Every year I come back to these “old” videos to get inspiration. Thank you for the wealth of knowledge and inspiration to draw from!! Now I’ve got a 2nd, 4th and 6th grader!!

Your daughter is so well behaved. Such a polite and calm little girl, very mature for her age.

She is a breath of fresh air! She has such a sweet spirit. Thank you for letting us in to a portion of your daily life.

Olyvia is such a smart, beautiful and respectful little lady! She's a great example of a happy homeschooler. 🙂 🥰

I've always pronounced Duchshund as (dahks-hund), never heard it pronounced any other way till now. I believe in German the pronunciation for 'chs' is 'x'.

I’m so lost on where to begin homeschooling my soon to be 3rd grader, but after watching your video I’m more at comfortable. Thank you so much for sharing. It was exactly what I’ve been searching for, full routine. It’s inspiring, educational for other moms and I over all appreciate this content ❤️ God bless your family!

@GraceandGrit

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

This was awesome and very encouraging! Great job Olivia you are helping so many people! Keep it up !

Thank you!! This is perfect! Would love to see Olivia in more lessons in the future and this is HOW I learn is by watching and listening to you.

You did great, Olivia! Keep up the awesome work 🙂

Oh My Goodness, a gift she is!! Great work smart girlie.

Olyvia is such a sweetheart! Thank you for sharing a glimpse into her school day using TG&TB!

Precious!! I love these videos! I just got our TGTB Math for my two youngest. I'm so excited! We use LA and History TGTB, but my oldest two are above their current math levels, but my younger two are now at the level at which we can use what they have! Woohoo!!

Great job both of you ❤

👍🏻 for Olyvia for working hard! I’m really thinking about using the good and the beautiful for next year. Thank you for all the videos.

Im first year homeschool mom and I am loving The Good and The Beautiful! I was so excited to see level 4 become available.

Great job btw! I love hearing kids read. She did phenomenal!

This was very helpful to me to see you go through it with your daughter. Thank you to you and your daughter. Good job!

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This makes me feel so confident in homeschool independently we've been doing online school and I practically do all the teaching. I've been really thinking about it for some time so thank you for sharing this ❤️🙏

@TheBalancedMom

3 жыл бұрын

Online schooling is super though--- I was a teacher for 7 years and have been homeschooling for 7 years--- switching to homeschooling will be an awesome switch!

I enjoyed watching this! She is such a sweet girl! My son is the same age as her and it’s neat to see someone else his age doing the same books as him! :)

Well done Olivia, you read exceptionally well. You should be very proud of yourself for all that you.

Great job, Olivia!

I'm enjoying our winter break right now (and how much cleaner my house is, LOL) but this is getting me excited to jump back into our lessons! Great job Olivia! I have an Olivia as well :)

First year homeschooling mom here, and you are right... these videos are so helpful. Olyvia is so sweet. I love how she giggles when she makes a mistake. It is clear that you have taught her that it is ok to make mistakes and that she has confidence in herself. We’ve taken some time off from regular school stuff this month, and my daughter overheard this video and asked if we could do a language arts lesson because she misses it. That made my heart so happy. 😌♥️

@TheBalancedMom

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the HSing community! This is our 7th year HSing and I hope you enjoy it as much as we have. As a former teacher, I said I would only HS until we get into a good school district but sure enough, 7 years later and we are all really enjoying it!

Thankful for this video!! Just decided to pull my daughter and homeschool her in 3rd in the fall with TGATB. These are such a great help!

She such a doll!! Great work sweetie!!

Wow that was helpful and encouraging 🙌🏻😁

My favorite videos! My daughter is in the same level of L.A. So fun to see these d.i.t.l. God Bless your family!

Great job Olyvia! 🤩

Great job Olivia!!!

You're such a good mama, and Olyvia is a delightfully sweet young lady... and smart!🥰

Go Olivia !!! Thumps up !!! You did wonderfully!!!

great job olivia love that smile

Great job Olivia ❤️

She is adorable 🥰 such a sweet girl. You are a great teacher. Tell her I would give her more than one thumbs up if I could. I can see that she loves to learn.

Great job Olyvia! 👍🏾👍🏾👏🏽👏🏽

She's such a darling girl 😊 that big bow!!

She is so cute. Great job today!!!

Grace just finished that ginger and spice book. She loved it❤

👍👍 A couple extra thumbs up for Miss Olyvia for working so hard today.

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 multiplication is tough stuff. Great Olivia!

👍🏻 good job Olyvia!!!

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Keep up the hard work Olyvia. You are so adorable

Here is a big thumbs up for Olivia from a homeschooling family in England 👍 Thank you for sharing

👍 Olyvia! Great job! My son is also in 3rd grade and is enjoying The Good and The Beautiful for most subjects. He asked that I give you an extra 👍 from him.

Thanks for sharing your homeschool routine with us Olivia. My 4th grade daughter is homeschooling this year for the first time and we are loving it. She is using the Abeka curriculum, mainly because that is what I grew up on and I’m very familiar with it. But I am interested in learning more about The Good and The Beautiful as a possibility for future years.

@TheBalancedMom

3 жыл бұрын

We started with Abeka 7 years ago and have switched through many different curriculums--- as a former teacher I struggle to settle on one company because no company has every subject down. Remember to check out different ones to find what works best for your kids!

ADORABLE!!! 50 thumbs up Olyvia! ❤️❤️❤️

Thumbs up for sweet Olivia! She’s so precious!!

Thank you so much for sharing. Would you be able to make a video on what you plan on doing for your eldest daughter once she is in high school? I am curious about transcripts, graduation, and college prep. Thank you!

Loved the video, what a beautiful bright daughter you have 👍 🙂 xx

LOL, as a fellow homeschool mom of 4 kids, the thing I noticed most in this video was that brand new sharpened pencil with a full eraser that she was using! Just this morning I was complaining to my children about the state of all of our pencils and wondering how we go through them so fast!

Thank you so much for being a good Teacher to us all i know now that its the best to do teach at home that way your child are children can learn more n do it at their own pace its the best ideals n it need to stay in play for us that can stay at home and teach our own their safe no more.. bullies picking on our kids shooting up schools worry free stay at home Thank you Much ...P.S Keep up the good work. From a Grand Mother..Who kept her Grand Children Stay at home work best for us 8 and 12 Thank Again.. Have a Great Day..

I love this! My oldest is in third and they are super close in age, so it’s nice to see another student doing the same work. Our routines are basically the same and my daughter would want to show her day too. I know you have to give the disclaimer, but you can tell she is cheerfully sharing her day. Our difference is we have younger children we are usually working around. We have many more years to come before our fourth will be at this point. Also, have you seen the new ecosystems science? We’re so excited about it because our kindergartener has been working through habitats as we work our way through geography and it will line up perfect (given it looks like it will still be over the youngest head). Also, I’m glad to see the reader she has about the Dachshunds. We have a mini we got for Christmas last year and I know she’ll be excited for that fun read. Can you tell I’m ready to place another order?

Great video! So good to see it broken down like this and in depth. Totally not being critical but just passing along knowledge as it's a word that tripped me up before... yay Germanic words and spellings lol Dachshund is pronounced like daax-snd. There are some short youtube videos that have both the German pronunciation and American. I'm a language nerd lol.

I love that Olivia is one year ahead of Grace so I know what's coming next 🥰🤪

She’s so sweet!

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

She is! So thankful for her

Good on you for respecting your older kids boundaries

I love your shirt in this! You look so cute

Hey Olivia, you are such a sweet girl. Thank you for sharing your day with us. My daughter is a little older, she is doing grade 5 this year and we're also homechooling in South Africa. I enjoyed your geography class and math. I will share this video with her so she can see that she is not the only one taught by mom which she already loves but yawns a lot because apparently I have such a sweet and calm voice it makes her sleepy. LOL The curriculum we use is CAPS our national curriculum and I would love to try out some extra curriculum, perhaps sonlight or the good and the beautiful but I'm so confused about what happens in high school when she has to sit for her grade12/matric examinations so she can obtain her higher certificate. I'm doing research before I change her I know a family here in SA that homeschooled with sonlight, myself I tried it when she was in grade 1 but then I dropped homeschooling due to lack of support which I wasn't ready for the criticism and negative remarks from my mother who is a retired teacher and has zero confidence in me. She believes that a child should go to school. From last year and many thanks to the pandemic I found the courage to PUT MY FOOT DOWN. Her father passed away June 2020, God rest his soul at least he passed having given me his blessing and confidence that he has seen that I know what I'm doing. I prayed for 2 years asking God to give me His blessing and grant me the courage to educate my child and HE HAS OPENED EVERY DOOR AND MADE EVERY PROVISION NECESSARY so I know for sure THE LORD IS WITH ME. We love homeschooling, it is doing wonders for my daughter and I enjoy it myself, I am surprised just how much I never fully grasped in school and only understand now and I am a University graduate. I guess that is on me, I probably forgot because I passed well in school. Anyway thank you so much, you guys in America are a great inspiration. In SA there are many homeschooling families but I have seen less than 5 youtube channels and even they are not consistent that I want to start one so I can share information and help new homeschoolers like myself. God bless you guys I have learned so much from American homeschooling YT channels from stationery, ideas on a lot of staff, you guys are amazing. I just found your channel yesterday and I love every single video of the few I've watched so far. Thank you God bless. Would have loved to see the 5th grader but as you said, ''not feeling this filming thing..'' Lol Pardon me for the essay comment I am just super excited.

What a blessing to see this in your videos thank you so much. Your daughter is very sweet, I cannot help but imagine that if she wasn’t homeschooled and you did not teach her about the bible she would be just like all other little girls her age, mean spirited, envious, problematic, and manipulative. Little girls can be so mean to each other. I am sure her father is so proud of her and you.

She is a doll 😍

Your cutie patootie is a great reader!!!

She’s a sweetheart 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Olivia is squishy sweetness! Love her! 🥰🥰🥰

Your makeup is on point in this video--not that it's ever NOT but I love it! My 3rd grader is doing ETC books as well as TGTB LA just because my oldest did and I love those books. She is about to complete book 6 and moving into book 7...she loves them! We do them everyday. My 3rd grader loves TGTB cursive as well....and she is even better at it than my 5th grader. My daughter also loves the art at the bottom of the HW pages---sometimes I have to reel her in....you can't color for an hour HAHA! I remember doing that humidity lesson with my daughter not that long ago. You have a dog that jumps in your lap during school--we have a 16 month old who does the same. These are my ALL time fav videos---real life homeschooling lessons live! I ALMOST started a youtube channel because there's not enough of these.

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

I would love to know how long it typically takes her from start to finish. We used TGTB math this year and considering switching over next year to doing fully TGTB. She will also be in 3rd grade next year!

Very helpful. You read a portion on humidity. What book was that?

Olivia did so good! She get a lots of thumbs up from me! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😀

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

She’s going to be so happy!

I have a nine year old as well. Be sure her arm is lined up with the page(tilt the paper to line it up with her arm) It will be hard for her to break this habit if she continues to have the paper straight in front of her. Thank you for all you share!

Love this! She is such a sweetheart...how in the world is your youngest already in 3rd grade?? I think I’ve been following you since she was in kindergarten 😊 My daughter is in 3rd grade as well, so this is all very relatable!

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

I know! I started my channel when she was 4!

Great job Olivia!! You are a good reader!! Ashlee, what have you used to teach your children to read? Do you have a system you've followed with the materials you've used? Thank you for sharing. :)

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

Check out some of my older videos!

@TheBalancedMom

3 жыл бұрын

There are tons of curriculums out there but if you want basic, simple, and excellent results-- I would check out teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons and the other one on 20 lessons. They both work so well and takes less than 15 minutes a day! We did a comparison of the 2 just because many wondered how these 2 simple ones were different

Can I ask where you got your caddy for the color pencils and such?

Hi Ashley, you might have said this before and if you have i apologize. I'm curious, how much time you alot for Bible, missionary time, read aloud, etc. Also, how often do you cover all the subjects throughout the week.

Great job, Olyvia! I'm thinking of checking out TGTB for my son. I think he would enjoy the Language Arts. What do you think of this curriculum for 5th grade and older? I need to find something for writing, reading and grammar. Thanks for all you do, Ashlee!😀

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. My kids will use until they graduate ✨

@TheBalancedMom

3 жыл бұрын

I would really check out their 5th grade LA online as it's free-- you can download the whole thing. If your child likes to read and likes classics, they will enjoy it. My 5th grader is liking it but I had to switch my 3rd grader didn't thrive on it at all so I switched her and I wasn't head over heels for the kinder one so she's doing something else too. It's super piecy-- just not a smooth flow. As a former teacher, every curriculum will work for some kiddos while not for others so just check out the whole LA 5th grade part to see if your son will thrive with it

Hello I am new to this channel and considering homeschooling my kids. But I have no clue where to start or how to do it. Any tips or advice?

Have you noticed a difference in the new level 4 LA or do you have a video sharing about it?

What if your 3rd grader has a IEP ? Any suggests on how you would approach that? Almost 4 th grader Great at math but can not read well

I just started a month ago with my boy the same age and grade. However he can’t stay in his seat. I have different curriculum and some of it is video-based from BJU which he does fairly well with. But when I teach he is so bouncy, even right at the start. Any tips? Wish I had a seatbelt type of chair sometimes! Lol.

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

Let him bounce! Or stand while you explain!

Hi. Don't know if this is a weird question. But do you need to do tests with kids? Or exams?

Thank you! I am a new homeschooling mom of a grade 4 daughter. How many times a week do you have Science and History please.

@TheBalancedMom

3 жыл бұрын

Some people switch between them-- we do 2 days of science and 2 days of SS because we only do 4 days of school a week because of our co-op so choose something reasonable for you and your family!

In one of your videos you had her using an app on your phone- I can’t seem to find the video and don’t remember the name of the app 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’m in search of some kind of educational app that would be fun for my rising 2nd grader that can also have on my phone to keep her busy while I’m working with our other kiddos. Let me know if you have any recommendations. Thank you in advance!

Did you do anything in addition to TGTB math for her multiplication facts? Such as flash cards? My son is 9 also and struggles with memorizing the multiplication facts, but does well with his lessons. Kinda strange. Not sure if I should get flash cards or something else... would love to hear your thoughts?

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve done the songs and that’s it:)

@careybenton

3 жыл бұрын

@@GraceandGrit awesome!! Thank you! I will try that.

Do you do anything extra for writing, as in paragraphs, creative writing or other forms of writing skills? I am using TGTB Level 2 with my 10yr old. He's profoundly dyslexic and has dysgraphia and I am trying to figure out the best way to teach him how to think and write his thoughts and we're struggling.

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

No extra, but if they struggle dictating to you is helpful

@lipstickandlunch7880

3 жыл бұрын

Graphic organisers, mind mapping, have him type (if he doesn’t know how to type yet look up adaptive typing it’s much better for kids with dysgraphia than touch typing) scribe for him, voice to text. The IEW program is very good for kids who need extra structure with their writing.

I always like watching different approaches and techniques using the same curriculum. Olivia is so happy doing her school work! Definitely earned a thumps up!! I ordered the Sing a Song of the Seasons poem book on your recommendation and we love it! Thanks :)

I have a question. I know you used horizons for math before. I'm using horizons now (K and 1st). I like it, but do you recommend to change to TGATB?

@mattnicoleelliott7919

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Same question! 1/2 way through K Horizons and we like it (impartial either way!) but wondering if we should switch to G&B math.

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

I like the change up after using horizons for the last 6 years!

@rbkmckim

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Pretty sure sow is pronounced like "sour" or "ow I'm hurt" lol but she is so sweet!! Love this type of video!

@faithlovekindnesspeace1942

3 жыл бұрын

That pronunciation is for sow as in a female pig. In this case, it's sow as in planting seeds so they pronounced it right.

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

It was referring to a garden. So the pronunciation is correct.

Such a good video! What is it about TGaTB math that made you pick it over teaching textbooks? It's our first year of TT for my 3rd and 4th graders but debating whether I should switch to TGaTB math 4 next year for my youngest. ❤️

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

I like to start tt in 6th grade

@TheBalancedMom

3 жыл бұрын

Have you checked out Singapore? It's so solid-- as a former high school teacher, I always recommend a Singapore based math because they have such a strong program! They also have videos (to teach everything online) if that is the reason that you are leaning towards TT.

@brittanyengebretson7828

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBalancedMom thank you for recommending Singapore math. This is the first I have heard of it, let the research begin 🙂

@TheBalancedMom

3 жыл бұрын

@@brittanyengebretson7828 I am super passionate about math-- if it isn't obvious yet! We have a few singapore math ones-- one that compares the different ones out there and another explaining how I use their newest one -- dimensions to teach my kiddos with it. More will be coming as we get a lot of questions about Singapore-- I don't work for them and I'm not affiliated with them (side note). I'm just a super passionate math teacher who highly recommends it since it's so solid!

Did you see the math curriculum sale?

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Do you have any info/suggestions for high schoolers? I have an 11th grader and then my other daughter will be in 9th grade next year. I known you said your older ones don't do videos but if you could do something on high school that would be great. Right now my are kids are doing virtual school through a charter school but my husband and I are seriously considering homeschooling. Thank you.

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve done a couple with more to come as I go!

@the-life-im-living

3 жыл бұрын

@@GraceandGrit Thank you. A few of my concerns is teaching the math. I remember doing the stuff they're doing but can not remember how to do it. Also the whole college thing. As one Christian Mom to another, I know its more important to give them a Godley education than to ensure they get into a good college with a promising career but I dont to completely do them a disservice. Thanks again for your reply 🙂

How do you split the time of individual parent led learning between the kids? I have 3 that are homeschooling(1st grade, kinder, and preschool with speech therapy) its so hard for me to split the individual learning(writing, reading, and math)

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

It’s tough when they are all totally dependent on you! Some of my older videos may be helpful!

@TheBalancedMom

3 жыл бұрын

You can always set up independent work for them to do while you are working with the you youngest. That way the youngest can go play while you focus your attention on the next child. And we have independent work that includes things that help them overall but aren't necessarily part of a specific subject like---- educational screen time (Soo many options out there--- prodigy, adventure academy, abc mouse) -- 15 minutes using one of these gives you that time to work one on one. You can include things like -- writing, cursive, copy work, puzzles, and so much more to keep them entertained like even playing with 10 frames or dice math, etc

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My son is 7 and in 2nd grade. He’s nowhere near this level of independence. We love TGATB but unfortunately, it’s too advanced for my son at this time.

What did yall do to memorize multiplication facts?

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

Tgatb math!

@kayeanne9134

3 жыл бұрын

@@GraceandGrit oh wow so yall didn't do anything extra ? Like flash cards or the musical multiplication or something?

@GraceandGrit

3 жыл бұрын

We done the songs, but math 3 is what has helped her memorize. Tons of games etc.

I like your videos, but I always end up bailing out early because of your excessive talking.

Wow, I love this so much. Thanks for sharing. Your daughter is so sweet and smart. I wish more people would take their kids out of public schools and find solid curricula (or create their own) to use at home. This is pure old-fashioned learning, no indoctrination or weird Common Core math.