Homeschool Minnesota

Heritage Defense is a non-profit legal advocacy organization fighting for the rights of parents to raise their family biblically and in the foundation of Christ. Bradley talks with us today about the vision of Heritage Defense and how they could help you if you find your family under attack. To contact Heritage Defense click here: www.heritagedefense.org

First released in 1987, The Lie has been updated to address critical issues like gender, sexuality, abortion, racism, and the exodus from the church, this book is essential for Christians seeking to defend their faith as well as passing it down to their children. Ken Ham addresses the importance of keeping true to the foundations of our faith in Genesis and how straying from those truths have impacted not only the church but our families as well. To order this important book visit this link: https://www.masterbooks.com/the-lie-updated-edition

We’re back with another book club! This time Susan shares with us her favorite Thanksgiving and Christmas books for family members of all ages. To find the books mentioned in this episode you can visit the MÂCHÉ Book Club Amazon list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RCLMLEBP73VY?ref_=wl_share For The Candle in the Window book from Lamplighter, you can go to this link: https://lamplighter.net/?s=The+Candle+in+the+Window&post_type=product&dgwt_wcas=1

Whether you are doing science yourself and it’s going well or you need to challenge your science-oriented child, or you just need HELP!, this episode is for you! Brian Young shares with us all about Master Books Academy science classes for elementary through high school. His love for science and the fun he has with it is contagious and such a great supplement to what you are already doing with your child(ren). Join us as he discusses not only what is covered in these online classes, but, also why it’s so important to teach science from a biblical perspective. You can find Master Books Academy at: https://www.masterbooks.com/introducing-master-books-academy

A family of 5 homeschooled kids living in a houseboat on the point of the Atchafalaya River in the bayou of Louisiana and have wonderful adventures and mysteries together with their family in this engaging and wonderful book series written by Chris Landry. Not only is this a great series, but, Jade and Chris have also written a curriculum that includes reading, vocabulary, and writing to go alongside their award-winning books. You can find their series at: https://www.cajunkids.com/

Math can be intimidating and teaching concepts like fractions can be downright complicated! Kathleen Clayton from Right Start Math is back to talk about how Right Start teaches this concept. Right Start uses games and hands-on activities to teach math. For a download of the chart she refers to, click here: https://rightstartmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Fraction-Chart.jpg

Kids, through forms of media like Disney and other big movies, they’re taught that they ought to follow their own hearts, their own dreams, their own aspirations, do whatever makes them happy or their dream career, and then bring Jesus and the Bible into that. But scripture really has a totally different narrative. We ought to follow Christ first and foremost with our lives, to implore Him, what would He have us do with our lives, and then pursue that. That is really the ultimate adventure and that’s the most joy-filled and content-filled life.—Hudson Wild Join Hudson as he talks about growing up in South East Asia as a missionary kids with his 3 brothers and how God used their love for adventuring and recording it to help them launch Wild Brothers TV, an interactive streaming app and streaming TV app that you can safely use to not only entertain your kids, but, educate them as well! This is more than a streaming app, it’s a total family experience. To find out more, click on the link here:

https://www.wildbrothersproductions.com/ There is a 7-day free trial and for a limited time if you type in WILDFALL you can receive 20% off the subscription price!

Are you feeling like you don’t have enough to keep going? Does the thought of homeschooling make you feel insecure and afraid that you will let your child down? Jamie talks to us today about how to Homeschool Bravely. Join us as she leads us to our source of strength and courage to continue in the calling He has given us and our families. To find out more about Jamie, to read her blog, to order her books, or to listen to her podcast, click on this link: www.jamieerikson.com

“I don’t think we can afford to homeschool.” That is something we hear all the time. Maybe you have even thought that yourself. Does homeschooling have to be expensive? How can we homeschool where, in many families, we are surviving on one income and struggling to make it? I hope that today’s episode is a big encouragement to you! Aby Rinella talks about first, what can we do right now to change our mind-set, and second, how do we practically walk that out. She has some good, solid thoughts and advice to families wanting to homeschool on a smaller budget. Some links talked about in this episode:

https://www.amblesideonline.org/

https://allinonehomeschool.com/

https://librivox.org/

Making History come alive is exactly what Marilyn Boyer’s series, Notable Lives in History, does for anyone who picks up and reads one of the books! We covered 3 of her books previously, but, today we talk about her newly released, Famous American Statesmen. Learn the stories behind the history lesson—this books is a must-have as a companion book for any American History curriculum! For more information on Marilyn and to order her books, visit this link: https://www.masterbooks.com/famous-american-statesmen To vote in the contest for favorite American Hero—or Animal Hero go to this link: https://www.masterbooks.com/blog/american-hero-vote-today