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Musical Education for Young Children Elizabeth Nixon Clap for Classics Homeschool Conversations podcast interview

Musical Education for Young Children (with Elizabeth Nixon)

This was such a fun conversation for me! I see Elizabeth each week on the computer screen as Isaac and I sign in for his Clap for Classics! live class on Tuesday mornings. Her musical enthusiasm brings loads of joy to our homeschool day. And it’s been fun to get to know her as grown-ups, […]

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A Common Arts Education in Our Classical Homeschool (with Chris Hall)

Hang around with Classical and/or Charlotte Mason educators, and you’ll probably hear about the Liberal Arts pretty quickly. You’ll likely even hear discussion about including the Fine Arts in our homeschool education. But, what about the Common Arts? What does it look like to include the Common Arts in our education, and why are they

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Living Well Learning Well Alicia Hutchinson Homeschool Conversations Podcast

Living Well and Learning Well (with Alicia Hutchinson)

Homeschooling and all the other parts of life are intertwined. How can we both live well and learn well as homeschool families? Are there practical tips and strategies that can help? Mindset shifts to change the way we approach our days? Alicia Hutchinson joins us on this episode of Homeschool Conversations to discuss these and

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Freedom and Flexibility in Our Homeschools (with Emily Copeland)

What a joy to chat with Emily Copeland in this week’s Homeschool Conversations episode. Heading into a new year and a new homeschool semester, her encouragement to under-plan and over-deliver, her focus on relationships and the individual persons in our homes, and her experience overcoming the need to prove herself and moving into a place

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A Humble Place: Charlotte Mason, Picture Study, and Restful Homeschooling (with Rebecca Zipp)

A Humble Place: Charlotte Mason, Picture Study, and Restful Homeschooling (with Rebecca Zipp)

Fine Art, picture study, Charlotte Mason education, and a restful approach to homeschooling… those are a few of the topics covered in this delightful conversation with Rebecca Zipp. Read, listen, or watch this Homeschool Conversations episode for some much needed homeschool mama encouragement and lots of practical tips!

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Convivial Homeschool: Gospel Encouragement for Living and Learning Alongside Your Kids (with Mystie Winckler)

Homeschool mamas are often tired and discouraged. We long to hear an encouraging word. What does true, Gospel-centered encouragement look like? Mystie Winckler joins us today for this bonus Homeschool Conversations episode to discuss what true rest looks like for the homeschool mom, and how to find joy and peace in the midst of our

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Multilingual, Multicultural, Multigenerational Homeschooling (with Rachel from "Seven in All")

Multilingual, Multicultural, Multigenerational Homeschooling (with Rachel from “Seven in All”)

Second-Generation, multilingual, multicultural homeschooling? Yes, please! Tell me more! I so enjoyed my conversation with Rachel from Seven in All (and Where’d You Learn That), and know that you will find lots of inspiration and encouragement from this chat. It’s always especially fun for me to get to know people living in other parts of

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Easy Homeschool High School P.E. Curriculum (for the not-so-athletic teen)

Let’s be real. Not every teen wants to be an athlete. But every human being has a physical body that requires nurture and care. When it comes to planning our homeschool high school curriculum, we may wonder how to manage physical education credits in an easy, simple way for our not-so-athletic teen. This post provides

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Free Math Games for Kids with Beast Academy Playground

Looking for fun ways to play with math in your homeschool, but prefer offline math games instead of one more math game app? Beast Academy Playground is an ever-growing resource full of free math games for kids you can play on the tabletop, a whiteboard, or the driveway! While the term “gameschooling” seems to have

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Dachelle McVey Homeschool Conversations podcast interview fun and freedom homeschooling

Finding Freedom and Fun in Homeschooling (with Dachelle McVey)

One of the best parts of homeschooling is the freedom and fun it brings! We don’t have to do things just because somebody tells us to or just because everybody else is doing it. Dachelle McVey reminds us that we have the privilege to choose what is best for our own unique families, encourage our

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Finding God's Good Gifts Motherhood Laura Booz homeschool conversations podcast

Finding God’s Good Gifts in Motherhood (with Laura Booz)

Laura Booz joins me on today’s bonus podcast episode! We chat homeschooling, mom life, and the joy that comes through seeing God at work in the life of our family. Laura shares how God grows our love for Him, for our children, and for the world in the midst of the ordinary and often-challenging seasons

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Resisting Homeschool Stererotypes Gina Munsey Homeschool Conversations podcast interview 2nd-generation 3rd culture asynchronous learners

Resisting the Homeschool Stereotypes (with Gina Munsey)

This might be the spiciest Homeschool Conversations podcast episode yet! Take a deep breath and dive into this fabulous conversation with Gina Munsey, 2nd-generation homeschooler, 3rd-culture kid, and Bringer-of-the-Truth-Bombs! Our conversation ranged from homeschooling behind the Iron Curtain to the dark underbelly of the homeschool subculture, from asynchronous learners to diversity in the homeschool curriculum,

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Homeschooling with Creativity, Imagination, and Vulnerability (with Carrie Brownell)

This was a delightful conversation with Carrie Brownell, fellow 2nd-generation homeschooling mom of 5. I absolutely loved Carrie’s honesty and vulnerability. If you’ve ever felt like you have to follow a homeschool philosophy perfectly, or if you’ve ever struggled to make your family fit inside a box, this conversation will be such an encouragement. Our

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Singing Psalms with kids and families

Singing Psalms with Little Saints

So you want to sing Psalms with your children, but you’re not really sure where to start. Or maybe you wonder why singing Psalms with children is even important! Is Psalm singing really something to prioritize in family life? Today my friend Melissa Cummings shares not only her personal experience and love for singing Psalms,

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