All home education begins with self-education — for mom. In our efforts to learn and grow as the teachers of our children one tool we can use is our own morning basket — a Mother’s Morning Basket. In this episode, Jen Mackintosh is back on the program to tell us all about her own Mother’s…
I’m a big fan of Brandy Vencel and her blog Afterthoughts. She writes from right here beside us in real life, but encourages us to do our best, to keep pressing onward and upward. As a dear friend says, her posts sometimes have a sting, but it’s a friendly sting. The other day, she wrote a…
It’s easy to feel alone and discouraged when you’re homeschooling in the trenches day in and day out. This week, Colleen talks to Mary Jo Dean, a homeschool mom who made it her mission and life’s work to encourage moms around the country in their homeschooling journeys by founding the Great Homeschool Conventions. Join us…
I love a good buffet, don’t you? Give me lotsa variety and the chance to take a little of everything, and I’m a happy camper! (And I can chow it DOWN, y’all. Just sayin’.) Today is gonna be like a buffet! We’re going to discuss a little of everything about homeschooling high school. It’s a…
One of the earliest books I purchased on homeschooling — way back when my oldest was only four-years-old — was Kendra Fletcher’s Circle Time: Plan the Best Part of Your Day. It was my first introduction to what I would later call Morning Time. That inspiration is why I wanted to have Kendra on the…
We’re talking with Mark Tilsher, serial entrepreneur and founder of the Junior Money Makers Podcast all about helping kids have a heart for building businesses and lives they can love. Join us to find out how you can inspire the next generation of leaders and innovators, too. Links and resources from today’s show: Don Quixote A…
This activity is part of my Learn to Write Numbers printable packs. Be sure to click over to get all the fun printables and ideas. I’ve got two early learners here. One is great, albeit somewhat shaky-handed, with writing numbers — just seemed to learn to write them naturally. The other has struggled with them for…
We all know that Morning Time works great when you have younger kids in the house, but what does it look like for middle school? Is it even possible The answer is “Yes!” Middle schoolers can thrive in Morning Time and Kim Devers is here today to tell us about how it works with the…
You spent your summer planning. You did your research, shopped the sales, and cross-referenced all the books and materials you already had on hand. You have charts and sticky notes in all the right places. You’ve got fresh ideas and a fresh new approach. No kid has been blessed with such an amazing educational experience…
I don’t know Kay as well as I know some of the other ladies I’ve featured here in the Learning, Knowing, Creating Hobbies for Homeschool Moms series, but when I saw her newest hobby, I knew I had to invite her. Kay is a homeschooling mom and a piano teacher. Music is obviously already a…
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