Homesteading

Alexis2023-12-28T16:23:14-05:00

Welcome to Our Homeschool Homesteading Course

What is homesteading all about, and how can you get started? With over forty lessons, our Homesteading course introduces families to the usefulness of doing it themselves. Instead of depending on society, students learn practical life skills that enable them to live healthier lives that are more budget friendly.

Getting Started with Our Homeschool Homesteading Course

This homeschool homesteading course is designed for anyone who has a desire to live more independently and prepare much of what is needed each day using their own hands. In this elective course, the student can learn how to work for what they want by making it themselves, instead of participating in an “on demand” society. Homeschool students of all ages learn patience, along with the skills needed to make their own cleaners for the home, sunscreen, homemade ketchup and dry mixes, as well as how to choose animals and prepare for emergencies, and much more. Learning the patience and usefulness of “doing it yourself” can be immensely helpful not only in the sense of living a healthier life, but also for the budget! Homeschool families can live more simply by learning what many generations of people have known, but the current generation seems to have forgotten —live simply, make do with the basics, and take an active part in gaining the benefits for yourself, your family, and the world God has given us by having fewer chemicals in the home.

Overview

40+ lessons
Includes text-based lessons
Grades Family

Supplies Needed

Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com; journal for notetaking and research; variety of specific supplies listed with each project on SchoolhouseTeachers.com

What to Do

Go to Class Lessons and download the lesson plan and lessons file. Start with the Day 1 reading assignment. Follow the instructions each day on the lesson plan and check them off when completed.

Course Sample for Our Homeschool Homesteading Course

Month One: Making Natural Cleaners

Welcome to this new course! I’m Lisa Barthuly and I’ll be your teacher for this new course. We have many months planned, well into Fall 2014. Our “Homesteading” class will focus on a wide range of subjects with a long-term goal of learning new but “old” skills—utilizing the blessings of the times we live in!

So many basic skills of self -reliance, “DIY,” and just plain common sense and skill have passed so many by. Past generations were brought up learning a lot of these things, work that was just part of living out each day for them. Too often these days, we think we’ve outgrown and don’t need these skills any longer. Let’s not let these skills pass us by, let us learn and pass them on to the next generation. Let us live a life that is focused on the work of our hands: simple, honest skills and knowledge for living each day together and serving one another. Preserving the past, for the future.

In each class, we’ll focus on learning a new skill. I pray that you will find these classes informative and that they will bless you and your family. The class can be taught to your children or students, but you may find it the greater blessing to study the material together, either as a family or one parent with an eager student.

For the month of April 2014 we’re going to learn the basics of making our own homemade cleaners. This is a great “starter” class, and it will show you just how simple the “do it yourself” lifestyle can be. Let’s get started!

“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you . . . “ (1 Thessalonians 4:11)

Somewhere along the way, it seems, we lost our gumption, the desire to make things for ourselves. Gone are the days of God’s ways, and using what He gave us. We’ve changed our mind-set, and not for the better.

We’ve bound ourselves to the man-made, and to the ultra consumerism of our lost generation! There are a slew of retailers just waiting for us with anything and everything we could need— packaged up all pretty, with no thought or effort required. It is the manifestation of “progress” . . . right?

To view a full sample of this course, click here.

Course Outline for Our Homeschool Homesteading Course

More than forty homesteading course lessons are designed to be completed as a family; direct parental supervision is recommended. Lessons may be chosen based on interest, as each lesson can stand independently.

Making Natural Cleaners

Making Natural Cleaners
Homemade, Natural Cleaners
Herbs, Essential Oils, and Homemade Cleaners
Homemade Clean and Healthy for the Body
Bonus Recipe Cards for Making Natural Cleaners

Preparing Your Homestead for Summer

Prepare for Canning Season
Welcoming Baby Chicks to Your Homestead
Make Your Own Homemade Sunscreen
Prepare for Gardening

Canning 101

Water Bath Canning
Canning 101: Home-Canned Strawberry Jam
Canning 101: Bing Cherries
Canning 101: Green Beans

Summer Fun on the Homestead

From Scratch: Homemade Granola
The Homemade Homestead Rocket Stove
Life’s Emergencies Kit for Summer
Homemade Ketchup

More on Food Preservation

Preserving the Bounty Canning Apricots
Preserving the Versatile Onion

National Preparedness Month

Be Prepared: The Basics
Build Your Own Bug-Out Bag

Chickens

Chicken Coop Tutorial Part One
Chicken Coop Tutorial Part Two
Chicken Inspections

Animals on the Homestead

Animals on the Homestead: Dogs
Animals on the Homestead: Feeding Dogs
Animals on the Homestead: Goats
Animals on the Homestead: Rabbits
Animals on the Homestead: Feeding Rabbits
Animals on the Homestead: Sheep Fiber Animals
Animals on the Homestead: Snakes

DIY Month

Make Your Own Dry Mixes
Making Pumpkin Puree
DIY Knife Sharpening

More About Our Homeschool Homesteading Course

Lisa Barthuly, a homesteader herself, designed this homeschool homesteading course, which focuses on a wide range of subjects with a long-term goal of learning new but “old” skills—utilizing the blessings of the times we live in!

Many basic skills of self-reliance, “DIY,” and just plain common sense and skill have passed so many by. Past generations were brought up learning a lot of these things, work that was just part of living out each day for them. Too often these days, people think they’ve outgrown and don’t need these skills any longer. Let’s not let these skills pass by; learn and pass them on to the next generation. Homeschoolers today can live a life that is focused on the work of their hands: simple, honest skills and knowledge for living each day together and serving one another. Preserving the past, for the future.

Each homesteading course lesson focuses on a new skill. Mrs. Barthuly prays that homeschool families find these lessons informative and a blessing. This elective course may be taught to students of varying ages, but they are designed to be studied together, either as a family or one parent with an eager student. Choose the lessons that are of the most interest to the homeschool student taking this course, as all lessons stand independently.

External links may be included within the course content; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by SchoolhouseTeachers.com of any of the products, services, or opinions of the corporation, organization, or individual. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content. Parents may wish to preview all links because third-party websites include ads that may change over time.

Homesteading

Length: 20+ Units
Content type: Text based
Age: Family

PRINT CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION