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May 10, 2023

46. Benefits of Serving Others and Volunteering as a Homeschooler

On today’s episode, Beth & Emma are talking about having a heart for service. Kids can learn so much through serving others - those they know and those they don’t know and may never meet. Kids of all ages can …

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May 3, 2023

45. Can a minimalist lifestyle bring peace to your homeschool? Diane …

Join us for an episode with special guest Diane Boden, host of the Minimalist Moms Podcast, author of “Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity” book, and fellow homeschool mom. Diane shares with us how she got s...

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April 26, 2023

44. Finding Mentors for Your Homeschooler

Join us on this episode as we talk about mentors in homeschooling - we’re including info about mentors for our kids as well as mentors for us as homeschool parents. People often worry about their homeschool child learning onl...

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April 19, 2023

43. Homeschool Life Skills 101 & Adulting

Come listen to our informative and also silly episode - it was just one of those days so we left in our bloopers for you to enjoy. Emma & Beth discuss the ways they have prepared their children for adulthood. …

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April 12, 2023

42. Teaching Together: Combining Multiple Ages in Homeschooling

On today’s episode we are chatting about how we’ve combined multiple ages in our homeschooling in order to teach our kids together instead of separating them all by ages or grades to do their own things. We’re sharing some ea...

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April 5, 2023

41. Can your homeshool student earn a Bachelor's Degree and a High Sc…

Today we’re chatting with former public school teacher turned homeschooler, Alden Kiertzner, of Pathways Early College Academy. Alden shares about why his family decided to homeschool, what Pathways has to offer, and about th...

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March 29, 2023

40. Ian Siegel, Author of School Sucks, Your Child Doesn't

Listen in as we chat with Ian from Streamline Learning about the way kids learn, about stoking their brain fires, and even about Yoda swamp moments. Ian also shares about Streamline Learning and how homeschool families can ut...

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March 22, 2023

39. Homeschool Veteran Lisa Nehring Discusses the online learning cen…

On today’s episode we’re chatting with Lisa Nehring, founder of True North Homeschool Academy, about her experiences during her 30 years of homeschooling her 5 kids. We chat about her homeschool style, whether her kids chose ...

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March 15, 2023

38. Public School Teacher Turned Homeschool Advocate, Bex Buzzie from…

Today we are interviewing California public school teacher Bex Buzzie! Bex shares some of her experiences from her 22 years as a public school teacher, and talks about why she supports the homeschool community. Bex also talks...

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March 8, 2023

37. David Nekrutman from Biblical Excavations Discusses His New Homes…

Today we have a special guest calling in from Israel, David Nekrutman of Biblical Excavations! David is sharing about the education system in Israel, why he chose to move his family there, and the homeschool curriculum he cre...

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March 1, 2023

36. Avoiding the Trap of Perfectionism in Your Homeschool

In today’s episode we’re talking about how the need/want for perfection can kill our homeschool peace and wreak havoc in our homes. Whether that’s trying to make sure your child completes every single problem in every single ...

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Feb. 22, 2023

35. Benefits of Sibling Relationships While Homeschooling

Today we are discussing the incredible benefits of sibling relationships while homeschooling. Find Your Homeschool Vibe Find Your Homeschool Vibe, How to Homeschool Without Losing Your Mind a book by co-host Beth Lee Use my s...

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Feb. 15, 2023

34. Homeschooling w/Plants & Animals

We’re chatting about the importance of using plants and animals in your homeschooling. There are so many different skills that can be learned, experiments that can be done, and ways to incorporate plants and animals into your...

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Feb. 8, 2023

33. Ignite Your Child's Passion for Learning with Author of Tuttle Tw…

We have a special guest joining us today - you may know him as the author of The Tuttle Twins books - Connor Boyack! Connor Boyack is the author of 39 books with more on the way this year. He …

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Feb. 1, 2023

32. Homeschool Holidays

Worried your kids might miss out on all the fun holiday events because they’re not in public school? Nope! They don’t have to! Today we’re sharing lots of ideas for homeschool holiday parties, educational ideas (Emma’s favori...

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Jan. 25, 2023

31. Homeschool Road Trips

Today we’re talking about learning on road trips/vacations and how much learning can be done while you’re not at home. We’re sharing some of our road trip experiences and tips for how we’ve done homeschooling before, during, ...

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Jan. 18, 2023

30. Homeschooling Year-Round or Not?

Do you homeschool year-round or take summers off? Listen in as Beth and Emma talk about the pros and cons to their homeschool schedules. One of us is Team Year-Round and one is Team Summers Off - so you’ll hear …

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Jan. 11, 2023

29. Counting Homeschool Hours/Days

Are you struggling to get your homeschool hours/days in? Are you feeling like you have to sit with a curriculum to get hours/days and wishing you could cover the subjects in more engaging ways? Today we’re giving examples for...

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Jan. 4, 2023

28. Recipe/Method for Homeschool Unit Studies

Today we’re talking about creating free unit studies for any topic that you want to focus on. We give some impromptu examples for ideas that we came up with on the spur of the moment for earthquakes and mummies, but …

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Dec. 21, 2022

27. Homeschooling & Team Sports

Does your kid love playing sports? Are you curious about whether homeschoolers are able to play on sports teams, get scholarships, etc? Listen in as we talk about some various ways that homeschoolers participate in sports and...

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Dec. 14, 2022

26. Homeschool Mom Self-Care

It can be SO hard to make time for ourselves, and sometimes we feel selfish for doing so. But it makes us better moms! On this episode we’re talking about some of our favorite mom time activities, why we need …

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Dec. 7, 2022

25. Homeschool Subscription Kits

Today we’re talking about a bunch of fun subscription boxes for kids of all ages. Emma gives reviews of many of the boxes they’ve used from science to literature to art to history to cooking to outdoors, and we both …

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Nov. 30, 2022

24. Family Tested Board Game Reviews & Gift Buying Guide

Looking for Christmas gifts? Our two families love board games and today we’re sharing some of our favorite games for different ages. From big group games, to two-person games. From competitive games to collaborative games. F...

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Nov. 23, 2022

23. Homeschool Parent Mindset

Struggles in homeschooling? Maybe YOU, the parent, need to deschool. If you attended public school, you may be pushing your kids into public school ways without realizing it or without realizing many aren’t necessary in a hom...

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