Episodes
22. Homeschool Learning Styles/How They Learn Best
Today we’re talking about homeschool learning styles and how our kids learn best. Some kids learn best by reading, some by listening, some by seeing, and some by doing. If we are teaching a child who needs hands-on learning b...
21. Homeschool Attitudes/Struggles
What do you do when your child is struggling to get their homeschooling done, or when you feel there is an attitude struggle going on in regards to homeschooling? Listen to the quick mental assessments that Emma and Beth do …
20. Homeschool Legislation & Advocacy
The laws in your state determine what is required for homeschoolers in your state. Are you aware of the bills in your state each year? Listen to today’s episode about how Emma & Beth (and their kids) have advocated for …
19. Starting a Homeschool Group
Can’t find a homeschool group near you or can’t find one that meets your family’s needs? On this episode we’re chatting about starting and running a homeschool group and sharing Emma’s experience with this while Beth randomly...
18. Homeschooling Lifestyle of Learning vs. School at Home
WHY are you homeschooling? WHY do public schools do things the way they do? Do we need to replicate that at home? Does that best serve your children and meet your goals fit homeschooling? Today we’re talking about the differe...
17. Relationships Over Rigid Academics in Your Homeschool
On this episode, we’re talking about whether academics take priority over your relationships with your kids when you’re homeschooling. Are you educating the whole child, or just working on academics? What do you do when your ...
16. Homeschool Learning Centers and Co-ops
Today Emma and Beth discuss their experiences with homeschool learning centers and co-ops. Support the show This Week's Sponsor is actually Beth! Find her book on Amazon - Find Your Homeschool Vibe Thank you for supporting th...
15. Homeschooling Free/Cheap
Wanting to homeschool but feel like it’s not within your budget? What if we told you there were plenty of ways to homeschool for free or on a budget? Listen to this week’s episode where we share some of our …
14. Homeschool Time Management, Home Management
So much to do, so little time. Some days that’s how it feels with cooking, cleaning, errands, activities, homeschooling. Today Emma and Beth share some of their experiences with making things more peaceful and less hectic at ...
13. Special Needs Homeschooling
Can you successfully homeschool your child with special needs? Today Emma and Beth share their experiences homeschooling with their kids with autism, ADHD, OCD, sensory processing disorder, auditory processing disorder, and o...
12. Homeschool Portfolios and Grading
It’s not as hard as you think! Today we’re talking about why public school teachers grade papers and whether you, as a homeschool parent, need to grade all of your child’s work (guess what our answer is). We also give …
11. To Plan or Not to Plan Your Homeschool Schedule
Today Emma and Beth discuss planning a homeschool schedule. Do you preplan everything down to the day and page numbers? Or do you plan weekly? Or do you do a general flexible plan? Find out what they learned through trial …
10. Homeschooling High School
Are you terrified of homeschooling your kids for high school? Worried you might mess up their chances of going to college? So were we!! We now know that homeschooling high schoolers is actually really enjoyable! And we didn’t...
9. Homeschooling Kindergarten
Planning to homeschool your little one starting from the beginning? Tune in as we talk about homeschooling for Kindergarten and/or Preschool and what that can look like. What should you realistically expect of your little one...
8. Choosing Homeschool Curriculum
Ahhhhhhhh, curriculum!!!!! This is one of the biggest stressors for new homeschoolers. Is there a perfect curriculum? Is an all-in-one curriculum the best? Should I just choose a curriculum and make my child do it? What do I ...
7. Homeschooling Through Major Life Changes
Babies, job changes, divorce, moving, death/illness in the family, and even a burglary - in today’s episode, Emma & Beth are talking about big life changes and how they’ve been able to successfully homeschool through the deat...
6. The World is our Homeschool Classroom
In this episode, Emma & Beth are talking about learning outside of a textbook using unit studies, hands-on experiences, and out-of-the-box thinking. We’re sharing ideas for a geology study and a country study, and some life s...
5. How do you socialize your homeschool children?
In this episode, Emma & Beth are talking about the big socialization question. Do homeschool kids have friends? Do they know how to play with other kids? Do they stay home all day? We’re chatting about the idea of socializati...
4. Do you have to do sit-down schoolwork all day when you’re homesch…
Today we’re talking about whether homeschooling needs to look like public school at home. Homeschool kids can usually complete their schoolwork in a few hours compared to the seven hours in a public school day. About how many...
3. Can You Pull Your Kids Out of School to Homeschool?
Today Emma and Beth are discussing pulling your kids from public school. Is it legal? Can you only pull them at the end of the school year? What if the school says you have to choose their independent study program …
2. Park Day Chat with Beth
Today we are introducing you to the Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Co-Host, Beth! We will chat about her journey from not wanting to be a homeschool mom, to completely loving it and enjoying the journey along the way. She has tw...
1. Park Day Chat with Emma
Today we are introducing you to the Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Co-Host, Emma! We will chat about her family's choice to homeschool and the journey it has led them on. Emma has officially been homeschooling for 14 years. She ...