Sun Catchers
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.
Episode 30: How To Teach History
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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Native American Sand Painting
Explore the beliefs of the Navajo and other Native American tribes, then create your own sand painting with this simple combination art/history lesson.
Episode 29: Diving Deep
Karen and Michelle compare scuba diving to studying history and encourage you to dive deep into your studies to gain a new perspective and open a world of understanding that might just change your worldview.
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Episode 28: How To Plan a Writer’s Workshop Unit
A candid chat between Karen and Michelle about how the flexibility of Writer’s Workshop can streamline your lesson planning and simultaneously help your young writers grow in leaps and bounds through a series of tiny steps.
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Episode 27: Planning Your Homeschool Year
Learn all about how to use the Layers of Learning Planner effectively so your whole homeschool year will run more smoothly.
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Episode 26: Raising Readers
Tips for how to help your kids fall in love with books. Raising readers is possible, even with big families, dyslexia, and a busy family. These are the things Karen and Michelle do to help their kids love reading!
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Episode 25: Juggling Family School
Teaching lots of kids of all ages in one homeschool can be a struggle! In Episode 25, Juggling Family School, Michelle and Karen share what has worked well in their homeschools and talk about ideas for keeping everyone learning together. With a big family, it’s not always easy, but it is doable!
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Episode 24: What To Do When Your Homeschool Blows Up
When a homeschool day blows up it can disrupt and destroy the feeling and rhythm of your homeschool. Listen in on these ideas and tips for helping to overcome and eliminate homeschool conflict.
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Episode 23: Morning Time
Morning time in your homeschool doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective. Karen and Michelle share their morning time philosophy in this episode, along with lots of simple ideas for having a gentle start to each day in your family-style homeschool.
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How To Use “Great Books” In Your Homeschool Painlessly
Great Books are the best books in literature of all time. They have big important ideas and you can read them in your homeschool.
Episode 22: How To Handle Homeschool Critics
If you’re a homeschool parent, you’ve definitely heard criticism from others, whether strangers or neighbors or well-meaning loved ones. Michelle and Karen offer positive ways to interact with homeschool critics to diffuse tough conversations and let you continue your homeschool life without harmful confrontations.
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