Hannah Gravelle | wellness + motherhood + homeschooling
Hi, my name is Hannah, welcome to my channel!
I am a sahm creating intentional rhythms in homeschool, natural-living + health! I focus on empowering mamas in a healthy lifestyle for their hearts, habits & home, while also sharing a peek into our family's day-to-day life with four kids - it's a ride!
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I LOVED this video! I stumbled across your simply Charlotte Mason review video after watching a few Sonya Shafer instructional videos trying to decide if I wanted to switch to her curriculum fully this year and this all was so helpful for me. I’m a first gen homeschool mom and I sort of did the opposite, I found CM right off the bat and clung to the better late than early mindset but now my oldest is 9 and I’m feeling like my current curriculum feels more like a diet than a feast and I want to take it up a notch. So thank you for all the detail in both the videos! So real, so encouraging!
@@hannahpierson7871 oh yay! Being a homeschool mom is such a journey, I hope you find that feast over diet for you and your kids this next year! ❤️
You're telling my story, exactly! Thank you so much for sharing!
@@ammm6854 so encouraged to hear this!
So encouraging and peaceful, thank you!
Thank you! ❤️❤️
Thank for this encouraging talk! Gratitude is key in our home. It changes everyone’s mood for the better!
It surely does!!
I am from sweden Hopefully, you get that which truly makes you happy forever.
This video and walk through was so helpful! I’m starting my AO planning and I really like your family rhythms chart and individual check lists. Would you be willing to share these files? Thank you.
@@elliemoore4248 great!! Yes! I'll add them to the description!
Thank you Hannah, these will be so helpful.
@@elliemoore4248 you're welcome!
Aww, so cute and such an amazing relationship to their education; So positive. Your daughter with her dog was heart melting! I just love all of what you are doing. Thank you for sharing.
@@desireehagen8281 so encouraging to hear this! Thank you for being here!
The Abigail Adams book isn't really just about her. Its a very good book and ties alot of things together. She corresponded alot with her husband and other important figures during that time. Alot of our historical knowledge comes from letters she wrote or others wrote to her, especially her husband. It is a rather difficult long book though. I read this one to my children and they enjoyed most of it.
@@BrandilineMelt I agree! It's really one of the only books she didn't get into it maybe it was just too long for her at her level :( the other biographies for year 4 are much shorter. I think she did enjoy what she got through!
These are sooo cool!! I’ll have to look into getting one for dean!
This is super helpful! Thank you for sharing. I was thinking about using some of their curriculum but you have totally convinced me this is the way to go!
@@OSarahKate we love all that we've used!
So fun to see your books!
Yay! Thank you for watching!
Interested in the book club!
Shoot me a message on Instagram! That's where we connect:) instagram.com/hannahs.healthyhabits?igsh=MWUyY2NrNmtkMmtzZg==
I would love to hear more about the book club!
@@chelsiefrazier8513 yes! Send me a message on Instagram! That's where we connect! instagram.com/hannahs.healthyhabits
@@hannahgravelle Thank you, unfortunately I don't have IG, but I so appreciate your quick response. The group sounds wonderful though!😀
@@chelsiefrazier8513 well maybe down the road her and I can create some kind of group off social media! That would be fun!
@@hannahgravelle that would be wonderful, and if that happens, I am in!
Tell me about your sister's book club! ❤
@@UlyGooly yes! Send me a message on Instagram! That's where we connect! instagram.com/hannahs.healthyhabits
@@hannahgravelle sorry I don't have Instagram
@@UlyGooly bummer! I'll share my book reviews at the least! This month we're reading Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 😀
This looks so overwhelming to me 😢
@@nataliafeenstra9415 this is our 5th year and it evolved slowly overtime. I think if I saw this years ago I might have felt the same way but we have added in things little at a time to grow our culture and education as a family! Take your time and find what works for you 🌸😘
@@hannahgravelle I’m just starting to research everything and it’s crazy overwhelming. I see why people get scared of homeschooling. But I understand what you’re saying. I don’t want to mess it up or miss out on important stuff. I wasn’t born in the States don’t know any of these books you’re mentioning…where do you get them or how do you know which authors are worth reading and which ones aren’t? Thx
@@nataliafeenstra9415 I think "For the Child's Sake" is an invaluable book to start with! I understand. There are things I wish I would have done different with my oldest but we learn as we go truly!
@@hannahgravelle this book is not in my local library. Does it teach only charlotte mason method? I’m leaning towards classical method. I like the well trained mind book but not sure it’s very biblically oriented. Any suggestions on that?
I’d love a diy Kombucha video!
@@JessicaJosie you got it! I'll have to get that in a ditl!
ACV for hair all the way!
The laminated schedules are perfect! Thank you for sharing how you pull all this off.
Ah, I am so excited for you. Thank you for showing the hardcover vs. the paperbacks on those. That is very helpful. Books galore!
@@desireehagen8281 yay for books!!
Hey! I have loved finding your video content about AO. My family has a lot of latin experience and wanted to jump in and suggest looking into Picta Dicta by Roman Roads Press if Wheelock turns out to be way too much grammar first approach. Picta Dicta is conversational and uses the language first before the heavy grammar lessons. CM recommends conversation and usage first. Wheelock latin is thorough and amazing but definitely high school and above in complexity. just a warning from two parents who learned latin and are now teaching our third and fifth graders. Happy Latin! It's such a joy!!
Oh this helpful advice as we head into this new endeavor! I'll look into that!!! Thank you!
on Ambleside Online Forum they have History and Geography under the headings by subject. in that geography forum you can find links to all the AO years and then all the literature/history maps available there for each book. It was exciting to find pictures of the island from Robinson Crusoe, This country of ours maps of the 13 colonies and the major battles, maps of the major river ways in the U.S, maps of the French Canadian area of The Amazing Journey, Our Island Story maps...etc so helpful that they have sourced all those and make them available for free. Now that you are probably going on to year 5 they have those too at the same spot.
Great video! I can relate, I’m also a second generation homeschooler currently homeschooling my kiddos. My mom started me off with abeka. I remember absolutely hating it 😂 so she switched to Sonlight. Sonlight isn’t Charlotte mason but Sonlight does use living books for their history bible and literature. It was so much better.
Yes I've heard good things about Sonlight! Yes abeka... lol 😆
This was SUPER helpful!
@@agrowingtime so glad!!
Do you come up with your own schedules for your students? Do you follow a CM reading list or curriculum? Such as Ambleside online? How do you decide what you are going to use each year and how to schedule it? Thanks!
@@birdybirdy7737 we loosely follow Ambleside! :) these two videos explain our rhythm, I hope they're helpful. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dXWTx9CpdZrAndo.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZts0dOdmarPe5s.html
I needed to hear this. God *is* so gracious. Thanks for sharing.
@@kathy-junecolwell6583 so encouraged to hear this! ❤️❤️
Hi! It did sound like a wonderful year with just a miss here or there. Ambleside is such a rich resource. 🌻
@@homeschoolingthroughhighschool yes, it is!! I didn't even know about it until 3 years ago! So grateful a local mom told me about it!
What did you use for Y4 Latin? And what did Adelaide think about it?
We will use Wheelocks this fall!
With the big leap we made to Y4 last year I thought I would hold off on Latin one year 😆 it was a good choice! We're ready now! If I personally knew Latin I would have had more confidence but we will learn together!
the Northern states of America most definitely experience the power of cold and ice. Not just a "European" or "England" thing
Yes yes! This is so true! I wish we had a book like Madam How and Why written with American lands and scenery 😍
We had the same problem with our book of centuries. It’s not really something I can schedule, I’m just telling my kids to keep it out on the table during all readings so they can put people and events in every day. 😅
That's a great idea! I will plan to keep it out in the open this next year so we both see it as a visual reminder!
For the Genevieve Foster books, I assigned a single section per day. The sections are short and we got through all of it.
Yesss I wish someone would have told me that last summer, lol! Now we know! So this next year with Lincoln's World it will be daily because they are so short!
I highly recommend looking into a book by Generations Curriculum called Worldviews in Conflict a study of western philosophy, literature, and culture by Kevin Swanson before teaching your children about Shakespeare and other Classical Writers. I had no idea the true darkness that some of these writers had until looking into this. We no longer will be studying Shakespeare and some others in the younger years. As a Christian family we will be looking at them in high school through a different lens.
Thanks!! I’m going to check it out.
I think we are doing GWW twice a week through the whole year so we can just do a story at a time. I definitely think it’s a hefty read for year four!
Yes! A solid jump! I think that's a great plan! We should have started out that way but you live and learn lol!
The oldest kiddos are the guinea pigs 😂
@@courtneyclark1024 they sure are lol! God will be gracious to them! Lol
Is there a prompt anywhere for what to put in the book of centuries or do you just put what you want when it comes up in reading? Thank you
Add it as you wish!
We have gotten some of the Holling C Holling books from the library but I decided to buy the set recently. They are excellent!
Yes, so beautiful!! 😍 a collection for every home!
Agreed! They are all so good. ❤
Are you still using MUS?
@@lindsaypotter3694 yesss!! Our favorite! My oldest is in Epsilon now and my 2nd is in Gamma and my 3rd child will start Primer this fall.
I've met Steve Demme, too. It was great!
Yes!
Very cute video! Your daughter's are beautiful! Would you ever do a home library tour?
It's on my list! 🙌🏻😍
@@hannahgravelle ha ha thank you! When I see haul videos, I always think, where does that all go? How do they make room for that or how do they organize it all?
@@ezekielfenjavandehei3189 truth lol! Especially in our tiny house!
This was so sweet 🎂 happy birthdays 🎁 Great finds I love thrifting. What a great idea to take them thrifting on their birthdays 💞
They love it! Thanks for watching their fun video!
@@hannahgravelle They did great!
This was such a sweet video, I love taking my kids to shop on their birthdays too. ❤❤❤ (p.s. My Once Upon A Child prices their books according to their condition and maybe what they think is worth more. My Goodwill is always 2.99 for childrens books......the internet flippers have really ruined thrifting at old school garage sale prices, it's sad but I'll continue to thrift as long as I can. 😅💃) 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Happy Birthday Julia and Adelaide!
Oh good to know! Yeah I asked the owner at our Once Upon a Child and she said theirs are always a $1 😱 except some chapter books! Right?! We will thrift too but it is annoying lol
Loved this video. Great hauls! Happy birthday girls! Our Once Upon a Child has some great books! No one is ever looking at them when I’m there. Goodwill usually has good ones also but they take a while to pick through. Usually .50-$1.50.
I'll have to check goodwill! I never bother with they're cloths because I think they over price for a thrifting but I'll definitely I'll go check their books!! 🙌🏻
Thank you so much for sharing your homeschool journey! You have no idea how many tactical questions you have answered just in a few videos that I have watched of yours. :) Question - Do your girls do only oral narrations? If so, when in your schedule do you schedule listening to their narrations?
I'm so encouraged to hear this feedback! ❤️ my oldest does one written narration a week! And they narrate after their readings directly! (For now) once the boys are in school, I think we'll have to add it to the timetable.
One of the things I've done for the AO-specific books is use the no-rush shipping rewards to purchase the ebooks. Ebooks aren't my favorite, but when I can get 2-3 books for free each year, it's worth it for us.
Oh nice tip! We used a few audiobooks and followed along. No rush shipping and ebooks from where?
Are you registered as a homeschool educator on ThriftBooks? For every 4 used books you purchase, the 5th one is free (I believe they have to be purchased at the same time!).
Yessss! the best!! ✨️✨️✨️
We’re also using A Visit to North America! I’m super excited
It's such a beautiful book! I love their curriculum 🤩
Great to see similar books and curriculum choices that we have used or will use. I LOVED everything about the Math U See program until my kids got to Algebra. It was at that time that I noticed that my kids had struggles with understanding the concept after watching the videos. This past year I had my two high school students switch to the Denison Algebra math curriculum. Best decision ever! My oldest who was in tears at least once a week last year and needed my help with every problem and still didn’t seem to get it did her entire year of Geometry without any help from me and received a solid A for a grade. It is an AMAZING curriculum! It starts at Pre-Algebra and goes through all the high school math courses.
Oh this is helpful!! I'll keep that in mind! I'm so excited about algebra 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
Are you supposed to complete a-g each day? Or do you do that over a week? Or for a set amount of time?
Great question! I do it until mastery! So sometimes they need all 3 lessons (a,b,c) sometimes only 2 if it's easy! And systematic reviews (d,e,f) same thing! We always do g :) so sometimes they will only do a,b,d,e if they have mastered it!
What curriculum do you use?
Mostly literature based Charlotte Mason inspired! I have a few curriculum videos in my homeschool playlist, hopefully that will be helpful! ❤️
How helpful is this! I’ve been thinking of incorporating Ambleside to our SCM schedule and this removes all intimidation. :) Question - What do you do for “morning time”? When do you hear or read their narrations? Do you read the books yourself to corroborate their narrations or just receive them?
Oh yay! These two videos I think will be helpful to answer your questions! ❤️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/eGyW2MaGYquziso.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/dXWTx9CpdZrAndo.html What we do for morning time and when I hear narrations! With only 2 in AO, I can hear narrations right after their readings. For my oldest, I tried to pre-read most of her books but didn't get to them all last year! This summer I plan to do better on that regard. My 2nd born we read them together :)
When you spoke with so much gratitude for your Mom laying her life down for her children, it made me cry. It truly touched my heart because there are so many nights where I lie awake wondering if my children will appreciate the lifestyle my husband and I have chosen to live (which is often against the grain of the rest of the world). We do dedicate ourselves to them all day, everyday and we'll continue to whether we know if they appreciate it or not......but your video gave me hope. Heheheh. ❤😄🙂💞
I'm so grateful ❤️🙏 you are both doing a great work, what God has called us parents to do.
It’s winter here (Australia) so no summer plans yet 😅
Lol 😆 ah yes! Do you take a "summer" break this winter lol? 😜
@@hannahgravelle it’s definitely tempting 😅