Kindergarten Plans

MATH
Ray's Arithmetic Manual of Methods Primary Year

LANGUAGE ARTS
Spell to Write and Read

First Book Bound

We tried our hand at book binding, and this is the result of the first try.

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HomeWork: Juggling Home, Work, and School Without Losing Your Balance

Homework: Juggling Home, Work, and School Without Losing Your Balance is a 93-page e-book published by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. It could also have been subtitled "God's Big Picture for Our Lives." This compilation of stories shows time and time again that if we will let God lead our lives, He will take out talents, our passions, and our desires and use them to bring glory to Him, to bless others, and to enrich our lives.

There is one common theme of a family running a business from home. It has one common bond of moms desiring to stay home with their children. Yet it takes many different avenues as each mom shares how God brought business opportunities into her life that utilized her special talents.

This book tells both the miracles that God worked and the practical ways of operating a successful home business. The stories tell the joys and the struggles. They tell the impact on the family. And they tell what each family has had to do to balance it all.

The overriding story is that God is the One who keeps it all going. Only when they subject their lives to His leading, do their families prosper.

Career Explorations for High School Students by Carol Tapp

With our oldest child starting high school in the fall, Career Explorations for High School Students by Carol Tapp caught my attention. I was hesitant at first because many sources do not share our family's belief that God has a plan for our lives and seeking His will is our first priority.

But as I began reading this book I was blessed to see an overriding theme of helping students become the men and women God created them to be. This book helps parents fulfill the verse in Proverbs 22:6 that instructs us to train up our children in the way they should go. Giving our children the tools to fulfill God's plan for their lives is the greatest gift we can give them.

The book addresses the fact that career exploration is a process. It goes on to enumerate steps to accomplish it. There are additional sources provided to assist our students in making this journey.

One highlight of the book is about helping our teens make a plan for reaching their desired career goal, which was previously determined by following the outlined steps. Having a plan in place allows the student to take control of his future instead of having the parent doing the pushing. It allows him to be internally motivated to achieve the steps on the path he feels God has for him.

The information in this short book will greatly enable me to help my children prepare for their future.

You can purchase this 4-page WeE-book from The Old Schoolhouse Store.