The Coop Homeschool

Birthday parties are a great way to teach event planning to your child, and we layout numerous ways to go about it. Need quick tips to get started in homeschooling? We discuss a very useful quick start resource during our Coop Q&A segment!

On a whim we decided to interview our kids and share their thoughts on homeschooling with you! They share what they love, what they don’t care for, and what they hope for in the future. Out of the mouths of babes…

We're back from our summer break! As a homeschool parent, it can become easy to find our identity in our homeschool lifestyle. We discuss identity in depth to remind ourselves that we are more than our school choice...and so are our children! In our Coop Q&A, we answer the question: "Can I homeschool without a college degree/education degree?"

Let’s plan our co-op year! To run a successful co-op, whether casual or formal, it takes some thought and planning. We share how our planning has evolved over the years and our big plans for the 21-22 school year! For show notes, visit https://thecoophomeschool.com/episode49

It's our first anniversary episode! We celebrate this milestone by sharing our favorite episodes and how this podcast has impacted our lives as homeschool moms. For links to our favorite episodes, visit https://thecoophomeschool.com/episode48

In this episode we discuss how we formed our casual co-op and the ways it has evolved over the years into our beloved Coop Group. We have worked hard to create a common mission for our group, find families who share our vision and set goals for the group to continue to grow. The Coop Group allows for amazing cooperative learning opportunities and for lifelong friendships with homeschool families. For show notes, visit: https://thecoophomeschool.com/episode47

Co-Ops Part 1: What Are Co-Ops? In the homeschool world we hear so much about co-ops and feel the pressure to be a part of one. We breakdown what a co-op is, the various types of homeschool co-ops out there, and what our experience with them has been. For more information and our show notes, visit our episode page: http://thecoophomeschool.com/episode46

With the endless supply of intriguing books at our fingertips, how can we possibly choose books for summer reading? We have some recommendations for you! We review some of our reads from last year and discuss the ones we plan to read this year. With fiction, non-fiction, parenting, and homeschooling books, we share a wide range of books for your listening pleasure. We also answer the question about arts and crafts storage options.

It's so fun to plan the next homeschool year, but for some, it can be overwhelming. Where do I start?!? We talk about some research in successful planning, walk you through a helpful planning tool we developed (and it's free!), share what curriculum and activites we are planning this next year, and show our favorite planners. We give our review of a super helpful planning book by Pam Barnhill, titled, "Plan Your Year." Did you know your personality effects how your plan? We also dive into a discussion about one of our biggest challenges as a homeschooling mom in our Coop Q&A segment.

It's super important to reflect on your school year so you can learn from your experiences and plan for the next year. We offer three questions for you to consider in your reflection, and we answer them ourselves with plenty of humble moments of learning as well fun ideas you might even want to try this next school year. We also answer the question, "What are some free resources for teaching letter recognition?" Tune in for some helpful ways you can learn from our mistakes and successes!