I've been having thoughts! Should I continue with IEW? Should I go back to TGATB? Or try something new altogether? There's a lot of things I need to consider for our homeschool next year, and I've decided that this homeschool mama NEEDS SIMPLICITY!!! Parenting teens is hard and I need energy to "fight the good fight!" So I'd rather give my energy to that, that to spend it all on teacher intensive homeschool curriculums, as fabulous as they may be! At the same time, I have an up and coming 5th grader who is a JOY TO HOMESCHOOL! She's full of enthusiasm and wonder.....I want to enjoy these years with her and fan those curiosity flames. Maybe I should focus there!
Come brainstorm with me for the 20242025 homeschool year. I've watched so many youtube videos on these homeschool language arts curriculums, as well as the websites.....my head is spinning....BUT...I thought you might interested to know of some of these homeschool gems I've run into. And maybe in my ambiguity, you'll find that you are not alone in the homeschool planning and curriculum research "squirrel" syndrome! FOCUS!

IEW writing & grammar instruction: https://iew.com/OurHomeschoolPlan
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Been having thoughts!
01:23 It's Classic Literature's fault! (well, partly....)
04:27 Simplicity needed bc of my teens!!!
07:24 IEW?
08:35 What exactly do I want this year?
09:25 My Father's World?
11:36 A Gentle Feast?
12:24 McGuffey Readers?
16:07 Brave Writer?
17:27 TGATB?
19:18 EIW: Essentials in Writing?
21:13 Learning Language Arts Through Literature
22:26 Classical Conversations?
24:59 Homeschool Conventions
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OUR HOMESCHOOL PLAN VIDEOS MENTIONED:
How IEW TEACHING the CLASSICS works: I'm gonna break it down to you:    • IEW Teaching the Classics: Homeschool...  &list=UULF6E99KHex7M8Xm0gSzjD8uw

Some awesome READ ALOUD suggestions:    • My AllTime FAVORITE READ ALOUDS! You...  &list=UULF6E99KHex7M8Xm0gSzjD8uw

I can't do this anymore: I thought motherhood would get easier as the kids grew up! Boy....was I wrong! Raising teens is hard!    • I thought motherhood & homeschool wou...  &list=UULF6E99KHex7M8Xm0gSzjD8uw

Why this IEW curriculum?:    • IEW: Teach 4th11th grade together? A...  
Brave Writer Faltering Ownership: ALL the details explained!    • FALTERING OWNERSHIP writing curriculu...  &list=UULF6E99KHex7M8Xm0gSzjD8uw
Brave Writer Arrow Guides explained here:    • 7th grade Homeschool Curriculum: Lite...  &list=UULF6E99KHex7M8Xm0gSzjD8uw

My thoughts on TGATB writing!    • TGATB LA 5 improvements, but what abo...  
My thoughts on my struggling writer TGATB vs. IEW?    • I'm STRUGGLING w/6th GRADE WRITING! W...  &list=UULF6E99KHex7M8Xm0gSzjD8uw

Why I left Classical Conversations years ago:    • WHY WE LEFT CLASSICAL CONVERSATIONS |...  &list=UULF6E99KHex7M8Xm0gSzjD8uw
Pros & Cons of Classical Conversations:    • Former CC leader shares PROS & CONS o...  &list=UULF6E99KHex7M8Xm0gSzjD8uw
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♥HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM I LOVE!! ♥
LEARN MATH FAST:
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COMPASS CLASSROOM:
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INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN WRITING (IEW):
STRUCTURE AND STYLE FOR STUDENTS  http://IEW.com/affiliate/280966/sss
TEACHING WRITING: STRUCTURE AND STYLE http://IEW.com/affiliate/280966/twss
VIEW other IEW products from this link. On the left side, filter down by grade, & then view products.
WHERE TO BEGIN  http://IEW.com/affiliate/280966/start

NOT CONSUMED HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM & PRODUCTS:
https://store.notconsumed.com/?aff=199

NIGHT ZOOKEEPER online language arts GAMES & writing program for ages 612:
https://www.nightzookeeper.com/parent...

NATURE'S WORKSHOP PLUS: (for science lab kits + more they offer a variety of homeschool resources including curriculum): https://www.workshopplus.com?ref=rach183

TUTTLE TWINS book series:
https://tuttletwins.com/?ap_id=Rach183
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