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I’m wondering if you have any episodes or blog posts about math after chocolate chips - my oldest is 8 and about to start grade 3. We have been using your little yellow book along with The 3 R’s as a guide for our math learning so far. Would love to hear about where you went from there with your kids, any particular curriculums that you found helpful. I know nothing will be a perfect fit, I’m just looking for something to use as a guide as we continue our one on one lessons. Math is not a natural or easy subject for me to teach.

soundbites:

• "Chocolate chips are just the yummy, tasty, manipulative."
• "I bought a math book and I just followed the appendix."

blog posts:

a few math posts (nota bene, there are many more, search chocolate chips, math, teaching math on my blog)

To find episodes where we cover math, go to the bottom of the show notes to "episodes by topic" - and under math there are episodes wherever we have talked math!

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Sheila, a veteran homeschooling mother from Arizona, shares her experience with burnout and the challenges of homeschooling children with a large age gap. We touch on mothering teens and keeping the connection as they become adults.

soundbites:

• "It's a beautiful thing that you're doing."
• "Nobody prepares us for what it's going to be like to have adult children and our role in that."
• "Implementing mentorship for older homeschooling moms could be a wonderful way to share knowledge and support."

Navigating Burnout and Connection in Homeschooling

Finding Mentorship and Support in Homeschooling

The Importance of Self-Care for Homeschooling Parents

Creating Engaging Activities for Homeschooling

Engaging Children in Learning Through Animals

Investing in Educational Resources: Microscopes and Gardening

Exploring the 4-H Program

Maintaining Connection with Teens While Attending to Younger Children

Challenges of Parenting Adult Children

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A short answer to a question submitted on buzzsprout's new "FAN MAIL" function.

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Takeaways from this episode:

Passions can be turned into high school courses, such as chess

Course titles can reflect the skills and concepts learned, like "applied mathematics through strategy." A high school course typically requires 120-150 hours of work, so what does that look like for their passions?

A topical list of previous episodes is available for easy reference at the end of these show notes and also! A YouTube video featuring a dad's panel discussing homeschooling experiences is linked here in the show notes.

00:00 Introduction and Fan Mail Function

01:26 Turning a Passion for Chess into a High School Course

05:44 Incorporating Writing Assignments and Presentations

06:12 Resources for Developing High School Courses

07:37 A Topical List of Previous Episodes

09:36 Insights from a Dads Panel on Homeschooling

10:06 Conclusion and Farewell

Dad’s panel from our local conference

Homeschooling high school, blog post

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A listener, Caroline, brings her questions to the show, delving into the high school years for the first time with lots of younger siblings.

Homeschooling with JOY

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well, exactly

spelling and the brain by Andrew Pudewa

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1:42 - Conversion and honouring womanhood
4:53 - Welcome and family life
7:42 - Homebirth and home education
11:03 - Sharing birth experiences
20:27 - Motherhood, birth and feminism
29:30 - Sharing our passion, using our gifts
34:06 - All mothers work
37:40 - Surrendering to motherhood
42:50 - Mindful use of social media

On Instagram : @radical.homemaker
One Tired Mother | Amber Adrian | Substack
Keeping your head above water, live workshop (Youtube)
Homeschooling with Joy Workshop, Part 1 (Youtube)
giving birth the fun way (blog post)

#makejoynormal #homeschooling #motherhood #homebirth #birth #womanhood #familylife #workingmom #stayathomemom #faith #conversion

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Homeschool Connections founders Walter Crawford and Maureen Whittmann join me to discuss the online platform and how it is unique for homeschooling elementary through high school. We also discuss the upcoming online conference *click here for early bird pricing available until April 26, 2024*

2:11 - Welcome Walter and Maureen
6:52 - The beginnings of Homeschool Connections
11:20 - Live and recorded classes
20:59 - Enthusiasm and Dante
23:33 - Upcoming online conference
36:35 - Rooted in faith, growing in knowledge
40:19 - Everyone can benefit

2024 Catholic Homeschool Conference
Homeschool Connections - Catholic Homeschool | High-Quality Courses
For the Love of Literature by Maureen Whittmann
big news, people (blog post)

#makejoynormal #homeschooling #homeschoolconnections #onlinelearning #highschool #education #livecourses #literature #middleschool #elementary #faith

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