Raising Arrows - Large Family Homeschool Life

Need to create a little order in the chaos of your daily homeschooling? This podcast is full of simple ideas you can implement today to make your day run smoother!

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Resources mentioned:

• Podcast #77 - How to Anchor Your Homeschool
• Podcast #50 - How to Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot
• Podcast #139 - Discussion Based Education
• Seating Chart post
• Homeschool Mom Basket (scroll toward the bottom of the post for examples)
• Morning Time (read the beginning of the post for examples)

Revival begins in the home, and as homemakers, we should be purposeful in our home-building efforts! This podcast is full of ideas and encouragement to do just that!

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Resources mentioned:

• Eve in Exile (book)
• Podcast #133 - Choosing My Word of the Year [HOME]
• Podcast #131 - Stockpiling for Your Large Family
• Facebook post on having a "working home"
• @mrsmarylentz on Instagram

Learn about the many charts and systems we use in our large family home and homeschool!

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Resources mentioned:

• Home Management for the Homeschool Mom (book)
• Cleaning with Kids Series (Podcasts 46, 47, 48, 49)
• How to Put your Homeschool on Autopilot (Podcast 50)
• An Easy Morning Time Routine (Podcast 86)
• Emily's Story
• Van Seating Chart (post)
• Table Seating Chart (post)
• Large Family Laundry Solutions (MEGA post)
• Large Family Laundry Solutions (Podcast 60)
• Large Family Organization (MEGA post)
• 12 Passenger Ford Transit Van Tour (on YouTube)

Education should be a conversation! Learn how to educate your children using a discussion-based style!

Resources mentioned:

• Podcast #138 - Tests Don't Teach
• Podcast #70 - How to Use Workbooks to Lighten Your Homeschool Load
• Podcast #124 - Taking a Jubilee Year
• How to Be a Conversational Mama (post)
• Tapestry of Grace (informational page on my blog)
• Homeschool Garden Morning Time Review (post)
• The Peaceful Press (curriculum)
• Educating the Wholehearted Child (book)
• Awaking Wonder (book)
• Apologia Elementary Science books (curriculum)
• Life of Fred (math books)
• Mystery of History (curriculum)
• Biblioplan (curriculum)
• Story of the World (curriculum)
• Music in Our Homeschool (online music curriculum)

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Resources mentioned:

• Educating the Wholehearted Child
• Awaking Wonder

Podcast Sponsor: A Faithful Father Available on Amazon for $9.99 (paperback or Kindle) In this episode:

• Why I decided to drop our grocery budget to $100/week.
• The exact steps I took to make sure we only spent $100 per week.
• The eye-opening lessons I learned from this challenge!

Resources mentioned:

• Stockpile Your Pantry Large Family Style (post)
• Stockpiling for Your Large Family - Podcast #131
• My Master Grocery List (for inspiration only!)
• Three Rivers Homestead (YouTube channel)

Homeschooling isn't always sunshine and roses. There are many different things (and people) that can make homeschooling hard. Here are ways to deal with those hard things.

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In this episode:

• Practical ways to manage disruptive children in your homeschool.
• How to make the most of your homeschooling budget.
• How to combat lonliness as a homeschool mom.
• How to make hard decisions in your homeschool.

Resources mentioned:

• Podcast #116 - Good & Bad Reasons to Change Curriculum
• Making Any Curriculum Work for Your Family (eBooklet)
• Affording the Large Family Homeschool (post)

Learn how to control the chaos and overwhelm by learning how to manage your home well!

Creating a Homeschool Schedule You Love eCourse REDUCED PRICE! Step by step instructions for building a homeschool schedule that is simple to follow!

In this episode:

• How to fit everything into your day.
• What to remove from your day.
• Why chaos happens and how to deal with it.

Ideas for dealing with siblings tattling on each other, and how to tell the difference between legitimate concerns and tattling.

For more large family homemaking and homeschooling ideas, check out the blog: https://www.raisingarrows.net

How the word I chose last year impacted my entire year, and why and how I chose 2023's word, and the powerful way the Lord is already using it to His glory!

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Resources mentioned:

• Eve in Exile (such a good read!)