Latest How to homeschool Podcast Episodes
Doing the Big Things
Imperfectly Pollyanna - January 08, 2024 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWelcome to the Imperfectly Pollyanna Podcast. I am your host, Courtney. A faith-filled homeschool mom of 2, licensed medical professional, certified health coach, AND eternal optimist. Here at the podcast, we talk about real life, always imperfect but always finding the good. I’m so glad you’re ...
24. Back to Homeschool
Homeschool Works - August 21, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTips for how to mark the start of your school year in a memorable way that sets your children (and you) up for success!
23: HW Skinny: Summer Slide
Homeschool Works - August 14, 2023 15:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsKayte and Debra discuss the science behind the notion of summer slide. Then give tips for helping your kids recover what they may have (temporarily) lost over the summer break.
22. HW Skinny: Chunking
Homeschool Works - August 01, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsKathryn and Debra discuss chunking, a strategy that will help students increase their working memory. Debra gives a quick test to help you assess your child's working memory and then discusses ways to extend their ability to work with a lot of new information at once.
21. HW Skinny: Focused and Diffuse Modes of Thinking
Homeschool Works - July 25, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode, Kathryn and Debra discuss how students can use their understanding of the mind's two modes for thinking to better apply their attention to their studies. A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Numbers-Science-Flunked-Algebra/dp/039916524X/ref=tmm_pap_...
20. HW Skinny: Spaced Repetition
Homeschool Works - July 17, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsSpaced repetition is an effective strategy to promote durable learning. When kids struggle to recall what they learned about previously, they strengthen the neural pathways that deepen their understanding and connections to prior learning. Celebrate the struggle! Tell your kids their brains a...
HW Skinny: Spaced Repetition
Homeschool Works - July 17, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsSpaced repetition is an effective strategy to promote durable learning. When kids struggle to recall what they learned about previously, they strengthen the neural pathways that deepen their understanding and connections to prior learning. Celebrate the struggle! Tell your kids their brains a...
Teaching Math and Science Together with Sherri Seligson, Author and Marine Biologist
Homeschool Works - June 12, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsKathryn sits down with fellow Apologia author Sherri Seligson to talk about teaching math and science together. Sherri explains how math functions as the language of science while Kathryn chimes in with ways you can use science as a context for teaching mathematics. The result is a two-for-one p...
19. Teaching Math and Science Together with Sherri Seligson, Author and Marine Biologist
Homeschool Works - June 12, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsKathryn sits down with fellow Apologia author Sherri Seligson to talk about teaching math and science together. Sherri explains how math functions as the language of science while Kathryn chimes in with ways you can use science as a context for teaching mathematics. The result is a two-for-one p...
18: Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia with Amy Bodkin
Homeschool Works - June 05, 2023 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsKathryn discusses the neurodivergent child with Amy Bodkin, a homeschool mom, autistic adult, and licensed school psychologist. We discuss learning differences and recent dramatic changes in the research and our understanding of these very common differences in children. Amy offers lots of exp...
17. Determining Your Child's Learning Style: Part 2
Homeschool Works - May 22, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn part 2, Kathryn and Debra dive into the four types of learners researchers have found in an educational setting. This model is an easy one for homeschool parents to use because the clues are the observable preferences you can readily see in each child. You'll also learn how to recognize you...
16. Determining Your Child's Learning Style: Part 1
Homeschool Works - May 15, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhat does the research say about learning styles? How can homeschool parents leverage this information to algin with how each child learns best (and still keep your program manageable)? We open with a discussion about the Big 5 Personality Traits, which are the foundation for how kids will proc...
TB42: Interview Part 2 Growing Up Homeschooled
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - April 14, 2023 18:00 - 1 hourIn Part Two of this two part series Levi and Chaz discuss what life is like as an adult after being homeschooled. They give insights into what it was like: Starting college Getting their first jobs Transitions into adulthood Things they will change when homeschooling their own children Thin...
TB 41: Interview Part 1 - Growing Up Homeschooled
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - March 16, 2023 22:00 - 44 minutesMost podcast focus on assisting homeschool parents as they navigate the homeschool adventure. Instead, our next two podcast will be focusing on what homeschooling looks like to our kids. In this podcast, Chaz and Levi will be discussing what it was like growing up in the homeschool environment...
TB 40: The Funny Boy - Part 5 The Disruptive Homeschooler
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - March 03, 2023 20:00 - 27 minutesDisruptions in the homeschool are inevitable. But when your homeschooler is doing the disrupting things can get out of control fast. In this series we are discussing what to do when our homeschooler insists on disrupting the day, and why they do it. In today's podcast, part 5 of the series, Ch...
TB 39: The Disruptive Homeschooler - Part 4 The Talker
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - February 15, 2023 22:00 - 24 minutesIn this series, we have been discussing what to do when your homeschooler disrupts the school day. This podcast discusses the talker. This is the child who just can't seem to stop disrupting, because they just have to tell you one more thing. Chaz and Christie give tips and insights into the ...
TB 38: Part 3: The Watch Me/Look at This Homeschooler - The Disruptive Homeschooler Series
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - February 02, 2023 01:00 - 26 minutesDisruptions in the school day. They come in many different forms, from the phone ringing, to errands that have to be run, the list is endless and constant. But the hardest is when your homeschooler is the disruptor. In this series, The Disruptive Homeschooler, Chaz and Christie discuss five of...
TB 37: Part 2 - The Deflector, The Disruptive Homeschooler Series
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - January 17, 2023 20:00 - 23 minutesDisruptions in the school day, everyone has them. But what do you do when your biggest disruption is your homeschooler. In this series Chaz and Christie discuss some of the most common disruptive behaviors and share tips for getting back control of your homeschool. Todays podcast focuses on the...
TB 36: The Disruptive Homeschooler Part 1- The Meltdown Child
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - January 06, 2023 19:00 - 22 minutesDisruptions, they come from everywhere - the dog, the phone, the doorbell, but the worst is when your homeschooler is the disruption. They come in many forms - the meltdown child, the distractor, the talker, just to name three. But, they all have basically the same purpose - to be noticed and to...
TB 35: Part 2- Why Does Santa Wear Red? ...and Other Christmas Traditions
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - December 21, 2022 23:00 - 17 minutesMerry Christmas! In this podcast we will be continuing our discussion on Christmas traditions. Last week, Chaz and Christie discussed the origins and history of Santa Claus and the Christmas tree. This week we will be sharing the background behind: Christmas cards Poinsettias Salvation Army ...
TB 34: Part 1: Why Does Santa Wear Red?...and Other Christmas Traditions
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - December 13, 2022 22:00 - 18 minutesMerry Christmas! In this podcast, Chaz and Christie begin a two part series on some of our more popular Christmas traditions. This podcast focuses mainly on Santa Claus and the Christmas tree. History of Santa Claus: Three main views of where Santa Claus originated How Santa went from an elf...
TB 33: Teaching Your Child Gratitude
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - November 17, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutesGratitude can be learned. Whether giving a show of gratitude or being on the receiving end, how we respond is important. In this podcast, Chaz and Christie discuss the importance of gratefulness and ideas for incorporating it into the life of your child. Included in their discussion is: What ...
TB 32: Chores: Beyond the Chores List
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - October 26, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutesChores, just the word makes both kids and adults cringe. Why does it have to be such a challenge? And is it even worth the effort? In this podcast Chaz and Christie bring you beyond the chore list to discuss the root causes of chore challenges: Failure to understand the main purpose of chore...
TB:31: Homeschooler's Guide to the College Freshman Year
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - October 10, 2022 18:00 - 28 minutesStarting college can be frightening for anyone, but for homeschooler's and their parents, there are extra apprehensions that come up as they prepare for the college experience. In this podcast, Chaz and Christie discuss college from the perspective of a homeschooler, who is now a college graduat...
TB 30: Chickens in the Coop and Dogs in the Yard
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - September 23, 2022 22:00 - 28 minutesDogs, cats, hamsters, just the names make many of us cringe. The mess, the chaos, the fighting over feeding, cleaning, and caring for them, for many of us it just doesn't seem worth it. But there are so many opportunities and lessons to be learned through our pets. The lasting memories of the ...
TB 29: The Weariness of Summer
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - August 11, 2022 17:00 - 20 minutesYou couldn't wait for summer to begin, and now you can't wait for it to end. You are weary of the heat, and the kids constant fighting and whining. In this podcast, Chaz and Christie give homeschool parents ideas for combating the end of summer blues, and end the summer on a high note. As a vet...
TB 28: A Homeschooled Vacation
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - July 13, 2022 21:00 - 24 minutesCan you homeschool and still enjoy a relaxing vacation at the same time? Definitely. In fact, homeschooling while on vacation can add to the fun and joy of vacationing. In this podcast, Chaz and Christie will be sharing personal experiences adding educational opportunities in their vacations. I...
TB 27: Have an Unschooling Summer
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - June 28, 2022 22:00 - 22 minutesSummer is the perfect time to try out unschooling. What better time of year to spark your child's interest than when flowers are blooming, tadpoles are growing, and rain and thunder fall from the sky. There are beaches and mountains to be explored and vacations to make learning one giant field t...
TB 26: Interview: Life After Homeschooling
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - June 14, 2022 17:00 - 46 minutesDo you wish you knew what it was like to be a child who is homeschooled? What about college, do you question what it will be like for your homeschooler? Joining the workforce, getting married, having children, contemplating homeschooling their own kids, all these are concerns we have as homescho...
TB 25: Sibling Tension
Toolbox for Learning Podcast - May 18, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutesSiblings, sometimes it feels like all they do is fight. You walk in the room and they are playing so sweetly together, and seconds later they are screaming and throwing things at one another. What is a parent to do? In this podcast, Chaz and Christie share their advice on working through siblin...
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