2016 Oregon Christian Home Education Conference
July 22 & 23, 2016
Handouts for select workshop sessions
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Handouts ordered by presenter
Table of Contents
Vicki Bentley
Getting Kids to Help at Home – Workshop Session 1 ...................................................... 3-4
Starting in the Middle – Workshop Session 2 ..................................................................... 5
When Life Broadsides Your Homeschool – Workshop Session 3 ........................................ 6
Homeschooling on a Shoestring Budget – Workshop Session 4...................................... 7-8
Jumpstart to Joyful Motherhood – Workshop Session 5 ............................................... 9-10
Mentoring Groups in Action – Workshop Session 6 ......................................................... 11
Lee Binz
Homschool Middle School with a Powerful Purpose – Workshop Session 1 .................... 12
Beyond Academics: Preparation for College and Life – Workshop Session 2................... 13
High School Record Keeping – Workshop Session 4 ......................................................... 14
Creating Transcripts for Your Unique Child – Workshop Session 6 .................................. 15
Linda Crosby
Curriculum: How Do I Choose? – Workshop Session 2 ................................................ 16-17
Making History Come Alive – Workshop Session 3 ..................................................... 18-19
Ideas for Scheduling and Planning – Workshop Session 5 .......................................... 20-21
Steve Demme
Loving Your Family as God Has Loved Us – Workshop Session 1 ..................................... 22
Rooted, Grounded, and Abiding in God’s Love – General Session 1 ................................. 23
The Influence of Fathers – Workshop Session 2 ............................................................... 24
Five Strategies to Build Up and Encourage Our Wives – Workshop Session 3 ................. 25
Divine Blueprint for Building a Family of Faith – Workshop Session 4 ............................. 26
Celebrating Hope and Redemption in the Valleys of Life – Workshop Session 5 ............. 27
Bible Principles of Communication for the Family – Workshop Session 6 ........................ 28
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Getting Kids to Help at Home
Vicki Bentley, HSLDA Toddlers to Tweens Consultant
Home management training is part of ________________________________________________________.
Purposes: ___________________________________
________________________________________.
A few basics:
Encourage good habits
Have age-appropriate expectations
Some verses
to consider:
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Proverbs 4
Proverbs 12:24
Proverbs 13:20,24
Proverbs 20:11
Proverbs 21:5
Proverbs 22:6
Proverbs 22:29
Proverbs 29:17
I Corinthians 14:33
Galatians 6:9
Ephesians 6:4
Colossians 3:20,21
Colossians 3:23
Hebrews 12:10,11
Hebrews 13:17
Be realistic
Be purposeful
Consider their learning styles
Some ideas for using a chart
Set-up options
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Adapted from The Everyday Family Chore System by Vicki Bentley
www.everydayhomemaking.com
www.hslda.org/earlyyears
Very young children?
REMEMBER…this is NOT a crash course in responsibility and competence. You have years to develop
character. This is a season.
How to implement a chore system….
If chores are new to your child
Rewards and consequences
Make it easy to succeed
You might like:
The Everyday Family Chore System by Vicki Bentley
401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home by Bonnie McCullough
Doorposts materials (especially For Instruction in Righteousness)
Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp
Our 24 Family Ways by Clay and Sally Clarkson
Character Building for Families by Lee Ann Rubsam (vols I, II)
Parenting with Love and Logic by Jim Fay & Foster Cline
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic by Jim Fay & Foster Cline
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Adapted from The Everyday Family Chore System by Vicki Bentley
John Rosemond’s books (www.rosemond.com)
Bonnie’s Household Organizer by Bonnie McCullough
Keepers at Home/Contenders for the Faith
What to Expect from a Twelve-Year-Old by S.M. Davis
Cleaning House: A Mom's Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her
Home of Youth Entitlement by Kay Wills Wyma
www.hslda.org/toddlerstotweens > Organization
www.everydayhomemaking.com
www.hslda.org/earlyyears
Homeschooling: Starting in the Middle
Vicki Bentley, HSLDA Toddlers to Tweens Consultant
Start with a plan.
Understand any legal requirements (www.hslda.org/mystate).
READ, READ, READ.
Set goals.
Packaged vs. Eclectic….Sample curriculum combinations:
What does GOD want your child to learn?
Freedom or formality?
Schedule/routine
How will you stay “on top of” the house?
Homeschooling is more than just __________________ at ______________; it’s a lifestyle of _____________________.
How will your child handle the change?
The transition is not only academic, but ___________________________ and __________________________________.
Have a plan but __________________ it ______________________________.
Connect with a local group or other support system.
Galatians 6:9
Additional NOTES:
© 2015 Vicki Bentley
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www.everydayhomemaking.com
When Life Broadsides Your Homeschool
Vicki Bentley
You had a plan…but then it happened. When life broadsides you, the most
important – and difficult – thing to do is re-establish “normal.”
Start with a routine.
Make a short list of what has to be done.
Be consistent with meals.
What does this have to do with homeschooling? If your home isn’t functioning,
your “school” won’t either, so….
Make a plan, starting where you are NOW.
Set goals.
Specific “train wrecks” include:
Chronically ill parent
Chronically ill child
Caregiving for relative
Back to work
Pregnancy/new baby
Pray John 17 over your children. God is the Author of new beginnings!
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www.hslda.org/earlyyears
www.everydayhomemaking.com
Homeschooling on a Shoestring
Vicki Bentley
TWO areas of saving:
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Homeschooling
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Homemaking
Because homeschooling is part of a larger lifestyle choice, you can save in curriculum, but you can
also save in your household management so you’ll have more dollars to devote to actual
“homeschooling.”
NOTE: Save money LEGALLY and ETHICALLY.
Ways to save:
Textbooks/other curricular materials
Multi-level and/or reusable curriculum
Re-use the material for a later student
Don’t make it complicated
Other ideas
BE ETHICAL, LEGAL
www.homeschoolcopyright.com
School supplies – shop sales
Lesson plan book
“Instructional” furniture
Field Trips
A word on discounters – pay for service given
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Various subjects:
SEE ARTICLES at www.hslda.org/earlyyears - Curriculum Tab/Resources
Math
Language arts
Science
Social studies
About frugality:
 Living _______________________________________________________
 Being content with _____________________________________________
 Wisely using what we have, not ___________________________________
 Be willing to be extravagant when needed – giving, sharing – You are wealthy!
 Pray over all your needs, and ask the Lord to stretch your dollars.
Suggested sites/reading:
 Articles at www.hslda.org/toddlerstotweens > Curriculum > Resources > Subjects
 Internet search for frugal homeschooling – LOTS of blogs, websites, resources!
 Articles at www.everydayhomemaking.com
(Homeschooling section)
 Homeschooling on a Shoestring by Melissa Morgan & Judith Allee
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Jump-Start to Joyful Motherhood
Vicki Bentley, HSLDA Early Years coordinator
Psalm 113:9
Six steps to “jump start” your JOY:
1. Have a vision for your family.
2. Have realistic expectations of your children
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Disciple them
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Age appropriate
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Just say “yes”
3. Have realistic expectations of yourself
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Comparisons (don’t compare to neighbors, leaders)
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Own gifts, limitations, families, situations
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Recognize needs (sleep, food, nurturing, etc.)
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What are the problem areas and what can you do about them?
4. Expect interruptions.
5. Recognize spiritual warfare for what it is
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Spiritual fruit – tree doesn’t try hard, but does need to fight the worms
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Your mind is his target –
6. Recognize the source of true joy – The joy of the Lord is my strength.
“Break forth into joy, o my soul; In the presence of the Lord, there is joy forevermore.”
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www.hslda.org/earlyyears
www.everydayhomemaking.com
(song)
Jumpstart to Joyful Motherhood
Verses on JOY
Psalm 113:9
Psalm 89:15
Psalm 98:4
Isaiah 56:7
Colossians 1:11
Jeremiah 33:9
John 3:29
Acts 2:28
Galatians 5:22
Philippians 2:2
Philemon 7
Psalm 35:9
Psalm 95:1
Psalm 149:5
Isaiah 61:10
Hebrews 10:34
Habakkuk 3:18
John 15:11
Romans 15:13
I Peter 1:8
I Thessalonians 2:19
Hebrews 12:2
Psalm 81:1
Psalm 96:12
Ecclesiastes 7:14
II Corinthians 7:4
Isaiah 55:12
Zephaniah 3:17
John 16:20
II Corinthians 1:24
I Peter 4:13
II Timothy 1:4
Hebrews 13:17
Suggested resources
The Spiritual Power of a Mother by Michael Farris
A Mom Just Like You by Vickie Farris
Seasons of a Mother’s Heart by Sally Clarkson
Educating the WholeHearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson
The Busy Mom’s Guide to Simple Living by Jackie Wellwood
Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant-Life Homeschooling
by Diana Waring
A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare and Spritual Warrior’s
Prayer Guide by Quin Sherrer and Ruthann Garlock
More Hours in My Day by Emilie Barnes
Emilie’s Creative Home Organizer by Emilie Barnes
How to Overcome Strongholds by Kay Arthur
“Mind, Mouth, Moods & Attitudes” audio tapes by Joyce Meyer
When God Whispers Your Name by Max Lucado
The Way Home by Mary Pride
All the Way Home by Mary Pride
The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace
Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace
Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman by Anne Ortlund
Survival for Busy Women by Emilie Barnes
Life Without Strife by Joyce Meyer
The Spirit-Controlled Woman by Beverly LaHaye
By Joyful! by Warren Wiersbe
Managing Your Emotions by Joyce Meyer
Enjoying Where You Are on the Way to Where You’re Going by J. Meyer
“Please Help Me, I’m Tired” by Joyce Meyer (tapes)
“The Spirit-Controlled Life” by Joyce Meyer (tapes)
“Rested, Refreshed….with Fullness of Joy!” by Joyce Meyer (tapes)
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www.hslda.org/earlyyears
www.everydayhomemaking.com
Fishing 101: Mentoring in action
“Give a man a fish; feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and feed him for a lifetime.”
What is a mentor?
The Main Roadblock = Lack of confidence in their own ability and knowledge
What’s a mentoring program? A plan to equip veteran homeschoolers to confidently coach the newer,
educationally-hungry families of our communities
• pairing new families with individuals willing to answer occasional questions via phone or e-mail
• structured program with small groups and volunteer leaders
Organized outline = tool we needed to equip these counselors to meet the needs of the eager newcomers.
For Families Considering their Options
Stand-alone Support Group
Supplement to an Existing Support Group
Designed to offer committed new homeschoolers a smaller-group opportunity to meet regularly with other moms
(or couples) “in the same boat,” to learn from a veteran homeschool mom (or couple) about basic topics of
interest specifically to first-or-second year homeschoolers.
• Encourages parents to develop relationships with other parents in a more intimate, less intimidating
setting, or even a one-on-one tutorial setting.
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Especially helpful for established groups who are trying to meet the basic-info needs of the new
homeschoolers while not losing their veteran homeschoolers.
They Don’t Have to Be Experts, Just Willing Vessels
Mentor’s initial role = facilitator
The basic lesson plan:
1. confidence booster for the mentor
2. consistent framework for all facilitators in your group
Emphasis is on providing guidance while nurturing relationships.
Whether you use a pre-designed program “as is,” tailor it to meet your group’s needs, or develop your
own using these ideas as a springboard, the goal is to provide the resources to encourage your willing
mentors to confidently and prayerfully inspire and equip a new generation of homeschoolers.
Q&A
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Vicki Bentley
www.hslda.org/groupservices
www.HomeEducation101.com
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Homeschooling Middle School with a Powerful Purpose
Lee Binz, The HomeScholar
www.TheHomeScholar.com
"Helping parents homeschool high school"
The goal of middle school is to prepare your children for high school.
The Purpose of Homeschooling Middle School
• What it is: grades 7-8 (or 6-9) begins at age 12
• Purpose for children: remediate, accelerate, increase independence and responsibility
• Purpose for parents: training time to learn about high school
The Benefits of Homeschooling Middle School
• Social benefits: relationship with parents, quality socialization, behavior modification
• Physical benefits: adapt to hormone changes, physical and academic maturity
• Character benefits: grow and mature in faith, values, morals. Provide appropriate education
• Family benefits: gradual independents provides tools for adulthood, family appreciation
• Problem solving benefits: face challenges and ethical issues with parental guidance
Plan and Prepare for Success
• Organize your homeschool: learn on purpose every day, develop good habits
o Curriculum that is always challenging but never overwhelming
o Teach, encourage and practice organization, but do not assume organizational skills
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Develop study skills
o Follow assignments by calendar, tracker, or provided by curriculum
o “Worst first” and “Work first” with regular study breaks
• Avoid pitfalls: Expect slow, gradual change. Never compare to others
o Don’t expect instant maturity, consistent behavior or complete independence
o Don’t expect learning styles to change or have unreasonable expectations
• Sensible academic strategies
o Keep it challenging, so they learn something, not overwhelming, so they hate school
o Keep is balanced so they avoid burnout, but cover core subjects and expand literacy
o Create good habits, develop a work ethic and encourage self-teaching
o Remedial learners: focus on learning styles, separate disabilities from other subjects
Teaching Middle School Courses
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English: encourage reading and writing
Math: daily practice for mastery, not perfection
Science: make it fun, encourage curiosity, so they enter high school science eager to learn
Social studies: the goal is baseline information
Foreign language: consider Latin and Greek roots, or begin high school curriculum
Physical education: the goal is fitness and fun, purity in relationships, healthy changing bodies
Fine art: music, art, theater, dance, encourage exploration and natural abilities
Electives: Bible, character training, critical thinking, keyboarding skills
Test preparation: focus on learning, annual assessment in a group to practice test taking
Looking Ahead to High School and Beyond
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Learn and practice high school record keeping, learn how to homeschool high school
Collect early high school credits: Algebra 1 or higher, Biology or greater, Foreign language
Teach health and healthy relationships
Resources to Learn More
Coffee Break Book on Kindle and in Paperback: Homeschooling Middle School with Powerful Purpose:
How to Successfully Navigate 6th through 8th Grade
The High School Solution: www.HighSchoolSolution.com
The Gold Care Club Support: www.thehomescholar.com/Gold-Care-Club.php
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Beyond Academics: Preparation for College and For Life
Lee Binz, The HomeScholar
www.TheHomeScholar.com
"Helping parents homeschool high school"
College Preparation and Job Skills
• Beyond the academic core
• Leadership: teach, train, or lead others
• Community service, volunteer work
• Work and employment
• Extra-curricular activities
o Ideas: Athletics, church activities, music,
theater, speech, debate, scouting, 4H,
what they do for fun
• Activities may go on the high school transcript
• "Passion" and unique interests
Reasons to Teach Challenging Academics
• Goal: teach your child to work hard
• Hard work goes beyond academic learning
• Academics show the child can work hard
• Demonstrates a 4 year commitment
Life Skills for Independent Living
• Goal: live independently and thrive
• Household tasks: home economics, auto mechanics, household maintenance
• Daily living skills: cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, paying bills
• Financial management: banking, balance accounts, pay bills, pay taxes, budget, finances
• Work skills: career exploration, developing a work ethic, organizational skills, self-motivation
• Community responsibilities: voting, community involvement, emergency preparedness
Health and Safety Instruction
• Personal safety: situational awareness, assertiveness, avoiding fearfulness
• Physical health: nutrition, fitness, sleep, avoiding harmful activities, when to seek medical care
• Emotional health: separation and independence, relationships, equipped for life's challenges
• Mental health: independently managing mental health, avoid addictive behaviors
• Spiritual health: develop a personal faith, maintaining family values
Transitioning to Children to Adults: Your 5-Year Plan
• Develop your 5-Year Plan - in 5 years you want to have a close and loving family relationship
• Healthy and happy, safe and sane, employed and independent
• Intervene if life-threateningly stupid, altering their life, career, or a life-time of regret
Parental Limitations
• Parenting is stressful and tiring, whether homeschooling or not; you can’t do it all, or do it all right
• Definition of success must be based on your own behavior, not on the future behavior of children
• Parents do not have control over the choices of their 18 year olds
• Influence your children while you can, do your best and love your children
Resources
• Coffee Break Book: “Beyond Academics: Preparation for College and for Life”
• College preparation: “The HomeScholar Guide to College Admission and Scholarships”
• Transcripts: “Setting the Records Straight: How to Craft Homeschool Transcripts”
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Record Keeping
Lee Binz, The HomeScholar
www.TheHomeScholar.com
"Helping parents homeschool high school"
The best kind of record keeping system is the one you use, not the one you buy.
Avoid Panic
• Start early, and be prepared with thorough records
• Software and planners only work if you use them; paper and pencil work just fine
Four Kinds of Homeschoolers
1. Tubbies – Buy a plastic tub and put everything in it
2. Cubbies - Drawer file; use one drawer per child per year
3. Binder Queens – Binder per child, per year; tab for each course
4. Question Marks – Refer to the Planning Guide
Create a transcript and course description every year no excuses
What to keep
Only high school level academics and activities
1. Documents required by law: varies by state, perhaps a
declaration of intent to homeschool or test results
2. Information needed to write course descriptions for every class
3. Documents colleges or employers ask for: transcripts, reading
lists, course descriptions, resume, tests, work samples
Planning Guide
for College Preparation
English
4 years
Math
3-4 years
Social Studies
3-4 years
Science
3 -4 years
Foreign language 2-4 years
P.E.
2 years
Fine arts
1 year or more
Electives
As needed
Total credits: 20-24 or more
What Records to Create
• Transcript – one page overview of academics
• Course descriptions – one page description of each high school level class
• Reading List – books read in high school for school or for fun
• Activity and award list – providing details about extracurricular activities
• Work samples – in case needed or requested
How to Write Course Descriptions
• Course Description: what you did, what you used, and how you graded.
• Descriptive paragraph: course description writing prompts
• “In this class, the student will …”
• “The student will study ____ with _____”
• “Topics include…” (information from table of contents
• What you used includes textbooks, books, supplements, activities and field trips.
• How you graded includes every way you evaluated, not just tests.
• Help from my book, “Setting the Records Straight”or my “Comprehensive Record Solution”
Improve your Record Keeping: Move up the food chain
• You have to implement change; hoping for change is not enough
• Unable to keep records? Create outside documentation with tests (SAT Subject tests, AP, or CLEP)
• Buy curriculum that comes with checklists (i.e. Sonlight or Tapestry of Grace)
Resources
Solution for Homeschool Transcripts: www.TotalTranscriptSolution.com
Solution for Transcripts plus Course Descriptions: www.ComprehensiveRecordSolution.com
The High School Solution: www.HighSchoolSolution.com
Book: Setting the Records Straight: How to Craft Homeschool Transcripts and Course Descriptions
Short Coffee Break Book: Comprehensive Homeschool Records
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Creating a Transcript for Your Unique Child
Lee Binz, The HomeScholar
www.TheHomeScholar.com
"Helping parents homeschool high school"
Create a transcript for your unique child to help your graduate stand out from the crowd.
Homeschool Transcript Advantages
• Demonstrate your student’s strengths, depth, and individuality
• All educational experiences in one central location
Official Homeschool Transcript Contents
• Required: title, name, gender, DOB, parent names, school name and address, courses, graduation date
• Recommended: include the word “Official” in title; give grades, credit value, grading scale,
completion date, grade point average, and SAT/ACT test scores (if they are good.)
• Optional: class rank, signature and date
• Only for high school academics, not for everything that has ever been educational or fun
How to Determine Credits: think about swimming
• A measurement of how long and how hard the student worked
• Credit for high school level work at any age
• Credit for hours worked at high school age: 1 credit = 120-180 hrs, ½ credit = 75-90 hrs
• Credit for college level work at any age: 1 college class (CLEP, AP) = 1 high school credit
• Credit for demonstrated expertise
How to Determine Grades: think about piano lessons
• Grade on the transcript is the sum of every way you evaluate
• You don’t have to “test” to give a grade. How to estimate grades:
o A = mastery, meets high expectations, high test scores, child loves it
o B = pretty good, not worth an A, probably better than many public school kids
o C = not good at all, but you kept going to the next level
• Grading scales vary; choose one and be consistent. Here are some examples:
o 97-100% = A+, 93-96% = A, 90-92% = A-, 87-89% = B+, 83-86% = B, 80-82% = B77-79% = C+, 73-76% = C, 70-72% = C-, 67-69% = D+, 63-66% = D, 60-62% = Do A=4.0, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0
o 93-100% = A, 85-92% = B, 75-84% = C, 70-74% = D, Below 70% = F
o 90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C, 60-69% = D, Below 60% = F
How to Determine Grade Point Average
• Multiply each class: class grade x class credit = grade points for that class
• Add the grade points for all classes; divide by total number of credits = grade point average
Beyond the Transcript
• Provide a professional look: type the transcript
• Include reading lists, activities and awards, work samples, and course descriptions
• Comprehensive records may increase scholarships: www.ComprehensiveRecordSolution.com
What is important?
• Real homeschooling is about learning, not about records - education is the priority
• Transcripts don’t convey ALL the good of homeschooling, just academics
• Transcripts are what colleges want and need to know
• Beyond the transcript is character - the strength of homeschooling
• Teach your children at their level in each subject all the time; be honest on the transcript
Resources
The Total Transcript Solution: www.TotalTranscriptSolution.com
Free Online Transcript Class: A Homeschool Parent’s Guide to Grades, Credits and Transcripts
Book: Setting the Records Straight: How to Craft Homeschool Transcripts and Course Descriptions
Kindle Book: Creating Transcripts for Your Unique Child Coffee Break Book by Lee Binz
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OCEANetwork Oregon State Homeschool Conference ~ July 22-23, 2016
CURRICULUM: HOW DO I CHOOSE?
Speaker: Linda Crosby - Friday 2:00-3:00
APPROACH
SUMMARY
EXAMPLES/ HELPS
Traditional/ Textbook
Christian Liberty Press
A Beka
Rod and Staff
BJU Press
Alpha Omega
Classical Education
Teaching the Trivium
The Well Trained Mind
Classical Education
Great Books
Charlotte Mason/ Living
Books
A Charlotte Mason Companion
Educating the Whole Hearted
Child
For the Children’s Sake
Simply Charlotte Mason
Literature-Based
Sunlight
Beautiful Feet
Notgrass Company
Veritas Press
Tapestry of Grace
Unit Studies
KONOS
My Father’s World
Five in a Row
Weaver Curriculum
Tapestry of Grace
Eclectic
Easy Grammar
Apologia Science
Mystery of History
Math-U-See
Spelling Power
Unschooling/ Relaxed
How Children Learn
The Unschooling Handbook
Growing without Schooling
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APPROACH
WHAT I LIKE?
WHAT I DISLIKE?
Traditional/ Textbook
Classical Education
Charlotte Mason/ Living
Books
Literature-Based
Unit Studies
Eclectic
Unschooling/ Relaxed
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OCEANetwork Oregon State Homeschool Conference ~ July 22-23, 2016
MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE
Speaker: Linda Crosby - Friday 3:30-4:30
1. Learning Pyramid
2. Three Rules of Teaching History
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B.
C.
3. Make a Plan
A. Time Period
B. Resources
C. Writing
D. Activities
E. Ending
4. Civilization Overview
5. History through the Ages
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Civilization Overview: _________________________ Dates: _______________
Important People
Houses/Architecture
Inventions/Major Contributions
Religion
Clothing
Art/Music
Transportation
Daily Life
Animals
Communication
Customs
Government
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OCEANetwork Oregon State Homeschool Conference ~ July 22-23, 2016
IDEAS FOR SCHEDULING AND PLANNING
Speaker: Linda Crosby - Saturday 10:45-11:45
*Before you start you should: write a family mission statement, figure out your kid’s learning styles, and choose curriculum.
Cathy Duffy’s 102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
1. Schedule Planning Time with your Spouse
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Pray
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Yearly goals
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Year-at-a-Glance calendar
2. Set School Year Calendar
3. Choose a Reward System for Accomplishments
4. Plan a Weekly Schedule
5. Write Lesson Plans
6. Keep a Weekly To-Do List
7. Organize a Weekly Meal Plan
8. Assign Chores
9. Maintain Mom’s Binder
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OCEANetwork Oregon State Homeschool Conference ~ July 22-23, 2016
GOALS FOR INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN
For each child choose one (sometimes two) specific goals in each of these areas to work on for the year.
Check up on progress three or four times a year. At the end of the year mark the list with a +, ½ or – as to
how they did. Some kids need the same goal for a few years until it is learned.
Character: Attentiveness, Obedience, Orderliness, Trust, Patience, Stewardship, Responsibility, Love,
Generosity, Courage, Wisdom, Loyalty, Honor, Cooperation, Determination, Honesty, Self Control, Joy (Usually
these involves a study of Bible verses on the subject, reading a biography of someone who exemplified this
character trait, practical practice)
Spiritual: Bible reading, devotional, prayer time, prayer journal, memorize books of the Bible, memorize # of
Bible verses, memorizing a Bible chapter (Set a time, or schedule, or topic, make a list to pray through)
Physical: potty training, P.E., sports, trampoline, exercises, jogging, dance, riding a bike, ice and/or roller
skating, cycling, rollerblading, gymnastics, exercise ball, weights, circuit training
Academics: spelling, flashcards (+ - x /), 26 phonograms, handwriting, oral reading, writing a paragraph,
writing an essay, Spanish, map reading, grammar, taking notes, making an outline, writing a book report,
typing, # of vocabulary words
Life Skills: learning address and phone number, flossing, cleaning bedroom, cooking, baking, menu planning,
freezer inventory, washing dishes, table setting, cleaning out the fridge, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning the
bathroom, laundry (collecting, sorting, washing, drying, folding, putting away), ironing, changing a tire,
mowing the lawn, weeding, edging the lawn, changing the oil, washing floor, time management (making a
schedule), trimming shrubs, feeding animals, picking up dog poop, sweeping, cleaning animal cages, making
bed, getting dressed, washing windows, washing the car, putting toys away, painting a room, sewing, making
a PowerPoint presentation, hooking up a computer, changing a door knob, removing screens to wash, shutting
off the water to the house, plant care, recycling, managing “stuff”
Social Skills: introductions, headphone/cell phone manners, phone manners, three questions to others, eye
contact, shaking hands, lead by example, brotherly love, resolve and manage conflict, ladies first, protecting
girls, table manners, being a good friend, serving others, giving up your seat for elders/women, holding the
door, asking if you can help, replying without sighing, waiting for a break in the conversation to talk,
complimenting others
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The Royal Law or Golden Rule
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This
is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 22:37-40)
New Commandment
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. As I have loved you, love one another.” (John 15:9,12)
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you,” (John 13:34)
New Approach
“We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image
from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Cor 3:18)
New Command in the Gospels
“The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve” (Matthew 20:28)
New Commandment in the Epistles
“God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
The Good Spirit
“Be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18)
Loving AS, for Husbands
”Husbands, love your wives, AS Christ loved the church” (Ephesians 5:25)
Loving AS, for Parents
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17)
Great Commission
“As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” (John 20:21)
Great Home-Mission
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35)
Ultimate Fruit
“Show me now your ways that I may know you.” (Exodus 33:13)
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“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.” (Deuteronomy 6:5-6)
“‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?’ And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first
commandment.’” (Matthew 22:36-37)
“You have abandoned the love you had at first.” (Revelation 2:4)
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, …that He may grant you to be strengthened with
power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—
that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses
knowledge that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” (Ephesians 3:14, 16-20)
“We Love because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19)
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.” (John 15:9)
“O LORD, you have searched me and known me!
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them,
they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.” (Psalms 139:1, 13, 17, 18)
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17)
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the
righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
“For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those
who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one
man Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:17)
“Draw Near to God and He’ll draw near to you!” (James 4:8)
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in
to him and eat with him, and he with me.” (Revelation 3:20)
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“Visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.”
(Numbers 14:18)
“But showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.”
(Deuteronomy 5:10)
Dean Smith, James Dobson, Abraham, David, Samuel
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.” (John 15:9)
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17)
My Journey
Kingdom of God, last is first, die to live, lose life to find it.
“Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 10:39)
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if
it dies, it bears much fruit.” (John 12:24)
“The authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.” (2 Cor. 13:10)
“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority
over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your
servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not
to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:25-28)
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger.” (Ephesians 6:4)
“For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again;” (Proverbs 24:16)
“He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers” (Mal 4:6)
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Divine Origin of Marriage
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall
become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24)
“House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.”
(Proverbs 19:14)
Attitude
“The authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.”
(2 Corinthians 13:10)
AS
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church, and gave himself up for her.”
(Ephesians 5:25)
New Commandment
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. As I have loved you, love one another.”
(John 15:9,12)
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you,”
(John 13:34)
Pray
“He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives
to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25)
Word
“He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word.” (Ephesians 5:26)
Serve
“The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve” (Matthew 20:28)
Love doesn’t Fix
“God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
Careful
“He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle.” (Matthew 12:20)
The Holy Spirit
“Be filled with the Spirit.” (Ephesians 5:18)
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Family
”There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1)
Parents
“He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers
to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and
arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the
works of God, but keep his commandments;” (Psalms 78:5-7)
Teach
“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to
your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and
when you lie down, and when you rise.” (Deuteronomy 6:5-7)
And that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom
that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15)
For where two or three have gathered together in My name, there I am in their midst” (Matthew 18:20)
Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who
keep what is written therein; for the time is near” (Revelation 1:3)
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17)
Transformed
“Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah. Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for
God took him. ” (Genesis 5:22, 24)
Impact on Church
“The greatest gift a church can receive is to have a group of families who take their responsibilities
with such Christian seriousness that they are willing to completely alter their lifestyle to raise up
disciples for Jesus Christ.” Abraham Kuyper
Witness
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35)
GIFU
All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your
children.” (Isaiah 54:13)
“She has done what she could” (Mark 14:8)
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Significant events
Impact on Family
Valleys are Normal
Psalms 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you: he will never suffer the
righteous to be moved.
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
God does not exempt us from suffering, but transforms us in it.
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are thy that mourn.
Ps 103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins
Hebrews 13:5b I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
Finding Hope in the Valley
Jesus, the Man of Sorrows
Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Redemption
Job 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,
A Whole New Group of People
Life from John’s viewpoint
Hope
He Bears my burden and shares my grief
Lamentations 3:22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an
end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says
my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
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1 Recognize the power of the tongue to build up or hurt
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21)
“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.” (Proverbs 15:4)
2 Our speech reflects our heart values.
“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (Matthew 12:34)
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight” (Psalm 19:14)
3 Be in a Good Place Personally,
Each person, “rooted and grounded” in the love of God. (Ephesians 3:17)
4 Esteem Others Highly
“In humility count others more significant than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3)
5 Create a Safe Place for couples with Ground Rules.
Purpose of communication to be heard and understood.
Able to give honest feedback without fear, having mutual respect for each other.
6 Speaking the truth in love, (Ephesians 4:15)
Express clearly what you are thinking and feeling. Represent yourself with “I” expressions.
Let how you say it, your Tone, which reflects your spirit, be characterized by love and care.
Not a debate or argument, not trying to convince. Not a Bully Pulpit
7 Quick to hear, slow to speak, (James 1:19)
“The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer” (Proverbs 15:28)
“The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason” (James 3:17)
Respond thoughtfully instead of reacting emotionally
8 Ask & Explore
Value the speaker's thoughts, feelings, and expressions. Face the speaker, no phone, etc.
Listen respectfully, without interrupting. Hear without preparing a defense or a retort
Ask questions for clarification. Restate or rephrase; Is this what I hear you saying?
9 Process from each other’s perspective.
Acknowledge what has been communicated. I hear you, I get that, I understand
Pray for each other after talking.
10 As a Family, come up with your own code of conduct
Golden Rule: Speaking and hearing as you want to be heard and talked to.
Provide time to rebuild trust.
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