Colorful Homeschooler

Join Kathy as she shares her emotions and reflections right before her first homeschool graduate, her oldest, leaves for six months. Vulnerable and honest, come and be encouraged that you, also, can go the distance! 

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Come join Kathy for a brief episode encouraging you to save space for all of the many iterations of your child. How to make time for all of the messy and not drown in it yourself. 

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Join Kathy as she shares the methods that she has used in her 10+ years of homeschooling to allow space for self-directed learning by each student, all while maintaining and promoting a rigorous homeschool schedule. Kathy goes into why you should leave space for self-directed learning, and then shows you how you can do so and still "check your boxes" for the most common subjects. Show your child that you support and LOVE when they learn on their own! Let Kathy help!

Let your homeschool convention know that you'd like them to hire Kathy to come speak at their 2026 offering. Kathy is booking now and would love to see you. 

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Did you ever get stuck on which titles to include in your child's required reading? Their free reading? As a homeschool parent, have you always been a reader? Join Kathy as she goes over the way she crafts her literature list each year for her boys-the questions she asks herself and some of the resources that she has used. Be encouraged! You are the perfect teacher for your child.

Resources from today:

Soren Kierkagaard Anthology: https://amzn.to/3HTgDfN

Ambleside Online...tap on By Year, then scroll to your child's year and check out the available books. Also, their philosophy, tap on Curriculum and then Overview: https://amblesideonline.org/about

All Through the Ages, out of print: https://amzn.to/3JOdgqW

Heat of Dakota book packs: https://www.heartofdakota.com/package/drawn-into-the-heart-of-reading-book-packs/

Sabbath Mood Living Science books: https://sabbathmoodhomeschool.com/living-science-books/

Reshelving Alexandria: https://reshelvingalexandria.notion.site/

Sonlight curriculum: https://www.sonlight.com/pages/curriculum

The Marshmallow experiment: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-marshmallow-test-4707284

Little Duke: https://amzn.to/4oTyT9v

Wilderking Trilogy: Book 1: https://amzn.to/3JqtBSO      Book 2: https://amzn.to/47dkKh9      Book 3: https://amzn.to/45CHeac

My Father's Dragon: https://amzn.to/3JweOpG

Teddies Saga: Book 1: https://amzn.to/45ONvhz    Book 2: https://amzn.to/3VgqeAj   Book 3: https://amzn.to/4lKZOSa

Vanderbeeker's: https://amzn.to/4fZuKNq

Understood Betsy: https://amzn.to/4oOmxj7

Joan Didion: https://amzn.to/4mTaYoO

Bradbury Stories, There Will Come Soft Rains: https://amzn.to/4lO3p1M  

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Continuing our series on preparing for the new homeschool year upon us, Kathy dives into the passage of Colossians 3:12-17, breaking it down into bullet points to hang on your wall or tape in your planner. How do we continue to take that active role in our sanctification (becoming more and more like Jesus) through our homeschool day? Listen in as we deconstruct the passage and then practically work through it.

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As we slide into another homeschool year, let's confront the lies that we have been told, or told ourselves, as homeschoolers. "You can't do it." "There's only one way to do it." " You have to be a certified teacher to do it well." "Homeschooling will produce perfect children." "You don't look the right way to homeschool." "You are alone." All of these and more lies crush us, keep us down, and in bondage to that lie, keeping us from fulfilling this calling to the best of our ability. Come listen as Kathy names each one, confronts it, and encourages, speaking the truth. Be set free. Hear and take hold of the truth. 

Episode 12: The Comparison Trap- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1e12-the-comparison-trap-stop-comparing-with/id1779201708?i=1000686179073

Episode 13: Who's Your Squad- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1e13-whos-your-squad-connection-for-parents-in-an/id1779201708?i=1000688846766

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Kathy is back! Check out new episodes every Tuesday! 

Join Kathy as she discusses how she prepares her heart for the coming homeschool year. Either way, it will arrive. Can you meet it with fresh vision and peace? Kathy breaks it down so that you can. 

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Come join Kathy as she discusses how to select and plan for your electives for the year. She offers targeted questions to help walk you through the choices, design your own or purchase, how to do each of those options well, etc. She then dissects her visual way of planning out each child's schedule for the year and how to schedule each book you will be using. New to homeschooling or a veteran, hopefully you will find some new ideas and be encouraged! 

Referenced in the podcast:

Yearly Reflection Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17098286

Weekly Scheduling Options: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17297186

Yearly Scheduling Options: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17297292

Charlotte Mason Notebooking Series: 

Nature & Science Notebooks: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17097740

Language Arts Notebooks: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17097994

Social Studies Notebooks: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17098589

Productivity for the Homeschool Mama: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/16076678

Some references for elective studies online that I have used: 

Formerly Enrichment Studies, now Music in our Homeschool: https://learn.musicinourhomeschool.com/l/products

Cathy Duffy reviews: https://cathyduffyreviews.com/

Amazing Art studies: https://ahumbleplace.com/

CM Plenary: https://cmplenary.com/picture-study-resources/

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Come join Kathy as she goes over some targeted questions to help you select and plan for your core curriculum (English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Math) for your homeschool year. Go through any curriculum you already own, how to search for new curriculum, and how to source options for purchase. Be encouraged. You can do it! 

Reflection Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17098286

Yearly Scheduling Options: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17297292

Weekly Scheduling Options: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17297186

Cathy Duffy reviews: https://cathyduffyreviews.com/

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Have you wondered what weekly scheduling looks like for other homeschoolers? Join Kathy as she discusses the difference between traditional, block, loop, checklist, relaxed, or unschooling weekly schedules. Follow the show and auto download episodes...please leave me a review on whatever platform you listen on. 

First episode of the series, yearly scheduling options: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2422800/episodes/17297292

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