What if the best thing you could do for your homeschool is put the worksheet down?

In this episode of The Homeschool How To Podcast, Cheryl sits down with Kaitlin Zara, former public school teacher, homeschool mom of two boys, and host of the Homeschool Connections podcast, to talk about what she saw from the inside of a classroom that changed how she teaches her own kids now.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why Kaitlin had to unlearn her formal teacher training to homeschool her own kids
• How hands-on experience — like dissecting squid — teaches more than a worksheet ever could
• What changed in classrooms over the last decade, and why she didn't want that for her own kids
• Why she stopped turning every outing into a unit study
• Why letting your kids see the everyday chaos of family life is part of their education
• How the more you enjoy your own homeschool days, the more your kids enjoy learning

Whether you're brand new to homeschooling or years into it, this conversation is a reminder to stop overplanning and let the learning happen naturally.

Connect with Kaitlin:

Instagram: KaitlinMZara

Facebook: KaitlinZara

Youtube (podcast)

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