Homeschooling for His Glory

Homeschooling is a venture. As such we often need a lot of help on the way, and fortunately there is a lot of it available on the web to make this homeschool journey feasible. One of those is the Christian HomeSchool Hub, also referred to as CHSH-Teach.com. The crew was blessed with a one year subscription to the  CHSH Download club , which gives you unlimited access to everything on the site (over 50000 downloads) - a $25 value. There is also an option for a lifetime subscription. Now if you are a resource and curriculum junkie like me, you will want to check CHSH out! What is CHSH? CHSH is, as the name suggest, a hub where homeschoolers can find a wide array of helpful resources and material to use in their homeschool, as well as load of encouragement. At the CHSH site you can find resources for all grades from kindergarten to high school. Here are a few highlight of what CHSH offers: Math, Science, Language Arts (with Literature Studies, comprehension units, rea...

Here we are, first review of the year. I am really happy to share this great product with you, as a first for this year:  HelpTeaching.com . HelpTeaching.com is a website that offers you an array of printable and online activities that you can use in your homeschool or even as after-school activities. We received the  Pro Plan  which gave us access to everything on the website. What do you get with HelpTeaching.com? Online lessons Online games Printable and online tests and worksheets The site contains material for kindergarten to grade 12 students. Most of the material though is for Middle and High school students. Let me walk you through each components. The lessons The site offers you a large selections of videos and written lessons in Science, Math and Language Arts. The videos are either straight from HelpTeaching.com itself, or from an outside website such as Khan Academy or others. The games On HelpTeaching.com, you can...

This week's Saturday links sharing: How to Choose the Right Curriculum for Your Homeschool The Sin of Silent Reading : "Today I teach college, physical sciences, mostly physics. I would say that the literary deficit of the students I encounter is profoundly disturbing. WHAT? you may protest, You teach physics. How would you know about their lack of literature?" Homeschooling 101 - Choosing a Curriculum (for beginner) Homeschooling Advice from Graduates who have Been There  Wonderful Living Books list resources to fill a reading basket with. This week-end Educents is offering free shipping on any orders. Check out their current deals:

Here is my selection for this week: Heaven or Harvard: Anti-Intellectualism in Chrisian Homeschooling : " Instead, we should let our children encounter ideas and facts that may be troublesome to their faith while they are young.  Let them grow up thinking about things.  Let them grow up wondering about issues that may cause questions to arise.  Do that while you are there to provide guidance and help them through those difficult questions." 7 Habits of Effective Homeschoolers 5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials: Create a Plan for Success 5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials: Consistency & Creativity 10 Unexpected Homeschool Benefits : " So dear mom, stick to it! Stay the course of what you feel God is calling your family to do. Some of these benefits may not become evident for years. But as you pray, as you faithfully sow, there will be fruit. Stay the course ."

My new edition of web finds: What to teach Before You Begin Teaching How Kinesthetic Learners learn Their Bible Time Discovering Pattern: How to Teach Math, Logic and Science Logic: Original Thinking Skill I Signed up for this  A few great free sites I found this week: Math Charts Duolingo :  For French study. XtraMath Ology: Science videos Have Fun with History: History Videos Have a good week-end!

A Neutral Education  : " Let me repeat: I am not saying that truth is unknowable. Instead I am saying that  we should approach claims on the part of a textbook and curriculum publisher to know the truth with great, great caution (not to say suspicion). God has not revealed His truth through publishers. He has revealed it within the context of a faithful, local worshipping community. " Incomplete Answers When you ask "How to get my husband helping around the house and with the kids?" Have you seen the Advent devotional put out by John Piper: Good News of Great Joy . It is a free download so don't miss out! Encourage Your Child to Read Flexibility and Creativity with a Classical Education There is a great giveaway going on now right now till the 6th of December which you don't want to miss: 3rd Annual Black Friday Giveaway . Make sure to check it out.

Here is this week' selection: What Do You Mean You Don't Want to Study Today? Homeschool Blindspots   Making Priorities and 15 Things I don't Do 6 Tips for Organizing Your School Supplies 10 Inventors Charlotte Mason Would Want Your Kids to Know How to Get Your Child Excited About Read-Aloud

Here is for this weeks' reads: Agree to Disagree: A Lesson in Living by Your Own Convictions I Wonder if Sunday School is Destroying our Kids. 10 Ways I 'm Organizing for Back to School Days Homeschool Fall Bucket List Help Your Child Read with Discernment And for some smiles and laugh: 10 More Annoying  Homeschool   Questions

In the past couple of weeks I have come across a few encouraging, challenging and interesting reads. Here is my selection for you this week: 6 Homeschooling Misconception Erased: " The next morning every reason I had to avoid homeschooling stared me in the face. So did my kids. They were eager to learn on their own terms." What Makes a Gifted Child : " Being gifted means a student has     that enable them to think on their own without help. Many people have good memory, the ability to interpret ideas and data, are creative, are practical, and interested in many things, but this does not make them gifted alone." Saying No to Social Media For Our kids : "Our children need our protection, wisdom and discipline.   I think a lot of parents cave into social media for their kids because "everyone else is doing it". And let's face it - it keeps the big kids quiet and occupied if they can stare at their phones and be connected 24/7." Pa...

Here are my shares for this week. Happy reading! Real Life Homeschooling .  And while you are there check out the whole series. Organizing Your Homeschool Books Heart of Wisdom is offering Hundreds of Free Lapbooks and Unit Studies. 10 Tips to Balance Homeschool, Work, and Life But You Went to Public School and You Turned out Fine Meaningful Scripture Memorization Check out some Homeschool Curriculum Choices for 2013-2014   over at Teach Them Diligently. If the Words of my Mouth Hung on the Walls of my House  and from the same blog:  Shedding some Light on a Convenience Culture And for my quote of the week:  On christian liberal arts, taken from Liberal Arts for the Christian Life  edited by Jeffry C. Davis and Philip G. Ryken:     " The word Christian , as a noun, refers to someone who takes seriously the teachings of Jesus Christ and follows them, as found in the Gospels; and as an adjective, it means ...

I've decided to renew my weekly post about sharing posts that I find on the net which I enjoyed reading. For this week: Growing your Own Library Without Breaking your Budget 7 Things You Need When You're Overwhlemed and Can't Keep Up 10 Books That Have Made Me a Better Homeshool Mom How Classical Education Shapes us as God Intended. "The best of Christian thinking has always recognized we are pilgrims traveling to the city of God. While we have many joys and duties in this life, we understand present existence against the backdrop of our ultimate destiny as believers---to see God one day. Keeping one eye on heaven, or the vision of God, need not diminish the importance of life in the world. On the contrary, knowledge that life in the world is part of a larger and grander story---which culminates in the vision and city of God---can be a constant reminder that life in the here and now is important, meaningful, and weighty." Teach Your Children t...

As I mentioned before I have been recently very interested  in the 4 fields of science and especially Astronomy. I am not a science geek, so this is way above my head, but I am determined to learn. Good thing my hubby is a chemist graduate . . . Also, in the course of studying A Child's Geography by Ann Voskamp, my 8 year old son, who already liked science, is developing a taste for more science knowledge discovery. So, while looking for answers for some of his questions, I stumbled upon these sites which I though were pretty cool (some new and some old): The KidsKnowIt from where you can end up @ KidsAstronomy.com Cool Cosmos Kidipede KidsKonnect.com NASA Science NASA Website ESA Kids (European Space Agency) NeoK12

I am joining in a new meme this week. The idea is to share our favorite resource of the week. For this week I have 2: A website where the boys have been spending a lot of time this week exploring history topics. They have been enjoying it a lot. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ A book series I just discovered called Usborne Young Reading . They have great classics titles. I was able to get Robinson Crusoe from the library. Unfortunately they do not carry many titles in the library. I am hoping more will soon be available. The stories are abridged, but nice. I find them good to introduce some classics that my sons might not be willing or so excited to try.

It's been a while since my last Link Treasures post. As my followers will have noticed I do not post often nowadays and that is simply because I have not been spending as much time on the computer as I did before. As a consequence I have not been reading my google reader as much either. I found that I was spending way too much time at the computer when there are dishes waiting, books to be read and time to spend with the boys and outside, as well as preparing for DVBS of which I am the director this year. That said here are some posts that I have come across in the past few months which I thought I would share: 30 ways to Practice Spelling Words Just This 1 Thing 10 Quick Kitchen Organizing Tips 10 Containers to Reuse or Recycle for Craft Supplies Solving the Crisis in Homeschooling: a must read. Staying on Schedule 8 ways to provide an Interest-Led Learning at Home Mother as the Coach While you are at The Legacy of Home make sure to check her carnival: The Christian Home, you ...

Here is a rundown of some series that I have enjoyed and made a point of reading and watching with my kids. It is part one because I have more and I will surely find more in the future as my kids get older. These are mainly for K-3 or 4 and are available at the library for the most part. 1. My Path to Math - Math 2. Let's read and Find out Science - Science 3. Brian P. Cleary Books - Math, language and more 4. Murphy Stuart J. Books - Science, Math 5. Planet Earth videos - Science 6. Crabtree Publishing books 7. Jane Shuter Books - History 8.   Visual Education Centre Limited Videos - all subjects 9. What Do We Know About - History 10. Ancient Civilizations - Ancient History For more Top Ten go over to Oh amanda

Previously I have shared Top Ten Interactive Educational Websites , today I thought I would share sone of my favourite educational resource and help websites: 1. Book Adventure: Reading site that tests your reading comprehension. 2. Snag Learning : A gallery of videos on a wide variety of topics and themes for all grades. 3.  Helping with math: Great site with lots of Math helps. 4. Science Audiobooks: Great online audiobooks on a varied range of science topics. 5. Kid's Health: Lots of science info and videos. 6. Brain Pop Jr. (unfortunaly it's a paid membership) 7. Khan Academ y  (Tons of math videos) 8. Emints: Your one stop resource place for links on a varied topics for grades 1-12. 9. Aha Science: Unfortunately this is a paid membership as well, but it is really good. My boys love it. You can get it at a discount at Homeschool Buyers Co-op . 10. My Audio School Update: I know it is a top Ten list, but I got to add this one: Mr. Donn , it is a must see resource site!

It's saturday and time for sharing great finds of the week: The Mundane  Mother : A word of encouragment. Shake, File and Move: a post on homeschooling when on the move I came across this squidoo page on Charlotte Mason Basics, where you can find great links on CM education. I hope you are aware of Courtney's month long series on Making Your Home a Haven . If not make sure to check it out. Getting to School on Time Baking Bear Math Getting Rid of the Grumbles in Homeschooling A great website with household planner printables . Don't forget to go over to It's Come 2 This for more Saturday sharing.

It's saturday, here is this week's selection: A 10 days series on C ottage Style Makeover for your home. Ideas for Family Worships for the Advent Season Read-Aloud Ressources Science for Large Families 49 Creative Reuse ideas Are you a Lazy Mama ? Great post on the task of parenting Beyound Survival: Practical answers: a wealth of inspiring posts to help you get past the survival mood. Fore more Saturday links, go over to It's Come 2 This.

Today is Saturday, time for another link treasures sharing: The Bermuda Triangle of Homeschooling , namely: Planning Organizing Scheduling:  how one mom organizes her homeschool. Don't "Leaf" out Fall's Most Valuable Lesson Life Teaching Techniques to Motivate Students A List of things for your Bored kids to pick from A Great post on Simple Nature Study with Little Ones How to Teach a Child to Love of reading Fall Trees Art Project A Cool Activity for Memorizing the Beatitudes For more link sharing hop on over @ It Come 2 This.

Time to share some posts I came across this week: Recycled Toys and idea for a Polka-Dot Party Make Your Read-Aloud Time Enjoyable @ the Homeschool Classroom:  Making Math Fun with Card Games and   Biting into Apples . @ Simple Homeschool:  How to Use the Library in Your Homeschool and  How to Homeschool Like  a Pro . Fore more link sharing hop over at It's Come 2 This.