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Homeschool Conversations podcast Reading with Friends Hosting a Book Club In Real Life with Karoline Strickland

Reading with Friends: Hosting a Book Club In Real Life (with Karoline Strickland)

What a joy to talk to one of my oldest friends, fellow second-generation homeschooler, and local book club leader in today’s Homeschool Conversations episode! If you’ve been following me on Instagram this year, you know I’ve been sharing what I’ve been reading lately. Many of those titles come from my monthly in-person book club! If

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Christmas Music Around the World Mary Prather Homeschool Conversations podcast

Christmas Music Around the World (with Mary Prather)

Mary Prather from SQUILT and Homegrown Learners joins me today to discuss Christmas music and traditions from around the world. It’s a special bonus episode to get us excited and prepared for the upcoming Advent season in our homeschools. Be sure you’re subscribed to “Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology” wherever you get your podcasts

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Dawn Duran Plutarch for the Charlotte Mason Homeschool Family podcast

Plutarch for the Homeschool Family (with Dawn Duran)

Plutarch, anyone? If you’ve ever wondered why to study Plutarch, how to read Plutarch’s Lives (without getting confused or overwhelmed), and the value Plutarch has for a Charlotte Mason homeschool in particular, then you won’t want to miss this delightful conversation with Dawn Duran! Who is Dawn Duran? Dawn lives in Maryland with her husband,

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Ancient Greece Textbook Free

Ancient Greece: A Textbook-Free History Study For Your Homeschool

I have been asked several times, “Do you have a Textbook-free book list for Ancient Greece?”. Now, the answer is finally yes! Below you will find lists of living books, memory work, and other fun ideas so that you can craft a multi-age Ancient-Greece history curriculum for your family. Textbook Free History Study: Ancient Greece

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Imagination & Baby Steps in Charlotte Mason Homeschooling (with JoAnn Hallum)

Are you interested in Charlotte Mason home education, but you’re not sure if that works for real-life homeschool moms? JoAnn Hallum is one of my favorite people to follow on Instagram. Her beautiful words, hysterical stories, and real-life reminders of what is truly important always make me think and make me smile. She likes to

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Reading, Writing, and Making Connections: Homeschooling High School English (with Betsy Farquhar)

The only thing better than being excited about books on your own is getting to chat with someone who is as excited about reading as you are. So it’s no wonder I loved this conversation with Betsy Farquhar! Betsy demystifies the process of reading and discussing literature with your homeschool high school students, and shares

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Charlotte Mason: The Teacher Who Revealed Worlds of Wonder (with Lanaya Gore and Twila Farmer)

Charlotte Mason and her principles have a huge influence in the homeschool world. But author Lanaya Gore and illustrator Twila Farmer have brought the person of Charlotte Mason to a whole new audience with their new picture book! It was a delight to chat with them about the picture book writing/illustrating process and all they’ve

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Homeschool Conversations Podcast interviews Homeschooling with Confidence in Times of Crisis with Vicki Bentley

Homeschooling with Confidence in Times of Crisis (with Vicki Bentley)

It can be hard to homeschool with confidence in the best of times. But what about when life blindsides your homeschool? Job loss, moves, death, and illness (not to mention the blessed, but still disruptive, realities of new babies) can throw a wrench into our carefully laid homeschooling plans. Vicki Bentley joins us in today’s

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The 26 Best Historic Speeches For Homeschool Memory Work

Here are the best historic speeches to include in your homeschool memory work for kids to teens! From Pericles to Churchill, Cicero to Ghandi, Anthony to Earhart, this collection of some of the greatest and most influential speeches of history from around the world are sure to bring more depth and adventure to your homeschool

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Strategies for Teaching Homeschool Writing Janie B. Cheaney

Strategies for Teaching Homeschool Writing (with Janie B. Cheaney)

Have you wondered how to teach writing effectively in your homeschool? There’s essay writing and creative writing and grammar and sentence structure and… ohmy! Where to start? Which writing activities for kids have the greatest impact? Fiction author, homeschool writing curriculum author, and speaker Janie B. Cheaney is here to share her experience as both

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Keys to a Successful Homeschool Year Amber Smith Homeschool Conversations podcast interview

Keys to a Successful Homeschool Year (with Amber Smith)

Whether you’re a new homeschooler just beginning your home education adventure or a veteran homeschooler looking for some encouragement at the beginning of the new homeschool year, this is the episode for you! Amber Smith and I talk about the priority of relationships and family culture, the value of reading aloud and modeling lifelong learning,

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Story Literature Books Jim Weiss Homeschool Family Podcast interview

The Joyful Power of Storytelling for the Homeschool Family (with Jim Weiss)

As a child I remember listening to Jim Weiss tell stories via cassette. What a delightful, surreal moment to get to chat with him on the podcast all about the powerful joy of storytelling! Jim shares read aloud tips, valuable insights into why stories are more important now than ever, and even tells a few

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free homeschool morning time plans September 2022

Homeschool Morning Time and Memory Work Plan September 2022

Want to see the homeschool Morning Time and memory work plans for September that I’ve just finished printing for my family? Read all the details below in the post! If you’re an email subscriber, I’ve uploaded the printable pdf to your freebies page. I’m so thankful we continue to prioritize truth, goodness, and beauty in our

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Homeschool Conversations podcast Season 6 episode 1 Listener Q&A

Listener Q&A: Homeschool Conversations is BACK with podcast Season 6

My daughter, Emma, joins me as cohost for our second Listener Q&A episode! Listen in to hear lots of laughter and some teen snark, plus answers to YOUR burning questions. Here in the show notes, I’ll summarize a bit of what we discussed and include links to the resources I mentioned. I know that I

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