"Focus on the heart and faith, not just the curriculum." - Aby Rinella

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🌟📚 Start the homeschooling year strong with expert tips from Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella, as they share their journey to create a balanced curriculum that nurtures both academic excellence and spiritual growth. They discuss using their favorite tools, planners, books, and courses, and creative ways to make each subject come alive. Tune in for guidance on structuring your homeschool, the power of prayer in planning, and our favorite curriculum reviews!

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Yvette’s Picks:

Mother Culture: For a Happy Homeschool, by Karen Andreola

A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning, by Karen Andreola

Homeschool Planner – A Plan in Place

Apologia Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

Master Books – Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology: Wonders of the Human Body

Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology

Master Books The World's Story Volume 1

The Knowledge Of The Holy, by A.W. Tozer

Christian Reading Companion for 50 Classics, by James Stobaugh

Famous Women in History: What a Character, by Marilyn Boyer

IEW Structure and Style for Students

IEW Fix it! Grammar

BJU Press Writing & Grammar

Master Books Introduction to Logic

Adam's Chart of History: A Chronology of Ancient, Modern, and Biblical History

Storytime for Grownups: Jane Eyre, by Faith Moore

Pam Barnhill Homeschool Boot Camp

Aby’s Picks:

Not Consumed – God’s Story Old Testament Bible Study

Not Consumed – God’s Story New Testament Bible Study

The Prairie Primer, by Margie Gray

American Civics with Michael Farris

Nutrition 101: Choose Life! By Debra Raybern

Master Books Applied Engineering: The Study of God’s Design in Nature

Master Books Introduction to Logic

Master Books Math

Master Books Academy

IEW Fix it! Grammar

To Be Educated, poem by Carolyn Caines

The Young Woman and the Sea (Audiobook)

Podcast Recommendations:

Back to School 2023 - Bringing Passion and Enjoyment to the Homeschool Year - Aby Rinella, Part 1

Back to School 2023 - (Not) Having it All Together for the New Year – Aby Rinella, Part 2

Back to School 2023 - 20 Great Ideas for Making Homeschool Fun - Aby Rinella, Part 3

Why Homeschool? - Aby Rinella's First Episode on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast

Thinking Dad Podcast

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