Sometimes history texts can be a little dry and uninspiring, but what can homeschoolers do to bring history to life? My guest Amy Sloan eschews the textbooks altogether and simply uses real living books to teach history to her kids. Worried about how to make it happen? Amy breaks down how to do it, where…
Today I am joined by Jeanette Pascua, homeschool mom of four, who has always used a Morning Basket as preschool in her homeschool. Jeanette and I chat about how Morning Time is the perfect way to accomplish preschool goals of language development. We also chat about how Morning Time with preschoolers looks different when your…
It happens to all of us. We cozy up with our kids and a good book expecting a blissful Morning Time of family learning when all of a sudden, “He hit me!” erupts from the couch. How are we supposed to focus on truth, goodness, and beauty with bickering, punching, and yelling are going on…
One of the things I love is hearing about how other families work Morning Time into their homeschool days. How did they get started? What is their journey like? Today on the podcast veteran homeschool mom Laney Homan is here to share her Morning Time story. She started about seven years ago and she keeps…
If your Morning Time has ever fizzled or you have felt daunted by the idea of starting back in a new semester, this is the episode for you. Dawn Garrett and I chat about getting over the hump of the semester break, how to prepare for the February blues, plus we introduce our brand new…
Have you ever felt like you were just stuck in a rut with Morning Time? It seems like you are just doing all the same old things and you can’t shake things up and make them seem new again. We are talking about exactly that topic on today’s episode of the podcast. I hope there…
If you have ever been in a situation where you were mortified at something your kids did then, well, you are in good company. It happens to all of us at some time or another. That is why my guest today took matters into her own hands and decided that the holiday season was the…
I can’t wait to share this fun podcast with you. Colleen Kessler joins me to talk all about how to capitalize on your kids’ interests and add them to your Morning Time. How do you know which interests to follow? Which ones can you do as a family? And finally how do you stay on…
When you have been homeschooling as long as I have it takes quite a bit to be surprised by a new resource. Before Austen Comes Aesop is a new book that was up to the task of turning my head. This valuable guide for parents not only takes on the misguided idea that our kids…
How do you manage when you have a number of kids spanning a wide age range? You want your older kids to still be part of your Morning Time, but you aren’t sure which activities are appropriate for them? How do you “level up” the activities you do so that little ones AND bigger ones…
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