Homeschooling on the Homestead
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~~~~~~~~~~~Education is a large and important part of life for our Homesteading Family!
In this episode of The Pantry Chat Josh and Carolyn share their philosophy, strategy and some curriculum choices for homeschooling on the homestead.
It was a bit breezy outside, sorry for the wind static, we'll have to work on some different audio!
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Introduction- 0:00
Chit Chat- 1:00
Question of the Week- 8:35
Main Topic- 14:30
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I love it. What the kids "graze on". Beautiful life guys. Will you show where you put all your beautiful jars.... Have a wonderful mommy's day.
They have! Search through their videos, there are several where they show the pantry with all the jars!
Your husband sharing his genuine love for you in a modest but genuine way is so wonderful for the world to see. We need to display pure godly marriages more and more to model this to the world that desperately needs to see God's original intent. Blessings to you! Yes, I too love to learn and want to share this with my children and granddaughters! Thank you for sharing.
That kiss was just the most adorable thing on TH-cam!!
I had the decision made for me on homeschooling my daughter. We were driving in the car and I looked in the back seat at my daughter sitting in her car seat with the big ole thick phone book opened up. She had her little finger sliding along the names, addresses and numbers just like she was reading them. With her 4 year old brain, she was telling me she was ready for some structured learning. The public school system told me she was too young to start school. We started school at the kitchen table within a month. Best thing for my daughter that could have been done. Loved it.
The kitchen table, the couch, lying on a bed, flopped down on the grass outside.... the classroom know no bounds. :)
Its good to show how much love is between you both and how even after all the kids and work - you both are happy / laughing and admiring each other! The world needs to see that more, don't be shy!
We've had a heavy garden-planting day and busy-ness with our kids and grandkids in that garden through the day. (The Lord blessed us with 6 children, and 7 grands at the moment.). By the time I got to sit down this evening I wasn't feeling all that tired, then I spotted your home schooling video and all of a sudden felt VERY tired. Ha! I homeschooled for like 25 years, did all the garden and "canning" (Still do.) , the church-related things of life , etc. so I know what BUSY looks like. Lord bless and strengthen you as you live this busy, special life that you do. I love it, and like we experience, I know you will see the Lord's blessing in your family as you keep Him central in your hearts.
I was a public school teacher and saw how in kindergarten & 1st grade kids were so excited and loved learning. By 5th grade it mostly been squashed out. I taught mostly 5th graders and so many would tell me they wish they were homeschooled.
I admire your lesson in "jurisdictions"; that is like training them in all aspects of the whole "homestead" area for possibly becoming a successful manager or owner later in their life!
Great video w/ a sweet kiss to the wife included ☺️ I will be looking into this type of curriculum thank you!
I was so happy when you said you use "Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons!" I used this book to teach all of my four daughters to read, and they have fond memories of it! My oldest even bought the book to use for her future kids, and she's not even married yet!
You Sir, are a very blessed man.........
How wonderful is this Family,...i never thought that there still are such amazing Parents in the western World. i am from Switzerland but i have never seen such great Family Life anywhere here,....or anywhere else for that matter. My Complements to both of you.
@anomarretsuk What canton are you from?
I appreciate this video soooo much! Thank you! Your wisdom and grace is so appreciated.
We have graduated 2 of 7 so far with the same philosophy of high school education. We provide opportunities for them to find their passions and then we do whatever we can to help them pursue them.
I absolutely Love your pantry chats, especially this one. You are such a lovely couple, very organized, and goal oriented. You are truly an inspiration to parents and to me as a grandparent.
I really love the “jurisdiction” or zone style of chore the the kids. I like to change them out every three months for my kiddos and on Saturdays they actually clean their zones : sweeping, dusting, vacuuming, etc.
I try to teach my grandson
You guys have changed my life for the good
Thanks for all you do.
From Sarah
I may not have the same religious beliefs as you guys, but unlike so many hateful people in our her videos, have definitely shown me that there is entirely too much concern over that.. I love your videos..so informative and you guys are precious..very grateful to have come across your channel!
Awesome Job! 😊
I’d love to ask a question and know that this is an older video, but I’m still playing catch up on your pantry chat series! 🙂 Would you consider doing another pantry chat video on the actual structure of your homeschool day (specifically for ages 4-6)? I’d find that extremely helpful!! 🙏🏼
Love your videos - we're homeschooling on a farm too in England and have a channel too.
Thank you for sharing what you use for curriculum! We are just over 1 year into homesteading and going into year 5 of homeschooling. Finding the right curriculum can be such a headache- I’ve found that there is a lot of ‘Filler’ and fluff out there. We share the same values as your family so I am excited to try these! It sounds exactly like what I have been trying to find. I appreciate your channel so very much- May God’s peace be with you❤️
Loved the impromptu smooch, you guys are adorable!😍
We used Rod and Staff in the beginning with my older two. It wasn't my fav, so we grew and adapted and I am super eclectic now, picking curriculum from all different companies for each kid. {We do history and some other things together}. I also used Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons. SO grateful to live in Idaho with lax laws. My oldest 2 started out in the public school system, my youngest 2 have never gone. Need I even say which 2 absolutely love learning? My 15 yr old daughter just walked in and said you sound like Ironman, Josh! hahaha.
Just out of curiosity, what are the homeschooling laws like in Idaho? I’m in CA, where they are quite lax as well. We file a private school affidavit, establishing our home as a private school. Our “requirements” are to take attendance and teach core subjects, but the how/why/what/when are left completely up to us. Freedom!! We commit to following the laws, but we generally follow a child lead model of education. And it’s a blast!! For high school, we are expected to teach certain subjects for a certain number of years (English 4 years, etc), but we issue our own diplomas and transcripts. No testing required. YES, our children are prepared for college if they so choose, and YES, colleges accept our homeschool issued diplomas. Some colleges offer big scholarships to homeschoolers!
We use the same curricula! Spunky the Donkey is so loved here, then straight into the StudyTime arithmetic until 6th grade. Also CTGE through 6th grade. We do Pathways all the way to 8th grade! It's all so cost effective, no fluff AND extremely solid.
This was such a helpful video. You are very thoughtful in how you share your information, starting with the theory and moving into the practical. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I also want to say that I love seeing how you work together as a couple. I think you are both very respectful to eachother in conversation. It is super refreshing.
Love how you inspire so many, such as myself! I am new here & cannot stop watching you. Your life is what I am inspiring to be & have! With all the craziness in the world today, I am starting to homeschool this September. This was very helpful! I live in Alberta, 🇨🇦
My question to you is, do you have a video on a day in the life. From the time you all wake up, to the time you go to bed! I would love to see how this looks like! Your life is beautiful! God bless you all! 🙏❤
I grew up on a farm so I understand you very much. I miss the homemade butter and milks. My Dad had 4 milk cows and we each had one to milk. We also had an old fashion Separator, so we had skim milk for the cats and whole milk and cream for breakfast. We have a place here in Kuna this is Vogel Farms and that is where we shop to get the real cream and Raw milk. Love it.
Loved this video! Thank you so much! I would love to see what your normal homeschool day looks like! And if you end up working on the homestead while the kids are still doing school. I do an in home daycare and homeschool and I am lost and overwhelmed with all of the taking care of the littles and keeping my kids on task at the same time
You two are adorable! So much love and admiration for one another. Thanks for the curriculum link.
Blessings to you and your beautiful family
Molly Sue was my Jersey 5 gal per milking 15 mins by hand she was awesome
I love all your sharing
Helping your family last year wow
I enjoyed your video very much even though I’m not homeschooling anymore. Did it for 27 years for my children and some of my grandchildren. I learned a lot from y’alls channel thank you.
Love this. Love the emphasis on real-life skills and application, as well as letting high schoolers dabble in future career choices.
God bless you both and your beautiful family and home!!!!
Such a beautiful day here in North Idaho! Busy busy busy...…………...thanks for taking time to share.
My kids were not home-schooled but I freelanced so I could shuffle my time to be with them when they needed help. I have always been an avid reader and forever trying and researching something new and both my kids have the same hunger for reading and learning. Our biggest problem is not enough bookshelves :) Teaching independence is super important as I have too many friends with children hovering around at home, with no skills, ambition or interest. Mine are both graduated ( an architect and computer program developer) and live independently and both always researching other interests apart from what they work on. So they have a full time job and do all sorts of other things part time. I encourage that as it keeps their minds open to new things all the time. Maybe because I am an entrepreneur, they are not scared to do the same and I see both of them ending up working for themselves.
Great info! I love this. I’m going to grab some of these books now so I’m ready to go with my future family!
Great video. My wife and I homeschool too. We are new to TH-cam. I just launched our channel a few months ago trying to build an audience before I go to Mount Everest later this year. Your channel is great! I subscribed!
Great video! I agree about "Teach Your Child to Read In 100 Easy Lessons" being a great tool to teach young kids to read. I used it and it was wonderful! Reading continues to be a huge part of homeschool for us. Love your videos!
Yes, first years! Just starting our full 2nd summer on raw land - so what did not work last year is how we are working toward our second year and so forth!
As far as meal planning, do you only eat seasonal? For example do you only eat salad when you have your own greens/lettuce? What does your meal planning look like as far as summer vs. winter?
Oh, I just love, love, love seeing you. You are doing an amazing job, thanks for that. 💕💕💕
Love to watch your channel! I am a fourth generation Idahoan on both sides - it is in my blood. We also Homeschool here in Southern Idaho. God bless you!
Excellent video! I couldn't agree more with all you said. A great blessing you have now that I didn't have when I began homeschooling back in the 80's is curriculum designed for independent learning. That makes a huge difference, especially when you come to subjects such as the high school sciences.
What do you have in place for your kids for recreational reading? What fiction books do they read? In particular are there any specific authors/collections/publishing houses that you really like?
Pleasure watching your pantry chat as always!
Watching the whole thing but I see you added the time stamps. Thank you! That is awesome. 👍
For the days you are too busy for chit-chat ;)
@@HomesteadingFamily Thanks. Every TH-camr should do this.
I love the idea of homeschooling! I can't wait for my future children are ready for it!!
I love to watch you guys God bless you 🌹
Thank you both for sharing your knowledge and experience in home education.
Love the Pantry Chat! I'm looking forward to next week's meal planning episode.
Love your videos, keep up the good work!!
I agree with you in theory of homeschooling, love of learning and the ability to know how to learn. The moving them to independent learning. My question is how do you fit it in schooling with all the tasks of homesteading, there are so many 'this is what has to be done today' and I end up doing them during 'school' time.
That was much more enjoyable than I expected it to be. Good job
Thank you for sharing!!!
We LOVE Rod and Staff curriculum bc of its practical approach. It’s so real life and applicable! Especially for homesteaders. We have used it for grammar and math.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Loved the Mennonite English and spelling books!
You guys are awesome! We homeschool as well in Oklahoma. ❤️ God bless you guys! I love your take on jurisdictions! I’m going to implicate thIs at in our own family of 8 😉
We are a small young family (two kids under 3 y/o) in a very small house, but I LOVE the idea of jurisdictions. We're going to start implementing somethingng similar. :)
I have a theory that if I instill a love of learning, a love of reading, and help build confidence in my children, then from those three things they can do anything! A love of learning is really missing from the public school system.
I'm curious to check out the Mennonite/Amish curriculums! Thanks for sharing those.
Really excited to see your breakfast casseroles and the egg noodles, we are gluten free so I'm hoping I can figure out how to adapt the recipes to our diet.
Thanks for your videos!!!
Thank you! Just ordered the learning to read in 100 easy lessons. I have struggled with teaching to read, my third kid (of 4) is just starting and I need something different to try.
I would love all the links to your curriculum books. My two are 4 and 2 so I'd love to start looking into things to figure out what we need.
Hi from New Zealand!
I used to hand churn butter with the big hand churner and it's so good
She really does look gorgeous in that hat! Love you guys!
I use Teach your child to read also! It's been fabulous. I also use Funnix 1 in kinder and Funnix 2 in 1st. They have all been readers at the end of the program. We have used LifePacs on our homestead, because they teach the nature of the creator in every subject, and also independence. You have more kids than I do, but I know it's been helpful having 4.
I really wish you would do an A-Z of American history for homeschooling. I'd pay for that!
I fully agree! Milking by hand is way less a hassle with one cow than a machine. We bought a machine and I told my husband. Nope! I’d much rather milk by hand. This takes way more time!!
I would love to see any canning that you do that has the meals in the jar whatever that may include. Thank you
great you all home schooling. if public schools today are like when I was in school, I wouldn't subject kids to that kind of dumbing down like I was.
On your meal planning if you freeze extras what do you store them in? I know some of us are trying to move away from aluminum. Thank you so much for all you do!!
At 16:00 -- Homeschooling, at least in some form, is legal in all 50 states in the USA. However, the laws vary greatly from state to state. If you're in it for the long haul, it may be worth it to move to a "low regulation" state, such as Idaho, Missouri, or New Jersey (yes, New Jersey!).
I can not thank you enough for your suggestion of using Mennonite/Amish curriculum. We have flirted, attempted, quite, and flirted some more with the idea of homeschooling our ferril bunch, but I just couldn't figure out how to go about it. I honestly felt like unschooling was about the only option due to nothing fitting our homestead lifestyle, or was too religious heavy. We are also relocating from Texas to Mexico where unfortunately, my brother in laws (same age as our oldest) have already quite school, and my oldest son (14) horrifically struggles in school. We as parents, feel overwhelmed with the struggle we face with our son who'll also, most likely, want to quite school as well. Hes not stupid, hes just not a book worm, so using this curriculum where they usually sign off after 8th grade anyway is a god sent idea for us. It comforts me to know that the schooling he is going to receive will be in line with what so many other children acheive before they integrate into their communities as young adults. Thank you, thank you for this idea. It's honestly such an obvious answer that I can't believe that it hadn't occured me before. I just ordered all the material for his 8th grade year.
You are so cute how you love each other.😍
I love Eggnog!! Will a video of that will be up?
Life itself is an education........if you listen !!!! You never quit learning !! A suggestion also if/when you rebreed your jersey cow breed her to a small angus, what you get is a calf that is a great beef supplier, more meat than a jersey and your cow is then producing the milk you want. You will get more meat off the dairy/beef cross than just the straight jersey !!!
yep, we will breed her to our Hereford bull!
@@HomesteadingFamily that will work also !!!
Would love the link to the curriculum! Thanks for all you do!
Just added it to the description... thanks for the reminder! 😁
One useful trick for teaching kids to read is what we call "Ice Cream Flash Cards". Every day the kids go through a set amount of sight words and that's how they earn their daily ice cream. Our eldest has moved on to math flash cards and much larger words now that she is older. The kids end up begging to do their flash cards.
I loved school. But I always knew that there was more to be learned than what they were teaching us. I loved being at home with my Aunt and I'm sure she could have taught me so much more had she felt called to homeschool me.
I remember wishing I could take all the classes our school offered. But obviously I couldn't.
This is amazing.
I wish I would have had this information when my children were growing up.
How do you socialize your children with other children that are not family when you're home schooling?
I would homeschool my future kids but I don’t trust myself. I’m not the best with math or chemistry but I somehow know a lot about specific subjects, like anatomy and how bodies work or different breeds, subspecies, and species of animals. Lol
I loved this video. Thank you for sharing the info with us. Would love to know more. Can you possibly advise on which states are particularly strict about homeschooling regulations? Sorry for the many questions but we don't currently live in the USA, although my husband works there. We're planning on immigrating and we're hoping to start a homestead of our own and I would love to be able to home-school. Thank you for your amazing channel, it's so informative and your upbeat shining personalities are so refreshing.
Hi there! You know, each state is different and can have wildly different laws from another. The HSLDA is a good place to start when researching homeschool laws by state. They give a pretty broad overview of each state regarding parental freedom. The next step after that is researching a specific state laws from the Board of Education for that state.
@@HomesteadingFamily Thank you so much for your reply. I will definitely look these up. P.S. I'm totally binge watching your videos and making so many notes, I think I might actually fill up my new Commonplace Book very soon. Sending you guys heaps of appreciation.
@@pinkpeoniesandbumblebees Thank you, Sarah, for piquing my interest about the term 'Commonplace Book'. I researched the term and compared it with Notebook, Diaries & Journals.
Hope your relocation to the USA has happened and was a smooth transition for your family.
When I was in my teens we would get fresh cows milk from my grandmother. If you get to much milk do you freeze it?
Great info on the homeschooling.
What book's or curriculum seems to work best?
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I really appreciate this content! Do you ever struggle with feeling like you have not done enough, started soon enough, missed your window, etc? In the area of home education.
We use Abeka curriculum and it is very thorough. It is seamless so kids do not miss anything. It does get dry so living on a homestead keeps it interesting.
We homeschool also on the homestead. I like the change of scenery! We are actually moving right by you folks. Is there a pretty good homeschool community there?
Lots of really neat homeschoolers here, but not a lot of joint ventures... very supportive community though. Where are you moving? Look us up when you get here!
@@HomesteadingFamily we are moving literally right by you, Haha. I think you commented on a photo my husband posted a while back, and we started following your channel. We are starting our build this summer so homeschool will be lifepacs in a trailer for a while. I love that there is a good homeschool community there. We don't do coops or anything like that, we are pretty independent with it also.
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I'd love to see a video on the eggnog, if you ever get a chance. (I know it's super busy right now).
Mary Edmo, they already have an eggnog video uploaded! It’s great, I learned a lot and am looking forward to making a bit for my family. (It is alcohol based, fyi)
Hey, question for you? How do you guys afford healthcare for your family? We moved last Aug to 10 acre farm here in ND. My husband used to farm and raise hogs w his Dad till college, then his Dad just started renting out land and help combine vs do it all as he got older. Now my husband wants to start homesteading (not go back into farming), and possibly do homeschooling (having bullying issues at school, my middle child has Autism). I used to work as a nurse, now home w the 3 kids 5, 7, and 13. My husband still drives 35 min into town, and does the 8-5, good wage and good benefits. Our only concern is medical, and being sustainable financially due to a few of us requiring more intensive care off/on. I as a nurse have always done things naturally first (know quite a bit) before going in to the Dr. However my husband has had a couple heart attacks before 40 (bad genes), and therapies etc for my son, and myself. We want so badly to Homestead FT, but pre existing conditions would be difficult as far as health insurance. What as been your experience? Thanks in advance.
Thanks stating the titles of your resources. My wife is building our approach herself as well so I passed these on. Can you add the site you use?
Just put the links in the description... thanks for the reminder!
we have a new jersey named Molly also
I am looking for the Arithmetic book, where can I find this book? Thank you!
Please do an update with more information.
We generally avoid this topic because every time we bring it up we just have to deal with criticism. So many people think that homeschooling families have to justified or prove themselves in some way. As if our children are being neglected and not being "socialized" as if they are some feral animal and have no outside experience in the world. Some channels talk about homeschooling freely, but others seem to only get attacked. I suppose it's all about the community following you.
What part of Idaho do you guys live in? I love the scenery. We've thought about relocating to ID, because so much of the laws reflect our lifestyle more so than other states such as homeschooling..Could one purchase a multiple acre plot of land for cheap?
Davey PRP I’d like to know that, too 😀
@@lauram1145 and I'm not even from Cali either..lol
Yeah, good old Cali. If it weren't for the snow, ID piques my interest
Sad how good people try to stay within the laws (which are almost certainly unjust) when the gov't is not only corrupt, and has been for decades, but also criminal and no more than pirates. Having said that, I can understand that it's often best to avoid trouble by living in better areas as far as school go etc.
Hi! I never had the opportunity to give homeschooling to my kids, they are already in highschool, but I always wondered, how they learn, who explain to them or teach them, it is online?
Now that you have a high schooler could you elaborate on their homeschooling curriculum.
I have a lot of meal recipes that I would love to use, but many incorporate canned “cream of...” soups that we don’t eat. Do you have any suggestions for healthier alternatives?
Erin C. I had the same problem when I wanted to make one of my grandmother’s recipes. I just make the soups from scratch when I have that problem. You just need butter, flour, cream or milk, broth, and whatever meat or vegetable the type of soup requires.
Hi Erin C for homemade cream of whatever soups, check out Whippoorwill Holler. She has a video on how she makes hers. Hope this helps 😊
Just found your page how do you preserve eggs i would like t be able to preserve foods..just starting canning