Family-Style Homeschooling
Keeping your homeschool organized will save you time and a lot of grief! There are lots of ways to keep your homeschool organized; some of our favorite tools are our Layers of Learning Notebooks. These are student notebooks for each child. Students will keep much of the work they complete while using Layers of Learning […]
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In Episode 10 Karen and Michelle identify some of the things that will make Layers of Learning harder than it has to be including over-planning, too many hands-on activities, feeling like you have to be an expert and more.
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In Episode 9 Karen and Michelle help you create your very own homeschool vision. . . and also talk about how to adjust that vision so it’s realistic and doable on a day-to-day basis. Less guilt! More peace of mind!
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Layers of Learning is a family curriculum and we think group learning is one of its best strengths. But the truth is your circumstances may not be ideal for gathering everyone around in the living room and learning together. You might need your kids to be more independent. We’ll show you how to help kids
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In Episode 8 Michelle and Karen discuss how teaching your way is so essential for a happy homeschool. We each have a unique personality and unique likes and dislikes. We need to be true to ourselves in order to make our homeschools function for the long run.
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Layers of Learning is best if you do some planning, but we all have days or periods in our lives when planning in any degree is just not going to happen. So I’m going to walk you through how to use Layers of Learning as a grab and go curriculum, a method where you can
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In Episode 7 Michelle asks Karen about Writer’s Workshop and how to implement it in your homeschool. You’ll learn how to introduce the writing process to your family and help your kids begin their lives as writers. This bonus episode stemmed from your questions about Writer’s Workshop.
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In Episode 6 Michelle and Karen talk all about how you can stop catering to your kids learning styles and instead, teach them tools to adapt any information to a style that suits them. Metacognition is the key!
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In this Bonus Q&A Episode, Michelle and Karen candidly answer your questions. Parents from the Layers of Learning Facebook Group asked questions about the Layers of Learning sisters and how they homeschool. . . these are the answers!
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Here re some simple and quick to put together games you can play at the beginning of a homeschool unit.
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Episode 4 is one big layered cake analogy! We know homeschooling isn’t easy, but we’re sharing how to make your homeschool into a gorgeous layered cake, a delicious masterpiece of home education! Most importantly, see where you fit into the process as a homeschool parent.
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In Episode 3 you’ll learn how to stop running from kid to kid, never meeting anyone’s needs, and instead, transforms your homeschool into a true family school. We’ll share how we’ve made it work with our ten kids.
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