
Ten Minutes to a Better Homeschool Podcast
Find the podcast in your favorite podcast player, on our YouTube channel or by clicking and listening to or reading about each episode in the articles below.
Real Homeschool Moms Plan Their Year
In this episode, I am joined by homeschool mom Courtney Guarnieri to explore the dynamic balance between structured and unstructured activities in homeschooling. This is the first in a series of interviews featuring real homeschool moms discussing their planning...
Empowering Kids with Essential Life Skills
In this episode of the Ten Minutes to a Better Homeschool podcast, host Pam Barnhill talks with Katie Kimball, the National Voice of Healthy Kids Cooking and founder of the Kids Cook Real Food e-course, about the LifeSkills Summer Camp. This free online camp offers...
How to Salvage a Homeschool Curriculum That’s Not Working
As homeschool moms, we all want the perfect curriculum that our kids will love and will guarantee their success. We spend countless hours researching and evaluating different options to find the best fit for our families. However, no matter how much time we spend,...
Why More And More Families Are Choosing To Homeschool Their Kids
As a homeschooling parent, I've always been curious about why families homeschool their children. According to recent statistics from the National Center for Education, homeschooling has seen a significant rise in popularity. In 2021, approximately 11% of US...
Inspiring Homeschool Moms with the Learning Well Journal
In this episode of The 10 Minutes to a Better Homeschool Podcast, Pam Barnhill speaks with Alicia Hutchinson, the founder of Learning Well Community and Learning Well Journal, about the importance of print magazines in today's digital age. Alicia shares her...
How to start a homeschool nature group
Nature groups can provide an enriching communal experience for homeschoolers, offering the opportunity to cultivate relationships with like-minded peers. That's why our friend Joy Cherrick is here today to talk about how she started her group and how it helped her...
Using a Loop Schedule to Manage Multiple Kids in Your Homeschool
In our final episode of our Managing Multiple Kids series, we are chatting with homeschool mom of ten Heather Tully. Heather has taken the popular concept of a loop schedule in a new direction -- instead of looping her subjects, Heather loops her kids! In this...
Managing Multiple Kids with a Time Table
Charlotte Mason homeschooling mom Jeanette Pascua has found success using her strict 10-minute increment schedule to manage the activities of her four children, ages five to 12. She builds in buffers like snack time and restroom breaks and adjusts the schedule if...
Juggling Multiple Kids in Your Homeschool
I have three kids who are very close in age. This means I feel like I hit the homeschool mom jackpot. Don’t get me wrong, our homeschool days are not without challenges, but my kids have been fairly simple to teach as a group. I know there are moms with far more...
Making Children’s Publishing A Little More Beautiful
Today I am joined by my good friend, homeschool mom, and author Sarah Mackenzie. Sarah is the host of The Read Aloud Revival podcast and a brand new children's book author. On today's episode, we talk about Sarah's dream of writing a picture book, how she got the...