Family-Style Homeschooling
The Layers of Learning Podcast with Karen and Michelle is here to help you get your whole family learning together in your homeschool. We are the sisters behind Layers of Learning. We love getting together to chat about homeschooling and this podcast is just a series of our chats. We’re inviting you to listen in on […]
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The Layers of Learning Podcast with Karen and Michelle is here to help you get your whole family learning together in your homeschool. We are the sisters behind Layers of Learning. We love getting together to chat about homeschooling and this podcast is just a series of our chats. We’re inviting you to listen in on
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Every Layers of Learning unit includes a Library List, a selection of Exploration, and a Show What You Know Section. These three sections are the pattern that an effective homeschool lesson or unit should follow. First students read to get information, then they do a hands-on activity to create memorable hooks for the information, and
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Is homeschooling dangerous? Should there be greater federal regulations overseeing it? In this podcast episode, we discuss the political side of homeschooling and an article by a law school professor who challenges it.
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Layers of Learning is a magical blend of Classical, Charlotte Mason, unit studies, Montessori, and unschooling, all wrapped up in a fun package for your family.
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Homeschooling in the middle grades is really rewarding. This is the age when you get to build on their knowledge and make connections to themselves and the real world. They gain confidence as independence and prepare for the high school years.
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Listen to this off-the-cuff planning session to hear how Michelle and Karen each plan units using Layers of Learning.
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Learn the difference between content knowledge and skills, then watch your kids flourish as you dovetail them both in your homeschool.
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Every Layers of Learning begins with a Unit Overview sidebar. Here are some fun suggestions for ways to use this learning tool in your homeschool!
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Guidance for teaching emergent writers how to write by making lessons fun and interactive along with breaking down the writing process into baby steps and sharing the pen.
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Listen in for lessons we’ve learned after two decades of homeschooling!
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Sometime between the 1960s and 1970s in the United States the teaching of geography and history was melded into something called social studies. The purpose was to teach students time and place in a unified way to help them see a picture that was tied to the society they live in today. Whatever the intent,