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Homeschool Resources for New Homeschoolers

Many parents are making difficult decisions about school choices next year. There is no cut-and-dry right or wrong answer. Each family is facing a variety of different circumstances and challenges. For those that may be choosing homeschooling for the first time, it can feel like a daunting undertaking.

I can’t pretend that it is the easiest choice, but for our family, it has certainly been the most rewarding. I have compiled a few resources that I hope will help you as you begin this journey.

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What curriculum should I use?

First, one of the major questions that I have been getting from parents is what curriculum should I use? There are so many factors that go into this answer and there is no one set answer. Some students work well with textbooks, others enjoy literature based studies, some families need videos or online instruction.

There are many wonderful programs available but there is not a blanket answer to the question of which one is best. I will share a link to some wonderful programs at the bottom of this post.

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I will say that I have recommended SchoolhouseTeachers.com to many families because of the flexibility and low price point. With over 400 courses covering all grades from Pre-K to High School, it is a great option for many families. There are courses that are printed out and completed as well as some courses that can be done online. We do not use them for all of our subjects, but do use them for a variety of courses.

Differences Between Public Virtual School and Homeschool

Another common question has been about the difference between public virtual school and homeschool. This may vary some by state, but here in North Carolina, a virtual school student is still considered a public school student and falls under their jurisdiction for attendance, grading, expectations, record keeping, etc.

Parents are responsible for grading, attendance, etc for a homeschooled child and they are registered with the Department of Non-Public Instruction.

What tips do you have for new homeschool parents?

I could go on and on about this question, but I wanted to share a few things that I think are really helpful in the beginning of your homeschool journey. Be flexible and prepared to change things (schedule, curriculum, expectations) as needed. Reach out to other homeschool parents and tap into the rich knowledge of the homeschool community (even if it has to be virtually). Remember that hard days do not mean that you are doing it wrong, there are hard days for everyone.

What books do you recommend for new homeschooling parents?

Help! I’m Homeschooling!: Helpful Habits for the Heart of Homeschooling is a great simple book with lots of good tips. I also really like Lifegiving Home by Sally Clarkson as an encouragement for moms.

The Read-Aloud Family is an excellent choice for helping encourage reading in your home. Finally, if you are looking for ways to teach your students together and have a ‘morning time’ together, I recommend Pam Barnhill’s Better Together.

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You really can do this and there are many fellow homeschoolers who are ready and eager to help you get started. If you want to know more about getting registered, finding your style, and choose curriculum you may enjoy reading this post: How Do I Get Started Homeschooling?

I have included some links to Facebook Groups that can provide support as well as curriculum reviews and other resources below. Please feel free to reach out and let me know if I can help in any way.

Resources

Schoolin Swag Facebook Group ( over 5,000 members with great resources and discussions)

Curriculum Reviews

North Carolina Department of Non-Public Instruction

HSLDA (a great resource about legal questions regarding homeschool)

Evan-Moor Homeschool Resources (these books tend to align with public school standards for those looking for more alignment)

SchoolhouseTeachers.com

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Why My Homeschooler Needs A Book Bag

As the back to school sales start rolling out, I love to get fresh pencils and crayons, and new empty notebooks. One school supply that I often hear homeschool parents talk about not needing is a book bag. However, in our homeschool we have found book bags to be a great resource. For several years we did not use book bags, but for the last several years we have found that they solved a long running problem in our home.

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We have a school space set aside for school, but often the children do they work in other rooms of the house or even in the car. We love the flexibility and freedom of homeschooling, but I hated having their books strewn throughout the house. That also meant that we wasted valuable time looking for books and materials that had been left in the wrong place. I worked towards having them put the materials all back at their desks when they were done but inevitably they wouldn’t want to go upstairs (where the desks were) or they would only put part of it away.

While not always a perfect solution, we found that giving each child a book bag and a hook on the stairs for that book bag helped contain the school materials. This cut down on both the mess and the lost time. This also means that when we need to jump in the car to ride to a field trip or go to an appointment, they can grab their book bags and get some school work done along the way. This gives us much more freedom in our schedule.

A book bag may not be beneficial to every family, but don’t rule them out just because you homeschool. What school supplies are on your must have list for homeschooling? Are you shopping the back to school sales that have recently started or waiting until fall?

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MaxScholar Reading Intervention Review

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I recently had the opportunity to check out the MaxScholar Orton-Gillingham Software as an online reading intervention program. Both my 12 year old daughter (who does not struggle in reading) and my six year old son (who is still in the early stages of learning to read) spent some time trying out different aspects of the program.

There are a variety of different component to this program that work on reading through vocabulary, music, phonics, words, and more. When the student first begins they take a placement test that helps them be in the right levels of the various programs.

My daughter is a musician, so after her placement test, she immediately wanted to check out MaxMusic. This program used songs from a variety of popular movies and musicians to help with reading skills. There were different activities including reading the lyrics and picking out various parts of speech. My daughter’s favorite was when she was able to use a virtual keyboard to follow along with the music and choose the right notes.

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My six-year-old son enjoyed the MaxMusic but also checked out the MaxPhonics component of the program. He was working on the earliest level, which was all about learning the individual letters and their sounds. Each letter has a lesson which worked on learning to recognize the letter, learning the sound of the letter, and learning how to write the letter. The program incorporated tactile, visual, and auditory learning for each letter. The student would hear and see the letter, then have an opportunity to trace and write the letter with the mouse. Finally, there were activities to help them work on recognizing which objects began with that letter sound.

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The MaxReading section has selections for a variety of reading levels including high school students. There were even selections about a variety of college majors which would be very interesting to a student that was trying to decide what they wanted to study. Inside of the reading program the selections has vocabulary words highlighted and if the student needed help with the word, they could click on the word and be provided with the definition, an example in a sentence, and synonyms. Next, the passages had the student highlight the topic, main idea, and important details. After that step the student worked on using an outline with the reading passage. Following the outline, the student completes a writing exercise. They can choose from three different options for the writing prompt. Finally, the student is asked questions about the reading passage.

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In addition to the MaxVocab that is offered with-in the reading component, students can go directly to MaxVocab to get more vocabulary via the dictionary portion or play games such as hangman to improve the students vocabulary.

Another great component of this program are the MaxBios. you could choose a famous person from a variety of options including Aretha Franklin, Georgia O’Keefe, and even Mother Teresa. The student would then read the short biography, have the option of virtually highlighting important facts, and then be asked to answer questions based on the biography. A great way to include history and even art and music studies into reading. Similar to the MaxBios is MaxPlaces except instead of people it uses reading passages to explore a variety of different places throughout the world.

Overall, I found that this program has a variety of different activities and could be a great asset to a student that enjoys working and learning online. It can support reading skills for everyone from a young student learning to read to a high school student that wants to improve comprehension skills.

I highly encourage you to click on the graphic below and check out the other reviews to see how different families used MaxScholar in their homes with a variety of different ages and reading abilities.

Hymn Study: America the Beautiful

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America the Beautiful seemed like the perfect hymn for July as we celebrate Independence day and thank God for our blessings. This song was written by Katherine Lee Bates, a teacher and college professor. She wrote the hymn in the summer of 1893 after having hiked to the top of Pike’s Peak.

The view and resulting conversations inspired this now beloved hymn of thanks. In her own words Bates said, “One day some of the other teachers and I decided to go on a trip to 14,000-foot Pikes Peak. We hired a prairie wagon. Near the top we had to leave the wagon and go the rest of the way on mules. I was very tired. But when I saw the view, I felt great joy. All the wonder of America seemed displayed there, with the sea-like expanse.”

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O beautiful for spacious skies,
for amber waves of grain;
for purple mountain majesties
above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed his grace on thee,
and crown thy good with brotherhood
from sea to shining sea.

As we study and learn about this hymn this month, we plan to spend some time talking about all of the blessings that we see around us. From the fields of food growing along our roads, the beautiful river that runs through our town providing beauty, enjoyment, and food, and all of the other beautiful things that God has provided us.

In addition to our regular hymn study activities, I thought it would be a lot of fun to take a virtual tour of Pike’s Peak, the place that inspired this beautiful hymn. Due to the current pandemic situation, you can take a tour of the peak as well as some other virtual activities here:Pike’s Peak Virtual Tour.

If you would like to add some art to your study this month, Nana has this wonderful chalk pastel painting of “the purple mountain majesties and the amber waves of grain”. this painting is absolutely beautiful, but also simple enough for even younger children to participate. As always, her hymn studies are included in the You Are An Artist Clubhouse Membership.

I pray you enjoy time with your children studying this hymn this month. As we celebrate our nation’s independence, I hope we always remember to give thanks to God for all of our blessings.

Hymn Study Resources:

Pike’s Peak Virtual Tour

America the Beautiful (Story and Lyrics)

America the Beautiful (Ray Charles)

America the Beautiful (U.S. Navy Band)

America the Beautiful (Willie Nelson and More with tribute to 9/11)

America the Beautiful (Cedarmont Kids)

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Homestead Homeschool: Meet Wilhelmina and Other Updates

If you have been following along with our homestead posts, you know that we dabble at homesteading in the midst of a busy life. We enjoy being outside, learning to grow and raise our own food, teaching our children responsibility, and the taste of a garden fresh tomato!! Since my last post about gardening a couple months ago, we have added some new friends to our homestead, had a few successes and some challenges.

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New Animals

A few weeks ago we added three turkey poults to our homestead. These, along with the nine that we are getting next week as a part of a 4-H turkey show, will be raised by my oldest three children and then processed in late October or November.

Next, we added guinea keets last week. My children had been asking for guineas for awhile now and we decided it was finally time to give it a try. Guineas are different from our chickens and ducks because they are much more independent. They also need very little feed and will forage for most of their diet. They should be a benefit to our homestead by helping control the snake and tick population. During the spring they will also produce eggs, which my son hopes to incubate and be able to increase our flock as well as sell some keets.

Finally, just this week we were able to find a good companion goat for my daughter’s show goat. This goat’s original name was Amara but my daughter has named her Wilhelmina Amara. Her show goat’s name is Houdini (because he is an escape artist) and the real Houdini’s wife was named Wilhelmina. We are excited for this addition to the homestead and enjoying watching the two goats play together.

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Successes and Challenges

One of the biggest challenges we are facing right now are the deer who think our garden makes for a wonderful buffet. We have a fence and first they were just eating what was up against the fence but most recently they are jumping the fence to dine on our garden. I love watching the deer grazing on the grass in the back yard, but we are working on solutions to keep them out of the garden. I have some netting ordered to see if that will help keep them out of the fence. If you have any solutions that have worked for you, I would love to hear about them.

On a happier note, the garden is starting to really yield its harvest and we are enjoying the ‘fruits of our labor’. We are currently harvesting blueberries, yellow squash, and cherry tomatoes. With-in the next week we should also be getting patty pan squash and slicing tomatoes. The potato crop is growing nicely and we have some baby eggplant and peppers that will be ready soon as well.

My children participated in a virtual chicken show this month and did really well. My son did well enough in the first round to move on to the finals and placed fourth in his age group. They very much miss their in-person events but were grateful for the chance to show virtually.

How are things going where you are? I would love to know what you are harvesting from your gardens and any tips about the deer!

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How to Make: Prayer Shadow Boxes

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Several years ago I saw a cute Facebook post where a lady and purchased bow ties as a reminder to pray for her daughters future husbands. I can’t remember where I saw the original post, but ever since then I had been wishing I could do something like that for my children’s future spouses.

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With three sons and one daughter, I didn’t want to do bow ties. I decided on necklaces but then came the task of finding necklaces and deciding how to display them. Back in the beginning of March we purchased some clearance inventory from a Christian bookstore as a part of our business. In that inventory, I found three beautiful feminine necklaces for my sons’ future wives and one more masculine necklace for my daughter’s future husband.

For the last several months, those necklaces had been sitting in their boxes on my dresser. A couple weeks ago I found some adorable shadow boxes half price online at Micheal’s (similar to these). I decided they would be the perfect way to display the necklaces.

To put them together, I cut small slits at the top of the back of the shadow box. This allowed the necklace to sit into the grooves and hang down the back of the frame. Then my daughter cut out a piece of fabric and used s line of super glue to keep it in place. All that was left was to put the necklace on the fabric and hang the excess down the back using the grooves.

My husband hung them on the walls for me and now I will see them each time I sit in that room (which is most mornings when I do my quiet time). It is my plan to use them as a reminder to pray for the women and man that will one day join our family through marriage. To pray for them now and to pray for the relationships that will come from those unions.

While I used these as reminders to pray for my childrens’ future spouses, you could use prayer shadow boxes with reminders about other people or things that are on your long term prayer list. Simply find something that would remind you of whatever you wanted to pray for. You might choose the map of a country if you are praying for a missionary, a picture of a loved one that is not saved, or some other symbol of the requests on your heart.

I would love to know what reminders you use to help you with your prayer list or other ideas you have for shadow boxes.

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This is What Real Love Looks Like… Happy Father’s Day to My Husband

Several months ago, when life was still ‘normal’, I began thinking about how much I appreciated my husband. I thought about how much I hope that my daughter will one day marry a man that loves her as much as my husband loves me and our children. When we were first married, I sometimes had unrealistic and unexpressed expectations about how his love should be expressed. I assumed that he should know what I wanted and what I needed without me ever telling him. I would drop hints about what I wanted as a gift (which worked well for my mom or my friends) and get upset when he didn’t pick up on them. Yet through it all, he has been showing me love in so many ways that are far more important and far more real and lasting than a gift.

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Today, the world looks a bit different than it did when I first began composing this post. We have been in the midst of a pandemic that turned our world a bit upside down for the last several months. While I miss our extended family, there is no one I’d rather spend time with than my husband and children. This week as we celebrate Father’s Day, I wanted to share a short list of the ways he shows our family his love on a daily basis. I hope my daughter (and yours) find a man, that will really love her in the day to day. Not with fancy rings or expensive gifts, but with the hard work and dedication that is shown everyday.

Dear Daughter,

I pray that one day you find a man who will love you second only to God. A man that will show that love in real and practical ways.

He will…..

sit at the table and help your teenager with algebra
play ball in the front yard with your children
listen to you cry and complain and tell you it will be alright
pick up your favorite treat when he goes into town, just because…
encourage you to take time for a walk
share his bowl of ice cream after a long day
take the baby and walk the halls while you sleep when you just can’t do it anymore
work hard to provide for your family
buy you fried chicken every Tuesday during the pandemic when he goes out for groceries because it makes you smile
get up and check the house in the middle of the night because you heard a noise (even though he was sleeping comfortably)
he will be a constant in your life in good times and bad
he will support you even when times are challenging

I could list a hundred more little things that your dad does for me and other people’s list may be completely different from mine. While the specifics may look a bit different from person to person, real love is giving and sacrificial. Real loved is lived out in our day to day actions. When you are old enough to begin dating and looking for a husband, find someone that will care for you for better or for worse. Find the man that will be there for you when life feels crazy. Chose the one with whom you can enjoy being ‘quarantined’.

Love, Mom

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This Father’s Day, if you have a father or a husband who has made a difference in your life and shown you real love, make sure to let them know it is appreciated. I don’t know that words can truly express how thankful I am but what a blessing for us and our children to have such role models in our lives. I would love for you to share in the comments some of the ways your husband shows his love for you and your family.

Also check out all of the other Father’s Day posts over at the Homeschool Review Crew Blog.

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Exploring The US Life-Saving Service 1878-1915 (Review)

When the opportunity to review Exploring the U.S. Life-Saving Service 1878-1915: 17 Student Workshops with 120 Activities by Rebecca Locklear came up, I immediately thought of my oldest son. I knew he was very interested in history and we had talked and learned about the US Life Saving Service in our study of the Wright Brothers a couple years ago.

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When asked about this review he was very interested in giving it a try and the plan was for him to go through a couple of the units as an independent study. However, when I received the e-book I realized that it was set up more as a teacher’s manual and would be a challenge for him as an independent study. Each section is set up with objectives, materials lists, introductory information, and a variety of activities and answers that relate to that topic. The units varied in difficulty, some of them being suitable for students as young as fourth or fifth grade and others being better suited for high school students.

The activities were varied and included such things as group discussions, matching games, recipes, art projects and more. The section that he was originally most interested in, Prepare to Stay Alive, was not really going to work well as an independent study. So we decided to start with the introduction and work together through some of the other units.

Throughout the different units you are able to learn about almost every aspect of the lives and work of the men in the U.S. Life-Saving Service. You find out about where they lived, the rescues they made, their hunting and fishing for food, the ships they used, and even information about staying alive in dangerous conditions. There were fun activities that discussed appropriate manners and had the children become familiar with how the social rules of the time would have worked. They had to determine whether it would have been appropriate for the men to wear their hats in various situations.

One of the facts that I learned, is that the men only had leave one day a week and that was often the only day they saw their families. While a few stations had family houses built next to them, for most of the men they stayed at the station and only went home on their one day of leave each week.

Our family loves to eat and incorporate food into our educational activities. We were excited to find information about what the men of the U.S. Life-Saving Service would have eaten and recipes that we could try. One of my son’s favorite activities was baking the gingerbread muffins after learning about how they used molasses. As a bonus, they made for a great breakfast that I didn’t have to cook!

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Overall, while Exploring the U.S. Life-Saving Service 1878-1915: 17 Student Workshops with 120 Activities didn’t work quite the way I had envisioned, I think it has a lot of great information and activities. It would be perfect for a co-op or family unit study.

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Mom’s Summer Reading List 2020

Last week I shared some of the books that my children were reading over the summer. This week I wanted to take just a minute and share with you some of the books in my summer reading stack as well as a few I read this spring that you might enjoy this summer.

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First, on Mother’s Day, I had the chance to read Sisterchicks on the Looseby Robin Jones Gunn. As a teenager I enjoyed her Christy Miller series and was excited to check this one out. It was lighthearted and funny, written for adults but still clean and wholesome. I decided that I would read through as much of the series as I could get to this summer for my light reading.

I often find myself reading non-fiction books for knowledge and growth, but I have been focusing on adding in fun books. I feel that it is beneficial for me to read for entertainment and also good for my children to see me reading for entertainment.

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Currently Reading

I also have started reading, The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller. This book is written by a public school teacher but I think that much of what she has to say about creating readers applies to homeschool as well.

I am also finishing up Parenting Beyond The Rules by Connie Albers. This book is about helping build and strengthen your relationship with your teens.

Speaking of teens, my fourteen year old son and I are both going to read Debt Free Degree and discuss it together. I am hopeful that this gives us ideas and motivation as we create a four year high school plan that will help him achieve his college goals.

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Last month I took advantage of the time that I was watching the children swim in the pool and read Moms’ Night Out. This book is hilarious and completely unbelievable. There were certainly elements of relate-ability to the characters but the premise of all that happened in one night was a bit far fetched. That said, I enjoyed reading it and laughed out loud several times while reading.

Over the spring, I read When Less Becomes More by Emily Ley and Better Togetherby Pam Barnhill. When Less Becomes More is a great book for helping you focus on what matters in your life.

Better Together is a great book about using morning time in your homeschool and helping you create that time for your whole family to learn together. I thoroughly enjoyed both books.

I would love for you to share with me what you are reading this summer!

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