Abeka Kindergarten | It's not what you've heard!
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
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Are you looking for a homeschool kindergarten program for your homeschool? Watch this video to hear my honest review of Abeka's kindergarten homeschool books. Everyone thinks Abeka is just a big box curriculum and that its too much busy work, but I've used their Kindergarten program 2 times now and really like it. Abeka can be customizable to your homeschool and in this video you'll hear me talk about how I don't purchase the huge kits. All you need is a few Abeka books to give your kindergartener a great foundation for elementary learning.
I also do a flip through of the teacher lesson plan book and show some sample pages of the work books. You'll see how easy it is to follow this Abeka Kindergarten curriculum and how simple the workbook pages will be for you child.
Let me know in the comments below what you think about Abeka's curriculum! Have you used it? What do you like or dislike? Do you have any questions? I'd love to help if I can! Thanks for watching!
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I love Abeka kindergarten! I really like their language arts for k-3rd as well, particularly the phonics. It’s so straightforward and thorough!
Totally agree! I have a 3rd grader who has done Abeka language arts for K-3 - I think we might be changing it up for 4th grade next year, but I love the foundation Abeka gave her in these early years!!
I second this video! I love abeka for phonics, reading and language in the lower grades. It's fantastic at these ages. I can relate to homeschoolers looking at you weird when you say you use abeka. I feel like it gets a bad rap for not being homeschool friendly and being too much etc and it's somewhat deserved if you use it to a tee. But I feel like a lot of people throw the baby out with the baby water when it comes to abeka. There was a time when I swore I would never use it because it was too much and it was just "school at home" etc. As I've become more experienced and comfortable in my homeschooling journey (realizing I'm in charge of my homeschool, not the curriculum, and I can customize a curriculum any way I want to serve our needs) I've found abeka to be really fantastic.
I use it the same way- I do not follow the lesson plans to a tee and I do not get all the things that can come with it and I buy everything I can second hand so it doesn't cost a lot either. I customize it to work for us and the lessons are actually very quick and easy to teach and very effective. I feel like I need to advocate for abeka sometimes because it does seem to have a bad reputation so people write it off like I used to. But if you make it your own it's a really great option.
I only use it for phonics, reading and language in the lower grades. I use the current edition for k5 & 1st and I've decided to use the older edition for 2nd & 3rd because I like progression of it better. I'm currently doing k5 & 2nd with my oldest 2 kids. After 3rd we'll switch to something different for LA.
-Sarah
Yes! I feel exactly the same way as you do and you explained it all so perfectly! Thank you so much for sharing! You can take any curriculum and make it fit your needs!
So far we've also used it for K5, 1st, and 2nd, and start pulling in different things around 3rd grade! (although I do supplement with First Language Lessons starting in 1st grade! We just read their old blue book together and don't do any of the new worksheets that go with it.)
Hello! Fellow Abeka fan! I've also taught 2 of my children to read quite easily using the program. I'd say if you're new to it and on the fence, try using atleast the phonics Language Arts from Kindergarten to 2nd grade, and try simplifying it. The teacher manual is a great resource but it can be a bit much, we hardly used it and focussed instead on The HandBook For Reading, the special sounds (I wrote mine on note cards to save money), the workbook practice, and the readers. You dont have to do every single thing! It spirals alot and repeats itself, so you can skip things your child has mastered. My kids were on the fast track to reading fluency, and they love reading. Its been such a blessing and peace of mind! My kids wanted just straight to the point, no fluff, thats Abeka. 👍🏽👍🏽
Totally agree and great advice. Using them for k-2nd is the sweet spot. Thanks for sharing your experience!
We are finishing up Abeka K5 in a few weeks and will move on to Abeka 1st grade in the fall. We also used K4 last year. I love it. I do plan to move away from Abeka after 2nd grade for LA but for the learning to read/phonics age, Abeka is second to none!
Totally agree! I had thought I would move away from Abeka for my oldest after 2nd grade too, but actually ended up using them again for 3rd! We are finishing up now and it’s been good, but finally ready to move to something else for 4th grade next year!
Me too. I combine homeschooling with unschooling
Yes! It can be both. 👏🏼
Thank you for sharing some important nuggets! I am an Abeka fan 😊
What do you use for Science and History?
Hi. I am a new subscriber. Excited to see more and happy to support. Blessings ! 🥰
Hi! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
This is SO helpful! I've been looking up how to use abeka k5 and today you popped up in my feed!🎉 Any and all tips are greatly appreciated.
Hi! Thanks for watching! If you choose to go with Abeka I would try to find the lesson plan book second hand, helps to cut down on the cost!
I'm glad I found you 😊
Thank you for sharing, because I have a four year old and looking for a curriculum to use...
Now, I am torn between Christian Light education and Abeca 🤦🏼♀️
Hey! Thanks for watching. And I know the feeling, it’s so hard to choose sometimes! 😅
I do this as well for our kindergarten year. I just use the same things that you have mentioned except handwriting. My son is actually 4 so I’m letting him finish up k4 handwriting.
That’s great! My oldest didn’t mind handwriting but my kindergartner now doesn’t always love it, so lots of times we’ll skip or just do half a page. I’m not big on forcing writing in Kindergarten. :)
@@pillarsandpress How are you planning 1st grade next year? I’m just curious.
Reposting my experience: I have used Abeka with both of my sons since kindergarten and will continue with my younger kids too but with three little ones we have moved on to The Good and The Beautiful for my older boys now that they have a solid Abeka language arts foundation.
I hear so many good things about TGTB! Thanks for sharing!
Hi thank you for making this video ! Did you start with k4 ? Or k5 with your 5 year old ? I’ve got a 4 yr old and a recent 6 yr old . Thanks
I started with K5! I like to keep it really informal before Kindergarten, We usually just read lots of picture books and do play based learning. I do pick up some simple workbooks from the dollar tree for my 3-4 year olds sometimes, but that’s more to help them feel included in school! I don’t worry too much about how she goes through it.
is it possible to get a pdf format for the Abeka Kindergarten for a budget
I do not believe they have any pdf versions of their textbooks.
I plan on using Abeka for math and LA from K5-3rd since I know it gives a really strong foundation. I tentatively plan on moving away from Abeka after 3rd. What do you think you’ll use after?
Right now I’m considering using some literature based curriculums like Total Language Plus or Progeny Press but I haven’t decided yet!
I have used Abeka with both of my sons since kindergarten and will continue with my younger kids too but with three little ones we have moved on to The Good and The Beautiful for my older boys now that they have a solid Abeka language arts foundation.