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I like the big for that age! I posted a newer video comparing these two and the toniebox and talk more about recommended ages! But I do love the big one for when my youngest (3YO) is quietly playing in her room. It seems to stay on longer before she pulls a card out compared to the mini

@@PiningOverHome that’s great thank you for replying, it’s really helpful

You’re welcome!!

@@agentcallisto thank you!! And I’m so glad I could help ❤️❤️

@@ashburgess9563 that sounds like good ages for the tonie! It’s nice at bedtime too since it doesn’t light up :)

Thanks! I used to do a morning play/art invitation Monday mornings and didn’t this past year. We missed it! This will be a good replacement 😍 and I’m glad I could help!!

Really?? Ahh that’s great to know thank you!!! Doing that this weekend 🙌🏼

Oh good! Was it easy to teach?

@@PiningOverHome it was, the teacher manual has the pages from the student manual with the answers so it’s easy for me to not have to look over what he sees on his page and just sit across from him and teach it. We bought the bundle which also came with the audio file so we can listen to the pronunciations

Ooo ok that’s really helpful thanks!!

Oh yay I’m glad I could be helpful!! ❤️❤️

Of course! You guys did a great job with it 😍 it’s still on my bookshelf so I can reference it 😂❤️

You’re welcome!! I couldn’t find one anywhere before ordering and wished I had 😂 thanks for watching!!

Yay I’m excited for you! I was thinking of doing a “just starting homeschool” video, so I’ll brainstorm that a bit more ❤️

Thanks, added it to the description!! Hahah yeah my older two are usually occupied with legos upstairs and my youngest shadows me all morning lol she is pretty chatty, but overall we do have calm mornings! I need to recognize that more often and be thankful 😂❤️

Goats have been much easier than I was thinking! The internet makes them seem hard 😂 duck and chicken eggs are ⭐️ Those are my favorite kind of videos to make so I’m glad to hear you enjoy that style! I’ll go for more of them 😍

I’m glad it was helpful! I’ve found over the last year or so we hardly ever reach for the full sized Yoto. So I think the mini is a good choice!

@@PiningOverHome I think the full size yoto makes a lot of sense for cards that have educational components with showing letters and numbers etc. - But I don’t think this is what we will be using our yoto for, at least not for a while! (Our kid is only 16 months old)

Lol and he ducks down so he’s not in it 😂😂 he’s my respectful oldest if that’s not obvious! ❤️

So smart! I love how they follow mama everywhere 😍

So hard not to stay up there all day 😂😂 thank you!

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

Haha sometimes my mind can not process the simplest sentence from all the input 😂😂

Congratulations!! And thank you so much I really appreciate that ❤️ I’m currently on goat birth watch as she is 2 days away and we’re all so excited 🙈

@@PiningOverHome , may your first goat birth be trouble free! 🤞🏻Your children will be so lucky to be raised with raw goat milk. 😍

Haha thank you!!! I hope they like it 😂 I warmed them up to freshly milled sourdough, so I think the chances are good!

I did get the guide this year to see if I’d use that portion, but it’s not really my teaching style, so I just use the books!

Ah that’s really nice, thank you ❤️❤️ it seems really good right?? I have high hopes for it 😂

Thank you! Yes mostly TGTB, but when they were little I heavily focused on letters, then phonics and never did memorization of words. I think that’s really helped them with decoding. It meant in the very beginning struggling through some Bob books, but then once it clicked (for my second it was a month into kindergarten, for my first even younger!), they just start leaping forward by reading and I’m pretty hands off at that point. Just there to help them sound through a word if it’s incorrect. I do think I have a video on teaching them to read, I think it’s my how I got started homeschooling or something like that 😂 sorry not super helpful lol

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How sweet! I go through the instructors guide on Sunday when I lesson plan! It’s not a scripted curriculum, so I just see how the concept should be taught and pick a few of the activities or make a version of my own for the week :)

Hi! One other math question…. For dimensions, do you have the kids do all the problems in the workbook and the text book OR just the workbook and do the textbook if they need additional practice? I’ve heard it’s a lot of problems between the two. Getting ready to order ours. Would love to hear what you do!

It can be a lot between the two!! We do all of the textbook, and then depending on how well they understand the concept I choose from the workbook. If they really don’t get it, I may pick a few from the workbook lesson and finish it the next day to give their mind a chance to rest. Typically we do the full textbook and half of the workbook though! Unless they request to do more which often happens 😂

I think it will work! My current kindergartener is close to done with his level 1 LA, so he is further ahead, but I would say for an advanced 1st grader it’s appropriate! I would also base it off if he likes to edit sentences. Mine loves it, if he didn’t I would hold off on grammar or pick a different program. I’m purely doing it for him because his older brother will be doing it and I know he’ll want to join in 😂

Thanks for watching!

So exciting!! This is our first time experiencing an animal birth 🙈 I’m not overly nervous, but extremely excited 😂

Thank you!! Oh yes of course ticket to ride! We have that one and love it, I need to bring it out for geography 😍 my kids absolutely loved the allowance game when I brought it out. Easy winner!

It’s so sweet I’m really thankful for finding it too! Thanks for sharing ❤️

No way 😂😂 that is the cutest I hope my 2.5 YO is the same way lol

Sheep are on my list of wants 😂 they’re so sweet!! Thank you so much ❤️

We are!! I just posted our curriculum picks and an unboxing of biology 1! Lego Bible?? Okay I have to check this out 😂😂

Thank you so much, I appreciate the kindness ❤️

Thank you!! You as well ❤️

When you receive charter funds, you can’t purchase religious material with those funds, so a lot of curriculum companies will either slightly modify or take out books from the set. (Which you can then purchase with your own money) I talk more about using a charter in this video! Homeschooling Through A Charter | What Is It Like? czcams.com/video/v89Ms0qkaog/video.html

It’s a Christian company, but the curriculum itself is not

Thank you! Our library has most of them 🙌🏼 it’s tiny but actually has a homeschool section 😂🙌🏼 ooo ok that’s good to know! I’m on the fence about using a specific location since it won’t flow as well with whatever we combine it with, but that helps knowing it’s good!!

@@PiningOverHome we completed the elementary series and my son went into apologia math 5 just fine.

Yay I’m so glad! So far I can’t see any reason I wouldn’t also love it 😂😍

Oh no way! That’s what I’m hoping for 😍 “too easy” is great sometimes 🙌🏼

Yes!! Artistic pursuits is hard to prioritize 🙈 I think we’re going to work in life of Fred next week to see how we like it since we have it from the library anyway. Hoping it’s a good addition!! < accidental pun lol

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Thank you!! I actually saved them all to my computer years ago 😂🙈 *just in case* lol but I’ve seen the older versions pretty often on the Facebook sell group!

Aaah okay that is great to hear thank you!! I’m hoping the summer study builds my confidence ❤️🤞🏻

Thank you!! I appreciate you ❤️

Oo that sounds great! We’re doing songschool Latin this summer (just filmed that I’ll post it in a couple weeks!) and I’m hooooping that while we do it a lightbulb goes off and we feel like we can do memoria press this next year 🤞🏻😂

That’s what we’re doing! I just filmed about it for my summer school ❤️ glad I’m not the only one intimidated 😂

I recall her mentioning they had plans to expand their language selection! Which is when I asked if one of those could be Latin 😂 so maybe it’ll become more diverse 🤞🏻

@@PiningOverHome That would be amazing. So hard finding good foreign language programs for elementary.

I agree! Me and my husband were talking and pretty sure in public school we didn’t have the option until 8th grade 🙃 glad as homeschoolers we can start earlier

It’s pretty new! I hope we like it, I think we will 😍