I couldn’t stomach paying for a spiral binding machine so I bought a 3 hole punch and a binder. Lol working good so far. 🤪😄 the fact that it’s free is crazy! I’m planning on using it for supplementing our other curriculum
We use AAR & Logic of English with great success but I love seeing your enthusiasm on finding a curriculum that meets the needs of your kids and homeschool b/c I KNOW what a relief and JOY that is. That is also incredible that your core curriculum is basically free minus the printing costs. 😀
I'm with you girl! I print all my good & beautiful books too. We are kiwi's living in Australia. Printing works out for us too. But you totally confirmed I was doing the right thing. Thanks a million!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I bounced back and forth between getting the old one or waiting for the new LA. I appreciate your honest thoughts. It made me grateful for purchasing the new LA K for the reasons you mentioned. 😊
Thank you for the update! I actually ended up getting All About Reading for my son after watching your reviews of the old level k. I am really glad I did just because it gave me more confidence in knowing what I was teaching. He never did any formal schoolwork before then and it was my first time homeschooling. It's so great to be able to print out ALL of the things for the curriculum and supplement where needed. I am currently using both the new level k and AAR, with booster cards, books, etc. I love the independent work in the new level k, and my son LOVES doing the match the word/sentence to the picture sections. We are on lesson 46 in level k and lesson 23 in AAR Level 1 after alternating for the last three months. I wasn't sure about continuing with AAR because of the cost but now I'm thinking I may just stick with TGTB. We just finished the booster card 25 and he was able to cold read "snack" in the book Jack no problem. I definitely feel you on the timer thing. My son needs to know that it will end, too! One thing I do love with the old levels are the vintage readers. We have been reading them during our read aloud times. Thanks again for your thorough reviews.
I'm so excited to hear this! One of my sons struggled similarly to your son. It was just far too advanced for him, it moved way too quick. So we switched to All About Reading and it has been wonderful. But I also just love TGTB language arts and the concepts it teaches. I am so looking forward to the new level 2 being released soon!
Ahh! We ordered levels 1 & 2 while they were on sale, but now that you are raving over these so much, I am tempted to get the new levels. 🙈 I won't, but the temptation is definitely there. Haha When you said the amount of time it takes to do math and language arts for 2 children, that was shocking to me. I just assume it will take one hour to go through both subjects for each child. Thanks for another great video! ❤️
We are doing LOE so my 4 year old is advanced so we are on level 1 and we are loving the level. I love LOE but I want more of the fun and beauty so I was sooo happy that the lessons are shorter so we can be doing both! I’m also printing it and how you put it together is just beautiful!
It's nice to see how you did all the DIY printing...I know that it a lot of work, but as a fellow international homeschooler...I also know that the cost of international shipping makes things. Nice to hear about some of the updates and differences!
Thank you so much for this. I bought the discounted LA1 when the new was coming out and we started that this year but it bombed. Part of that was she forgot a lot of what she learned in another curriculum from last year. The rest was it was just long and intense. We backed off to the K (new one but skipping some lessons to refresh what was forgotten) and she loves it! Based on this video I'm thinking we need to ditch the old version and just get the new one when we are finished review.
We used the old level 2 and loved it but I think the letter tile app would be awesome tho for my 4 year old for levels K - 2!!! I’m glad we are starting level k now so if it takes longer it doesn’t matter even though my daughter wants to learn to read!!! I’m with you as my kids struggle in language arts and are gifted in science and we go onto higher level learning for science so I can see how it could be done in any subject!!! We love the homeschool app!!! I feel like it’s a wise use of screens!!! We supplement with the activities form all about reading and other phonics activities!!!
Thank you for the review. I just finished kindergarten with my youngest daughter. We started out with the old level K and after seeing your video on the subject switched to AAR Level 1 + TGATB handwriting level 1 + Explode the Code 1. We are 2/3 through AAR 1 as of the end of this school year. Sadly it seems that my daughter is getting tired of AAR. I am torn between trying the old TGATB level K again (which we have at home) and purchasing the new Level K or Level 1. I purchased the levels 1-3 when they were on sale and I hate to waste it.
After seeing this and trying the new K, I am just chalking my prior purchase to oops, lesson not to buy old stuff when update is coming. I've decided it's not worth the tears to fight through just because I spent money. (Really appreciate this video for that)
I wish I would have waited on this. I disliked level K and we did AAR level 1. We went with AAR 2 for this upcoming year but may need to switch. My daughter has picked up reading well and she would often get resistant with the fluency sheets because they bored her.
@@ThisHomeschoolHouse thank you for your reply. My daughter is in grade 1 now so excited to see your future videos😻 when does new school year starts in New Zealand
I caught the video talking about Abeka's learn to read curriculum. What do you recommend phonics wise to learn to read? Love your informative videos btw, and your hair!! :-)
Thank you for a very comprehensive review, I love TGTB as well and looking forward to do kindergarten level with my son. I remember in some older videos you mentioned about using reading eggs. Do you still use them? Did you like them? My son is doing free trial atm and I'm wondering if I should go forward with that. He really enjoys it, but I don't know if it is of a good value. Thanks for your advice. Much appreciated
We use reading eggs just for fun and my kids love it!! 😄 We got the annual subscription when it was around 50% off and I’d say it’s worth it. Not sure if I would pay full price for it. I’d highly recommend it anyway!
I think that’s a great choice of paper. I just recently printed the preschool with 32 lb 98 bright paper (this is what their website recommended) and it came out SO nicely. It was like butter 😊
You should do a video showing us how u bind n print and do all your books thay are lovly
I'm adding it to my list of to-do's. :)
I couldn’t stomach paying for a spiral binding machine so I bought a 3 hole punch and a binder. Lol working good so far. 🤪😄 the fact that it’s free is crazy! I’m planning on using it for supplementing our other curriculum
Sounds like a great plan!
I heard recently that Staples spiral binds for $4 a book! I haven't been able to verify but worth looking into
I couldn’t use a spiral binding for many books as well ..and using binder works fine so far with us 😊nice to know somebody else is doing the same lol
Love the binder idea. Can get a couple small ones too so it can be visually smaller and easier to carry to a park to work.
Audio picture narration is super inclusive of them. I don't know another curriculum that does that. Great for kids with visual impairment! 👏
They've really thought of so many great things!
We use AAR & Logic of English with great success but I love seeing your enthusiasm on finding a curriculum that meets the needs of your kids and homeschool b/c I KNOW what a relief and JOY that is. That is also incredible that your core curriculum is basically free minus the printing costs. 😀
Thank you! Yes, such a big relief and blessing!
I'm with you girl! I print all my good & beautiful books too. We are kiwi's living in Australia. Printing works out for us too. But you totally confirmed I was doing the right thing. Thanks a million!
You're welcome! :)
@@ThisHomeschoolHouse How do you get such good cover page prints? Your boarders are perfect!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I bounced back and forth between getting the old one or waiting for the new LA. I appreciate your honest thoughts. It made me grateful for purchasing the new LA K for the reasons you mentioned. 😊
You are so welcome!
I love this breakdown! I had a similar situation with the old K and ended up switching to AAR but now you have me thinking about going back!
Glad it was helpful! :)
Thank you for the update! I actually ended up getting All About Reading for my son after watching your reviews of the old level k. I am really glad I did just because it gave me more confidence in knowing what I was teaching. He never did any formal schoolwork before then and it was my first time homeschooling. It's so great to be able to print out ALL of the things for the curriculum and supplement where needed. I am currently using both the new level k and AAR, with booster cards, books, etc. I love the independent work in the new level k, and my son LOVES doing the match the word/sentence to the picture sections. We are on lesson 46 in level k and lesson 23 in AAR Level 1 after alternating for the last three months. I wasn't sure about continuing with AAR because of the cost but now I'm thinking I may just stick with TGTB. We just finished the booster card 25 and he was able to cold read "snack" in the book Jack no problem. I definitely feel you on the timer thing. My son needs to know that it will end, too! One thing I do love with the old levels are the vintage readers. We have been reading them during our read aloud times. Thanks again for your thorough reviews.
I'm so glad you've had success!
I'm so excited to hear this! One of my sons struggled similarly to your son. It was just far too advanced for him, it moved way too quick. So we switched to All About Reading and it has been wonderful. But I also just love TGTB language arts and the concepts it teaches. I am so looking forward to the new level 2 being released soon!
I'm hoping it'll be out this week!
Ahh! We ordered levels 1 & 2 while they were on sale, but now that you are raving over these so much, I am tempted to get the new levels. 🙈 I won't, but the temptation is definitely there. Haha When you said the amount of time it takes to do math and language arts for 2 children, that was shocking to me. I just assume it will take one hour to go through both subjects for each child. Thanks for another great video! ❤️
Haha! The struggle is real!
We are doing LOE so my 4 year old is advanced so we are on level 1 and we are loving the level. I love LOE but I want more of the fun and beauty so I was sooo happy that the lessons are shorter so we can be doing both! I’m also printing it and how you put it together is just beautiful!
Yay! Sounds like a great combo!
It's nice to see how you did all the DIY printing...I know that it a lot of work, but as a fellow international homeschooler...I also know that the cost of international shipping makes things. Nice to hear about some of the updates and differences!
Oh yes, the saving on shipping makes all the work well worth it. :)
Excited to dive into the editions with my kids! Thanks for the overview!
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you so much for this. I bought the discounted LA1 when the new was coming out and we started that this year but it bombed. Part of that was she forgot a lot of what she learned in another curriculum from last year. The rest was it was just long and intense. We backed off to the K (new one but skipping some lessons to refresh what was forgotten) and she loves it! Based on this video I'm thinking we need to ditch the old version and just get the new one when we are finished review.
Yes, the new one is so much better!
We used the old level 2 and loved it but I think the letter tile app would be awesome tho for my 4 year old for levels K - 2!!! I’m glad we are starting level k now so if it takes longer it doesn’t matter even though my daughter wants to learn to read!!! I’m with you as my kids struggle in language arts and are gifted in science and we go onto higher level learning for science so I can see how it could be done in any subject!!! We love the homeschool app!!! I feel like it’s a wise use of screens!!! We supplement with the activities form all about reading and other phonics activities!!!
The apps have totally stepped up the quality of the program. It's really great!
Would you be doing a DITL or "Do a lesson with us" with this new TGTB? Hope so! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts!
Yes! I'm planning on it.
Thank you for the review. I just finished kindergarten with my youngest daughter. We started out with the old level K and after seeing your video on the subject switched to AAR Level 1 + TGATB handwriting level 1 + Explode the Code 1.
We are 2/3 through AAR 1 as of the end of this school year. Sadly it seems that my daughter is getting tired of AAR. I am torn between trying the old TGATB level K again (which we have at home) and purchasing the new Level K or Level 1. I purchased the levels 1-3 when they were on sale and I hate to waste it.
I can totally understand it. If she enjoys it then I would totally do it. :)
After seeing this and trying the new K, I am just chalking my prior purchase to oops, lesson not to buy old stuff when update is coming. I've decided it's not worth the tears to fight through just because I spent money. (Really appreciate this video for that)
Thank you for sharing!! This has been so helpful!! Can you share the printing help page? I can’t seem to find it when I search.
It's linked in the description under BLOG. :)
@@ThisHomeschoolHouse thank you!!
I wish I would have waited on this. I disliked level K and we did AAR level 1. We went with AAR 2 for this upcoming year but may need to switch. My daughter has picked up reading well and she would often get resistant with the fluency sheets because they bored her.
You could download the PDF and use it to supplement AAR? I totally get why you switched though as we did the same. :)
That’s amazing 😻
Can you share ages of your kids and their respective level from THTB. Thank you so much
I have a 7-year old doing level 1 and a 5-year old doing level K.
@@ThisHomeschoolHouse thank you for your reply. My daughter is in grade 1 now so excited to see your future videos😻 when does new school year starts in New Zealand
Sooo…completely off topic, but has anyone ever told you that you favor Emma Watson (Harry potter’s hermoine Granger).
No, but that's kind, thank you. :)
Very helpful thanks so much
You're welcome!
Thank you so much! Are there any videos that go along with the older years or is it just instructor led?
We haven't used the older levels, so I can't say for sure. Level 3 does have a lot of videos, but they're optional and not for every lesson.
I'm so glad I found your videos! Can you use the new app on a computer or just a phone/ tablet?
I'm actually not sure. I think you may need to use it on a phone/tablet.
I caught the video talking about Abeka's learn to read curriculum. What do you recommend phonics wise to learn to read? Love your informative videos btw, and your hair!! :-)
The new TGTB is really fantastic. :)
Paid postage to Australia… kind of wishing I’d bought the eco tank instead…
It's definitely pricey!
Thank you for a very comprehensive review, I love TGTB as well and looking forward to do kindergarten level with my son. I remember in some older videos you mentioned about using reading eggs. Do you still use them? Did you like them? My son is doing free trial atm and I'm wondering if I should go forward with that. He really enjoys it, but I don't know if it is of a good value. Thanks for your advice. Much appreciated
We use reading eggs just for fun and my kids love it!! 😄 We got the annual subscription when it was around 50% off and I’d say it’s worth it. Not sure if I would pay full price for it. I’d highly recommend it anyway!
My kids are currently playing Reading Eggs right now. :) They love it and it's the only thing we tend to use the iPad for.
Could you provide the link or specific model of printer that you have?
I have the epson ecotank 4750. :)
What printer do you use to print all your school books with?
I have an Epson Ecotank 4750.
How do you print the mini books? You do have to print certain pages and double side?
Search for the TGTB Printing Helps page on Facebook. They have great, thorough instructions. :)
What lb of paper do you use to print on? I'm about to purchase a Eco Tank and looking into 32lb for printing their curriculum.
I think that’s a great choice of paper. I just recently printed the preschool with 32 lb 98 bright paper (this is what their website recommended) and it came out SO nicely. It was like butter 😊
What weight paper did you use to print?
I use 100gsm. I'm not entirely sure what that converts to in lb.
What kind of printer do u have ??
Go to her Amazon shop. Is under "Homeschool Favorites" (:
@@monicalara3942 thanks:)