Raising Arrows - Large Family Homeschool Life

Does notebooking overwhelm you? Do you feel like a notebooking flunkie? Do you wish you figure out how to make time for it? This podcast is for you! Learn how to make notebooking easy for your family!

In this episode:

• How to combine subjects for notebooking.
• How to store (and not store) notebooks.
• Tons of ideas to take the stress out of notebooking!

Resources mentioned:

Large Family Notebooking post

Teach Them Diligently Convention

Apologia Notebooking

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Menu planning is one of those homemaking chores that can easily become drudgery. You spend copious amounts of time putting together a list of meals you "hope" everyone will love, then you have to write out your grocery list, and then you have to actually make the meals you planned. But, what if you had a list of meals you knew your family loved? Trust me - it will revolutionize your menu planning process! This podcast teaches you how to build a menu plan your entire family loves!

In this episode:

• How to put together a meal list to choose from.
• The family voting process.
• Finalizing your meal list.
• How to create a rotating menu plan from your list.

Resources mentioned:

• Soup, Salad, or Sandwiches post (our super easy lunch menu!)
• Trim Healthy Table
• Holiday Planner

What makes you strong as a family? What makes your home a haven? What makes you unique? It's the things you do together as a family - the traditions your family has created over the years. And often, the stronger the family, the more traditions you see that family celebrating.

If you find yourself lacking in these rich family traditions (or you want to build even more!), this podcast is for you!

In this episode:

• 3 reasons why you can't seem to build solid family traditions
• Easy tradition ideas you can start today!
• How to put together a list of family traditions.

Resources mentioned:

End of Summer Picnic podcast

Emily's Story

Grieving Through the Holidays

Our Irish Supper Menu

12 Week Holiday Planner

Little House on the Prairie book set

Amazon Prime Music - look for Seeds Family Worship or Scripture Lullabies

Having a REAL Sabbath Rest podcast

Resurrection Garden

Jonathan Park audios

Beginning of School picnic

Advent Ideas for Kids

How to Make Birthdays Special without Breaking the Bank

Special Night

How to Play CHOPPED as a Family

Is it possible to homeschool an entire grade over the summer or at least get a child caught up in a subject or two? Absolutely! With a little hard work and diligence it is doable and here's how!

In this episode:

• What topics to cover to maximize your time.
• Resources to make summer schooling easier (and cheaper!).
• Reward ideas for you and your child working so hard!

You can find the full post here - https://www.raisingarrows.net/2016/06/can-you-homeschool-an-entire-grade-over-the-summer/

Resources mentioned:

• Compass Classroom (video based curriculum)
• Khan Academy
• Starfall
• Reading Eggs
• Beacon Handbook

Some children take more energy to parent. They are emotionally, physically, and mentally taxing, but we can learn how to parent them best if we just take the time to understand who they are and what makes them tick.

In this episode:

• The one thing that will change how you parent your high maintenance child.
• How to avoid making a diagnosis an excuse.
• Finding new discipline methods and coping mechanisms that work.

Resources mentioned:

Homeschooling the Child with Aspergers Syndrome

Are extracurricular activities overwhelming you? Learn a better way to choose activities for your family that put the entire family first and build strong relationships within your family rather than pulling you apart!

In this episode:

• What activities work well for the entire family.
• How to decide it the amount of time it is taking away from the family is worth it.
• How to fight the "that's not fair" argument.
• How to mesh your child's giftings with their extracurricular activities.

Are you feeling stressed out and stretched thin? Are you wondering how to better manage your day so you can be a better mom? This podcast gives you tons of great tips on having enough of you to go around in your parenting, homemaking, and every day life!

In this episode:

• How to delegate and who to delegate to.
• How to spot time wasters.
• When to let go of a schedule.
• How to find peace with your day.

Resources mentioned:

So Many Littles, So Little Time ebook - coupon RAPODCAST 10% off here - https://www.raisingarrows.net/product/many-littles-little-time/

Age Appropriate Chore List

Don't want to listen? Read the post!

Moving creates a lot of upheaval for your family, and homeschooling often suffers in the move. Our family has moved many times, so today I am sharing our tips and tricks for homeschooling during a move.

In this episode:

• How to keep homeschooling and when to stop
• How to pack and unpack while homeschooling
• How to create a new schedule

Find more information in these blogs posts:

Homeschooling Year Round Series Large Family Moving Series

Everyone has an opinion on the controversial topic of putting babies on a schedule. Here's my take as a mom of 10!

In this episode:

• Why babies don't sleep.
• How to make the choice between scheduling and not scheduling.
• My favorite ways to help babies sleep.

Resources mentioned:

• Sleep Training post on Raising Arrows - https://www.raisingarrows.net/2013/03/ask-amy-sleep-training-babies/
• No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley - http://amzn.to/2EdUSo8
• Rock 'n Play Sleeper - http://amzn.to/2FHnoLV

Stomach flu with a house full of children is never fun, but as a mom of 10, I've learned a few tips and tricks to managing the sickness that will make the mess less and help you keep your sanity through it all!

In this episode:

• What supplies you should always have on hand.
• How to "contain" the sickness. (or not)
• The best way to take care of a vomiting baby.
• The #1 thing you MUST do while in the thick of it!
• What the recovery phase looks like.

Resources mentioned:

• lightweight fleece blankets
• owl phone holder
• G2 - low sugar Gatorade