Hang Out with This Homeschool Mom of 8 ║ School Week 1 │ ACE Curriculum
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- This is our first weekly vlog of some of our homeschool activities. We have 6 school age children and 2 little ones. We've used ACE (School of Tomorrow) curriculum since our 9th grade son started preschool.
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As a person who attended public school growing up, I was always skeptical about homeschooling. However, watching this video has opened my eyes to the wonderful opportunities kids get through homeschooling. It was beautiful seeing a family learning together. Thank you!
I love how your older boys children look after the little ones with genuine care and kindness. Great job on raising sweet kids!
I love the relationship that is shown between Asher and Claudia. It's very sweet.
Asher seems like the studious kid in the family. I love how close he and Judah are, despite the obvious differences in personalities.Truly enjoyed this vlog.
I loved when you said "you could put it on the other foot but it won't feel as nice!" when you were working with Solomon with his shoes. Giving kids information to make choices that feel good to them gives them a healthy kind of autonomy that I think is important. You seem really good at finding ways to teach your kids ways they have options and give them information to make good choices. I'm sure I'm not saying anything new, but your a pretty awesome mom and teacher.
I agree about the shoe thing (and about offering information and choices in general). I thought that was fantastic!
awe such a lovely family ,thank you for sharing portions of your schooling days with us,i specially loved watching them all hard at work , Knowlage is power , God bless you
I love your family. I watch all the time.
I love this family they are so humble and loving :)
hi Andrea love your vlogs i think u do a wonderful job i have a daughter who is nearly 2 u inspire me into doing things from ur videos love ur ideas 😄
Hi Andrea... I just found your videos... what a lovely family :)
I'm only just watching your week 1 homeschool video so this might be explained in a future video... but I'm wondering if you can explain more about the binder system your using for your homeschooling? I'm curious to see what you have in them for the different ages and how you decide what to include? Thanks and God bless
Here are videos I've done for our first grade binder and one for the binders. (I haven't done a Kindergarten binder video, but it has the least amount of things in it, so not really anything additional to what I already show.) If you still have questions after the videos, let me know! ua-cam.com/video/ORnl3UMq09s/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/_vZpNOE4GR0/v-deo.html
how do you know what you have to teach them? if you already say that , i am sorry that i lose that part.
Hi Andrea, loving the video. I did want to ask (I think ace is down right now)are the paces available online? Only if you know off the top of your head, thanks. My daughter is doing great with the traditional paces but my son, I have experienced (with a free online and 1month free with another curr but too expensive ) he does well with plugging the answers in after the info is read to him. He reads at his level but has other things thatwe are working on.
I know for a time they had a computer version of the curriculum, but I don't know if they still do. I am going to lean toward the idea that they don't, but I'm not certain.
Hi Andrea, I am wondering if you would be able to do a walk through the high school ace? roughly how many hours is needed to be put aside for this grade? Thanks from Australia ;)
ACE is very self-paced so it's extremely variable. Thomas has always tended to have a wandering mind and it has taken him about 5-6 hours a day to get his work done throughout every grade and this year seems to be about the same. (He's doing Algebra I, English I, World History, World Geography, Biology and Etymology from ACE. He's also reading from the Great Books series, doing Greek lessons and working on a few other elective classes of our own making.) Asher has always had a "let's get this done" attitude and he accomplishes his work in about half that time. I graduated from an ACE school and I was usually done with my school work by early afternoon following a regular school schedule. I also graduated at 16 because I worked ahead. Classroom learning is efficient for teachers, but ACE's method is very efficient for students. No one gets held up by slower learners and no one gets pushed too fast by quicker learners.
Andrea Mills what do you do for biology in terms of evolution?
It's a theory that is covered in the curriculum.
Thank you Andrea. Love your video's ;)
Your house and the way you live life is old fashioned i love it can i just like live with you lol
You just made me smile! :)
What denomination are you guys?
Do you have to be certified to homeschool your kids? And I think you takes about it before, but what made you chooses Homeschool?
No, you don't have to be certified. The principal is that you are responsible for raising your own children including teaching them math, reading, etc. You can choose to hire someone to teach them or do it yourself. Because of compulsory education laws, states have some level of requirement that you inform them that you are doing the work yourself rather than hiring it done. In our state, we send a yearly notification to the county school board. I'm not sure what other states do.
I made my own wedding dress and wedding cake. We've fixed up our house from being the run-down sad, little place we bought. We have our own business that we started from home 11 years ago. In all areas of life we want to experience life ourselves. It's easy to buy something, but much more fulfilling to build it. That's how we approach parenting. It's really important to us; we homeschool because we're a family and we want to raise our children ourselves. Over the years as our family has grown there have been some things we've had to give up because we just don't have time to do it all. We'd rather give up the things that are less important so we can devote our money and energy to what truly matters to us.
hiya andrea and family,may i ask is it tricky to home school with your children when thomas is the oldest and is at a higher level and his brothers and sisters or that any of your children are not as strong at certain subjects then the others,best wishes from the uk x
The curriculum we use is "self-teaching" so the kids are able to work on their own. If they don't understand something, they come to me, but otherwise they are very independent. It's got built in check points so I can keep an eye on what they're doing without having to be super hands-on. One of my children tends to struggle more than the others, so I spend more time helping him. He's very creative and gets overwhelmed by new information. Once I go over it with him, he usually takes off and does fine.
thank u mrs mills,best wishes and take care
What does a pace mean
We use Accelerated Christian Education curriculum and PACE is an acronym they use for their work booklets. (Packet of Accelerated Christian Education.)
how do you pay for everything?
We set money aside in our savings each month so we have what we need when we need it. (We run a home-based computer repair business to support our family.)
Andrea Mills Thank you so much for replying I've always wondered
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I guess your going to skip science if your teaching them god made rivers, plants & hills.
You must not be very well versed in evolution. I've read Darwin and watched countless debates with Dawkins, Dennett, Hichens, etc. I do not have enough faith to believe in the non-sense of the concept. I'll be doing a video on it one of these months if you'd like to keep watching.
mika Jade its down to Andrea what she want to teach her children anyways I'm sick of people telling other UA-cams how to look after their own children
You know that quite a lot of religions teach that evolution is HOW God made animals, right? And that even in the fourth century mainstream cstholic religious scholars were warning christians to make sure they understood science and astronomy so they don't look like fools?
+junbh2 I.e., don't assume that because someone believes God made everything they don't believe in science. Many of the greatest scientific researchers have always been people of faith. Faith can also be an extra inspiration to learn more about all the amazing and beautiful things in the world.
"What the heck is algebra?" Same Thomas, same 😂😂😂
Erin Cooper, Ugh. Algebra sucks. As a 7th grader doing an advanced algebra class, it sucks.
I'm in seventh doing advanced algebra and I'm like what us this like no honey sixth grade was so much easier
Advanced algebra gets easier I promise. At the end of the year you will PRAY for the beginning of the year stuff.
All these 7 graders thinkin they're smart doin algebra. I do algebra AND geometry and I'm in the same grade😂😂
Abigail Madsen I do algebra and I'm in grade 6
As someone who has been in public school my entire life (currently a senior), this is so interesting to watch! It looks fun to have school with your fam. Thanks for sharing! :)
Roxanne Stockton I am in the exact same boat as you. Currently a senior and have attended a public school all of my life so I don't know anything different! Very interesting!!!!!:)
Roxanne Stockton Fellow senior here too lol I would have loved to have been homeschooled so this is indeed very interesting! Beautiful family here
Can't remember you eldest one's name. But his faces when he first looks through the curriculum are killing me. I know that feeling, dude. #same
Rebekah Carley
same looking at my school books
I know you were worried that this video was too long but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it :)
good job! I can tell you worked really hard on the video. I liked that we got to see how the kids interacted together but also how they handled school work individually. I feel like each segment was just long enough so that it wasn't boring or repetitive. I liked that we got to see some fun activities like the nature notebooks and coloring mixed in with more tedious work like writing and reading. I feel like overall the video was well balanced and very informative. Keep up the good work!
Growing up we made a lot of taffy, after you cut it in pieces roll it in powdered sugar, it keep it from sticking together. As to last comment I homeschooled 3 children and all grow up well mannered adults. Who treat theirs wives and husband with the highest respect. All have great jobs, honest and caring adults! Great video.
I'll have to remember that trick for next time!
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I love the baby getting a coloring book so she can do school too :) My youngest always wanted to do that too.
So nice how your children are so happy and Asher and Claudia vacuuming , you are such great parents and a great teacher even little Sophia is coloring 👍🏽👍🏽❤️😊. Do not let the negative comments bother you it happens to everyone . I wish I could of had their childhood, they are very lucky , their children will be lucky. Some people must of not had any love growing up and feel better trying to hurt people, you know how much you are loved by the way your channel is growing and we THANK YOU!!!! For sharing. 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Sophia and Claudia sure had a good day too!
the kids should be in your usual videos more! It was really nice to see so much more of each individual kid in this video, I think you should put them more in your usual videos too!
What the heck is algebra?! -thomas keeps giving his mom a (just A LITTLE BIT) of a hard time the 1st day of school lol just like any other newer"ish" teen highschooler and mom just keeps gently encouraging him and gives him hugs and pats on back. She is such an amazing mom ♡ . It's nice to see how Thomas and all the other children have matured over the years
This brought back fond memories. I homeschooled my 22 year old son (just got his bachelor degree) for grades 1-8, and my 25 year old daughter for grades 5-8. I miss those days, especially the read-alouds.
I really enjoyed this one. see it all in action was helpful to this homeschool mom. the way you explain things to your children so they understand it, is a gift. algebra, ugh!
Solomon seems so precious as he does his work. i love the extra video you nade about Abbie Antelope. you did that for all the animals? so smart! Eden reads so well.
my children enjoyed seeing how others do what we do. thank you!
You might not reply because this was posted like 2 years ago, but what do you do instead of electives that are offered in public schools. Someone like me, who is interested in film and movie production, takes classes that the school provides that is taught by someone who has professional knowledge in that subject manor. I’m not saying you have no knowledge in their subjects; I know you have knowledge in the required subjects and other things that would go on in a school, but how would you do as I explained with their own personal interests in life. There are things like choir singers, acting, and journalism that someone would need credits for to get into colleges. I am just confused on how that would work out.
Im homeschooled and my homeschool pays for classes at places like my local theater, a kids quior clas, gymastics, journaling classes, etc. its different for everyone though so i can't speak for them but you can get the same extra cirriculum from public places outside of schools :D
You want to make me want to homeschool my children when I grow up!!!
I am definitely homeschooling if my husband and budget allows me to.
Thank you for sharing.. We are starting year 22 of homeschooling on 10/17. It is our only son and last child. He is in 7th grade. Ace all the way!
That's amazing! 22 years! I bet you'v got all sorts of things you could teach us!
I really wish I was part of a family like this.
I don't usually comment on anything I read or watch:) but I wanted you to know how encouraged I feel after watching your videos! I grew up home-schooled (my dad was military so it made this life a little easier). When dating my husband he mentioned homeschooling. We never really had a moment where we decided for certain this is what we are doing, we kind of just started having kids and teaching them. I'm pregnant with our fifth and homeschooling my two eldest, 3rd and 1st grade. I ran across your youtube channel and find it feels like I'm sitting to chat with a friend?:) If that makes sense?:) Especially on the days I need to regroup and gather some kind of encouragement for this lifestyle. I love how organized you are. Keep up the videos, they help a mama like me out more than you know;)
That was a wonderful video! I truly enjoyed watching each of your children, they each have beautiful souls, you and Tom are doing such an amazing job raising them! If the rest of the world was more like your family, the world would be a much better place to live. Your children are learning so much more than just arithmetic, grammar, science and etc....they are learning to be the people that God wants and knows that they can and should be. Watching your children(your whole family) is such a blessing and I will be patiently(or not!) waiting for another video like this!! :)
My thought exactly and you put it exactly how I wanted to, but had a hard time writing it so beautiful . Thanks!! ❤️😊
+Potawatomi I really love their nature journals.
What a great video! Thank you for taking the time to make it. My younger brothers and I attended private schools using the ACE curriculum for 7th through 12 grades. (We would have done it sooner, I'm sure, but ACE was just starting to become well-known at that time.) (Yes, I am old. :-) ) Also, I don't have any children but I'm a big fan of homeshooling and would have done it if I'd had kids, and both of my younger brothers homeschooled their kids (4 each) using ACE from preschool through high school.
So for all those reasons this video brought back lots of memories and good feelings for me. I'm looking forward to watching your children make their way through the year and see how you do all of your things. All very interesting!
How come your baby is well behaved during school? Mine crawls and climbs on everything and gets into trouble, he just turned one. It's a challenge to devote time to my kids when my baby is naughty all morning.
I think some babies just have that "get into everything" personality and others don't! Thomas was always doing naughty things, getting into things and climbing things when he was little. Eden was a real climber, too. It can be difficult! I have learned over the years to make good use of the high chair. When my babies get too busy I put them in it to keep them safe while I do what needs done. They might fuss a little, but they get used to it. (I'm not talking super long times here, but 15-20 minutes.) Once they get used to sitting for a length of time, I feel it helps increase their attention span in general and they tend to be more content to sit and play with blocks or sit and cuddle with one of the big kids during school time.
Thanks for all your lovely videos. My son (4 years old) just started Kindergarten with Ace and Christi a couple of weeks ago and he loved seeing Solomon working on the same things he has just done. 😀
LOL "What the heck is Algebra?" Tell him I asked the same thing when I was introduced to it way back in 1982 or 1983 in my 9th grade year in public hs. He just sent me back a few yrs. 😃
You have a lovely family.
do they have certain times that they watch Claudia or does Asher just like having her on his shoulder while vacuuming haha
She's afraid of the vacuum cleaner, so someone usually picks her up while it's running. Asher likes to carry her on his shoulders so I guess he decided to kill two birds with one stone!
Justus and Eden look and sound like twins. Too cute.
May God bless you and your beautiful family :) You are doing amazing by them! Please do keep up these incredible and insightful videos! Much love and support :)
Andrea, you are such an amazing mom! So patient and kind no matter the circumstance. I admire how you treat your children and I truly look up to you!! Keep doing what you're doing. YOU are a blessing from jesus!!
Definitely a blessing from Jesus and so glad she found me, I really needed her.🙏🏽😊❤️
if you could give me some advice for a3rd grade non reader I've just pulled him out of public school teachers disabilities or anything just a VERY DEFIANT CHILD refuses to work or learn any ideas
Your 6th and 7th Grader are cute lol 😂 I love your home schooling ways!!
I loved how the little one pushed his chair in when he went to get a drink during his lesson! So cute!!
It reminds me our great time homeschooling our sons! I miss that time so much! It was a real privilege to homeschool them. They grow too fast.
I've seen some of the newer ones but just starting at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school ones and it's been fun to see how much Sophia and Solomon especially have grown up since these videos. And love the idea of "most humble" award!
I'm new and confused why doesn't she just enroll her oldest into highschool? So he can experience high school life
Because we don't want to and high school life isn't exactly a positive.
Andrea Mills true you're right about high-school life isn't %100 positive. But what about the after school activities?
Thomas can participate in any public school activities he wants to. It's the law. It's just not important to us, or he would. He's got plenty of things he likes to do and plenty of friends to hang out with without investing time and money into organized school activities. If he ever felt the desire, he could go sign up for something.
Andrea Mills oh okay I understand now
i dont like algebra. It wants me to find its x and it doesn't know y
I couldn't help but notice the "you make it we skate it" series from Braille playing in the back. I've never even owned a skateboard in my life and I'm addicted to that channel haha
Tom and Thomas are watching it right now! They discovered it a few weeks ago and have been enjoying it.
Andrea Mills it's a very interesting series!
Some are so quick to judge, you're an amazing mommy. I would never even question if you left them alone for a shopping trip. You would never do that
geez no wonder why she has gray hair raising 8 kids is stressful how can she deal with 8 kids in such a small house?!?!?!?!?!
+SuperNatural Sims My early graying hair was inherited from my grandma (lots of my cousins got it, too!) It can be stressful sometimes dealing with 8 kids in a small house, though. It can be stressful dealing with 2 kids in a big house. Life is just stressful sometimes!
no hate your videos are entertaining to watch
LOL. But when I think about it, my classes in elementary school were usually at least twenty kids, and we were all in one room most of the day :).
What happens if they finish their entire years work really early? Or what happened if they finish more than the weeks work in a week? Or finished all the weeks work in a day?
ZoZoMarie from my understanding it hasn't been too much of a problem. I do know her summer video she said some children had a little less work left than others
If they finish early, we either do extra elective work or they can begin on the next year's work. (I graduated at 16 because I worked ahead.) On any particular day, when they finish their work they go play or do what other projects they want to do.
I have been watching a lot of homeschooling postings-so fun! I like to make handmade learning resources for my little girl. I just created a reading comprehension journal for her and composing and decomposing math journal! Thanks for posting and thumbs up from beauty and brains girls. I will be posting some of the activities we have been working on very soon.
I liked and subscribed to your channel !!!
I'm so stuck between wanting to homeschool my 5 year old or not. Right now he's in part-time public school, 3 hours a day, 4 days a week. He really struggles. We are finding out he has sensory issues, adhd, and might be on the spectrum for autism. I'm not claiming anything though, he is starting to see a behavioral specialist to help with his troubles.
Thanks for sharing! Your family inspires me in so many ways :-)
Johlsh Two of my sons have issues like this (one with autism, one with ADHD, both with sensory processing problems). Homeschooling has been wonderful for them! They can go at their own pace in an environment that helps their learning rather than hinders it. I love it!
OMG I can't believe someone even thought u would leave ur child smh
Another great video, Andrea! The way Solomon says "yes!" cracks me up :) such a sweetie!
Hi Andrea. Ive started already my grade 4 child. What are the priviledge A B CD E. The goal card if its done in the morning the goals it can be a homework in the afternoon? She is doing grade 4 subjects english ,word building, science math, social studies , 1037-1048 she is not doing literature because the literature in grade 4 10-25 to 1036 which she have done in grade 3. 6 paces can be done in 3 weeks?
Love watching your videos 💜 its like going back on time having tea with an old freind. Sure do miss you
Is it just me or does it look very chaotic and not one child seems to be doing any work?
Perhaps it's just you. I can assure you (since I'm here everyday) that _lots_ of work is getting done. Keep in mind you're getting a disjointed view of about 15 minutes duration of an entire school day. You would get very bored if I made a video that just showed kids sitting there quietly working for long periods of time. Snooze fest. I don't bother with that.
Me and Thomas are in the same grade. Except for I'm in my advanced class in my high school. so my algebra might be harder lol. (My name's Savana)
I love your channel so much
5:22 is when the vlog actually start, your welcome
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Just curious why wont you put then in public or charter schools?
We like raising our children ourselves and see no reason to hire the job out to someone else. It's a pleasure to be parents!
Do any of your children have mental or physical illnesses? I have schizophrenia and it often hinders my ability to do school work.
I'm going to answer "no", but at the same time, I think everyone has areas they struggle in and some have greater struggles than others. (I'm sure you can testify to that!) That being said, one of the things that is important to me as a mom is to help my kids recognize the areas they struggle in and find ways to overcome those struggles and also recognize that no one is "normal." One of the problems I have with things being diagnosed (or labelled) is that it can (but of course, not always) lead to a person feeling like there is something wrong with them and that thought shapes their life in a negative way. I prefer to think of what many people label as illnesses as a variation of normal personalities. And just like people who are on the short side have to live life climbing on stools to reach what they need, people with certain personality types have to make adjustments to life that some other people don't need to make. And that's okay. In fact, it's normal. Perhaps you can start taking notes of the things that you find help you do your school work. Experiment and try different ideas until you find for yourself what methods work best with your particular personality. Maybe you can then help others who struggle with the same things!
Andrea, have you tried the triangular crayons? They are great at promoting correct holding position of the crayon/pencil, etc. also how many hours a day do you typically spend on schooling?
Sounds exactly like my kids 😂😂😂
5th.... hehe. Why not?
ants are farming another insect on the plant if you wanted to know why so many ants in one spot
Hi Andrea, I have only only recently stumbled across your videos and have been really enjoying them. My family leads a very different life to yours but I appreciate the way you and your husband are bringing your kids up. I just wanted to say you are doing a fabulous job. Best wishes from Australia!
hello,Andrea, how you make the homeschooling to be oficial?i think that you are a very smart person since you are teaching them, sorry for my english because is not my native language.
Ya I was watching everyday and you were really climbing on subscriptions and all of a sudden it took forever for you to hit 17,000. Something definitely fishey here. Your channel is the best and people may not notice if they got unsubscribed.
i know a few friends who are homeschooling their children (military families) and theyve express concerns about social skills. do you have any pointers i could give them? they both have 2 children.
I think that they probably shouldn't worry too much. Sharing, cooperation, politeness, etc. should be encouraged within the family just like it would be with people outside the family. Social skills are social skills and families are the ideal place to practice them. That being said, we all enjoy expanding our community and belonging to something bigger than us. The skill of friendliness and hospitality is really important for parents to model for their children. For us, regular activities like our weekly trip to the library, grocery store, etc. make us part of the community. We try to establish relationships with the people we see regularly and purposely invite them into our home so we can really create that community that we need. Our kids play with other children almost on a daily basis because we invite people in, we take part in neighborhood life and we regularly engage in community activities. A library card, a local newspaper that tells about local events and a willingness to invite acquaintances in and make them friends are great ways to be social! It takes time and repetition (two things that might be hard for military families) to build a community, but it's worth the effort!
I have a 3 and 1 yr old.. What curriculum are you using for them.. The matching game? Where did you find this?
650 subscribers in one day, this morning it was at 17,111, crazy
this makes me sad that i can never have a family of my own
nibbleninjas you can foster :)
Or maybe I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that right
Such pretty little ones
I'm playing catch-up on your videos as I was out of the UA-cam loop for a while. I LOVE your long videos like this, and thanks for showing so much of ACE curriculum. I really enjoy seeing how it works and can be used. I can't wait to get caught up on all of the Mills happenings!
How do your children find friends?
We live in a small town where it's easy to get to know other people whether it's at our weekly trip to the library, playing at the park or just roaming around our neighborhood. In the houses immediately surrounding us there are 18 children, not counting our own, which means there are 26 children just in our little spot. My ancestors were some of the first people to settle our county and we have deep roots which means we pretty much know everyone, at least by sight. With our business, we have new people coming to our house all the time and we just try to be hospitable an invite new people in when we meet them. We have a group that comes on Sunday for church and another group that comes on Monday for "Mom School." On Wednesdays we see our library friends. On Fridays Tom and the older boys got out and play Magic the Gathering with a bunch of guys. We're part of the community even if we don't go to school.
Why don't you just send them to public school?
Some people like to eat all their meals in restaurants and some people like to do their own cooking. Some people like to outsource their children's educations, some people like to do it themselves. For us, home education is just another natural part of being a family, like cooking with our children, playing with them, working on chores together with them. etc.
Andrea Mills what about the social aspect of it?
Andrea Mills I have no issue with it, it seems to be working so why not? :)
We're working on a video to show what our "social" life looks like, but it won't be out for awhile.
So happy to see a new video!
with grade 4 how did u let them memorize the multiplication table. It seems theres a lot of struggle. For now i tried the shool of rock multiplication table try to watch it. but im waiting for the
The Vaughn Cube™ for Multiplication i order in america it will come by January
We did something similar. Tom got a cd of multiplication songs that helped him as a child and we play it sometimes while the kids work.
What's the name of the cooking video you are doing in Mom school? Can you post a link? Thanks!!! Love all your videos. I am learning so much! Thank you!!
This is a link for it. I didn't pay this price for it. They often have things on sale for 70%-80% off and that's when I bought it. www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/the-everyday-gourmet-rediscovering-the-lost-art-of-cooking.html
im only in 6th grade and we have to do algebra...
The kids' curriculum starts algebra-type math earlier than 9th grade; they just don't _call_ it algebra so Thomas didn't know what it was. He sure does now!
This was great! I'm glad you didn't shorten it any :). Sophia looks so cute with her hair braided!
OMG, I love Solomons reaction. That face is priceless!!! Do you find that some of your children proceed quicker through lessons and grade levels? Or do you stick with an age to grade equivalent?
Your son (the oldest) was me when had to do algebra and my Dad (he my teacher) said that same this! (I'm homeschooled)
Hi Andrea. Danette West told me about your channel. I love it! I have used ACE for 19 years and love it. Where did you get the video for the animal sounds? I didn't know that existed.
We made it ourselves. If it wasn't a copyright issue, I'd love to share it. Tom scanned our flashcards and made a video out of them using the audio CD for the music. He also made an animated number train. We did it several years ago when we no longer had room for a big bulletin board. We call it our Video Bulletin Board.
So fun to watch those old Homeschool videos back and see how much they have grown :)
Please explain the cards you give the children? Do you have an example of these?
Hi Andrea. There is so much I want to say, meaning to talk to you, for me to learn and not have missconceptions 😄. In a good way, with a good heart, is just that I want to learn. I have seen so many videos of large families were children have to take roles that do not correspond to their age. Were mom and dad decide to have a large family and then they have to take care of the children and the household. That breaks my heart, since those roles are hard as adults imagine as a child. Watching your videos I love how organize you are (since I am like that jaja), but with flexibility and taking into consideration their age, opinion and learning process, and without forgeting thet you are the mom and the adult. Those birthdays are great!! Also that even when you are home centered, you have children, friends and other people that interact with your children even when they seem to have a different system in their home. I was not given the opportunity to have children, which breaks my heart, but its great to watch your videos. Regarding the pace system. Is a pace a unit? A discussion of a concept? If the do several in a day, do you think they understand those concepts in depht or it is just memorization in order to advance in the priviledge system? I know it varies with children, but wanted to know your experience. Also, do they keep improving their writing skills (handwriting) thruout the curriculum? Love watching you kiss Thomas, as said in other large family videos there are so many children and so much to do that moms sometimes can't have those moments. Thank you and sorry for the looong comment! Buen día!
Instead of using a conventional textbook, ACE publishes each chapter as a booklet (PACE stands for Packet of Accelerated Christian Education.) Depending on the grade, one PACE may be from 27-65 pages long. There are 3 sections within the PACE followed by a quiz. At the end, there is a practice test. After the PACE is done, there is a test to complete. It would be very unlikely that someone could finish more than one in a day! Even though Asher and Judah finished one on the first day, they've only finished 4 total now that we're 2 1/2 weeks into school. We hope to test on 2 PACEs per week. (Each subject has 12 PACEs per year.) Handwriting isn't taught as a separate subject, but is covered in Word Building (Spelling) and English. Judah and Justus are both still getting the hang of cursive, so it's not exactly beautiful yet. Asher can write very lovely cursive, but he thinks it isn't efficient so he only does it if he absolutely has to. :) Thomas has very nice cursive writing and almost always writes neatly. He's got a bit of a Type A personality!
Is there a video where you talk more about the privileges?