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CORRECTION : There are mini books also that go with this level!!!! I completely forgot to add those in!
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Level K Language Arts by The Good & The Beautiful is available for purchase : http://www.jennyphillips.com/la/
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This video is super helpful! I'm super torn between this curriculum and The Logic of English. Have you ever compared?
This worries me a little bit, even at the start it seems like it would be more for the end of kindergarten age. I really like it, though.
That's so much for bringing up AAR. It's not working for us also. It's too much and I'm feed up. Thanks from Ontario Canada
This is an old video so not sure if you will see this comment, but we are probably going to switch my now 2nd grader over to TG&TB next year from Ambleside Online. Also, my current preschooler will be starting Kindergarten next year. He actually taught himself to read at 3.5 years old. I didn’t teach him, he will tell you that he learned from “the books”. We just read a lot of books around here, I guess! He is very mentally smart, remembers things instantly, it seems. But all other aspects of his development are very much still a 4.5 year old with a tiny attention span. My boys are so different in personality! My preschooler may also have sensory issues (needing extra sensory input), which makes him extremely active. Super smart but crazy busy! So so don’t know what LA level to place him in. He’s currently reading Frog & Toad and Curious George books, so between 1st and 2nd grade level, I’d say. He won’t turn 5 till June so he’ll be a young Kindergartener. Do I choose a more advanced reader and go with the K course book? Or do they correspond too much where I would need them to match? I have not taught him any phonics but he obviously knows all letter sounds, and he also knows vowels. Where should I start with him?
doesthe good and the beautiful have geography and geology? im so in love i am ready to scrap almost everything else!
I sitting here feeling so much better because I really was feeling like a bad mom because my five and six year old weren't where I thought they should be. Hearing you say better late than early has taking so much of a burden off of my shoulder. I don't have anyone around to really help because nobody around me homeschools that I know of. I sit here everyday thinking I am doing everything wrong. And I was debating whether or not to use this curriculum but now I'm set on it.
I'm starting to look into this curriculum for my 7yo. son and then hopefully use it with his younger brothers. This is very helpful, thank you so much Jane. And can I say I absolutely love, LOVE your stance and belief on taking it slow if need be for yur child and not worried where other children are at. They all get ro the same point pretty much, just in their own time and ways. Yes, yes, yes. Thank you ♡
Hi is this strictly phonics or does it teach sight words
p.p.s. So sorry to be annoying!!! Which edition of the McGuffey readers do you use? I have wanted to use them for years but I want to make sure to get the original oldies and goodies.
Your videos are spot on. Thanks for the help!!
Thank you for sharing. Throughout your video I repeatedly felt I was glimpsing a kindred spirit among homeschooling moms: We seem to approach teaching our children similarly (I also aim for minimalism in other areas of life); like your Everett, my daughter (age 6) learned to read with fluency in Kindergarten yet missed grammar completely; we seem drawn to TGTB curriculum for the same reasons; we both require tangible curriculum in order to truly get a feel for it; I even laminated my phonics cards — along with half the contents of our classroom, haha. 😉 Today marked Day 1 of History Year 1 and Day 3 of LA Level K (filling in my young reader's gaps slowly but surely — "and I'm okay with that"), our 2nd year of homeschooling and our inaugural foray into TGTB. And I admit to weeping for happiness at moments, because this is the curriculum I have longed to find.
I am curious: How do you approach Math, Science, and Handwriting for lower grades?
I'm new to researching about this curriculum and you really made learning more about this so much fun! P.S. I like your bracelets.
Awesome! I've been looking for a gentle (non-boring) approach to language arts for my 4th grader this year, so I'm definitely checking this out.
You are always so helpful! Thank you!!!!
I just bought this and am sooooo excited!
Do you think purchasing the physical copy is worth it? Or would I be okay just purchasing the digital copy?
Hey love this video and the curriculum looks great. here supporting you on later is better. If you wait the more important skills which supports a childs academic will have developed better also. Such as social skills, attention span, patience, empathy etc also their motor skills which are needed for writing will have developed better leaving less room for frustration which is more common in 4 Y.O learners than 7 Y.O learners. A NZ study found those who learnt to read at 5 and 7 had the same reading level at 11 but those who learnt later had a better relationship with reading and better comprehension skills. There are other studies also. So I'm glad to hear you start yours later. Love your channel 😀
Great Review! I try to blend CM and Waldorf styles into our home school. This seems like a great fit.
Do you have your child write right in the book? How does the spiral binding hold up?
Hi everyone! I'm new and considering homeschooling my 4 yr old. This year is going to represent a test run for both of us. I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between Charlotte Mason's curriculum and the one in this video it's seems more like you using the CM style/method you love nature something we have in common, but do you prefer these books over what she recommends? Please help!!! Simply Charlotte offers a lot of books but I'm hesitant now bc I only want what is necessary for my child I'm not trying to have a bookstore. Which is why I like your minimalistic approach. Thanks Jane, or anyone out there who can shed some light on this subject for this first time mom 😊
p.s. I am wondering what to do. My new Kindergartener reads and comprehends at a first/second grade level but we have not done lots of grammar. Do you think I should start with the K book?
Thank you for giving so much detail!!! I love your reviews!
This is a wonderful review, thank you! I am curious, what do you like to use for math?
And the mini books too!! Thanks for this review! I love this curriculum!!
Great overview. So, do you think just knowing the letters and sounds is enough to start? Seems like it jumps in pretty quickly to reading (maybe that's the point!). I've done Teach Your Child to Read in 100 EZ Lessons for my first 2 boys (worked great!), but I'm kind of over it. I'd like to try something new with my 3rd boy.