Homeschool Together Podcast

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Episode 177: Lazy Homeschooling Jan 31, 2022

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Every homeschooling family has those days. You know the ones, where you and/or your children just want to be, well, lazy. Today on the podcast we’ll be talking about some ideas to keep those lazy days from being totally unproductive and some ways to get back on your feet.

Embrace Lazy (sometimes)
Ideas for lazy kids
Ideas for lazy parents
How to recover from your lazy day

Touring The World Resource Guides
Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether

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Homeschool Together Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/homeschooltogether
Overdrive App - https://www.overdrive.com/apps
Babish Culinary Universe - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHA_jMfCvEnv-3kRjTCQXw
Curiosity Stream - https://curiositystream.com/
Nova PBS - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
Seattle Art Museum YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/SeattleArtMuseumTV
Nat Geo Ultimate Volcano Kit - https://amzn.to/3KF3oMg
"Give me Vaughn!" - https://youtu.be/BNCEFn7E34s
Homeschool Burnout - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/89

What Are We Into
Wild kratts - https://pbskids.org/wildkratts/

Connect with us
Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/
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The Gameschool Co-Op: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gameschoolcoop/
Email: homeschooltogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Episode 176: Short Bite - Roller Coaster Challenge Jan 27, 2022

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This week on the podcast we're reviewing a game we picked up recently and have been loving, Roller Coaster Challenge by thinkfun! Just like our other favorite ThinkFun games Gravity Maze and Laser Maze, this is also a fun solo experience!

Age: 6+
Players: 1 player
Game Play: 5 min +
Skills: logic, problem solving, visual perception

Touring The World Resource Guides
Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether

Show Notes
Roller Coaster Challenge - https://amzn.to/32zn96U

Episode 175: Unschooling Journeys with Lindsey Middlemiss Jan 24, 2022

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In today's Unschooling Journeys we have Lindsey Middlemiss an unschooling mother of 2 from the UK. It was a wonderful conversation that spanned her reasons to home educate, the pivot to unschooling, and working with her neurodivergent ADHD children. It's a great interview for any homeschooling family that might be interested in unschooling.

Touring The World Resource Guides
Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether

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Show Notes
Follow Lindsey's Unschooling Journey:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/haphazardhomeschool/
Blog - http://thehaphazardhomeschool.com/
Google 20% - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_project_time#Notable_projects
Deschooling - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschooling
Unschooling - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unschooling
Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/
How Children Learn by John Holt - https://amzn.to/3fCuRA5
PBS Kids Apps - https://pbskids.org/apps/filter/app/
EllieV Toys Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ellieVtoys/videos
Snake Discovery - https://m.youtube.com/c/SnakeDiscovery

Episode 174: Short Bite - Mobi Jan 20, 2022

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On this week’s Short Bite we’re talking about a fun game for quick math practice, Mobi. This fast paced tile game has players making and remaking equations quickly.

Ages: 8 and up
Players: 1-6 players
Playtime: 10 min
Educational Value: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Touring The World Resource Guides
Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether

Show Notes
Mobi - https://amzn.to/3K4Quab
Bananagrams - https://amzn.to/3I576wJ
Lost Cities - https://amzn.to/3rg82Y5

Episode 173: Leaning Into Your Strengths Jan 17, 2022

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All of us have skills and passions personally, but how often do we leverage these in our homeschooling? Today we’re discussing incorporating your talents and those of people around you to bring fun and energy into your homeschool!

Identify your talents
Look outside yourself
How to turn your talent/passion into a learning opportunity

Touring The World Resource Guides
Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether

Consider Leaving Us A Review
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Impostor Syndrome - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/7
Do The Work: Overcome Resistance - https://amzn.to/3A0QpQ0
DK Musicals - https://amzn.to/3qynwrC
Blender 3D Animation - https://www.blender.org/

What Are We Into
Zuma Dancing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymigWt5TOV8
Cosmic Yoga - https://www.youtube.com/c/CosmicKidsYoga

Episode 172: Short Bite - My First Castle Panic Jan 13, 2022

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On this week’s Short Bite we’re talking about a great preschool/early elementary game, My First Castle Panic, designed by Justin De Witt, and published by Fireside Games. This cooperative game is lots of fun for both kids and adults while introducing light strategy and preparing kids for more challenging games.

Ages: 4-8
Players: 1-4 players
Playtime: 20 min
Educational Value: color and shape matching, cooperation, hand management

Touring The World Resource Guides
Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether

Show Notes
My Castle Panic Jr. - https://amzn.to/3FotBL2

Episode 171: Our Review of our Public School Homeschool Parent Partnership Jan 10, 2022

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This is a big one! We spend the episode discussing the Homeschool Parent Partnership. This is a local public school setup and geared towards homeschoolers (I know!). We've been attending this school for the last quarter of 2021. We discuss what we like, what we didn't like, the culture of the school, support, class types, and just about everything. If you're lucky enough to have a school choice option in your local area and are looking to join a parent partnership this is the episode for you.

Check out our interview with the school administrator for the Parent Partnership - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/61

Touring The World Resource Guides
Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether

Consider Leaving Us A Review
If you have a quick moment please consider leaving a review on iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homeschool-together-podcast/id1526685583

Show Notes
Getting to Know a Parent Partnership with the Sky Valley Education Center - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/61

What Are We Into
Gameschooling with the Family! (Finally)
Board Game Stats App - https://www.bgstatsapp.com/

Episode 170: Short Bite - Build Your Library Winter Holidays Around The World Unit Study Jan 06, 2022

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In this short bite we discuss the winter holiday focused unit study from Build Your Library. We paused our around the world journey and took on this unit study over the holidays. We discuss the things we liked, the things we didn't, and our overall impressions.

Touring The World Resource Guides
Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether

Show Notes
Holidays Around The World - https://buildyourlibrary.com/unit-study-winter-holidays-around-the-world/

Episode 169: Our Kindergarten, 1st Grade, Pre-School Homeschool Year (2022) Jan 03, 2022

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We're back friends! The holidays are over, we survived, and it is podcast time. We sit down and chat abour our homeschool plans for this coming year as our 6yo finishes kindergarten and transitions into 1st grade. And (yikes) our toddler becomes a kid and we start a basic curriculum! 2022 will be a fun year! So, sit down, grab a warm beverage as we share our plans for 2022.

Touring The World Resource Guides
Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether

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Show Notes
Torchlight K - https://torchlightcurriculum.com/torchlight/level-k/
Build Your Library K - https://buildyourlibrary.com/purchase-level-0-curriculum/
Build Your Library 1 - https://buildyourlibrary.com/purchase-level-1-curriculum/
Build Your Library Pre-History - https://buildyourlibrary.com/unit-study-prehistory/
Blossom and Root Wonders of the Prehistoric World - https://blossomandroot.gumroad.com/l/msQvT
Tides of History Podcast - https://wondery.com/shows/tides-of-history/
Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding - https://amzn.to/3sWGbPr
Playing Preschool - https://busytoddler.com/product/playing-preschool-complete-program/
My First Orchard - https://amzn.to/3mSr4lY
Blossom and Root Early Years Vol. 1 - https://blossomandroot.com/curriculum/
Right Start Math A/B - https://store.rightstartmath.com/rightstart-mathematics-level-a-second-edition-book-bundle/
Mathematical Reasoning - https://amzn.to/3zi4jwV
Math Mammoth 1 - https://amzn.to/3eH7rJc
All About Reading 1/2 - https://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/all-about-reading-level-1/
All About Spelling 1 - https://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/all-about-spelling-level-1/
Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Lesson - https://amzn.to/3JyaotV
Evan Moor Skill Sharpener - https://www.evan-moor.com/skill-sharpeners
Build Your Library Harry Potter (Book 1) - https://buildyourlibrary.com/unit-study-harry-potter-sorcerers-stone/

What Are We Into
Crayola Light Pad - https://amzn.to/3Jx7vJM

Episode 168: (Encore) Build Your Library with Emily Cook Dec 30, 2021

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It's Holiday's this week and we're very busy with family. So, if you would indulge us with some episodes from the archive. Thanks for all your support! We look forward to an exciting new year! Enjoy! :)

Join us as we sit down with Emily Cook, creator of Build Your Library Curriculum! This is a terrific secular option inspired by Charlotte Mason and full of amazing books to enjoy with your learners. We discuss how Charlotte Mason principles have been incorporated into this curriculum, what led to the creation of Build Your Library, Emily's recommendations for supplements, and what's on the horizon for Build Your Library families!

Show Notes

Build Your Library Curriculum
www.buildyourlibrary.com

A Literary Education: Adapting Charlotte Mason for Modern Secular Homeschoolers by Emily Cook
https://amzn.to/2TzGpJj

Build Your Library University (for Parents)
https://buildyourlibrary.com/build-your-library-university/

Build Your Library Read Aloud Book Club
https://buildyourlibrary.com/bookclub/

Build Your Library Unit Studies
https://buildyourlibrary.com/purchase-unit-studies/

Explode the Code phonics instruction
https://www.explodethecode.com/

Handwriting Without Tears
https://www.lwtears.com/hwt

Growing with Grammar and Soaring with Spelling
https://jackrispublishing.com/

Writing With Skill by Susan Wise Bauer
https://amzn.to/3e1Y066

Mad Libs
https://amzn.to/35GOGAD

History Quest by www.pandiapress.com
https://amzn.to/34zaper

The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
https://amzn.to/2HywjWQ

A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning by Karen Andreola
https://amzn.to/2TwMlmb

Mellisa Wiley Blog - Here in the Bonny Glen
http://melissawiley.com/blog/

Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids, and the Bond of Reading by Lawrence Goldstone
https://amzn.to/34zHsPv

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