HOMESCHOOLING TIPS FOR NEW HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES
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- Homeschooling your kids for the first time ever? Don't despair, here are some tips to help!
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Are you thinking about homeschooling this fall? We've put together this pantry chat filled with things to consider and tips for helping you if you choose to homeschool.
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0:00 - Chit chat
7:19 - ANNOUNCEMENT!
8:38 - Is there a way to download Pantry Chats as an audio-only version?
9:59 - Homeschooling - Why we choose to homeschool.
14:26 - How we respond to homeschooling and a lack of socialization.
16:09 - Homeschooling does not need to look like a replica of a public school.
23:05 - There are many TYPES of homeschooling.
25:58 - Choose curricula that fit your needs.
28:03 - You don't have to use an entire curriculum set, you can choose by subject.
30:25 - Hidden curricula - what is it?
32:48 - Help your children to love learning.
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This video came at the perfect time, we decided to homeschool yesterday!
You won't regret it :)
Same
How exciting! I loved it!
You will love it!!!!
Us too. :)
I did a master's project on homeschooling and the facts do NOT support homeschooler's not having socialization . MOst homeschooled children are socialized properly, can speak to adults on an higherlevel than public school children and are more mature .
I'm homeschooled and I'm perfectly sociable I'm actually quite talkative and I can talk to anyone it just depends on if you socialize them like having them volunteer or taking them to coop really depends on how they are homeschooled if you take them to places where they can talk two people but I grew up near a whole bunch of people so I'm perfectly sociable and I know whole bunch of homeschool kids they're almost more sociable than me
I've recently met a man who was homeschooled and hes an awful workaholic which is a trait more often seen in public school men. It is a personality thing!
I am so glad that you have separated schooling from education.
My children used the Mennonite curriculum.. up into high school graduation. (It was the 8th grade curriculum). My kids walked right into college (on the 8th grade curriculum.. hahah). They all had an easy 4.0 GPA in college
Regina Evans ... which one please?
@@SuperLovetolisten rod and staff, Christian light
Regina Evans ... thank you 🙏🏻 I’ve been on the fence for about a year now regarding curricula and I wanted to stay close to Mennonite/Amish traditional education. This fit the part perfectly and I’ve ordered the preschool and first grade just today. I’m really looking forward to it!
how would you recommend going into the mennonite curriculum when my kids have been in public school their whole lives? They are 7 and 9th grade
@@jenniferarmer106 clp.com has placement tests for their curriculum CLE. Milestone books has Rod and Staff and a few other Mennonite and Amish curriculum. I think they also have placement tests. Both sites have samples online you can look at.
I’ve had the pleasure of tutoring homeschooled children. It’s really cool to work with these kids.
I had already planned on making the switch before everything and I'm so glad I did. My 11 year old can't identify nouns and verbs. She's been skating through by guessing and leaning on her iep. Needless to say we are Stepping back to basics to get those foundations strong.
Im starting with Charlotte Mason homeschooling 😊
And your hair is so beautiful!
You are such a good team, I appreciate all your videos.
I homeschooled my children for 13 years. I am now a public school high school teacher. I truly enjoyed this video. Well done!!!
You’re slowly but surely becoming my favorite people. I love how you approach life and your attitude towards teaching, learning and life are stellar. Thank you!
Thank you. I was homeschooled through 6th grade and always was an introvert. I do have trouble relating to my own age group but other than that my “hidden education” has served me very well. Hitting my 40’s this year and managing a husband on the spectrum, new full garden, new home, beginner canning, sewing, striving to be a low waste household, all the “natural” baby responsibilities including elimination communication with our one yr old and carefully managing an exuberant high spirited 4.8 yr old that is now going to be homeschooled after being in private school 3 hrs for 3 days a week the past 2 yrs. Thanks for the reminder to make a schedule and stick with it; I’m a bit of a free spirit but most of the time too exhausted by the above mentioned stuff (and lack of sleep) to really stick to structured schedules... we do the best we can but always learning and trying to humble ourselves and learn from others who’ve already figured stuff out.🤗 I’m trying to find my way out of this current sassy phase and gain a respectful kid without creating a resentment between us. I hope I can help her to love learning and encourage independent learning. I can remember not appreciating a thing about my mom for how tough she was on us and even being embarrassed of her for how she let herself go... now I see how much she sacrificed for us while both parents worked full time, struggled to care for our homestead, and owned their own businesses. Perspective is a wonderful thing!
Home schooling is the best decision I've made. I wish I would have done it sooner. We started the semester before everything hit. We definitely make sure our boy's get the socializing in.
I have been homeschooling for 27years here in Alberta Canada. Just know that what works well for one of your children may not for the other. Six children and all learned differently. Down to homeschooling the youngest 16 year old. There is lots of curriculum available. Most post secondary will accept homeschooled children with them passing an entrance exam.
We’re starting homeschooling this year. I’m excited to get it going, but nervous as well. I’m sure it’ll will be fine.
When I was 18-19 I taught at a private Mennonite school for a year. We used the Christian Light Education materials. I was amazed at how thorough and well done the curriculum was! Those kids were diagraming sentences in third grade! I never learned how to do that in school, which came as a real struggle in Bible College when I needed to diagram Scripture! Anyway, I loved that experience so much that I really wanted to homeschool my kids. However, my husband only knew one homeschool family growing up and they were very eccentric. So he didn’t want our kids to turn out weird 😬. Also, I struggled with anxiety and depression when my kids were younger and he didn’t think it would be good for my mental health. Now I have kids goi into grade 10, 8, 5, and 2. I’m really considering homeschooling but I’m afraid. My youngest is very social and she suffered the most through all of this craziness. She misses her friends so much! My oldest would love to homeschool because he is very intelligent and wants to be able to work at his own pace. He’s going to be in grade 12 precalculus this year. Anyway, I’m just praying about it right now, asking God to prepare me for whatever may come. We will hear our Province’s education plan on August 1st. Our kids are set to go back on September 8th right now.
Hi I thought I'd still write even though your comment isn't new, since while there is life there is hope. Regardless of your situation you can be as involved as your able. I've finished distance correspondence education of all my three children now, and yes I struggled with depression (zinc really helps & B vit. But most of all being thankful (to Jesus if your a Christian). Make a list, family, food, shelter, keep it basic then expand (mum & dad, siblings, children, blue sky, birds that sing, ect), stick it on the fridge. THINK on good things, you can because I can, it will strengthen us. Keep your mind on the goal. You or others can always find extreme examples, where things went terribly wrong, but I went to a public school and at a reunion ten years after I left school, there were some people missing (suicide 😭), other people with terrible substance abuse, divorce (if they were married?), but mainly just a pathetic, sad lack of direction for personal life, and goals? Not everyone was like this, one girl was better, but the most, woah ! (I never thought we'd turn out like this). I myself walked a terrible line to find meaning and purpose in my life, almost destroying it, and parents that loved me in the process; till I found Jesus (sorry for the preachy stuff, just sharing the truth of my story).
Pray you & your husband can find the "normal", that is not acceptable with the crazy world but based on God's word 🙏🏼
We walked away from public school 7 years ago. Every time my confidence waivers something (like Covid) happens and shows us why we made this choice. My children lost nothing - not their everyday schedule, not their education, not their friends. Well, they did lose a lot of stress! As a matter of fact, parents with public school kids started paying attention to what WE were doing and we were able to host several friends on a regular basis to help them stay on track with their work from public school. My kids are some of the most sociable/socialized people that others meet (we hear that comment all the time.) My 16 yr old has had jobs since she was 14 and others are always impressed with her maturity. To the argument that one person (parent) can't possible teach them all they need to know I respond like this...It is not my job to teach them everything, it is my job to teach them how to learn and where to go find the information that they are seeking. We encourage anyone to give this lifestyle a chance -very rewarding!!!!
We love homeschooling our son. It's very freeing and so many resources. Our son have more outlets to his education then he ever had in public school. He is in his senior year this year!!
Great info! We are 10+ years into home educating and love it! A love of learning is definitely a goal! Thank you
I just found your channel a few days ago and I love it!!! This will be my first year canning produce! I've done freezer jam and canned jam and last night did pickles. Next I'm doing peaches, both just to eat and for peach pies and cobblers!!!
Thank you for all your wonderful videos, IG, everything you do to share what you know, which is truly a treasure! I’m grateful for what I learn from you, no matter that our lives are far from homesteading. There are always things I can tuck away or even use right away. I also appreciate that you take the time to recognize everyone and their different situations. Thank you!!!
Thank you! This was encouraging for a homeschool mom who doubts herself.😊
Ohhh cant wait for the podcast pantry chats! I love to listen to them while i do housework so that would be perfect for me 🥰🥰
Always great content! Any tips for homeschooling multiple (talkative) children? Thanks for all you do!
chopis531 Do unit studies and all talk about the subjects together!
Have everyone read aloud! My talkers get all talked out for sure when we do this first before math or writing.
I enjoyed the PANTRY CHAT as always. Great topic. Carolyn, I am with you on so much that you said. I too was a trained public school teacher before my children came...taught kindergarten 8 years. My husband and I always felt it was our job as parents to train our children in social skills, and that they were to learn how to socialize with all ages of people. I too in transitioning to homeschooling made the mistake to set up like a public school classroom. My poor oldest son was the guinea pig..., but we made it and I learned to break out of that mold. Looking back...finished up last year with my youngest child...I'd do it all over again. I'm so pleased, though it was hard at times, with the outcome.
Looking forward to adding another podcast to my favorites!
Thank you!! I'm planning to homeschool this year.
We started Classical conversations 2 weeks ago for the first time. So much to learn and adjust to but I think public school just won’t work for us ever again with the way things are. Loving your channel!
I just found your channel a couple of days ago when I was researching egg preservation. My friend told me about water glassing, I googled it and it took me to your website! I was so excited to see you have a homestead, a large family and most of all you homeschool! I thought I heard you say you have six daughters. We also have 6 daughters and one son. We've been homeschooling our children from the start and our oldest daughter just graduated in June! We love homeschooling (and i know this is off subject but I absolutely love your kitchen!) Thanks for taking the time to help others through your videos.
This video is so encouraging! Thank you
I also wanted to say that Caroline looks absolutely beautiful in this video. Glowing!
YES---if kids 'learn how to learn' and grow to love learning, they'll approach most things in life with confidence. I watch the YT channel "Gridlessness' and I love something that the Dad/Husband (Jeff) said about his family learning to give haircuts to each other. It was along the lines of, "If we can smoke our own bacon....we can cut our own hair!" I quote it all of the time when we're faced with a challenge and someone in the family is doubtful about our being able to do it. Sure, there are limits....but we can do with a 'can do' attitude. Great video!
Excellent video as usual. Thanks for sharing.💖
My goodness! I kept trying to explain to folks that crisis schooling is not a reflection of homeschooling! You have choices, you aren't forced into a box, and you can give your child(ren) what they need to thrive. So happy someone else said it.
We use Master Books. Love homeschooling!
Easy-peasy curriculum is free and a good start. I add quite a bit of more work on it too. My kids love it and beg for more every day lol
Super video! Very informative and interesting!
Carolyn, you look gorgeous! God bless you guys.
Great videos y’all! Love what you have been doing! :-)
I don't think the education departments have a clue what they are going to do! It's almost August and not one word to the parents about how school is going to run! If the parents are lucky enough to have a job, they are going to have to make last minute plans on what to do with the kids if they only go to school part time! This is not a good indication of a well run school year!
No school here in California. It's all distance learning!
I'm thankful for our private Christian school. We know to plan, all precautions being taken, etc. It's much easier for a smaller school, I'd imagine.
Thank God we are able to sacrifice a bit to have our (grand)son there.
Great video, even though I'm planning to stick with our private Christian school as long as we're able. I shared this on FB, bc I believe it can probably help ease some ppl's stress and provide value information. Thanks and God Bless!
Thank you for sharing this. I am a mom who desired homeschooling when my first son was a toddler. I believe I am called to do this but felt discouraged due to his strong willed personality and my perfectionist approach. Through prayer and time I felt at peace sending him to public school for K and 1st which was a great experience for that season. However, now with covid I am excited to answer this calling and jump in homeschooling to add to our homestead dream. I have learned so much throughout the years about his personality and his wonderful spirit and since have learned to give more grace and learn through him. My question is, do you have any tips on how to approach a strong willed child through homeschooling? The emotions can get high but as he is maturing it is easier with logic and reasoning. Thank you and excited for your podcast.
Intentionally Made As a grandma who has strong willed children and two strong willed grandchildren, I would say let your child have as much control as you possibly can. Give them choices about as many things as you can and be patient and kind. I didn’t do that and my daughters are doing that with their children and I see the big difference. Our strong wills butted heads a lot and I thought I needed to be the one in control, however, I appreciate how my daughters are more wise about this, more patient and less controlling.
Cynthia Fisher thank you so much! I read the book the “you can’t make me but I can be persuaded” by Cynthia Tobias and it was so helpful to me with perspective and understanding the mastery and approach with strong will and it matches with some of what you’re saying. I prayed for a leader and a faithful child who would do big things and it’s amazing to see how much he’s grown since the toddler stage. Age 3 was really difficult for us. And then age 5 was too. But when I think about how resliant he has become with all our moves and life changes, he really is becoming everything I have prayed for. I just want to make sure I can stay in control of my own feelings and heart as it is easy to bump heads like you said. Thanks again. ❤️
Intentionally Made Yes, I read that book, too. It has a lot of wisdom. I don’t know if you are a Christian, but if you are, I would also frequently point your child to Jesus and remind him that our hearts are desperately wicked(yes, yours too, Mom) and rebel against the leadership of God. Therefore, we are powerless to constantly be “good” and obey. Apologize to him when you need to and share some of your struggle to obey the Lord as well. We need the power that only the Lord can give through a changed heart. Pray with him about how God can guide his will if he will surrender it to Him. I made the huge mistake of training my children to try to be “good” in their own strength way too much. The ones who were naturally compliant, of course, were the model children in that system!
Of course, you can swing too much in the other direction and not have enough power in the relationship, as well. After all, you are the parent and God has entrusted this child to you for a season. You will do your part, but you do not have to do it all. Try to get him ready for a life of surrender to the Lordship of Christ. He does not have to be “finished” when he grows up and leaves your home. I hope this makes sense and you can glean something from it. God bless! Your child is a treasure who can do great things!
Yessss... I can’t handle when school starts and tomato’s are ready 😆 I pay extra for tomatoes that are larger so I can do it in August!
Carolin your hair is ON POINT today. ❤
Yes !!! Podcast !
i have been homeschooling my last child for years now wish i would of my grown kids but my kids turned out Good never gave me problems and they Love the Lord
I was a teacher, too. I had the same problems when I started.
I've been on the fence about it for the past couple of years. Just didn't know how to go about it and what our options are and if I would be able to give them a better education. Now with covid19 hysteria and how the school system is unprepared for this in every way, it just makes it seem more logical to home school. This couldn't have come at a better time, thank you!
Thank you for this video. I know this year will be very challenging for our family. So many say I will love homeschooling and give a real chance.
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It's looking like the schools are going to open in person this fall. We're prepping to homeschool just in case this actually happens. I do want my child to go back to public school once the crisis has cleared but that will depend on how things work out. We are currently doing Summer Bridge books which the children view more as a treat than work.
Thank you 🙂
Can you both talk about how you store your carrots, onions, and parsnips through the winter? We're planning our cellar and found your pantry shelves video very helpful. Would love to know what you do with root vegetables. Thanks!
I have homeschool on and off and now definitely going to continue to homeschool my last son in school he is 15. He learns way more here and life skills and not have influences we dont want around him both by educators or peers. Im able to teach him in ways he learns best not how they mass teach in school. He has been getting through and had good grades but saw now how far behind and they just push through. All the kids are many grade levels behind . We also caught our very conservative area school now grooming our older son and pushed gender change and hid it when he was never like that. All and i mean literally the whole local mental facility was full from kids from the school here from suicidal attempts and depression and such and so sad. Im retired military and was in serveral areas from cbrn and later got PA degree. We have a small 7 acer farm and so always have lot going on and learn from he just walked in with baby bird in hand as i write this he got from cat. We are able to focus on what goals he has for himself and interest. But will say hardest part is finding social interaction with kids his age. I reach out to so many homeschool groups in area but not finding older kids so thats what I am working on and would be great just to have friend and do activities or educational things with.
Because of all that is going on I am remote schooling my oldest and supplementing with home school. My youngest is in a special needs preschool so I am hoping to still send her. But I am researching and trying to find out all I can in case I do need to just pull her.
You have mentioned in the past you were planning to expand the kids' rooms this year. Did you get to it?
Please if you can, post a link where you purchased your pottery mugs. Thank you!
We found Acellus which is online and a good mix with our school district but works with our child.
Great info! I was wondering if you posted the link to the company you purchased from? I think I'm missing it and I'd like to show it to our neighbor. We're entering our 22nd year home schooling, with this year an 8 year old, a 12 year old and a 14 year old. 😊
Finally someone who has homeschooled older children. Everyone I talk to has young children. How have no clue how I am supposed to homeschool my 14 and 13 year old boys. They have been in public school since kindergarten but the weird things they are doing in school this year isn't good for the kids so I'm pulling them out. But I have no idea how to compensate for the activities and classes they are loosing (choir, theater, woodshop, welding, golf, shooting club, robotics, etc.). Help!
i see you have chaulk tags on your jars i been just label top metal lid i like your very nice
Homeschooling is something I've always wanted to do. My son is doing digital learning right now, meeting with his teacher and class 4 days a week on Zoom, but I would like to make the transition to homeschooling. The part that seems overwhelming is....where do I start?
I know you don’t want to talk about curriculums I guess this is more on your opinion. I noticed during this online schooling this past year that my child seemed to slip through the cracks as far a learning multiplication/division. She’s great at addition/subtraction reading writing Ect. How would you go about trying to help filling in the gap she’s slipped through?
You know how they say when babies learn to walk they are going to fall down... Well not my first born it was part of her personality even way back then and I didn't know all that would mean but my daughter was able to sit up and crawl at exactly 6 months and within a week pulled herself up to the coffee table and Cruse. But she refused to fall like most kids if she lost her balance at all she lowered herself with a squat. She is 5 starting k in the fall. Thankfully my daycare preschool is expanding to kindergarten but you never know if we are going to have an out break or what have you and I pushed to hard in the spring and she equated learning and school with hard work and hard work or possiblity of failure to be avoided some of that she gets from me but part of that she had at six months so I don't think I could have thaught that if I tried! Though I am mostly focused on supplementing not being the primary person responsible for all education. I know as I get things I need to focus on passive learning. We read the first chapter of life of Fred apples. I want her learning math concepts feeling like a bed time story has a real appeal. For reading I had gotten Bob's books but she felt it was to hard so I took a step back. She watches a fair amount of pbs shows and I am trying to be intentional about what she is learning without her feeling like she is doing something that she precives is too hard. She gets tummy aches and says her body tells her no. I don't want her hating school already. I know I need to do more to switch that mindset
Carolyn do you know anything about freeze drying without a freeze dryer?
Can you tell me what curriculum you do use? We use CLE.
You talked about getting out and doing things in person to learn. I am worried that with all the libraries, museums, theaters, and other places being shut down how is this going to adversely affect homeschooling? Without these things does homeschooling turn more into basic school or is there a way to still give them hands on experiences?
You bring up a good point. I will say though that A LOT of these places have stepped up and you can do all kinds of virtual tours. There are even programs out there that are discovery ‘lessons’ of these places, especially museums, that allow students to take in places they could never see otherwise, like the Louvre in Paris. Not ‘hands on’ but still better than not having at all.
How do you suggest those of us that are not 13 year old girls and don't have fb or ig or any other social media get to see or hear these stories?
I don't have kids yet. I don't like working outside of the home or the idea of sending my kids to school. Sending my kids out to play or learn with a group is going to work better for me when I become a mother. I grew up with a mother in the 90s who was a powerhouse and burned herself out by the time I was in middle school. I will never be able to be like that. I followed you before Covid but I am happy now this lifestyle will become more mainstream. I have zero desire to send my child to public school... I had an awful time. Thank you
Hello! Do you have a resource for a homestead/homeschool planner? I am looking for one source to keep all my homestead and homeschool records and plans.
Leah Olson I’m not sure I can full answer your question, but can give a suggestion. As a public school teacher we use Google Classroom with students. The nice thing is that ANYONE, not just teachers, can utilize the free program also. It allows you the ability to grade and track grade records right in the online system, plus helps keep track of all the other plans you might develop. Using it along with a free google account where you can utilize google drive to store all your material, I think you would find it a great record and plan keeping system. For example: let’s say I find (or come up with) a document of my own that details an activity I want my student to do. I turn that paper into a document (over just make the document) and store it in google drive. Then when ready I post the directions on google classroom where it’s time and date stamped, easily found by the student and they can also submit their work back in that manner (cuts down on lost paper, or maybe even the fact that it was an activity with no paper involved!). Then I can grade it in GC. Later I can download all the assignments with grades to a spread sheet that can be stored back on my google drive or I could even print it out. I think you would find using G drive and G classroom together make a very nice homeschooling system that can be individualized to each child in your home. Both are free and offer LOTS of free video courses on how to use them. Hope this helps!
I don’t know how you all have time for all you do
Based on the information in her videos, they are very organized.
Wonderful information. My concern with homeschooling is I have high school age kids, and we live in a small rural town with almost no support system or resources. One is so into fine arts (theater, choir, and clubs). How in the world am I supposed to help him continue these activities if I am homeschooling? And also the cost of things. My other son wants to build a computer (his interest), but I can't afford the parts it takes to build one. How do homeschool families afford to do the things their kids are interested in especially when there are multiple children (5)?
Some schools will allow homeschoolers to attend classes like theater, gym, computer, etc. Might be worth a call to the district’s central office if you’re interested.
Jennifer Blackman Morgan is absolutely correct. We have had plenty of homeschooled children in our building only for those classes that parents felt they couldn’t provide for, mainly the arts and clubs as you stated. Most school districts have some policy for this, as well as most states have some policy that schools must allow for homeschooled children to make use of ‘public school’ resources.
And music
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How do you handle learning disabilities? My grandson struggles with dyslexia. His mother has found that it is hard to find knowledgeable help for him. He is so great with math but reading is so very difficult for him. Then he gets mad and completely shuts down.
Personally I find children all so different in their abilities and way of learning. Dyslexia (commonly known as word and/or number blindness), was certainly a challenge that had me stumped for awhile, especially since not all my children were labeled like this, I first had to remove the box, and the tick that goes in it, and NOT stress, to find workable solutions for us, 32:12 time stamp gives good advice on making it fun. We actually got the play dough and made the words, nouns ect before we made the dinosaurs ect. We started of small then added more as basics were grasped. #5 was always a problem (back to front), so we made a stik man with a hat and belly 5. Dyslexics are very clever, my son even made his own language, and wrote it out with instructions for me, I said, Wow, that's good but now we have to focus on English that everyone understands, and we struggled, literally for years. Till one day he got it, he was diagramming sentences, reading all those literature books he hadn't touched for years and I'd given up on, and telling me what interesting stories they were he should have read them earlier 😊
Find something your child in interested. Mine was musically gifted in one area (none of the others were), (Mozart, I think was dyslexic, which is why they said he was a genius). Most importantly take the label off, or if you must have a label, find the one that says, You are great at this, you Can do that, let's develop your talent at math, cooking, music (you'll find all these need reading, so that will start too), kicking a football. Most of all pray and find value in yourself and them, just for being who they are, don't let them be manipulated like clay in some else's hands, apart from God.
Hi I'm homeschooled I do Charlotte Mason homeschooling
I want to expand my garden but I’m in a neighborhood, my garden is a raised bed in the only flat spot with sun the rest of my yard is a hill or in shade , any tips ?
Take advantage of the hill and it's water run off. Plant on that hill, see how stuff grows. Terrace out the hill. Plants don't have to have 9 straight hours of sunlight. My tomatoes only get 3.5 hours of direct sunlight a day. I may not have tons of tomatoes but I do have tomatoes. Purple yams, you can prepare the greens like spinach and eat the tubers . Plus the tubers can get massive.
Find out what plants can grow in shade. Lemon balm, mints. Lots of herbs do just fine in shade or difuse sunlight. Look up forest gardens. There are vids on YT. A plant may not get direct sunlight in shade but they still get light either by the sun or moon. Don't be scared to plant in shade.
Saucy Wench thank you so much ! Gives me hope !
@@saucywench9122 Terracing is a great idea
As Saucy Wench said … terra int really does work. My parents have the same issue and they terraced (with a shovel) three levels and put in all kinds of garden plants. Just have to research which plants like shade :)
Hi there Guys , I am from Australia and are also interested in the Amish / Mennonite schooling programs ... I would love to be able to buy the programs here ..
Christian light education is a mennonite company that ships their curriculum all over the world. It is amazing quality education and they do everything they can to help their international customers. We used it while living in romania and one thing that impressed me was their very reasonable shipping rates. Also one time a box got lost in the mail (not their fault at all) and they helped us by contacting the shipping company and tracking it for us. We are back in the United states and homeschooling again this year using CLE. I use it for everything except science. I use apologia science which cle also offers through their online store for high school levels.
TH-camr, Amy Maryon has a great free curriculum on her website.
This is our first year of homeschooling. Both my boys absolutely do not like reading. We have to force reading. What do you recommend
Read out loud to them, listen to audiobooks, let them read about anything they want to vs forcing books
I taught kindegarten and , of course, the kids were not reading yet. To interest the boys, I let them pick ANY book in the room to "read" . They chose books way over their abilities based on their interests, then , kept coming to me asking"what's This word? What's that say?" Before you know it they will be reading what they are interested in.
Our family really likes Read Aloud Revival! I have been homeschooling for over a decade and the four year old to the fourteen year old enjoy being read aloud to.
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How can I get the menonite or amish curriculum?
Christian light education is a good one! Look at the website.
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