Kingdom Homeschooling.1—Know Your Seasons

Come into the freedom of knowing your own times & seasons for your family and recognizing the natural rhythms of seasons as Marilyn guides you through practical understanding and implementation of education in the context of family life.

Blast from the Past — Know Your Own Times and Seasons

BLAST FROM THE PAST! This is a message Marilyn gave years ago which we thought you would enjoy about knowing your own times and seasons! It was before Facebook lives when she was just talking to the camera. She enjoys the real interactions so much more nowadays! May you be encouraged to recognize the season you are currently in!

Bonus—Fall Season Intensive Care

Lesson 1 Handout 1—Rules of Life for the Four Seasons

Lesson 1 Handout 2—Seasons of Learning

Lesson 1 Testimony—Hollie Johnson

Lesson 1 Testimony—Barbie Poling

Lesson 1 Testimony—Cynthia Marshall

Lesson 1 Testimony—Kelly Wolsten

Lesson 1 Testimony—Hollie Johnson—Seasons and Drawing

Here's a little video/visual I did talking about seasons, uniqueness, comparing, andeducation. Although I used art here as an example it can be applied to many different areas even one such as learning to read. Your children may learn to read at different ages, for example, but by the time they are young teens or adults, their skill will equalize more or less.   

Kingdom Homeschooling.2—Four Singular Emphases for Education

Marilyn discusses the Four Singular Emphases of education and how they fall short of a truly Biblical education that addresses "all the elements of growth and the heart."

Challenge Assignment #2—Listen to your kids talk about their interests

Lesson 2 Testimony—Barbie Poling

Lesson 2 Testimony—Hollie Johnson

Lesson 2 Testimony—Cynthia Marshall

Kingdom Homeschooling.3—Scalable Principles

In this lesson, Marilyn discusses how principles are relational, expanding & growing with you, while faulty systems will cause stagnation.

Blast from the Past—Scalable Principles audio 1

Blast from the Past—Scalable Principles audio 2

Challenge Assignment #3—Help your children play

Lesson 3 Testimony—Barbie Poling

Lesson 3 Testimony—Hollie Johnson

Lesson 3 Testimony—Kelly Wolsten

Lesson 4—Pre-Message—Liberty

Kingdom Homeschooling.4—More than a Token Choice

"More than a token choice" is a scalable principle of drawing your children into decision making processes. 

Challenge Assignment #4—Read aloud to your children

Lesson 4 Testimony—Cynthia Marshall

Lesson 4 Testimony—Hollie Johnson

Lesson 4 Testimony—Barbie Poling

Lesson 5 pre-message—God is doing a dividing

Kingdom Homeschooling.5—The One More Rule

"The One-More Rule" & "Three Tries Rule" serve as examples in this lesson to bring understanding to how scalable principles work and grow with a child encouraging inner growth.

Challenge Assignment #5—Observe how your children are relating with each other

Lesson 5 Testimony—Cynthia Marshall

Lesson 5 Testimony—Kelly Wolsten

Team IB—Origami—Barbie Poling

Team IB—Tree Climbing—Kelly and Henry Wolsten

Team IB—Hair and Makeup—Barbie Poling

Team IB—Decorating and Organizing—Cynthia Marshall

Team IB—Carving and Woodwork—Barbie Poling

Team IB Technology—Cynthia Marshall

Team IB—Horses—Hollie Johnson

Team IB—Movie Making—Barbie Poling

Team IB—History—Hollie Johnson

Team IB—Dancing—Barbie Poling

Frogs, Airsoft, and Music—IB.1

Puzzles, Sports, Computer Learning, and Ships—IB.5

Math, Programming, and Interior Decorating—IB.6

Books, History, and Helping your child explore their interests—IB.7

Discovering a child's interests, Cooking, Robotics, and Animation—IB.8

Miss Marilyn’s Visits—Story Boards

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project. This one is of Barbie Poling's son Josiah and his interest film making in the area of storyboards. 

Miss Marilyn’s Visits—Feather Jewelry

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project. This one is about Barbie Poling's daughter Rachel and her interest in making feather jewelry. 

Miss Marilyn’s Visits—Trifle

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project. This one is of Barbie Poling's daughter Annie and her interest in making Trifle, an English dessert.

Miss Marilyn’s Visits—Paper Cut Outs

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project. This one is of Barbie Poling's daughter, Lizzy, and her interest in coloring and cutting out paper images of people.

Miss Marilyn’s Visits—Drawing

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project. This one is of Barbie Poling's daughter, Rachel, and a couple of her drawing projects.

Miss Marilyn’s Visits—3D Art

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project. This one is of Barbie Poling's son, Josiah, and his interest in 3D computer art.

Blossoming Interest—Handmade Instruments 1

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits—Blossoming Interest. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project. Blossoming Interest differs from Miss Marilyn's Visits as it shows the progression of a long term interest instead of a single project. This one is in 2 parts about Barbie Poling's son, Phillip, and his interest in hand made instruments.

Blossoming Interest—Handmade Instruments 2

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits—Blossoming Interest. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project. Blossoming Interest differs from Miss Marilyn's Visits as it shows the progression of a long term interest instead of a single project. This one is in 2 parts about Barbie Poling's son, Phillip, and his interest in hand made instruments.

Blossoming Interest—Cross Stitching 1

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits—Blossoming Interest. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project.  Blossoming Interest differs from Miss Marilyn's Visits as it shows the progression of a long term interest instead of a single project. It's great to watch with your kids. It answers the question, "What does Lifestyle of Learning look like?"This one is about Barbie Poling's daughter, Annie, and her interest in cross-stitching.

Blossoming Interest—Cross Stitching 2

This video is one of a series we made years ago. The series is called Miss Marilyn's Visits—Blossoming Interest. It's based on the idea of Marilyn visiting one of the kids and talking with them about their project or skill, and then talking with the Mom about the kid's character involved in the project.  Blossoming Interest differs from Miss Marilyn's Visits as it shows the progression of a long term interest instead of a single project. It's great to watch with your kids. It answers the question, "What does Lifestyle of Learning look like?"This one is about Barbie Poling's daughter, Annie, and her interest in cross-stitching.