Cheap Homeschooling With Composition Books
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- If you have enough money to purchase a few composition books, you can homeschool your children! Even if you have a little more money, why not use cheap composition books for your main "worktexts" and then have money to spend on the fun stuff, or at least on some really good books?
You can get the lowdown here, and then go over to my blog at momdelights.co... and catch a post with links and an entire gallery of different ways to use composition books for homeschooling.
I am Sherry Hayes, Christian, homeschooling mom of 15, and I'm on a mission to lift up women in their sacred calling to being wives, mothers, and homebuilders for the glory of God.
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I agree, we over complicate things. Paper, pencil, imagination and life can create the best curriculum.
Absolutely!
You always have wonderful information. I am helping to homeschool 2 of my grandchildren. We just bought 2 sets of encyclopedias - 1944 and 1959. We will also be using our Bibles and replicas of the founding documents. I gave their parents a supply list; notebooks, pencils and art supplies 😀
Smart Grandma!
Sherry, you are my absolute favorite homeschool mom to watch! Everytime I watch your videos, or read your blog, I walk away more motivated and inspired! Thank you!
My pleasure♥️
You’ve been a blessing to me for so many years. Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge and wisdom!!!
My pleasure! Thanks for the sweet comment.
Lots of great ideas! Thanks so much for always sharing how simple we can make things and yet they can learn so much. Sometimes I wonder if all the “fancy” curriculum actually impedes learning sometimes instead of getting to the heart of the information or skill. I’ve been loving all your latest blog posts and videos. They truly are such an encouragement to me. ❤️
I love encouraging others--thank you!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us all! I currently use the composition notebook for scriptures of the day “copy work”.. I never thought about using washi tape tho!!! So much detail and information!! Thank YOU!!!
Glad you can use some of it, you are very welcome !
Thank you sherry! I am so excited you are back on CZcams. You have been such an inspiration for my homeschool.
Happy to be back!
Thank you so much for that encouragement at the end of this video!! God is our refuge. What can man do to us?? Nothing unless God allows it!! He’s in control!!
And His plans for us are good--Jeremiah 29:11
This is wonderful. You are empowering homeschoolers to do what called has called them to do without over-complicating things! I love it. This year we are doing all of our language arts with copywork. The kids will pull out vocabulary, notice grammar usage, journal their thoughts on the passage, etc. All with just having t purchase a notebook. (And I did decide to purchase them each a copywork book to save myself the time of searching for quality passages each week). Thank you for your care in encouraging other homeschool parents.
That sounds perfect. Language is such a rich topic, and it is so easy to teach, too!
I found one of your blogs a few years ago, outlining how to go about using composition notebooks and it has been one of the best decisions I've ever made. We are going on our third year now! We spend our money on quality books instead. We are still using the McGuffey's, Lesson Books, and Gentle Grammar, too. Thanks, Sherry!
That's great to hear, Jill. I hope others are encouraged by your story to give it a try. I reposted that one you mention on my blog.
I switched to composition books at the beginning of the year and it has been absolutely freeing! Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.
That's terrific--glad I could be of help!
Love these ideas. So simple, I think with all the glitz and glam we’ve dumb downed our society through education today.
So true!
So glad there’s a video too! I just read the blog post 😀
Both forms have something special to offer, don't they?
So true! ;-) I felt so inadequate when I first started 10 years ago. But I asked the Lord, please show me how to homeschool and make it fun! He didn't disappoint me. I knew one thing: I wanted to teach them the way my elementary teachers taught me years ago...and that is keeping it SIMPLE...pencils, paper, crayons or paints, library books, and lots of reward stickers! I remember getting little birthday certificates, cupcake scratch and sniff stickers and dollar store prizes as part of my "schooling." The curriculum when I was in school didn't matter to me because I remember the love and attention and all the little things that even homeschooling curriculum has gotten away from . Recess. I don't have an old school bell like they had in the one room school house, but making time for recess is just as important. "Red rover, red rover..." haha
Your kids are so blessed to have you as a mom!
@@MomDelights by the grace of God. Thank you, sweet lady. :)
You saved the best for last-“God is in control!”
Amen! 🙋🏻♀️
I love your videos so much! I've been homeschooling for 18 years and I still feel like I have much to learn. Your videos inspire me so much!
You are so welcome!
I absolutely love your wisdom and your simplicity. Thank you for helping me get back on the right track. “If you have a Bible just read it.” I laughed right along with you on that one because I have told myself that several times.
Also when you told the story of the mom who was determined to homeschool her kids got me thinking that I really want to search and find those mamas out there because I have collected books from thrift stores since my daughter was born five years ago and I have a little library of my own of good books that would be awesome to share with somebody who could use them. Thank you for the inspiration.
How sweet of you to think of that. I know there must be myriads of moms who really want to homeschool, but have trouble even finding an extra $20 to spend to do it. I am always trying to encourage them by offering everything for free and giving them creative encouragement.
I'm so glad you shared this! I've been thinking about some things that I need to work on with my kids but I wasn't sure how to implement it without spending a ton of money. A highlighter and a composition notebook are genius! Thank you so much.
You're so welcome, thanks for the sweet comment♥️
As far as planning our homeschool this year, I have been praying for grace toward frugality and also effectiveness, so thank you for mentioning that we often overcomplicate learning. The main big purchase splurges my husband okayed were ordering a 9-month subscription to Campfire Curriculums' unit studies ($17.99 per month for a new unit study for your family each month), and a one-year subscription to Commonplace Quarterly (Charlotte Mason magazine) so that I can understand the CM method more practically for today's homeschool.
However, we also purchased a 15 volume lot of The Golden Treasury of Knowledge books on your recommendation, and the Audubon nature encyclopedia set.
We are one of those families who has been blessed to be off of facebook for three years And counting, and who only has internet through daddy's phone (and hotspot) when he is home from work so that our life has become alot more peaceful. But it has also freed up the finances so that we can splurge on a little bit here or there because there's that internet/ phone money being used a little more valuably (his phone is paid for by his company so mommy just uses a tracfone).
Thank you again for sharing ❣️ You make it look so doable!
I like the way you are limiting the intrusion of tech in your lives. It's amazing just how much more we can squeeze out of the simple things in life when we have more time to concentrate on them.
Hi Sherry, would you be able to do a video on homeschooling ideas for middle school/high school boys please? What books etc did you use for your boys? Your videos are so inspiring and helpful!
I did a video a bit back on boys specifically, but I don't know if I mentioned book choices. Very quickly here I will mention a couple of authors: RM Ballantyne, GA Henry, Horatio Alger. These are old and Christian and encourage strength of mind, body, and character, besides being interesting and teaching history, geography, etc.
@@MomDelights Thank you so much!
You are so refreshing and such a blessing! God is truly working through you! You made me smile listening to you and tear up at the end because that is the absolute truth and ever present reminder! 🙏🏻❤️ Thank you for everything you do!
I appreciate this video!
We are working hard to pay off all our debt, and we are expecting a new baby, so money is going to be very tight for next school year.
We have a plan for reading and math, but I plan to check out library books and do notebooking for everything else. Thankfully there are tons of book lists for science and history and literature that I can just take to the library and "go shopping"!
Sounds like a fun learning adventure--your kids are going to do great!
Love this idea! I am planning to use much more of this in my homeschool this year. I'm just adding in more of a graphic organizer feel because my kids seem to respond well to having authority over some creative aspects.
That's a great idea. I think I'll borrow it...🤩
I love how simple and freeing this is!!! I use free books for my e-reader all the time and then my kids give me oral narrations. Thank you for a wealth of encouragement and inspiration
You're very welcome--sounds like you are on the right road!
Another great video. Thanks so much Sherry!
Hi Sherry,
Thank you for mentioning at the end that He who sits in the heavens will laugh. Praise God that nations will someday see they are just men. God has really impressed on me recently that though Surgeon is wonderful and useful in my study of Scripture, He is not better spoken than God. He cannot improve upon God's Word in that sense and my feasting on God's Word straight from the Bible is more satisfying and life-giving than getting fed second hand. Not that they are worthless all together, they are just no substitute.
Amen!
I went to an estate sale and found Tom Sawyer and huckleberry fin and read those to my son and he loved it 😊
That is awesome!
I have 1969 Childcraft worldbooks, and the 2005 set. The 1969 set has so much more depth. My 2005 does have beautiful pictures but I admit I pull from the 1969 set way more often
Very interesting we need to bring that depth back😁
This is so good. Thank you ❤️
We do the same thing for Bible. We just read it with our children and talk about it and pray.
Best way!
This is what I am currently using with my daughters. And using the state standards as a springboard to create lessons for them. (Another free resource that can be looked up online)
This is great
Love your channel
Thank you!
Thank you for this video!!
My pleasure!
So good ❤
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing!
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Thank you!
Hi Sherry,
Thank you for all the inspiration in our homeschool journey.
The story you referenced do you have a reference or link i tried to find it best I could with the info provided. Think it's one of many stories that can inspire and close many doubts.
My student adores gentle grammar.
I'm so glad Gentle Grammar has blessed you! Could you be more specific about the story you are referencing, as it was a while ago when I recorded this video.
I decided this year, im not buy curriculum. We are ready through childcraft books, wright, reading and math. My oldest is seven so weare very early years.
Good job!
oh my word. there are do many typos in this😆 As my mom would say "don't tell anyone youre home schooled!" 🤣
I don't really understand about the highlighting part, do you have a picture? Also, it would be fun if you could do a video on different uses for highlighters!!!
That's a great idea--I mean the video on how to use highlighters to help children just learning to write. Until then, if you go over to my site you can see a number of photos that will give a few ideas. Here's the link: momdelights.com/index.php/2017/08/08/homeschool-composition-books/
I just recently came across your grammar books that you have so kindly made free for download. I plan on using these in our homeschool this year. I wondered though, is there any instruction book for the 'teacher' to use? I noticed some of the pages, for example, may say things like 'remember to use quotation marks' but I did not see any instruction for the child in how to use quotation marks. Just one example. Basically just wondering if there were any accompanying teacher book or instruction to go with these wonderful books?
I'm sorry, but there really isn't. If you look up something like "First" or "Primary" language lessons by C. C. Long you may find an old teacher's manual of sorts, but I did not follow the originals that closely. I think the idea is that, as something new pops up, we can stop and explain things and move on. It worked for many, many years and does quite well with tutoring, as opposed to classroom teaching.
THANK YOU!!!!!! So Much!!!!
You are so welcome :)
That story is intriguing. Are there articles about it?
What story are you referring to?
@@MomDelights The one at the beginning of the video about the man and little girl living in a tent by the river...
@@abundanceintheson_316 I actually heard about this from John Taylor Gatto, and he said this man's story had been reported on in some local news service in Oregon, I believe.
Where do I find your blog and also
See samples of this information note booking thank you
Sure--the links are in the description portion below the video.
When using the McGuffeys in high school how many novels would you add to it? Or would you?
I think it depends on the person and the situation. Since we have followed this regimen for some years, I find my older children often choose excellent books on their own, so I try not to fix things that aren't broken :P. However, there are some who need to have goals set before them. For these, I try and make up a list of books that I either think they need to round them out, or that I think will be to their liking, or I think will give them much needed food for thought. Sometimes this will be a practical book such as Teen Guide to Homemaking, or The Useful Book. Other times it will be a biography of someone with excellent character, such as Elizabeth Elliot, Jim Elliot, or someone else. When I assign the books, it may be that we have an actual date for completion of a certain amount, but as we go along I am willing to edit that according to how quickly they end up reading or how much they actually enjoy and are taking in the information so that I will not want to hurry them. I know this is probably as clear as mud; but perhaps you can still glean something useful from it. Blessings!
@@MomDelights thank you 😊 my son isn’t into reading I might just give him a due date instead of telling him to read everyday.