I love the idea to have a child assigned to make lunch each day! Such a good skill to practice 🙂

I do a binder with all the sheets at the beginning of the year in page protectors by week. If we go somewhere I don’t want to have to take a dozen workbooks. They have a folder in front that holds their current week’s work. So they grab that and some pencils and can go anywhere. I have added chore checklists as I have gotten the “What do I have to do to get to [X]?” That way there is no guesswork.

Great job! Going into year 14 of homeschooling in our home, and just graduated our eldest. You remind me of a younger version of myself. Organization pays off in so many ways! Thank you for sharing what you're doing, you're helping so many families realize it is doable! 👏

I did something similar for my kids last year and we really liked them. I like your idea of a weekly family schedule and assigning kids lunch duty once a week. Last year I had our scripture study readings laid out and a goal sheet for them to make and track personal goals. Our church laid out a great youth program so they each work on a spiritual, physical, mental and social goal.

Binders for each of the kids and one for myself was something I learned from you very early on and am so grateful for. It makes such a difference in being able to keep everyone, especially myself, organized all year long.

You are such an organizer and you’re winning in this homeschool journey! I have homeschooled for 10 years and I still struggle to keep things organized. 😩 This is helpful.

Love the idea of everyone having an assigned day for lunch. I think I will be trying that this year along with the reading log with ratings. Thank you for the ideas. You are always an inspiration!

Thank you! I always love these videos for the new homeschool year.

Great idea about the reading log for the year

I love the simplicity of your printables!

Please share a pic of all the kids daily schedule (IG?) That would be super helpful. I feel like we forget to do some things because I’m not sure how to schedule everything for him.

This was very helpful! Thank you

🤣 at least one of your kids thinks you’re doing a good job. Literally laughed out loud. I homeschool two teens and oh boy, to have a young one again 🤩 when they love you and think you can do no wrong. Those were the days lol

This gave me so much motivation! ❤

Your videos, encouragement and inspiration for homeschooling have been instrumental for my courage and planning for homeschooling for the first time this year. We have very similar personalities and styles of thinking and doing things. I'm very grateful for all these videos you've put together. I like planning and being organized too and because of you, I feel ready and equipped to do this thing now. Thank you for all of your help. 🙏 💚

I love this idea. My kids will too!

"At least one of my kids thinks im doing a good job"😂😭 I felt that in my soul💕

i love the lunch idea too! A way to serve others!!! :)

I’m incorporating the chores list for my kid and he is so happy.

this was really helpful! first time homeschool mom here! Thank you for al this!!

You are so awesome! My kids are 5 & 3 and I’m taking notes for now and the future.

Love the binder idea. I need to implement a chore chart with my kids. That chore chart is very helpful. And my oldest is starting high school and those record keeping pages look very helpful.

I love these videos.

I really like that you give a copy of the flow to your kids. I'm implementing that now. My kids love to know what's happening every day, even though I write down their assignments in a spiral notebook for them.

Thank you this was nice.

We are getting ready too! Almost time...I think I'm ready :)

@GraceandGrit

2 жыл бұрын

I’m feeling almost ready too!

What a great idea to assign each kid a day to make lunch!

Thank you for this. I just started binders this year for my kids and myself. I’d like to start preparing to be better organized in our school years. My daughters going into 6th and my son 3rd grade. With our recent move I got my answer about homeschooling all the way through high school. So I’d like to prepare now to be organized when my daughter gets to that age. Can you make a video about how to do double credits? I’m kind of confused about those.

I like this because we will travel soon and I can get their binders together for on the road

thank you for this video. It makes my planner heart so happy! A question about the family schedule in your binder: did you add all the morning cart items or only a few? where are the other subjects you will cover?

Great video Tysm

You are so organized. I feel so overwhelmed by how on point you are.

@GraceandGrit

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry you feel overwhelmed. Try not to compare, the Lord gifts us all uniquely and organization is definitely one of my gifts. You have been given others, I may not possess ❤️ just here to share my strengths.

Thank you so much for making this video. Weeks ago I asked through IG how do you record keep using tgtb. I thought you forgot about that comment. Im also glad others have raised the same question/concern to remind you. Much appreciated! GbU

I love this idea! This will be my first year of homeschooling my 2 boys (ages 9 & 7). Have you used this binder system from the beginning?

Thank for this! Very helpful! Looking forward to tomorrow videos like this! :) - Michelle

@robertvangorder1983

2 жыл бұрын

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Love this! Thanks for laying out how you lay out the binders! Where did you get the plastic envelopes that are hole punched???? Need to add that to my binder! Always random things! ❤

Would love to see this in a planner format

How do you handle “catching up” if someone is sick or a day just doesn’t go well and you get off track? Or you know, life happens. How do you handle the subjects you do together if one child is sick? Do you keep going and catch them up later or do you wait till they are back? And how do you handle doctor’s appointments etc. so they don’t interrupt the school day too much? Thanks! Love your videos! Getting lots of great ideas!

@GraceandGrit

2 жыл бұрын

It really just depends on the situation. I generally allow sick child to rest, while the rest of us continue. I don’t worry about catching up unless it’s a prolonged time of unexpected illness then I’ll formulate a plan.

We’ve done BJU science for the past few years and I’ve found it hard for them to double up. Update on us how it goes for Kylee. I am curious because my kids really do need to double up too but I found that BJU has a very critical thinking approach so they are doing good with one lesson and studying for he quizzes and tests…..or do your kids not take those? I am only asking because I would like to make it work too 😉 Either way we’ll be sticking to it. My daughter took BJU grade 7 life science with Mrs. Gillenwater and it completely changed her from hating science to it being her favorite 🥰

Hi Ashlee! I would love to purchase the printables. Is it the planning bundle or are they all separate items in your store?

What math do you use for high school kids? Love the binders they are awesome 😎

I would love to incorporate a logic lesson! Do you mind sharing what you use?

What do you do for middle/high school math curriculum since the good and the beautiful doesn’t yet provide anything past a certain grade?

These Notebooks: One of the many things I've copied from ya! ❤ ( Would you think about doing a pcos vid or casually mention it again so moms know they can do this with it n like issues?😌).

Thanks for sharing this! It has given me some great ideas on how to organize for our upcoming school year.

Do you keep much of their work once the year is over? I'm a mom of one and homeschooling for 4 years and I seem to keep all of the work we have done. Do you just pick a few things to save or how do you "clean out" the previous year? An odd question, but that's a struggle for me!

@juliafarris9663

2 жыл бұрын

I have one thick 2.5 inch binder per kid for keepsakes and if more things need to go in after it’s full, we have to pick what gets recycled! It’s a physical limit to how much we keep.

Very helpful as usual, thank you so much! Just curious because I see that you have a transcript form for your high schooler that I would like to purchase, what state do you homeschool in?

@GraceandGrit

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t share that info. Sorry!

Ashlee why did you choose BJU as opposed to say, apologia for science? Thank you ❤

I’m not sure if you’ve shared in a previous video, but what program do you use for Spanish?

@alindsay7365

2 жыл бұрын

I think her daughter used BJU last year.

first early love you, you are insporational

I love your videos! But happened to notice “wipe down all cabinets in the house” - how many cabinets do you have?! Seems slightly torturous 😜

Is PayPal the only way to purchase from your website? I added a few things to my cart and went to checkout but I only see PayPal as an option and I don't have an account. Thank you for all your help!

@GraceandGrit

2 жыл бұрын

It is, but I believe you can just use your card through PayPal without an account

What kinds of things do you all add as the year goes?

@GraceandGrit

2 жыл бұрын

Poetry tea time Science projects and presentations Field trips Additional things we want to learn more about as they naturally come up