Weekend Reads {Homeschool Edition}

Is this the week for homeschooling families or what?! Our family is wrapping up our main school year, and everyone is looking forward to a break! We’ll continue to do a few subjects until the end of June, when we’ll take off completely and pick back up with lighter courses in August. Our new school year begins September 8th, when I’ll have an 8th grader, 6th grader, 4th grader, 1st grader, K4er, and a toddler.

Now as for those other homeschooling goodies:

First off, the Build Your Bundle folks are offering a fabulous giveaway and a discount code! We enjoyed the materials from last year, and we’re excited to pick up more bundles this year.

And if you need help with meal planning while staying on your budget, Build-A-Menu is offering one of their awesome sales. If you haven’t heard of Build a Menu, you’re going to want to check them out! Their 12 month membership is only $35 AND you get their new “Done-4-You” Plan as a free bonus! That’s only .67/week for some serious help with your menus!

Our family has used Build A Menu for nearly a year, and you’ll find several example recipes by searching “Build A Menu” over in the search bar.

A few of our favorites:

• A Breakfast Cookie Recipe
• Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate-Chip Oat Muffins
• Peanut Butter Cheesecake Balls
• Creamy Italian Chicken {Slow Cooker Recipe} (And my husband’s favorite)

And now, onto some favorite links that inspired my homeschooling days this week:

Teaching Poetry to Children by Feminine Adventures

Why spend time memorizing poetry? Partly because children’s minds are incredible. The amount of information they soak up puts us adults to shame. As a classical homeschooler, one of my goals in this early (grammar) stage is to fill their minds. Not just with facts and information, but with the good, the true, and the beautiful.**  Good poems help me do that.

Thinking Kids Press Subscriber Freebies

Danika’s printables are amazing! I’m so impressed by the content she makes for her readers. If you’re looking for printables (especially free ones), visit her site and see if there’s something there that catches your eye.

Seven Ways to Have a Great Marriage for the Homeschooling Couple

Somewhere along the way, the marriage quickly becomes the thing that gets what  little energy is left over. Between multiplication and ABC’s, the marriage gets the 10 minute recess break, than it’s back to work we go, as we plunge into more homework and housework.

Homeschool Mom’s Prayer Lifeline

Praying faithfully over your homeschool may be one of the most important things you can do – even more important than planning, choosing curriculum, or coming up with the perfect schedule. In fact, it is essential to all these areas of your homeschool!

The Key to a Successful Homeschool

I know that as a homeschool mom, I often wonder if we’re being successful. If you also have doubts, make sure to read this post!

What about you? Are you wrapping up your own school year? Go year-round? Share in the comments below.