Unexpected Homeschoolers

By Candace Crompton

We're not your typical homeschooling family. Actually, we never thought we'd even be standing here saying that we educate at home. But thanks to the world shutdown in 2020 and God's hand in it all, we... more

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The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.

Unexpected Homeschoolers episodes:

August 07, 2024 Back to School! Our Curriculum Picks for 24/25
Chapters

00:37 Introduction
00:49 Back to School Shopping Resource
01:21 Curriculum Picks for 24/25 (Family Style)
21:56 Hoffman Academy Special
22:38 4th & 2nd Grade Curriculum Picks

The Five Girl Schoolhouse
Not Grass History
The Good & Beautiful Curriculum
All About Learning (Reading) Program
Hoffman Academy Link for Discount

Shop our LTK (We've linked everything from the episode + more!)

52 Weekly Bible Verses Resource

Learning Without Tears (typing program)

Follow us over on IG: @cromptonchronicles or @unexpectedhomeschoolerspod

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27min
April 17, 2024 Implementing Rhythms Into Your Week
Today, I’ll be diving into the world of rhythms and planning, one of my favorite things to chat about. I’ll tell you what works for me and help you come up with a way to create rhythms into your week that bring more peace and less chaos.

Links From Today's Episode:

Our LTK Link - Where you'll find all of the products we recommend!
Travel Freely: Favorite App to keep track of all of my credit card welcome bonuses & my player 2 status!

Planners I Love
Jordan Page Productivity Planner
School Nest Weekly Planner

Favorite Vacuum/Mop Combo:
Tineco

Jess Connoly: Tired of Being Tired Book

IG Account Where I Learned the Monthly Rhythm System: @emitamily

follow me on social @cromptonchronicles and @unexpectedhomeschoolerspod

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29min
March 27, 2024 Tried & True Curriculum Resources
On today's episode, we'll be discussing curriculum and planning resources for the upcoming school year. Be sure to scroll down to find all the links associated with today's show.

Shop our LTK! Find all things we love right here, from everything from travel to homeschooling and all in between!

Travel Freely - our favorite FREE APP that keeps track of all our credit cards in one place

*We make a commission on some of these links

School Nest Planners - favorite homeschool & weekly planners
(That link goes to my favorite planner that I own)
*Find all the products here

*Favorite Planner Accessories:
Fusion Eraseable Pens
Washi Tape
Tabs

Good & Beautiful Curriculum
All About Learning Curriculum (We use All About Reading and LOVE IT)
Story of the World
Evan Moor Workbooks
Draw Write Now

Leave us a message over on social
@cromptonchronicles
@unexpectedhomeschoolerspod
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39min
March 13, 2024Is Hyatt Worth the Hype?
In today's episode, we're talking all things World of Hyatt. I'll give you the lowdown on the perks behind the hotel brand, some cons, how to rack up some serious points and I'll share my top 5 Hyatt Hotels I've got my eyes on.

Things I Chatted About in the Shownotes:
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Chase Ink

Chase Ink Business

Chase Ink Business Cash (earns cashback and points - but you can’t transfer points unless you have one of the other credit cards that aren’t “cash cards”

Chase Ink Business Unlimited

Chase Sapphire Reserve

Chase Sapphire Preferred

Chase Freedom Flex

Chase Freedom Unlimited

World of Hyatt Business & Personal Cards Here

Travel Freely App - My go to travel hacking app - it keeps track of everything for you so you don't have to - and it's FREE! Download Here

Points Guy Article on Hyatt Hotels that He Would Book Before the Point Increase

Clean Simple Eats - SQUAD10 for 10% Off Your Order
Shamrock Shake Recipe
Makes 1 serving
350 calories / 10.5F / 35C / 29.5P / 8.4 fiber
1 cup unsweetened cashew milk
1 servingCSE Mint Chocolate Cookie Protein Powder
½ Tbs. CSE Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter
75g Halo Top Creamery Vanilla Bean
150g ice cubes

Topping:
2 Tbs. spray whipped cream
2 Mint Oreo Thins, crumbled
1 maraschino cherry, optional
1. Add the cashew milk, protein powder, cookie butter, ice cream and ice cubes to a high-powered blender. Blend on high until smooth.
2. Pour into a cup and top with whipped cream, crumbled cookies and a cherry. Enjoy with a spoon!

Listen to our last episode here

Follow us on social here
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23min
March 06, 2024 Travel Cross Country for Less than $100
Our name changed!
We are still the same podcast, same brand, just NEW NAME.
Subscribe today so you never miss an episode!
Today, I'll be recapping our trip out west and how we travel hacked to get there. I'll be offering up plenty of tips that I learned about all the sites we visited plus any other recommendations I can think of.
Let me know on social or in a voice message on spotify if you plan on taking a trip with your family to Arizona anytime soon :)
Links from Episode:
Southwest Offer - One card, meet the spend and then COMPANION PASS until February 2025!
Apply Here
Travel Freely: My favorite way to keep track of all things travel hacking. And, it's free. Download Here.
Do you have a 4th Grader? If so, you can visit the Grand Canyon and much more FREE. Sign up here for your paper voucher.
Great way to rack up points for Hyatt Stays all over the world!
World of Hyatt Credit Card
Here's the Hyatt Place we stayed at in Page, Arizona.
Make sure to follow us over at:
@unexpectedhomeschoolerspod
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35min
February 08, 2024 Products I'm Loving Lately
On Episode 5 of the Podcast, I'll be diving into some of my favorite new products in 2024, along with some changes I've made in my routine to incorporate these products. Hopefully you'll hear something that may change things in your routine for the better like they have mine! I'll also be sharing some of my favorite recipes below and a couple of new credit card offers that I'm loving lately.

If you loved this podcast, please hit subscribe & give us a 5 star rating! We would so appreciate it!

Links (Some contain affiliate links):

Credit Card Offers I'm Loving
Chase Business INK Cash ---- $0 Annual Fee & 75k Bonus!
Chase Business INK ---- 100k Bonus!

Health & Fitness Links
Metabolic Cleanse
Thorne Probiotic
Thorne Amino Complex
Clean Simple Eats - Use Code SQUAD10 for 10% off and this code stacks with other codes!
*My favorites are Brownie Batter Protein & Tropical Greens
Body Health Perfect Aminos
LMNT Electrolytes
Califia Farms Organic Almond Milk
Tartine Cookbook **Sourdough bible!
Great Sourdough Starter Kit
CALM Magnesium Supplement
The Best Frother for all of your Powders in your Drinks!

Favorite Snack Recipes Lately
Nutella (made with chickpeas!)
PB Dates *Take pitted medjool dates, put a tsp of organic peanut butter inside and top with 3 mini chocolate chips. Refrigerate and Enjoy!

Skincare
Zo by Obagi Skincare

Home
Pura Device (I have 3 in my home and my favorite scent is Fraiser Fir!) - Get $6 off your order of $50+ with this link :)
Air Purifiers ($30 off currently!)
Tineco Vacuum/Mop Combo - It is so awesome - you must try it!
Oatmeal Pet Wipes
Paw Cleaner

Follow us over at @thhomeschoolpod on IG or @cromptonchronicles

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29min
January 31, 2024 6 Steps to Start Homeschooling
In today's episode, we'll discuss 6 simple ways to get started with home education and I'll go over our plans for the fall and our "why" behind it all. And maybe you're not looking into home education, and that's ok too - but maybe you're curious as to why anyone would ever choose this route...well tune in to see some things you may not know about homeschool!

Below are things discussed in the episode. I hope you find this helpful and informative! And remember to leave a voice note on Spotify or drop us a message over on IG @thhomeschoolpod or @cromptonchronicles if you have specific questions related to this episode! :)

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Helpful Information:
Traveling Homeschoolers: A group that puts together group trips all over the world for homeschooling families

Homeschool Style Quiz

State Requirements

The very BEST homeschool planner - simplistic and minimal!

Favorite IG Accounts:
Five Girl Schoolhouse
Schoolnest
1000 Hours Outside
Wild & Free Co
Home & Haven Community

Favorite Homeschooling Books:
*Links contain affiliate links
Wild & Free
Wild & Free Family
Modern Miss Mason
Memory Making Mom
Homeschool Bravely
Hold Onto Your Kids
Dumbing Us Down
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27min
January 26, 2024 Hotel Transfers & SouthWest Sales
**YouTube Videos to Resume Soon!**

Today, I'll be sharing how to transfer your points to hotel partners to maximize your point potential and I'll be offering some big tips on SouthWest fare sales!

Check below for all of the items mentioned in today's episode!

Credit Card Reward Transfer Partners
South West Rapid Reward Perks

Want to earn the SouthWest Companion Pass Quickly?
Sign up for this card here to get started!

Ads:
Travel Freely App: FREE to download and a great way to keep track of all of your credit cards, points and player 1 and player 2 status! I use this every month :)

Clean Simple Eats
Use Code SQUAD10 for 10% off your order (BONUS this code stacks with other codes on the site!)

Follow us over @thhomeschoolpod and @cromptonchronicles
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18min
January 17, 2024 Homeschool Isn't for Weirdos: Our Story
Today, I'm getting personal and sharing our "why" behind a homeschool education. And as I tell most people, we are definitely unexpected homeschoolers - this was not our plan, but we are so thankful God stepped in and showed us a different way. Even if homeschooling isn't on your radar, tune in to hear some things you may not expect. And as always, drop a question in the voice message box and we'd love to reply and answer them for you!

Clean Simple Eats = Use Code SQUAD10 for 10% off your order (and this code stacks on any other code on their site!)

Travel Freely- my favorite FREE app to use to manage all of my credit card rewards

Book Resources
Call of the Wild & Free
Battle for the American Mind
The Wild & Free Family
Hold Onto Your Kids

Follow Us on Social @thhomeschoolpod or @cromptonchronicles
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21min
January 10, 2024 New Year, New Travel Goals
As we head into Season 2 of Travel Hacking Homeschoolers, we chat about Travel Goals for 2024, while also diving into some new topics for the year - and hint...it's more than just travel! Tune in to listen to Episode 1 today! All links from episode linked below:

NEW Credit Card Offer - 90K Bonus Points! Click Here

Travel Freely - A great, FREE, resource to track all of your credit cards, players 1 and 2 and find new CC offers. It's my #1 resource when it comes to Travel Hacking. Download the app here.

Listen to the Travel Hacking Moms Podcast Episode I referred to in the show here. (They're OG's and you'll really get some great takeaways from their podcast!)

Are you well on your way to earning the SW Companion Pass? Make sure you're signed up for both a personal and a business card to earn this pass quickly and get free travel for almost 2 years.
Apply Here Today

Whole Life Conference that I mentioned on the podcast in Charleston, SC (takes place every year!)
I Love Coaching Summit
****highly recommend bringing your spouse with you!

Follow us on Social at @thhomeschoolpod and @cromptonchronicles

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28min

FAQs about Unexpected Homeschoolers:

How many episodes does Unexpected Homeschoolers have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.