The Best Homeschool History Curriculum
The best homeschool history curriculum has four ingredients: it is chronological, interesting, connects to the human story, and connects to the student.
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Episode 61: Student Journals
Student journals are a perfect way to have your kids write about what they are learning in small doses with help from prompts, printables, and their mentor. Each day they add a tiny tidbit in their journal, and over the years, it adds up to an incredible memento of all they are learning about in your homeschool.
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Episode 55: Teaching Kids To Listen
Here are some tips for teaching kids to listen…this one skill will transform your home and your homeschool.
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Episode 51: Baby Steps
Everyone goes through tough homeschool seasons. Sometimes all you can do to get through those is to take tiny baby steps. Taking even the tiniest of baby steps will allow you to progress. Those small bits add up and then one day, you’ll look back and see how far you’ve come.
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Episode 47: Deep Thoughts
Help your kids develop deep thoughts by asking effective questions and having discussions in your homeschool. Use the free Bloom’s Taxonomy Question Stems printable to spur on deep thoughts within your family.
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Episode 46: Homeschool Traditions
Homeschool traditions are a simple way to sprinkle a bit of fun into your homeschool. Karen and Michelle share some of their favorite back-to-school, homeschool, holiday, and end-of-year traditions from their families.
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The Magic of Family-Style Homeschooling
Family-style homeschooling means everyone learning together. Build relationships, encourage one another, learn happily. Together.
Episode 32: 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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Episode 21: Guiding Your Kids
Guiding your kids in their homeschool education is a far more lasting approach to learning than just teaching them facts you expect them to remember. Learn about how you can guide your kids and transfer the ownership of learning to them.
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Episode 4: Homeschooling Is A Piece of Cake
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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Episode 2: Creating A Learning Culture in Your Homeschool
In Episode 2, we talk about some practical things you can do to create a learning culture in your your family and homeschool. Small steps can transform a lot of your time into learning time, beyond when you have textbooks out on the table. Create lifelong learners and curious kids with these ideas.
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Step 1: Where Do I Even Begin?
In short, you begin homeschooling at the beginning. Your beginning may be a different place than mine. I began when my oldest was starting kindergarten, which will look very different from the homeschooler that is beginning in the middle of 2nd grade when a reading disability is discovered before an online ADHD treatment begins, or …