In this episode the moms answer the question of “How involved is dad?”, talk about summer homeschooling, the dreaded “S word” (socialization), and creative ways to use Pinterest and Goodreads in homeschooling.

Links in this Episode:

Flylady

Legoland

Secular Charlotte Mason Yahoogroup

Minecraft Teacher

Article: “No Thank you, We Don’t Believe in Socialization”

Tina’s Pinterest

Beckie’s Pinterest

Tina’s Goodreads

Beckie’s Goodreads

Wikipedia page of Margery Sharp, author of the Miss Bianca book series (which the Disney movie “The Rescuers” is very loosely based on.)

For Fresno Area Locals:

Wild Wonderful King Museum

E & M’s Reptile Family

The Discovery Center

Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter @SavvyHomeschool and on Facebook atSavvyHomeschoolMoms. Also you can call and leave us a voicemail at (559)426-6670. Subscribe to our podcast through iTunes at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/savvy-homeschool-moms/id529043541

This week the moms discuss memorizing math facts, structured vs delayed preschool, encouraging special needs children to read, and Tina reviews Math Mammoth.

Links in this episode

TinaMama’s Pinterest

PBSKids

Chisenbop Tutorial

Finger Multiplication

Finger Math

Right Start Math Games

Timez Attack

XtraMath (This is the digital flash cards game Tina talked about but couldn’t remember the name of on the show.)

Soroban Abacus

Enki Education

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons (book)

Librivox

Math Mammoth

Currclick (site mentioned where you can purchase Math Mammoth ebooks, as well as lots of other digital curriculum, and educational webinars.)

We are back after a week off due to internet issues. This week the moms discuss Summer Reading Programs, more Secular Charlotte Mason, iTunes feedback, and Beckie reviews Moving Beyond the Page.

Links in this episode:

Math Mammoth

Enid Blyton

Dinotopia

Dolphin Tale

Summer Bridge Activities

Math Made Easy

Scholastic Summer Reading Program

Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program

Chuck E. Cheese Reward Calendars

BookIt Program

Book Adventure

Pottery Barn Kids

Guardians of Ga’Hoole series

Wolves of the Beyond series…spinoff from the Ga’Hoole series

Moving Beyond the Page Curriculum

Charlotte Mason Links:

20 Principles of Charlotte Mason

Penny Gardner, Charlotte Mason Study Guide

Original CM series online / CM Series in Modern English online

More about Charlotte Mason Education

Creative ideas for narration

iPhone apps mentioned: iBird and My Nature Tree Guide

Don’t forget there’s even more Charlotte Mason info on Tina’s website, Homeschool Realm (Look for “Secular Charlotte Mason” in the sidebar menu)

 

 

 

This week, the moms discuss:  Life in their homeschooling households the past week, activities during the recent solar eclipse, finding unexpected learning opportunities, exploring Charlotte Mason education, answer the question “Am I capable of homeschooling?”, and Beckie reviews the REAL Science Odyssey series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links for this episode:

* May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse

* How to make and use pinhole viewers

* Risk Board Game (And here’s a short blog post about the educational values of this game.)

* To help explain Tina’s Jay Leno reference

* History of Us, by Joy Hakim

* The Hero of Harlaam, entire book is available online at this link…I’ve linked Ch 18, where the story is found.

* Hans Brinker (this link is to the version of the book I talk about in the show)

* Rabbit trails

* Extreme Engineering (Seasons available on Netflix instant view)

* Nova, Nature, How its Made (Seasons available on Netflix instant view)

* iGame Timer 2

* Charlotte Mason

* Charlotte Mason Study Guide, by Penny Gardner

* Great forum thread on being afraid of failing at homeschooling

* California Virtual Academies (CAVA)… https://cava.k12.com/  is the place to look for the same program outside of CA.

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In this week’s episode, the mom’s talk about how their week went, homeschooling with migraines, charter school disappointments, and Minecraft madness. Then they give a quick overview of how to legally homeschool in California, and ask listener’s opinions on homeschool planners. Lastly, both mom’s waxed poetic about their love of the Scholastic Warehouse sales.

This week’s links:

* Time’s Up Kidz – Sadly, this site is now gone.

* iGame Timer – This app is gone now too.

* Flylady

* Minecraft (Not mentioned in the podcast, but this is a very educational game that Tina’s blogged about multiple times. Stay tuned for us to talk about it again in more depth in the future!)

* GeekMom Blog

* Mental_Floss

* Homeschool.com

* Balancing Everything post: Getting on Top of Housework. Finally. (post no longer exists)

* Legally Homeschooling in California

* Legally Homeschooling by state

* Homeschool Attendance Sheets

* Homeschool Daybook

* Scholastic Warehouse Sale

Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter @SavvyHomeschool and on Facebook at SavvyHomeschoolMoms. Also you can call and leave us a voicemail at (559)426-6670. Subscribe to our podcast through iTunes at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/savvy-homeschool-moms/id529043541

Meet the Savvy Homeschool Moms!  Tina and I are so proud of our first podcast. Recording it was an adventure, and we look forward to sharing it with you, our listeners! Going forward our show notes will include links and contact information for all the resources we share with you. For this first show, the notes were a little more difficult, but here we go!

This show covered why we decided to make this podcast, who we are, and why we homeschool and what to look forward to on future episodes of the Savvy Homeschool Moms Podcast!

We mentioned one of our favorite websites, Khan Academy! An excellent resource not only for math (where it is a LIVESAVER!) but also for other subjects and topics of interest to the homeschool family!

Another link from the show:  Secular Homeschooling Magazine (Sadly, this magazine and it’s website, no longer exist, so we’ve removed the link.)

Also we talked about where we can be reached on the internet, for your questions, and comments!

Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/savvyhomeschoolmoms

Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/savvyhomeschool

You can find Tina at http://HomeschoolRealm.com (among other places, all listed on her About Tina page)

And you can find Beckie at http://BeckieTetrault.com