Everyday Educator

As you prepare for the new academic year, questions about setting up a schoolroom, building a collection of resources, and finding that perfect schedule may be swirling in your mind. Listen in as veteran homeschoolers Jennifer Courtney and Lisa Bailey talk about what to gather, where to store it, and when to use it. You'll gather ideas for cultivating good family habits and maintaining the consistency that will make learning together a blessing.

As you prepare for a new homeschool year, what questions are you asking yourself? On this week's episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast you'll find some answers—and some advice on which questions you might really need to answer! Listen in as Kelli Wilt and Lisa Bailey offer suggestions on how to make sure you get your mind right, not just your school supplies!

As July unfolds and we continue to celebrate summer, our minds inevitably begin to turn to preparing for the fall season of homeschooling. This week, our new series "Celebrating Summer, Prepping for Fall" begins with a throw-back podcast from 2018. Enjoy "Blueprints for the Best Education" as you set your minds toward the coming academic year and join us for this new series that will look at each CC program and how to prepare for family success.

Are you building a family legacy? Do you want to start?! Listen to this week's Everyday Educator Podcast and hear how one family is making memories that will last as they attend "Cousins Camp". Guest Chelly Barnard (the "Fun Aunt") shares spot-on tips for enjoying low-tech high-fun good times with her youngest relatives at Cousin Camp. It will make you long for a summer camp experience at your house—and give you the practical details on how to pull it off!

Some people find history as dry as summer without rain…not this week's podcast guest! Join Lisa Bailey as she talks to Kelli Wilt about celebrating summer by "playing with history" on this week's Everyday Educator podcast. You'll be encouraged to explore the history of your hometown, to find history at a family reunion, and to fuel the imaginations of your kids as they act out what they're reading about with you. Gain some practical ideas that sound like so much fun you'll want to play too!

Grab some new ideas for nature explorations on this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast; join Amy Jones and Lisa Bailey for a rousing conversation about the blessings and benefits of exploring the outdoors with your family. Practical suggestions are offered for outside AND inside science study that will bring rest, peace, camaraderie, and fun to your summer!

Think studying Latin doesn't sound much like a celebration of summer? Think again! Listen to these inviting suggestions for incorporating a little Latin learning into your summer celebrating and discover how to strengthen the skills that will make learning languages easier as your kids grow. Playing games, solving puzzles, dressing up, reading stories-even some Latin ideas to incorporate into vacation travel! Guest Denise Moore is a fountain of enthusiasm and good ideas!

You have what seem to be competing goals: extend and build on the math skills your kids acquired during the year AND have a restful, fun-filled summer break; is there a resolution? Of course! On this week's Everyday Educator podcast, Kelli Wilt and Lisa Bailey brainstorm some easy ways to incorporate math skills into the fun you have with your family: building projects, cooking experiments, small business opportunities, and other "as you go" suggestions for creating memories as you play with numbers together.

Did you know that ants have cows? Really! I learned all about it from listening to Stephanie Meter talk about our new Copper Lodge Library selection Exploring Insects with Uncle Paul! If you want to discover more about this read-aloud resource, listen to this week's Everyday Educator podcast; you'll be reminded about using read alouds to start your morning off well, and how easy it is to explore creation when you pique the curiosity of your kids. Stephanie introduces both Uncle Paul and the new Kings of Rome volume, and helps us see why stories of all kinds fuel our imaginations, build family relationships and encourage wonder. Find new material for your morning baskets and prepare for Cycle 1 at the same time!

Are you looking for fun, creative ways to bring more reading into your summer? Or maybe you're pondering ways to bring the words you read to life, to do something with what your family is reading? Listen in this week as guest Chelly Barnard offers up some awesome ideas for building activity into reading, and for building relationships as you read together this summer.