Uh, oh! The homeschooling parent is sick!  What do you do? Mindy and Rachel share tips and trick on how to handle teacher sick days while homeschooling!  As usual, we suggest ways for our far bookends and our near bookends to make it personal and end with encouragement!

Homeschooling Moments of the Week 1:54

Topic Talk 5:23

Make it Personal 25:08

Encouragement 28:58

Are you in the car often or consistently as a homeschooler?  Well, then it's time for car schooling! Mindy and Rachel share ways to make the most of your time in the car. 

Homeschooling Moments of the Week 1:24

Topic Talk: 4:30

Make it Personal: 18:51

Encouragement: 22:37

Mindy & Rachel dive into the question: What counts as school? Lots of thoughts, excitement, and tips on today’s episode! And as always, we bring our moments of the week, ways to make the topic personal, and some encouragement! enjoy Episode 10!

Homeschooling Moments of the Week 2:06

Topic Talk 5:00

Make It Personal 23:53

Encouragement 26:45

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Episode 9 has Mindy and Rachel sharing, explaining, and giving real help for their favorite part of homeschooling: read alouds!

Lots of great links this week!

1:09 Homeschooling Moments of the Week

Wingfeather Saga 3:58

6:18 Topic Talk

Where the Red Fern Grows 11:45

Audiobook resources-

Audible 17:02

Libby

Hoopla

Overdrive

Scribd (this link is Mindy’s referral link and will give you two free months and her one!)

Libro.fm

Epic! Books

Downpour

Kobo

Pinna

iPod…. (aka: StoryPod) 19:15

Little House Series 19:49

Paddington 19:51

Peter Rabbit Collection 19:53

James Herriot books 21:14

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 22:27

27:07 Make It Personal 27:07

The Wizard of Oz 27:37

Charlotte’s Web 27: 39

Currently Reading S1 Episode 32 28:33

29: 52 Encouragement

Bookend Homeschoolers on IG

Mindy at gratefulforgrace on IG

Rachel at colemountainhomeschool on IG

Last week, we shared tips and tricks on how to get your kids to do their homeschooling, but now it's the teacher's turn! How to get yourself to actually do the homeschooling every day is our focus on episode 7. 

We still bring the homeschooling moments, encouragement, and ways to make the topic personal, like every episode. 

Homeschooling Moments of the Week 1:09

Topic Talk 3:10

Make It Personal 22:29

Encouragement 26:21

The rubber meets the road for homeschooling in getting the kids to do their school work! Mindy and Rachel talk tips and tricks to make that happen.  As always, we also share homeschooling moments of the week, ways to make the topic personal, and encouragement. 

Homeschooling Moments of the  Week: 1:30

Topic Talk: 3:43

Make It Personal: 26:19

Encouragement: 30:33

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Episode 6

Mindy and Rachel share their thoughts on where to spend your money first when starting to homeschool!

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Homeschooling Moments of the Week: 1:24

Topic Talk: 6:10

Ticonderoga Pencils 6:45

Memoria Press First Start Reading 9:51

Memoria Press Early Math 9:51

Saxon Phonics 9:55

The Gift of Reading 10:00

All About Spelling 10:10

All About Reading 10:10

Currently Reading Podcast 10:32

Currently Reading Podcast Episode32 with Mindy as a Guest 15:45

Pilot G2 07 pens (blue wink)

Inkjoy pens (black... wink)

Make It Peronal 24:34

Time Timer 30:30

Encouragement 28:11

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How can we homeschool multiple ages of kiddos? How can you get anything done with babies, toddlers, or preschoolers in the mix?  Rachel and Mindy talk about how homeschool many kids and do it successfully!

We also bring encouragement, ways to make it personal, and homeschooling moments of the week, as usual!

Homeschooling Moments of the Week:  0:57

Topic Talk: 6:14

Make it Personal: 24:10

Encouragement: 28:51

Episode 4: To Schedule or Not to Schedule?

Mindy & Rachel share benefits, tips, and tricks for creating and following a routine or schedule in your homeschool.

2:03 Homeschooling Moments of the Week

5:10 Topic Talk

Post Its + Poster Boards: 11:13

Workboxes: 13:10

Notebooks: 15:10

Binders: 15:30

White Board: 16:04

Visual Schedule: 17:20

Loop System & Block System: 25:37

Other Ideas Not Mentioned:

Pre-made daily schedules by grade

Help plan your week

Daily scheduling

24:44 Make It Personal

27:57 Encouragement

Bookend Homeschoolers on IG

Mindy at gratefulforgrace on IG

Rachel at colemountainhomeschool on IG

Mindy & Rachel bring ten tasks to do first to start homeschooling. And they might not be what you think!

Homeschooling Moments of the Week: 1:13

Topic Talk: 4:11

HSLDA: 4:29

Episode 2: 12:25

Junior Ranger Badges: 17:21

Make It Personal: 28:02

Encouragement: 30:56