ASSURED: How to Homeschool and Not Get Burned Out By It

You have a choice – make your homeschooler do it anyway, or switch things up? We all want to be that awesome mom who swoops in and saves their child from the dreaded math drills!  But the problem is, most have no idea what an alternative approach even could be!  So let me share with you my favourite 2 secret teaching hacks so you can keep the curriculum you worked so hard to research and purchase,...

Teaching your homeschooler a second language (or a foreign language) is about communication and learning how to speak the way OTHERS understand. On today’s episode of the Assured podcast, I will show you how to teach your homeschooler a second language, even if you’re not fluent yourself! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Right now, I’m taking a step back from client work and pausing the podcast as I focus on...

When it comes to social studies, you can drop down into a moment of time so that your child fully understands not just what happened, but WHY things happened that way. For this episode about teaching your homeschooler social studies, we're going to get into WHY I love teaching social studies dialectically, how to teach it, what that has to do with empathy, and then we’ll unpack why this can le...

Leaders tend to think differently than the crowd. They’re not afraid of playing with new ideas! As you teach the skills of leadership and responsibility to your homeschooler through career education, they WILL stand out from the crowd.  And in terms of socialization, they may not end up thinking and doing the same as most children their age… Quite honestly, I stopped worrying about homeschool soci...

There is no one-size-fits-all way to teach math.  As a former high school science, math, and dance teacher, now turned homeschooling mom… I’m here to encourage you that if your child isn’t connecting with math, you can get flexible and creative with your approach! On today’s episode of the Assured Podcast, I’m going to share with you what the purpose of math is, what you want to make sure you incl...

Sending your homeschooler outside and calling it PE is a mistake! There's more to Physical Education than just the physical part. As we unpack each subject area in Season 6, PE stands out as being quite different from the rest! Join us for this episode as I reveal: Why PE is a subject to address every day How PE isn’t just about physically getting daily exercise – it includes emotional, and sp...

The whole purpose of including ADST in your homeschool is to teach your child how to look around and identify the needs that they have, the needs they see in their community, and then to actually address those!  ADST goes through the process of creating ideas, troubleshooting, incorporating insight from others, and problem solving as they use all their thinking modes to bring those ideas to life!...

Can you believe that I used to think I wasn’t artistic because I didn’t think I was a good enough drawer? Meanwhile, I was choreographing full scale productions at the age of 16, and spent much of my childhood as a “triple threat” - singing, dancing, and acting.  But because everyone would laugh at me during Pictionary, even as an adult, I still thought I wasn’t artistic!  I went on to take my cre...

If you want to see your child love learning, help them understand how everything they do works together, and you would like them to develop those critical thinking skills that come from understanding multiple perspectives, then this is the episode for you! Join me for the TOP mistake I see beginner homeschoolers make when teaching science and teaching strategies to overcome it. Help your child lea...

Teaching your child English Language Arts (ie. reading and writing) allows them to connect more deeply with themselves and connect with others. Reading 1000 books with my children in 1 year not only won them each a library book, it helped set them up for confidence in their own independent thinking! Whether your child is just getting started here, or you’re helping raise them up out of a plateau,...

If you have the tick-tock of the clock reminding you that time is SHORT and you’re feeling your heart start to pound with the rush to get it all done, then this is the perfect episode for you. We’re about to break down how you can homeschool in just 3 hours per day by mixing the 8 subjects together into ONE lesson to include everything you need to in half the time. Throughout Season 6 of the Assur...

There’s only ONE thing you need to boost engagement in your homeschool and it takes less than 5minutes to include! I’m going to show you how your teaching style can boring-proof your homeschool with simple engagement hook activities - which ones match your homeschool teaching style? Hook 'Em Homeschool Quiz is not available at this time. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Right now, I’m taking a step back...

For today's episode of the Assured Podcast, we're turning things around - a full 180 degrees and you get to hear an episode where I am the one interviewed! Recently, I was a guest on Elan Page's podcast Homeschool Our Way where we had such a valuable conversation, she aired it in 2 episodes! I'm going to share with you one of those episodes where Elan and I talked about how you can...

Is your homeschooler starting thinking about life post-graduation? For this episode of the Assured podcast, I'm joined by Test Prep Professional & Scholarship Expert, Leia LeMaster Horton, to show you how scholarships can help fund your teen’s post-secondary education plans. On this episode, you’ll hear about: The basics of how to start getting ready to graduate homeschooling How test prep...

If you want to see your homeschooler taking initiative for their learning, you definitely want to be teaching them leadership skills! For this episode of the Assured podcast, I'm joined by Matthew Klapwijk from Youth Empowering Youth, the leadership program that empowers teens to make a difference in their communities. On this episode, you'll hear about: Qualities that make a great teen le...

You never know how the gifts your teen is growing will be used later in life! Even when it seems like plans and goals are impossible to decide, you can help them navigate to their future purpose. It can be so tempting to try to control and prevent the hardships and challenges your teen is facing along the way; of course you don't want them to experience the same pain & mistakes that you di...

If you are looking to see your teen develop responsibility, initiative, and self-awareness, then you’ve probably thought about teaching them critical thinking.  But where to begin, am I right?!  Today we’re going to unpack the 5 critical thinking traits every homeschooler NEEDS - and you won’t see these taught in school. If you focus on developing these 5 qualities in your teen, you’ll see them gr...

The best part about our freedom to homeschool is our freedom to think! But what happens when we want to teach our children skills of critical thinking and we never learned those skills ourselves? I'm joined by Kathy Gibbens from the Filter It Through A Brain Cell podcast to discuss how you can teach your child critical thinking skills. On this episode, you'll hear about: Examples of critic...

As homeschooling moms, we want to see our teens grow in their independence and really thrive doing what they love — and we want to build and maintain really strong relationships in the process! I sat down with Nadine Lauffer, homeschool graduate and host of the Fearlessly Different podcast to discuss home learning, relationships, and dual enrollment from a teenage perspective. On this episode, you...

What can make you more proud than seeing your high schooler grow to become confident and successful in a career path that they love? For this episode, I'm joined by Sheri Jones from Youth In Business where we're talking about how to help your teen turn their passion into a profitable business. You'll hear about: What the best kind of business is to start (even if your child is shy) How...

Season 5 of the Assured Podcast is dedicated to homeschooling high schoolers. If you have a teen, you are going to LOVE the guests and topics that I have for you, and if you have a tween or middle schooler, I think you’re also going to get a tonne of value here and be able to apply most of of these concepts.  I’m talking about how a teen can start their own business, what critical thinking is, how...

Have you ever thought about how much your children ACTUALLY learn from raising chickens in the backyard? It might sound simple to manage the daily chore of feeding and collecting eggs, but today we’re going to look at how chickens can help with big topics like career education, science, and even spiritual growth. I’m going to unpack each of these 3 major subject areas with plenty of examples so yo...

How do you know when you can take the lead with your child's health, and when it's best to head to the emergency room (ER)? I'm joined by Hollie Bigham, former ER nurse turned holistic health practitioner to talk about how we can teach our children a proactive approach and care for ourselves naturally with skill, confidence, and wisdom. Connect with Hollie: Instagram https://www.instag...

Juggling a homestead while homeschooling takes a lot of effort and energy! That's why I brought Monica Baker to chat about practical ways we can claim simplicity as homeschooling moms. With examples ranging from pre-school to high school, we unpacked the simplicity secrets you need to know to ensure you create a rich learning environment that is woven right into your lifestyle. Connect with Mo...

As a homesteading and homeschooling mom myself, the #1 aspect that keeps coming up (tell me if you agree)… is that there is not enough time to do it all.  You know that the solution is to combine homeschooling into your homesteading activities, but sometimes it’s unclear how to do this effectively. Today I’m going to show you how to check off over 50 of those requirements just with your summer gar...