Marine biology is a fascinating topic for children of all ages and perfect for interest-led learning. Whether you have a child who is obsessed with sea creatures, or you’ve recently made a trip to the beach or aquarium and you want to build on that experience with some more structured […]
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Episode 42: Homeschool Planning with Lyndsey Mimnagh
Lyndsey Mimnagh is a homeschooling mom of four with a background in children’s ministry and special needs education. Many of you know her as the creator of Treehouse Schoolhouse, where she shares living books, hands-on learning, nature exploration, and biblical discipleship. Today and Lyndsey and I discuss homeschool planning from […]
Read MoreRecommended Reading for Your Homeschool Kindergartener: A Free Kindergarten Book List
Are you searching for good-quality, living books to read with your homeschool kindergartener? Look no further! We’ve rounded up a list of beautiful picture books on all sorts of topics from history, to science, to poetry and more, as well as some recommended chapter books to help your child build […]
Read MoreBest Living Books We Read This Year with a 5th Grader and a 7th Grader
As I’m wrapping up our homeschool year, I’m realizing what a great reading year it was for our family! In addition to our nightly family read-alouds, my kids did a lot of independent reading, and we also had wonderful success with the living books we wove into our history and […]
Read MoreEpisode 41: Homeschooling Actually Does Work with Leigh Nguyen
Leigh Nguyen is a homeschooling mom of 3, including 2 homeschool graduates, and founder of Little By Little Homeschool. Leigh is passionate about encouraging families to create and embrace the homeschool lifestyle that is best for them. In this episode, Leigh shares some of the lessons she’s learned along the […]
Read MoreEpisode 40: Habits for a Sacred Home with Jennifer Pepito
Jennifer Pepito is a homeschool veteran, mom of 7, founder of the Peaceful Press, host of the Restoration Home podcast, and author of two books for moms. We spoke with Jennifer about her first book, Mothering By the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy […]
Read MoreEpisode 39: Blending Charlotte Mason and Classical Education with Erin Cox
Erin Cox is a joy-chasing homeschool mama to 4 children – young adult to early elementary. She married her grade-school sweetheart over 20 years ago, and they enjoy running The Gentle + Classical Press from their home in Montgomery, Alabama. Erin believes that Charlotte Mason education and classical homeschooling don’t […]
Read MoreEpisode 38: Homeschooling High School with Carrie de Francisco
Carrie de Francisco is mom to two homeschool graduates who is passionate about helping moms simplify their homeschooling one step at a time, one day at a time, and one cup of coffee at a time. She believes that you can homeschool the high school years (and enjoy it too!). […]
Read MoreEpisode 37: Holistic Health for Homeschool Moms with Evgeniia Arasim
Evgeniia Arasim is a homeschooling mom, holistic health coach and creator of the Nourished Motherhood Program. In this episode we discuss what it looks like to pursue long-term sustainable wellness as busy homeschool moms. You can listen to my conversation with Evgeniia on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. […]
Read MoreIntroducing A Picture Book Preschool: A Gentle, Affordable Program for Preschool at Home
If you’ve heard us say anything about homeschooling the early years, it’s probably that you don’t need an official curriculum for preschool. We wholeheartedly believe that the best way to spend these precious years is with a good stack of picture books. That’s why we’ve created A Picture Book Preschool […]
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