Homeschooling for His Glory

On week 4 of my summer series on planning we are looking at meal planning, with Kimberly who blogs over at Kimberly A.Vogel .   I have two rules for grocery shopping: 1. Make a list 2 . Don't go hungry I break these two rules all the time. When I do, it costs me time and money. Did you know there are on-line resources to help you with grocery shopping? Until I started using an on-line planner, my grocery list took close to an hour to plan, I didn't try new recipes, and I ALWAYS forgot an ingredient. Top on-line Meal planners: Plan to Eat I must confess, this is the planner I use and LOVE. While it does not yet have an app, I hear it’s in the works. Pepperplate Mobile app, not web-based Ziplist There is a section for coupons! (FREE!) Emeals They provide the meal selection and list complete with sales and to save money. Tips for Meal Planning with On-line Planners 1. Decide what features are most important for you...

I am a French national and as such I love bread. I especially love European, French bread. I always look for a reason to make some. Recently, my cousin from France shared with me a recipe, and of course I had to try it. I was really happy with the result, given how easy it was. So, I decided to share it with all of you. Petits Pains sans Petrissage (No-Kneading French Buns ) 375g flour (2 1/2 cup+ 2tbsp ) 2  to 3  tsp yeast 1 tsp salt 250 ml warm water 50 ml warm milk Preparation: Mix together flour and salt in a bowl. Make a well and put in the yeast. Add the water and the milk. Dissolve the yeast, then mix in the flour with a wooden spoon. The dough will be sticky and that is ok. No need to knead the dough Sprinkle flour on top and cover with a damp towel. Let it rest until double in size (about 1 hour). Preheat the over to 400F for ten minutes. Place the dough on a floury work place, form into a log ( as well as you can as the dough will be really sti...

The Homeschool Post was hosting this week a Clean out Your Curriculum Locker link up . I thought, even though late, that I would join in and share some of the stuff I wish to clean out of our curriculum locker. Here is what I have:  Handwriting Without Tears Teacher's Guide 4th Grade : $4 Writing & Rhetoric Fables (book 1) Teacher's Edition: $10 Mastering Math Skills Geometry : $8 Biology for the Grammar Stage Teacher's Guide : $8 Mastering Math Essentials DVD : $10 Critical Thinking Mind Benders CD : $10 Dive Into Your Imagination DVD: $10 All prices are without shipping and will be shipped from Canada. If interrested leave me a comment or e-mail me. Thanks and don't forget to check the other posts in the link up.

Today is week 3 of my summer series on planning. Visiting with us is Jennifer King from  A "Peace" of Mind . We have really been struggling lately with my oldest son. He will be 9 this fall and it is such a challenge to keep him focused and interested. He is so emotionally driven; a perfectionist. He needs to be in charge, in control of things. And so this changes how we do all that we do. That said, I know I need to help him to be more involved in his education; to take ownership of his learning experiences. I know that seems like a lot for a little guy. And he is little, but still...I need to do something different. He needs more. I must step out in faith here. :-) I have spent quite a bit of time reading and studying different ways of making learning more personal and intentional in our home. One of the neatest things I came across was the idea of using a homeschool compass. This sounded like something that could really work. Turns out this is a w...

Veritas Press  is a long lasting Christian classical homeschool curriculum company. They have served the homeschool communities for a long time. For the past few weeks, we have been privileged to be reviewing one of their latest products:  Self-Paced History . The Self-Paced History curriculum is an online interactive history program. It consists of 160 lessons per course per year, each covering about 32 important historical events. The full program is chronological and is divided into 5 periods: Old Testament and Ancient Egypt  New Testament, Greece and Rome  Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation  Explorers to 1815  1815 to Present  These courses are best suited to kids in the grammar stage, that is grade 2-6. Tuition for each course year is $199, with a discount of $100 for each additional student. You have a full year to complete the course. Because Self-Paced History is an online program, you will need a computer with ...

I could not believe I had not shared my go to blueberry muffin on my blog yet. This recipe is a hit not only at our house but everywhere else I have brought it to. I always get requests for the recipe. What I like most about this recipe is how easy it is to make. My youngest made a batch this this morning,and it is all gone, with me only having had one. Awesome Blueberry Muffin Ingredients 1½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup white sugar ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder ⅓ cup vegetable oil 1 egg ⅓ cup milk or buttermilk 1 cup fresh blueberries ½ cup white sugar ⅓ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup cold butter, cubed 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners. Combine 1½ cups flour, ¾ cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Measure the oil in a measuring cup and add in the egg. Fill the measuring cup with the milk to the 1 cup mark. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture. Fold in blueberri...

For the second week of my planning series Leanne Seel from  frenglishlearning.com shares about how she plans her Eclectic Homeschool Year. Off the top confession: I am totally type A. I plan my entire year all at once. I leave room for rabbit trails and the flu, but I like to know where we’re headed. I find that once all the extra-curricular activities are in full swing, I lack the energy and time to figure out what’s next for academics. I also run a business on the side, and when I take on assignments at the last minute, it’s a huge relief to have the planning done ahead of time. Before my children were fluent readers, I did not plan at all. We took it day by day, with tomorrow’s activities being based on how much they absorbed today. I would look at these moms who planned their whole year and think they were crazy. Of course, I also used to think that homeschooling was crazy, but I digress.   Math & English In spite of my totally type...