Modern Homeschool

You're listening to Episode 18 of Modern Homeschool. Today I'm giving you 15 morning basket ideas sorted by your kid's personality: for the artist, the logical kid, the word lover, the on-the-move kid, and the curious nature-lover. Plus the honest story of why our morning basket didn't work last year, what we're trying instead (a laminated morning menu), and the homeschool philosophy of trying things without feeling pressured to commit. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. Why our morning basket didn't work last year

2. Enter the morning menu: our new setup

3. 15 morning basket ideas sorted by kid type: artist, logical, word lover, kinesthetic, curious

Resources Mentioned:

Modern Homeschool Toolkit: https://www.chantymacias.com/toolkit

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

FREE Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

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You're listening to Episode 17 of Modern Homeschool. Homeschool launch season is here, and today I'm walking you through what our real first week of homeschool actually looked like (spoiler: I cried in the kitchen by 10:30 AM on day 1), everything I wish I'd had in my hands that week, and the tool I've been building for the last year to finally make it easier for you. The Modern Homeschool Toolkit launches tomorrow. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. Our real, unedited first week of homeschool

2. Everything I wish I'd had that week

3. Why I built the Toolkit

4. Three things to do differently in your first week

5. The Toolkit launches tomorrow at $37 launch pricing

Resources Mentioned:

Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://www.chantymacias.com/toolkit

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

FREE Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

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You're listening to Episode 16 of Modern Homeschool. Today, Ari is back, and she's sharing her wishlist for the new homeschool year: what she wants to learn, where she wants to go, books she wants to read, and her big goal. This is a real window into involving your own child in year planning. When kids contribute to the plan, they buy in. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. Why involving your kid in year planning changes everything

2. What new thing Aria wants to learn

3. Her favorite subject last year

4. The skill she wants to grow, places she wants to go to, and books she wants to read

5. Her big goal for the year

Resources Mentioned:

Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://www.chantymacias.com/toolkit

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

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You're listening to Episode 15 of Modern Homeschool. Today Laz is back, and we're having THE conversation everyone is having quietly and almost no one is having out loud: how we use AI in our homeschool, and what we don't let it touch. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. Why pretending AI isn't in our homes doesn't protect our kids

2. How Chanty uses AI for prep

3. What we don't let AI touch

4. What we do let AI do

5. Practical takeaways any family can use

Resources Mentioned:

Join Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://chantymacias.com/toolkit

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

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You're listening to Episode 14 of Modern Homeschool. The #1 question from multi-kid families: how do you homeschool more than one kid without losing your mind? Today I'm pouring my classroom teaching background into one episode: looping, combining subjects, training independent work, including the littles, and the one mental shift that changes everything. You're not their teacher. You're their conductor. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. The myth that breaks multi-kid moms

2. 5 helpful strategies for homeschooling multiple kids

3. Sample routine and schedule

Resources Mentioned:

Join Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://chantymacias.com/toolkit

Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://www.chantymacias.com/toolkit

Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

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You're listening to Episode 13 of Modern Homeschool. July is curriculum-buying season and overspend-and-regret season. Today, I'm walking you through the four traps that get new homeschool moms every time, the 7-step framework I use to choose curriculum without overspending, and my own $600 Year 1 confession. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. The four curriculum-buying traps

2. My $1,000 Year 1 overspending confession

3. How to get the right curriculum for your family

4. What to save money on

Resources Mentioned:

Join Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://chantymacias.com/toolkit

Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

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You're listening to the June BONUS episode of Modern Homeschool. If you've decided you're homeschooling this fall, this is your action plan for the rest of the summer. I'm walking you through 7 specific things to do over the next 8 weeks so that by the time September hits, you are READY, not panicking. From picking a start date to filing your state paperwork, taking a deschooling break, choosing curriculum, setting up a simple space, and sketching your first week, this is your homeschool summer roadmap. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. Why a real start date changes everything

2. Knowing your state's homeschool laws (and where to look them up)

3. Officially withdrawing from public school the right way

4. Why deschooling matters more than you think

5. The two core curricula rule

6. Setting up a simple learning corner, not a Pinterest classroom

7. Sketching your first week, not your whole year

8. Bonus: finding your homeschool people

Resources Mentioned:

Join Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://chantymacias.com/toolkit

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

HSLDA State Laws: https://hslda.org/legal

Step Up For Students PEP: https://stepupforstudents.org

Disclaimer: I'm a homeschool mom sharing what we did and what I've learned. I'm not a financial advisor or a legal advisor. Verify scholarship program details and your state's requirements before making decisions for your family.

Episode 9: Year 1 Budget + PEP Scholarship deep dive

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You're listening to Episode 11 of Modern Homeschool. Today Aria is back on the show and she's giving her honest take on what she misses (and doesn't miss) about public school, what surprised her about homeschool, what hard days look like, and whether she'd ever want to go back. This is the episode for every mom who's been quietly worried her kid will feel sad or left out if she homeschools. Real answers, from an actual homeschooled kid. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. What Aria remembers from public school

2. What she actually misses (and what she doesn't)

3. What surprised her about homeschool

4. What hard and great homeschool days looks like

5. The big question: would she ever want to go back?

Resources Mentioned:

Join Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://chantymacias.com/toolkit

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

Episode 4: A Kid's Perspective on Homeschool (Aria's first episode)

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You're listening to Episode 10 of Modern Homeschool. Today Laz is back on the show and he's walking through the questions other dads actually ask him about homeschool, and how he answers them. Money, socialization, falling behind, his role as a working dad, the hard days, the doubts, and what he'd tell a dad who's on the fence. This is the episode to send to a hesitant husband. Dads listening dads usually opens the door faster than anything we can say as moms. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. Why dads ask other dads, and not their own wives, about homeschool

2. The socialization question (every dad asks this)

3. The "what if she falls behind" worry

4. What a working homeschool dad's actual role looks like

5. How Laz shows up when Chanty has a hard day

6. The hardest part of homeschool for Laz himself

Resources Mentioned:

Join Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://chantymacias.com/toolkit

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

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You're listening to Episode 9 of Modern Homeschool. Today we're tackling the question I get most: how much does homeschool actually cost? I'm walking you through our real Year 1 budget (under $1,000 for the whole year), where to save, where to splurge, AND a deep dive into the Florida Personalized Education Program scholarship, about $8,000 per child per year that most families don't know exists. Plus a non-Florida segment so everyone walks away with something. My mission is to help modern families homeschool with structure, flexibility, and a life they love, so let's get into it!

Episode Highlights:

1. The honest Year 1 breakdown: curriculum, supplies, apps, field trips, co-op

2. Where to save and where to splurge

3. What the PEP scholarship is and how it works

4. Who qualifies for PEP and how the ESA reimbursement model works

5. How to apply for PEP through Step Up For Students

6. ESA programs in other states: where to look

7. The under-$200 ideal Year 1 starting place

Resources Mentioned:

Join Modern Homeschool Toolkit Waitlist: https://chantymacias.com/toolkit

FREE Homeschool Weekly Planner: https://www.chantymacias.com/weeklyplanner

Getting Started With Homeschool Guide: https://www.chantymacias.com/guide

Step Up For Students PEP: https://stepupforstudents.org

AAA Scholarship Foundation: https://aaascholarships.org

Disclaimer: I'm a homeschool mom sharing what we did and what I've learned. I'm not a financial advisor or a legal advisor. Verify scholarship program details and your state's requirements before making decisions for your family.

HSLDA State Laws: https://hslda.org/legal

Khan Academy: https://khanacademy.org

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