How to Simplify Your Homeschooling Journey with Christ-Centered Curriculum
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
You’ve been called to homeschool your children. Maybe this was a call that was easy to answer with excitement and joy – “yes, Lord!” Maybe you “discussed” and wrestled with the Lord regarding this particular calling on your life, and it feels more like a full on act of submission in spite of yourself, not the joy and excitement you would hope for. Either way – here you are. Embarking on what will definitely be one of the most challenging and – we promise you (because God is GOOD!) – most joyful journeys you could ever imagine!
But where do you begin?
We were created as relational beings and were not meant to walk this path alone – not without Jesus, and not without each other. That is why it is important to find a homeschool path and partner that will help you navigate educating your children in a way that simplifies your life! And we at Missouri Homeschool Alliance are happy to announce that we are now a proud partner with Portals in supporting homeschool families in the state of Missouri. Portals provides a call in ‘Hub Support’ line to help answer your questions, provide guidance on curriculum selection, and walk alongside you as you pursue the calling to educate your kids for Christ’s glory. No MHA or Portals membership is required to use the Hub Support service. Whether you have one child or ten, Portals can show you how to simplify your home education journey by helping you manage your school schedule, access lessons on an easy, intuitive dashboard, all while offering a Christ-centered approach to learning.
Setting up your Portals experience is easy.
Within Portals, you set your communication preference to receive your lesson plans daily or weekly with an easy click of the button, depending on your need for planning. You choose which of the courses your student will be taking and only receive the information pertinent to you and your student – or students. This allows you to design your day around when students need you as the teacher, and when your student has independent work they can do. Mom can only spread so thin, and this time of planning is invaluable in helping you outline your day!
Lessons are simple to find within Portals. The dashboard is very intuitive, helping you get to the correct week of lesson plans and move easily through the different courses for the day. Your dashboard is unique to your needs, so you don’t get lost in unnecessary information – of which you can certainly become overloaded in the homeschool world! Each lesson on each day includes a well-designed “Notes” section that allows you to communicate with the curriculum designers at Portals. You can let them know, immediately, what went well or what didn’t that day. You also have the ability to mark lessons complete, incomplete, or mark them as a lesson you’d prefer to do on another day. This is all housed within the Portals system, so you don’t have to navigate between multiple databases to find what you are looking for.
All this simplicity and organization is found while you utilize a Christ-centered curriculum for educating your whole child. You no longer have to worry that your Bible study or focus on Jesus will need to be an “extra” you have to add in. It is woven throughout the whole curriculum! Paul tells us in Colossians, “My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” As you seek to provide your children knowledge, understanding and wisdom, do so with a curriculum that puts the One who can provide all at the center of your homeschool and the center of your lives. And do so in a way that simplifies your homeschool journey.
Find out more by contacting Portals today. Let us help answer your questions – we have homeschool tips, homeschool resources, and our experienced staff on hand to navigate your specific needs and desires.
MHA is happy to be an affiliate partner with Portals, which means that if you sign up for their services, we may receive something in return. Missouri Homeschool Alliance members get a $50 discount off of a one year subscription to Portals Home Education, and if you are not already a member of MHA, you will receive a free membership with your subscription to Portals Home Education. Your subscription gets you access to ready-to-use lesson plans which can save you hours of planning time every week. You’ll have core lesson ideas, links, supplemental resources, conversation question prompts and engaging projects to go with every reading. With resources for K-12, you have access to all of the lesson plans that you need for each of your children for $250 or less per year!
