the 1828? There seems to be a few versions of it on Amazon which is confusing. Also thank for the testimony. I pray God blesses your family and please don't be afraid to question things we were taught as truth in school. God's word is true not the cartoons and films they show us as evidence that say otherwise.

Thank you for sharing

Love the fast forward ❤

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Also my daughter like the end when you were reading deuteronomy 😊

❤love your videos so helpful, I did quickly too changed from the Good and the beautiful. I love your natural way of filming😊 God bless you .

Very helpful ❤

Do you feel like the answer key is necessary with the lower units?

Thank you for the review! Can you tell me where you got the Number Stories books?

Thank you for the mention!

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What would you do for a kid who is just learning to read ? We are about to start TGATB K and I really don’t want to continue after and I have 2 younger sons who will be learning to read soon. Just trying to decide

I started having dizziness in 2019 after the birth of my 5th child. I didn’t start getting actual vertigo around until 2 1/2 years into it, I believe. I have been checked out by multiple doctors had many scans and nothing found thankfully. My mom was diagnosed with Ménière’s and when I went to the ent I told them- they told me I don’t have it? I still deal with vertigo… it’s awful. I do use the LMNT packets. We try not to eat out much. When we do, I mainly order only the quarter pound patty from McDonald’s - that’s it. I’ll get several of those. Not sure what the sodium content is in that- I just know it doesn’t have all the awful stuff in it. My family and I are trying to be as natural and whole food as possible. I found for me when I get the vertigo attacks, laying down on my right ear (that’s the side that seems to be the issue for me) and making sure I stay on that ear until it’s all gone. Could be days…. Then gradually work my way to my back- I try to stay off laying in the left side. Seems a lot of vertigo is happening from my research. I don’t know if you watch yonite, she has a channel called the steady coach. She has been very helpful- she has a lot of videos. Thank you for doing this video - I am one of the ones who asked. It is very hard being the one who suffers through this AND I know it’s hard in the spouse too. My advise for anyone who is helping a loved one through is to be kind and patient. We hate this as much as you do.

Wow. I am so glad you got the correct diagnosis and are working towards a better health. I just hate when health professionals call disorders disease. You hit the point, health issues might not be homeschool related but it affects so much the family dynamics that it becomes part of home education. ❤❤❤❤❤

i love your videos becaiuse you keep it real

How easy are these to teach out of if you dont know what your doing? lol. Ive seen several of these videos but feel completly inadequate and like itll be a struggle to switch.

Thank you for this information! I have her Three Rs book and wasn’t sure what to read next! Do you have any videos about how you do a lesson with McGuffey’s readers and Ray’s Arithmetic? Blessings! PS We are also reformed, largely classical, and a part of CC!

Question! Mott Media offers workbooks that go along with both the McGuffy readers as well as Ray's arithmetic. Do you think these would be helpful? They're really inexpensive, and even offer them in PDF form now so it's a one and done purchase. ❤ Thanks for covering Mott media!!!!! It seems like there aren't enough parents utilizing their amazing resources!

It’s so nice to see that other people have crazy days too 😂

Your baby adding his own little noise at the end! 🤣 I recently came across your channel and I love your style. I was influenced by Jady Alverez about six years ago to go the route of "earlier is better" for academics. My daughter knew all of her letter sounds before she turned 2 was reading "the cat sat on the mat" type sentences at 2.5-3 years old. Fast forward, my 3 girls just had birthdays this winter and turned 6, 3 and 1. My 3 year old knows most or all of letter sounds and recognizes numbers up to 10, colours and some basic shapes. Very on track and even a little advanced still, as far as CM philosophy goes (from my very new understanding of CM). We hardly ever do "school" with her. I have done flashcard work with her at most 20 times in that last year so most of what she knows is residual from then and otherwise learning from books, playing, talking with us and hearing her big sister talk about such things. My 6 and 3 year old have been doing Brainquest Smart Cards together and its one of the sweetest ways I've ever seen them interact with each other. 🥺🥰 I feel myself leaning more toward the delaying of formal academics these days as life is busier now than when I only had my firstborn. Teaching my first to read so young was a blessing because she could entertain herself very easily with books and videos games before her other siblings came along. The younger two will not require this as they have each other to play with. My 6 year old also has a high reading level, about 3rd grade or so. She read words from a reading placement test all the way up to 10th or 11 grade, but I don't know how accurate the test was as they were expected to know the the meaning of the word and also how to use it in a sentence - not just phonetically read them like my daughter did. So anyway, my daughter has mostly been doing Easy Peasy level 1 Math, LA and the first Reader (all of the red books) and doing super well with it! Buuuuuut I also am getting into older resources such as Ray's, McGuffey's, Primary Language Lessons by Emma Serl, Life of Fred and so on. I own or will own all of these soon as I scored big on FB Marketplace one of them being a Childcraft Encyclopedia set complete and in nearly brand new condition for only $15 Canadian!!! Those will be soooo amazing for much of the informal learning in the early years. 😊 I also have several workbooks from Sherry Hayes at MomDelights and also Laurel Page from The Land of Kakiak. Our newest book from Laurel is the Everything Notebook for grades 1-3 and it looks perfect for doing open ended note-booking in the different subjects. It seems like something you might like for Phoenix someday as its similar to the worksheet you showed in this video, but levelled up for when he can tolerate more writing. My 6 year old is quite similar to Phoenix it seems. Can be very high energy and silly, advanced reader, not much trouble with math and less into the act of writing. My daughter really struggled with forming letters and numbers correctly without tracing. I had to wait for her brain to be ready to articulate her hand movements correctly. It seemed to click overnight sometime around age 5 or late 4. So drawing was also difficult and she basically recreated the same few drawings for a year or so hahaha. Adding a baby in my belly whenever I was pregnant lol. Not sure what to say now. I've rambled quite long enough, I think. I'm excited to see more content from you and maybe we can chat a little bit on instagram if you have it? I chat with Laurel a few times a month these days lol. Its super helpful chatting with other moms who have similar aged children and are using similar or the same resources! God, I pray that You bless the Rivera family and guide them along this messy and beautiful journey of schooling and raising their boys. In the name of Jesus, amen. 🤍

Hi! This is the first time seeing your channel. 😊I'm 10 minutes in and I've already noticed so many similarities between our families. I am not new to homeschooling, buuut I am new to GOOD homeschooling. An emphasis on good literature being "textbooks" for fun story time living book learning, simply omitting certain commonly learned things in public school or homeschool curricula and you are now temping to simplify even more! If you've ever looked into the Robinson Curriculum, you'll know that something RC kids do is attempt to memorize like 900 and something math facts by age 8 or whenever possible and then start Saxon 5/4. They even recommend against using an abacus as soon as the understanding is there on basic place value and equations in all 4 operations. Keep in mind the recommendations are based on the father's (Art Robinson, I believe) experiences with being a widower to several children while being a busy farmer and whatever else he did. Mr. Robinson really did an amazing job curating the curriculum plan, and while it is still a great option to consider for families where the parent/teacher does need to be hands-off like through sickness or something, RC is certainly not going to truly benefit some people - at least not in the first few years. In fact, the first few years would be stressful for many children who don't easily learn or retain by rote memory or dislike/struggle with writing and reading. So anyway, I am a stay at home in Canada to 3 girls. They all had birthday in Nov. and Dec. and are now 6, 3 and 1. 🤍 I also went a bit nutso homeschooling early with my oldest because I has so much time and was so excited to start - and honestly she did great. She knew her letter sounds before the age of 2 and was reading "The cat sat on the mat." type sentences by roughly 2.5 and reading words like "stand" by age 3. She absolutely looooooved doing flashcards and would ask me to bring out the "flah cah" everyday haha. She was so little she could read, but spoke like a toddler. 😂 I do personally believe it is a gift to teach a child to read young because there is so much self-entertainment that can come from it, but obviously only certain children would do well with learning "too early." I will definitely be doing things much different with my other children. I might actually wait until age 5 to start teaching tiny little formal lessons and until then learn most things through play and conversation. Fast forward, we've been through so many workbooks (mostly all started and not finished) and now I'm leaning more toward a Charlotte Mason style of learning. So much money wasted when my daughter doesn't even currently enjoy the act of writing. Her little 6 year old still struggles to hold the pencil in a way that doesn't cause fatigue after only a few words. I've been redesigning my curricula repertoire getting all of the classics I can get my hands on! A First Year in Number Everyday Number Stories Ray's Primary Arithmetic Life of Fred McGuffey Readers Set Prumary Language Lessons by Emma Serl Etc. And several read alouds from the Ambelside Online year 1 book list I'm currently dealing with a life situation and once that is dealt with in about a month, I'll be able to have the energy and focus to mentally plan out how to use these sweet materials in the best ways I can think of! Casually talking about grammar while reading instead of JUST listening for pronunciation and comprehension. That kind of thing. Ok, I'd better close out as this was plenty long enough. I'm just excited to find a homeschool mom with similar aged children who is all about exactly what I want to get into! Less workbooks during the younger years and more learning through play and through chatting as a family. Ahhh, I love it! I feel the anxiety from how much my daughter doesn't love workbooks melt away just talking about these changes. 🤭 May God protect your family, home, cars and workplaces from all types of harm, attacks and sicknesses. In Jesus' name, amen. 🤍

Looks like my days! What ages would you recommend the Bible curriculum for?

where i live it get super humid during the summer and a few years ago i would walk everyday with all six of my kids to visit dad for lunch. it was like 100 degrees out and we were walking to park so my hair was looking crazy. this lady pulled over her car and walked up to me and gave me 20 dollars and walked off. i guess i looked a mess. lol

Would you be open to doing a bookshelf “tour” I see a lot of books behind you and we do CC and Rays but we use alpha phonics so I’d be curious to see what you read to your boys!

omg, my hair is an accurate barometer of my homeschool too!

Never mind I just watched your video explaining the why.

I love this!!! I have been thinking about this so much lately. Thank you for the encouragement in this area.

Great video. I love seeing how other Christian parents approach homeschooling and getting ideas for our family. Thank you for sharing your resources!

You mention your husband has maniers, could you make a video about that? That might sound odd but I suffer from dizziness/ off balance and sometimes get bouts of vertigo. Maybe you could talk about how he manages his maniers and what his expiring has been? I’ve been to the doctor and thankfully nothing is ever found (praise God) but my mother suffers from maniers- the doctors said I don’t have that, not sure if it hereditary. I love your videos. I am a homeschool mom to five, one has graduated already. Your videos encourage me to stick with the basics and be centered in Him. I am always reminded to stay with McGuffey- stay with what works. I love Mott media. ❤❤ I’m not done with the video so I may comment more after.