Thrift Schooling

  If electives tend to take a back seat in your homeschool—I get it. It happens to me, too. Getting the core subjects in is enough of a balancing act to give me enough credits on my resume to successfully apply to join the circus. Each year is the same routine. I'll have the perfect foreign language curriculum picked out and ready to implement, only to find it hard, time-consuming, or labor-intensive. The good news is, last year was different. I found a curriculum that worked for one child and a method that worked for another. Curious as to what these are? Well, I'll begin with what did not work over the years and then share what did, so you can take my thoughts into consideration when choosing how to approach foreign language curriculum in your homeschool. NAY Rosetta Stone As an ESL tutor, I understand the concept of using pictures to help with foreign language learning, but it simply does not work in the format that they use—at least not in our house. If the basic language ...

Flag Cake Recipe Have you always wanted to eat like a president? Now you can! Take a look at these easy-to-prepare meals selected from a handful of former American presidents' list of favs and go ahead and give yourself permission to eat like a president for a day . Don't worry. I spared you some of the recipes with more difficult ingredients to work with such as turtle and squirrel! Celebrating Presidents Day can happen in so many different ways from unit studies to worksheets to crafts. Why not add cooking to the mix? Pick a single recipe or make a full day of it. Choose from one recipe for each meal of the day (and dessert!) or try both. I paired complementary recipes for each meal if you have a large family or growing children that would appreciate the generous portion sizes.  EAT LIKE A PRESIDENT FOR A DAY ⭐ George Washington : Hoecakes  ⭐ Basically the same concept as pancakes, but made with cornmeal. The recipe here makes it easy to make the change by using Jiffy cor...

Hope, a teenager from a tight-knit community, finds herself in danger  when the person she believes to be a new friend proves unsafe. Taken from all she  knows, Hope is forced into trafficking and stripped of her identity.  After finding freedom from her captors, Hope discovers that survival is only the first  step. Inspired by true stories, Hope’s journey is a powerful illustration of the  courage it takes to walk the complex path of recovery.  This film is an eye-opener and a wake up call to remind us of what is happening in our own backyards. Often, when we study about the Holocaust, we ask ourselves what we would do if we were in that situation. The problem is, oftentimes, we don't realize (or accept the fact) that these terrible events are happening until it is too late. Once we do realize it, we want to do everything within our own power to help. We want to be there for these young girls. Yet, once you pray this prayer, and you begin meeting those who...