Gather 'Round Ready to Read | BURROWS + HOLES | Flip Through | Homeschool Kindergarten Curriculum
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Have you been eager to get a look inside "Burrows and Holes," or Ready to Read 1, Gather 'Round's latest addition, a series specifically designed to for your child who is learning to read? Are you wondering what is Gather 'Round Homeschool, anyway? I hope this flip-through video will help you to understand what you're getting when you look into purchasing Burrows and Holes for your homeschool.
This curriculum includes phonics, math, social studies, Bible, and art for your kindergartener! Find it for sale at their website: gatherroundhom...
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I’m homeschooling for the first time this year, my daughter is 5 & we’re doing Gather Round Unit study, Asia, with her and her brother who’s 10 & in 5th grade. For their math they both have Masterbooks. She has the kindergarten book but it seems to be way too simple for her. I also have these Highlight books that help her with tracing & letters & simple, preschool type things. I’m so lost on how to teach her to read & write & do math. And I think she’s ready for more advanced work but I also don’t know how to give her a good solid foundation for it all, do you think this book you’re reviewing would fit her well? Or is there I test or something I can do with her to see where she’s at?
Do you think this would be too much to do along with all about reading for kindergarten? I was thinking about the good and the beautiful but I’m liking the look of this one.
I'm not very familiar with All about Reading at all, but I think Gather 'Round's Ready to Read program is quite 'light' as far as kindergarten programs go, not taking up much time so could easily be done alongside other things. It's quite a different approach to TG&TB, with more of a natural science focus throughout the RTR units.
Can you do a review for the Reading 1 curriculum from BJU?!
Specifically a flip through?
Sorry, I don't have any Reading curriculum from BJU. You may want to check Lauren's channel, "The Practical Homeschooler", I know she uses BJU and has used them but I'm not sure if she's used level 1.
This really helped me. Thank you. Does it go up to 100
I don't think Burrows + Holes goes up to 100, but I think the later books in the Ready to Read series do.
I bought this for my 4 year old daughter. She and I both love it. It's laid out so well, its easy to teach, it's hands-on which is great for kinesthetic learners and reinforces the concepts. I didn't print out the teacher's book. We read the lessons on the laptop or PC, talk about it, then I'll supplement with UA-cam videos so she can see the animals or whatever is the topic. I've printed the Student book, punched the papers and put them in a binder. Even the books we make i paperclip them to the pages and keep in the binder. I saw another curriculum which was much cheaper than this one but I'm so glad i chose Burrows and Holes. It's worth the expense.
I am so, so glad you are loving the curriculum! You're right, UA-cam videos are very fun to use when learning about bugs or animals, especially, so that they can actually see the animals moving around. With the little mini-books, yes, we've kept them and used them for reading practice again and again. :)
@@SevenInAll yes, those books are awesome for continuous practice.
Hello! Do you think this would work well paired with a more intensive phonics program? I’m thinking about using it with Treasure Hunt Reading. My son and I loved Letters and Numbers, but I would like him to get more phonics instruction than RTR looks like it offers.
I enjoy the art pages as well
I so appreciate that they actually cover concepts of art instead of just coloring again and again. Coloring is great...but they can do that in a cheap coloring book.
Sorry I have had a busy week with work catching up on your videos ❤️❤️
I'm sure your work is keeping you super busy!
We buy some books for extra work for my oldest to do and these look similar to some of his ones he had when he was little all the pictures help so much when they are working on them to keep them interested, this isn’t the one he used but can’t remember what company made them
Yes, I think kids do appreciate it when their schoolwork books "look" interesting...the illustrations definitely matter to them!
Another wonderful upload.
Thank you!
So helpful! Thank you. So what is the verdict? Did you like it? We have used CLE for all of our children up until now. I am liking the look of this but am wondering if it as much practice for retention
I would say that anything that is a PURELY phonics or learn-to-read program is definitely going to be more thorough, have more practice and overlap to really teaching reading thoroughly. Some kids need a dedicated, thorough reading program...while other kids, if you give them the general ideas of phonics and a little bit of practice, they take off and run with it. So I think it's really going to depend on the individual kid and what you're looking for from it. I would personally be more likely to use this as a fun theme with extra reading practice alongside something that was just plain phonics....but again, it would depend on the kid. If the kid didn't need all the practice of a dedicated phonics program, I wouldn't do both.
This looks amazing better than some of the others I have seen
One thing I can't stand is boring workbooks...haha, they can be done well like this!
I love how detailed it is with pictures too
I love the pictures!
Sorry one last q: book 1 is how many pages in total?
78 pages for the Teacher's Guide and 226 pages for the student book--the student book has pages of flashcards and such at the back.
I am so curious about this in comparison to The Good and the Beautiful. I like that all subjects are covered in one book, but still unsure.
I haven't seen the Kindergarten level of the Good and the Beautiful myself, so I don't really have a first-person comparison. We have used other elementary levels of the Good and the Beautiful and I do know that the artist studies that are included in those are not part of this. This includes art from the perspective of learning about shades, lines, color mixing, different elements of art, but doesn't tackle artists. As far as the Good and the Beautiful being more of an art- and poetry-angled LA program...this seems like more of a nature science-angled program as far as learning to read. At least in this unit....and the math is integrated, so that's another big difference.
@@SevenInAll So hard to decide! I want them all! :)
@@silverose1209 I can relate. This is why I start school early so we can have plenty of time to do lots of awesome stuff, haha!
That looks so sweet for that magical kindergarten age! My boys are bug-obsessed too!
I never realized how much of parenting involved stopping to look at different bugs...all the time. haha!
Really enriching and captivating book; what's even better: the activities are appropriate for the age bracket. Love it! Thanks for sharing, Rachel. - ✨ *Your Awesome Friends at The S'witty Kiwi Show* 🤎
Thanks! Yes, I really love how well-targeted the worksheets are for this level.
Very detailed review, thank you for that! I've been meaning to buy this but the sample page they have shows very little so was undecided. A few q's: does it have numbers over 20 for addition, subtraction etc? I know books 2-4 aren't available but if book 1 covers numbers over 20 i can assume that by the time kids get to book 4 they'll definitely be doing larger numbers.
Another q: does it have any personal info like ALL ABOUT ME/MY FAMILY pages etc?
TIA!
In book 1, they cover counting to 20 and writing to 20 (on calendar activities, writing up to 30) but addition is only for numbers less than 10--this first book ends with activities focusing on memorizing the addition facts that add to 10. And yes, the math is going to gradually be using larger numbers and more calculations as the books progress through the series. It does have a bit of the personal information kind of pages like learning parents' full names, what parents do for work, etc. incorporated into the Social studies pages, and memorizing personal info like phone number, etc. included in life skills. I think more of that will be continued into book 2 as well. I hope that's helpful! I know it's tough to make decisions when the whole program isn't published yet. I will be making a video on book 2 when it comes out!
It was really nice to see the curriculum coordinating subjects. 😊 Do you print this from a computer? I noticed the loose pages?
Yes, this was just printed from a computer. The curriculum is available either in print or PDF format--we live overseas, and with shipping being what it is, PDFs are much easier for us!
How much did it cost to print?
@@laciewright9313 We live overseas and printed using the printer at my husband's workplace, they charge something like 12 cents (US) a page for personal printing, but I feel like everyone's situation is going to be a bit different.
Hi its Victoria from home Educating the mad lads. I've never seen this curriculum before. It's so important to instill a love of nature in children if we've any hope of saving the earth. I love the hymn all things bright and beautiful all creatures great and small x
That hymn is beautiful!
This is great. Thank you for sharing. Almost wish I had a Kindergartner!
On the other hand...it's kinda really nice when everyone is able to read...lol! I love the early learning years but I also love the freedom that comes once a kid can read! :)
Seven In All this is true, mine aren’t all there yet....soon!
This looks like a neat option once my kids are at homeschooling age. I like how it incorporates so many different things into one.
Yes, this is definitely an easy way to cover a lot of subjects! Very fun for kids who love bugs and creepy-crawlies!
@@SevenInAll I think Levi would! Not so sure I appreciate those 🤣
Great review to this new curriculum!
Thank you!
Love the illustrations!
Aren't they beautiful?
This looks amazing! This is going to be great for so many Gather Round families.
I hope that many families with kindergarten age kids will find it's a very positive addition!! Thanks so much for watching!
We got this!!! Cannot wait for it to come in
Oh really? That's so awesome! I hope you guys really enjoy doing it together!
Seven In All yes!!! So exciting! Have you gotten 2-4 yet?
@@madisonthehomemaker I'll get them as soon as they're released. :)
Seven In All oh got it!!
Burrows and Holes would be a good idea for a full unit for older kids.
I believe a "Creepy Crawlies" unit is planned for spring of 2021, so that will definitely have some of a similar feel! So many kids, including mine, LOVE bugs, haha!
I am so glad you shared this!!! The sample views on their site didn’t share much so I was on the fence. I am buying this morning!!!
I'm so glad this was helpful! I know for me I really appreciate flip-through videos for curriculum I'm thinking of buying, too! It's hard to get a real feel for what the curriculum is like from the website alone.
This is a great book for kid to read or their parents read it to them.
Yes! Many happy moments spent reading together!
This book looks super cute and the activities look great for this age level -not too hard not too easy.
I loved bugs as a kid so I know many children will appreciate the theme, especially Cyrus 🐜🐜🐜
Yes! He won't be ready for this book for a couple years but if his love of bugs persists, it's gonna be his favorite thing ever. He's now learned to say "polilla" for moth (Spanish) and since there are so many moths in the hallway...we stop a lot to look at polillas.
Hello beautiful
I’ve been moving sorry missed many videos I am trying to catch up
I am starting with today
Thank you for tips sweetheart
Thanks so much for all your support!
Hi seven in al, Thanks for sharing today's video,
.....how happy
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to my activities today :) :)
Thank you for watching!
Oh my goodness! This makes me wish I had littles again!!!!! This is amazing!!!!
😍😍😍😍
Thank you, Jamie! I've been hearing the same thought from a few other moms with kids elementary and up!
First, thank you so much for doing this video and giving us an inside look of the “Burrows and Holes” unit. My kindergartener is going to love it! Second, where are you?? The background noise sounds like you’re in the jungle or something! I love the birdsongs I can hear. 😁
haha, I get that comment a lot--I hope the background noise isn't too bothersome, our windows don't have glass, just bars and screens, so when I film near a window to get natural light, you hear ALL the sounds of the outside. And...yes, our apartment complex is right next to the jungle. We see monkeys every day and different kinds of birds are always hanging out on our little balcony. We live in tropical Southeast Asia! :)