This is not an ad for Book Finder, but it should be (looking at you book finder). Listen to Arial talk lovingly about her favorite online book store. Book Finder - https://www.bookfinder.com/ Buy All The Books - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/22 Organize All The Books - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/63 Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Connect with us Webs...
Apr 14, 2022•7 min•Ep. 198
We were very lucky to have Maria Miller from Math Mammoth on the show today. We talked all about Math Mammoth, the nuances of teaching math, and how to help struggling math students to ensure positive math outcomes. It was a wide-ranging discussion that you don't want to miss. Math Mammoth - https://www.mathmammoth.com/ 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...
Apr 11, 2022•45 min•Ep. 197
As promised today's short bite details a few gardening books I think would fit well in a homeschool gardening library. This is by no way a complete and exhaustive list of books, but they are the books that I find myself going back to over and over. 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 Rodales's Organic - https://amzn.to/38r61Tv Backyard Composting - https://amzn.to...
Apr 07, 2022•16 min•Ep. 196
This is it. A crash course in gardening. Lots of ideas. Remember to keep it simple, grow what you eat, and start small. (Then insert 10,000 extra podcast words). What to grow How to Grow Garden Costs Garden Size Other Gardening Alternatives 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 -...
Apr 04, 2022•59 min•Ep. 195
This is not an ad for Book Outlet. We just use it. And we think you should too. Book Outlet - https://bookoutlet.com/ Buy All The Books - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/22 Organize All The Books - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/63 Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/homesc...
Mar 31, 2022•9 min•Ep. 194
It’s getting to be early spring and we are all looking forward to the warm weather. A great way to get yourself and your kids outside is to start a garden. In today’s episode we’ll talk gardening with kids and folding that experience and skill into your homeschool life. Answer initial questions Things to remember Educational Aspects of Gardening Advice on Gardening with Kids Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: ht...
Mar 28, 2022•44 min•Ep. 193
In today's episode, we discuss adding reading challenges for your emerging reader. We talk about what we've been working on and some of the success we've seen. BYL 2022 Reading Challenge - https://buildyourlibrary.com/2022-build-your-library-reading-challenge/ Buy All the Books! - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/22 Organize All The Books! - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/63 Using the Library to the Fullest - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/25 https://slickdeals.net/ Touring...
Mar 24, 2022•15 min•Ep. 192
We had a great interview with ADHD expert Katelyn Mabry who's an ADHD coach, author, and podcaster. She was a wonderful interview and helped educate us on the broad topic of ADHD. We learned a ton and we know this will help families who have ADHD children or are suspecting that you may have an ADHD child. Please check out Katelyn's website and subscribe to her podcast with the links below. Katelyn Mabry Website: https://www.katelynmabry.com/ Katelyn's Podcast: https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feed...
Mar 21, 2022•47 min•Ep. 191
In today's episode, we review the DK Math 10 Minutes a Day. Bargain Math Books from Bargain Stores (Dollar Tree, etc) Topic: Math (1st Grade) Grade Level: Age Range 6-7 Cost: $1-2 Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/homeschooltogether ...
Mar 17, 2022•13 min•Ep. 190
As homeschoolers, our kids are with us for much of their day and it’s inescapable for them to be exposed to news and events that we are concerned with. We’ve been having many difficult discussions in our house lately about both personal and global events and wanted to take this opportunity to talk about how we can approach tough topics with our kids in a way that is developmentally appropriate to have meaningful conversations. Be prepared Developmental age is a good starting place but use your j...
Mar 14, 2022•55 min•Ep. 189
In today's episode, we review the DK Math 10 Minutes a Day. DK Math 10 Minutes a Day - https://amzn.to/3Cv6Q8r Topic: Math (1st Grade) Grade Level: Age Range 6-7 Cost: $9 Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/homeschooltogether Facebook:...
Mar 10, 2022•15 min•Ep. 188
In today's Unschooling Journeys we have Porter Singer a performing artist and unschooling mother of 2. We continue to dive deeper into the unschooling world and learn more about the how's and why's of unschooling. With each of these talks we discover new ways we can incorporate unschooling methods into our daily life. Porter's Website: https://portersinger.com/home Porter's Podcast: https://portersinger.com/podcast Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help y...
Mar 07, 2022•51 min•Ep. 187
This week on the podcast we're reviewing a game we got over the holidays, Dream Home. It's quickly become one of our favorite games to play with the kids, and we even modify the rules to play with our 2.5yo! Age: 6+ Players: 2-4 player Game Play: 40 min Skills: logic, problem solving, drafting 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 Dream Home - https://amzn.to/3pobeR...
Mar 03, 2022•7 min•Ep. 186
At some point, another person will express a negative opinion about your decision to homeschool your children. Whether it comes from a place of love or it’s a stranger who insists on having input on your parenting decisions, these expressed opinions can be hurtful, frustrating, and occasionally cause us to doubt ourselves. Today we’ll be talking about how to deal with the naysayers! Naysaying opinions come in all shapes and sizes The motivation of Naysayers Is this person someone in your life yo...
Feb 28, 2022•55 min•Ep. 185
This week on the podcast we're reviewing a game we got over the holidays, Trails. It's one of the most popular family games out there! It's a beautiful game focused on the outdoors! This is the smaller cousin to the game of Parks. Age: 8+ Players: 2-5 player Game Play: 2-40 min Skills: logic, problem solving, resource 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...
Feb 24, 2022•10 min•Ep. 184
In today's podcast, we are doing something a little different. We are lucky to have Moselle Campbell back to talk about the latest news in Washington State regarding homeschooling. We talk about the growing homeschool movement, the increase in homeschooling, and some laws making their way through the statehouse. It's a wide-ranging talk that we thought will be interesting to share. Moselle admins one of the largest Washington State homeschool Facebook groups and provides a ton of great informati...
Feb 21, 2022•39 min•Ep. 183
This week on the podcast we're reviewing the great preschool game, Wordle. Its a sweet game filled with color matching and dexterity skills. Our preschooler has been playing this nearly every day for the last few weeks. Age: 3 Players: 2-4 player Game Play: 10 min + Skills: color matching, dexterity, problem solving 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 Sneaky Snack...
Feb 17, 2022•5 min•Ep. 182
In today's Homeschooling Journeys podcast we have Moselle Campbell a mother of three who is busy balancing three children, different curriculums, running-start, and teaching at a dance studio all at the same time. This was a fun and informative conversation and perfect for that larger homeschool family and understanding the unique challenges of homeschooling a teenager and what that means for a career and education beyond the home. For Washington State Homeschooling families please head over to ...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 181
This week on the podcast we're reviewing the browser-based word game, Wordle. It's a game that's sweeping the online world, thanks to its simplicity, the cost (free), and it doesn't require a download or signup (all wonderful things in our busy life). Age: 8+ Players: 1 player Game Play: 2 min + Skills: Spelling, word memory, logic, problem solving Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschoo...
Feb 10, 2022•7 min•Ep. 180
Whether you’ve been homeschooling for years or are just getting started, we all have subjects that we, personally, don’t have strong skills in. Often this stems from our own childhood education and the struggles that we had. Now that you are your child’s primary educator, how do you teach a subject that you either don’t know or are not comfortable with? Today we’ll discuss and give you lots of ideas to tackle tough subjects! Everyone has these subjects. (Even us as engineers) Don’t be overwhelme...
Feb 07, 2022•48 min•Ep. 179
This week on the podcast we're reviewing a game we got over the holidays, Parks. It's one of the most popular family games out there! It's a beautiful game that takes you through the US National Parks! Age: 10+ Players: 2-5 player Game Play: 25 min + Skills: logic, problem solving, resource 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 Parks - https://amzn.to/3FY...
Feb 03, 2022•9 min•Ep. 178
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...
Jan 31, 2022•42 min•Ep. 177
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 No...
Jan 27, 2022•6 min•Ep. 176
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/homeschooltogethe...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 175
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 Bananagram...
Jan 20, 2022•7 min•Ep. 174
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 Consid...
Jan 17, 2022•31 min•Ep. 173
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 ...
Jan 13, 2022•7 min•Ep. 172
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. Ch...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 171
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-...
Jan 06, 2022•10 min•Ep. 170
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: htt...
Jan 03, 2022•45 min•Ep. 169
