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Today I welcome Lisa Marie Fletcher founder of The Canadian Homeschooler to discuss the upcoming Canadian Online Homeschool Conference (Feb. 2-6th 2026). We discuss what inspired the conference, what Lisa Marie is looking forward to the most and a look at this year's lineup including yours truly (Note: the Conference is open to everyone, even if you're not in Canada!)


1:09 - About Lisa Marie and The Canadian Homeschooler
3:31 - Structure and daily themes of the conference
11:43 - Attendance cost and resources for homeschoolers
14:32 - Watch party idea and kid specific sessions
17:43 - Lisa Marie's highlights for this year's conference
20:35 - Wrap up party
23:09 - Open to everyone, not just Canadians


The Canadian Online Homeschool Conference (Registration opens this coming week)

The Canadian Homeschooler: Homeschooling Resources for Families 

an implausability of gnus (blog post) 

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three things that got me started

•  it's about love
•  order can be accomplished in little chunks
•  it's about discipline, which is virtue
  
  

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I address a fan mail inquiry about homeschooling resources for history, particularly for young children. What are the merits of Philip Campbell's history books and audio resources and the importance of read-alouds and interactive play.  Totally looking for that balance between structured education and free play.

If you scroll down on this link, you'll read different historical eras and reading suggestions for each:

SOCIAL STUDIES

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1. you have to be pretty creative, and you're probably already tired
2. it requires a lot of energy to determine what rewards/consequences work with whom, and you're probably already tired

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Jenna joins me once again on the podcast to discuss burnout, phone addiction and the difficult decision to leave social media  We naturally dive into the need for community and strategize on how to find and build community around us.


Eat, Live, Run | Jenna Beaugh | Substack
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Only Heroic Catholic Families Will Survive by Robert J. Fox
Blessed Is She - Community
Homeschool Connections - Community 

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what do we want

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A chat with Zoe, that we co-published on both her *new podcast* and here on make joy normal...how do we do that?   Welcome, learn from my errors :).  

Zoe's Website + Podcast
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The Pantry Reset Mini Course with Zoe

building resilience, cultivating joy (blog post)

Among the Lilies Podcast with Cameron Fradd

career woman to stay at home mom: an interview with Zoe (podcast)

Sink Reflections by Marla Cilley

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

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Martha, Martha: Distracted by many things episode 12: how a motto changes your life


the best book I ever read (blog post)

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Blog post, Bride's tree

Christmas traditions at our house, an episode from a couple of years ago

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Martha, Martha: Distracted by many things episode 11: it's never too late to start...


resources that fell into my lap and altered my universe (blog post)

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