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Episode 39: Focus on Learning Skills, Not Content

Most homeschool parents worry that they will miss something as they provide an education for their kids. Karen and Michelle talk about why you need to set aside the expectations of mastering all of the content and instead, use the content as a means for developing learning skills that they will use throughout their lives.

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Episode 38: Our Daily Routines

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Michelle and Karen chat about what a homeschool day looks like in their homes. Routines rule over schedules and a rhythm is more important than exact plans. Each day, week, and year is flexible and made to fit an evolving family who is learning and growing together. Daily routines are the key to flexible stability.

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Episode 37: How To Use Kids’ Planners

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Using kids’ planners in your homeschool is the backbone to helping your kids grow into independent, motivated, thriving learners. Listen in for tips to help your kids use planners effectively and learn how they will progress into greater independence with each passing year.

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Episode 36: Homeschooling Q & A

Podcast

The Layers of Learning Homeschoolers Facebook Group submitted questions for Karen and Michelle to answer, and that’s just what the sisters did in this bonus Homeschooling Q and A podcast episode. Listen for answers to your questions from two veteran homeschooling moms and the creators of Layers of Learning.

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The Magic of Family-Style Homeschooling

Building A Layers of Learning Homeschool, Odds and Ends

Family-style homeschooling means everyone learning together. Build relationships, encourage one another, learn happily. Together.

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Episode 35: How To Teach Art

Podcast

Once you understand not just HOW, but also WHY you should teach art in your homeschool, it will change your experience. You have the ability to open your family’s eyes to the world in new ways and with deeper insight as you learn to look at and create art.

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An Effortless Roll-A-Kandinsky Expressionist Art Lesson

The Arts

This exploration is for all ages, as the colored smilies show. You can do the Roll-A-Kandinsky exploration with your whole family together. The Roll-A-Kandinsky art exploration is from Modern Movements. Within the unit, you will find lots more hands-on projects and explorations to help your family learn all about the Expressionist movement, painters, and how

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Episode 34: How To Teach Science

Podcast

Homeschool families often struggle with knowing how to teach science. It can seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Listen in on this podcast episode as the authors of Layers of Learning talk about how to use scientific principles and hands-on experiments to create a successful approach to homeschool science.

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Writing Instructions with Blueberry Muffins

Sample Lessons, Writer's Workshop

Bake some blueberry muffins as you learn how to use precise language to write instructions your readers can replicate. Recipes are a great set of instructions to learn this writing skill with.

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Episode 33: How To Teach Geography

Podcast

Listen in on how to teach geography in your homeschool. Karen and Michelle talk about everything from what to teach and how to schedule it to the fun hands-on projects that will help it stick in your kids’ minds.

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How To Teach About Stars With Sun Catchers

Sample Lessons, Science

This sun catcher craft is from the sidebar of Layers of Learning Unit 1-2. It is an add-on activity to help you explore even more than what’s in the unit while you learn all about stars.

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Episode 32: How To Teach History

Podcast

Teaching history can feel overwhelming. How do you cover it all? Where do you start? Karen and Michelle talk about their philosophy about teaching history and what the lessons look like in their homeschools.

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Episode 39: Focus on Learning Skills, Not Content

Episode 38: Our Daily Routines

Episode 37: How To Use Kids’ Planners

Episode 36: Homeschooling Q & A

The Magic of Family-Style Homeschooling

Episode 35: How To Teach Art

An Effortless Roll-A-Kandinsky Expressionist Art Lesson

Episode 34: How To Teach Science

Writing Instructions with Blueberry Muffins

Episode 33: How To Teach Geography

How To Teach About Stars With Sun Catchers

Episode 32: How To Teach History

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