Learning foreign languages can be an immensely enriching experience, exposing you and your student to new perspectives, cultures, and ideas, and can even help you to understand your native language better as well. While foreign language learning can be full of joy, it’s not without its challenges. Today, we discuss the joys we’ve had and the challenges we’ve faced while teaching foreign languages in our homeschool, as well as all our favorite foreign language resources. And be sure to stay to the end for a special surprise!

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The Learnables – Affordable & Successful Foreign Language Courses

Henle Latin | Rainbow Resource

Official Rosetta Stone® – Language Learning – Learn a Language

Duolingo – The world’s best way to learn a language

My Signing Time

English from the Roots Up Volume I: Help for Reading, Writing, Spelling, and S.A.T. Scores (bolchazy.com)

Homeschool Spanish Academy – Learn Spanish with Certified Teachers

Spanish Podcast for Kids and Families! | Eat Your Spanish (eatyourspanishpodcast.com)

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Nature is all around us, whether you live in the countryside or in a big city, and it’s important to spend time outside. As Charlotte Mason said, “One should not be indoors when one can rightly be out of doors.” Getting out into nature can soothe the mind and introduce new interests and ideas for child and parent alike. From sitting outside for lunch to big camping trips to national parks, there’s always a way to get out in nature!

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1000 Hours Outside

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What is the Montessori Method? The Montessori Method is an educational method and philosophy that’s been revolutionizing the way children are taught for over 100 years. Starting from a young age and going all the way up to high school and beyond, the Montessori Method teaches students how to build their independence in ways that reach far beyond the classroom. Today, we’re speaking with Nichole Gant, a head of school at an affiliated Montessori school, all about the Montessori Method, its history, and how homeschoolers can incorporate it into their learning lifestyle. And be sure to stay to the end, when we answer a big question about hybrid homeschooling.

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Montessori Resources for Schools, Teachers, Families and Parents | American Montessori Society (amshq.org)

North American Montessori Center – NAMC (montessoritraining.net)

Online Homeschool Programs & Afterschool Enrichment | Time4Learning

Montessori Homeschool Curriculum | Multisori

Guidepost Montessori | Exceptional School Education Programs

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Getting your partner involved in your homeschooling takes stress off your mind and lets you relax. When you make the decision to homeschool your children, it’s great to have a partner who supports you. But once the schooling begins, the support doesn’t stop. Even if the bulk of the day-to-day academics falls on one parent more than the other, there are a myriad of ways your partner can help take the stress off your back. Today, our hosts share what their partners have done to support them in homeschooling and share ideas for how to find similar support if you’re a single parent.

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What is the Charlotte Mason Method? The Charlotte Mason method is a time-honored teaching method incorporating a rich variety of books, music, art, history, and just about anything you can think of. But the Charlotte Mason method is also a philosophy of teaching, stressing the importance of being outside, physical movement, and treating children as full people in their own right. Today, Jennifer and melody interview Holly all about what Charlotte Mason is, how it works, and more! And be sure to stay to the end, when our hosts answer a very lovely question.

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Ambleside Online – Charlotte Mason Curriculum

Simply Charlotte Mason

Heritage Mom – Amber O’Neal Johnson’s Blog

Charlotte Mason Study Guide | Charlotte Mason Approach (pennygardner.com)

A Charlotte Mason Education: Catherine Levison

Charlotte Mason Homeschool Curriculum – My Father’s World

A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola

For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

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Field trip homeschooling is one of the most enriching and rewarding ways to live a learning lifestyle. From mini-trips to the grocery store to month-long vacations in another country, field trips can fit the size and shape of your homeschool. Can’t go anywhere? Our hosts share their favorite virtual fields trips, with all the fun and learning of going somewhere, but from the comfort of your own home.

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Today, we look back at 2022 in our own lives, and look forward to what we hope for 2023.

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Self-care during the holidays can be a challenge, especially for a homeschooling parent. Wrapping up a semester while attending holiday events, making time to shop for gifts, and cooking innumerable holiday treats and meals, can be tough. Stress seems inevitable, but it’s possible to make preparations to ensure your holiday celebrations are a time of comfort and joy, rather than exhaustion and stress. Today, Holly and Melody share the wisdom they’ve learned about self-care during the holidays, what it means, and all the ways you can set yourself up for a successful and relaxing time. And be sure to stay to the end when we answer a Big Question about student behavior.

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Homeschooling as an introvert can be overwhelming. Far from the quiet and ordered world preferred by an introvert, a learning lifestyle can be one of hustle and multiple balls in the air. Alyssa Wolff of the Unbusy Mom Podcast joins us on the podcast today to help. For years, she’s been giving introverted homeschooling parents the advice and tools they need to ensure a positive and productive homeschooling environment for both parent and child. From how to avoid getting overwhelmed by too many tasks, to finding moments of calm every day, Alyssa Wolff has been there and can show you the way. And be sure to stay to the end of the podcast, when our hosts answer a question buzzing around their homeschooling groups.

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The Unbusy Mom Podcast

Alyssa’s Calendar Sanity Checklist

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Many parents begin their homeschooling journey not having met any homeschool graduates. It can create apprehension, not knowing how your children will react to a different learning lifestyle than what might be considered the norm. But today we hear from five homeschool graduates as they tell us everything they loved about being homeschooled, what the advantages and disadvantages were, and how their own thoughts about being homeschooled evolved over time. Homeschooling is a wonderful, life-enriching experience for parents and children, and we have the witness testimony to prove it!

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