HSP 24 Melissa Wiley: All About Tidal Homeschooling

Melissa Wiley is an author and a homeschool mom of 6 who blogs at Here in the Bonny Glen. Her novel, The Prairie Thief, is a big hit at my house, and I have a little Laura Ingalls fan who is just itching to check out her two series of books about Laura’s ancestors, The Martha Years and The Charlotte Years.

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On this episode of the podcast, Melissa gives us a little peek into her school days and explains her unique philosophy, which she calls Tidal Homeschooling. This interview is full of inspiration for how we can foster an atmosphere of learning, creativity, joy, and relationship-building in our homes by recognizing and working within our own natural rhythms or “tides.” Enjoy!

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Links and resources from today’s show:

• Here in the Bonny Glen
• The Prairie Thief by Melissa Wiley
• The Martha Years by Melissa Wiley
• The Charlotte Years by Melissa Wiley
• Growing without Schooling 
• Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
• Sandra Dodd on unschooling
• Pam Sorooshian on unschooling
• Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman
• My First Human Body Book by Donald M. Silver and Patricia J. Wynne
• By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman
• Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
• Half Magic by Edward Eager
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
• Journey North Mystery Class
• Math-U-See
• Harvest Moon Tree of Tranquility

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