Colorful Homeschooler

Come join Kathy for a fun extra episode this week giving her top ten countdown of Superbowl 59's commercials! Do you agree? Post your top 10 to Insta or email! Regular episode out tomorrow!  Follow me on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/colorfulhomeschooler/profilecard/?igsh=ajNwdTlmZ2NqeW84 Please leave a written review and follow the show...new episodes every Tuesday.  Write me! What d...

We all on some level know it...there is a loneliness epidemic. Join Kathy as she breaks down ways to grow your social connection, as well as who we need in our squad.  Follow me on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/colorfulhomeschooler/profilecard/?igsh=ajNwdTlmZ2NqeW84 Please leave a written review and follow the show...new episodes every Tuesday.  Write me! What do you want to hear from me?...

We all do it, it's hardwired into us as humans...but do we do it right? Come listen as Kathy discusses the comparison trap and encourages you with new ways to think of this...new things to do to encourage others...and new methods to use comparison to uplift yourself!  Follow me on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/colorfulhomeschooler/profilecard/?igsh=ajNwdTlmZ2NqeW84 Please leave a writ...

I, as a homeschool mama, am graduating my oldest in May. Come listen in as I share the emotions, the planning, the ups and downs, of this, my last semester as his teacher. This may be a briefer episode in time, but my hope is that it will encourage and revitalize you to take stock and recognize how short, although difficult, our time in these homeschool trenches is! You can do it!  Follow me on In...

Come join Kathy as she discusses how she completes nature study in the winter, how to stay warm, and a wealth of new, fresh ideas for what to study that can be observable. Here is a listing of some of the resources that we have used in the past and new ones that I have just purchased!  Women's Wool shirt: https://amzn.to/3R0Stky Women's Wool pants: https://amzn.to/43Mpd8R Socks: https://...

Join Kathy as she discusses her process of choosing goals for the year, where she keeps them, her goal domains, and lists out her 2025 goals. Be inspired...share your goals on Instagram so we can all support one another!  Follow me on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/colorfulhomeschooler/profilecard/?igsh=ajNwdTlmZ2NqeW84 Please leave a written review and follow the show...new episodes every...

2025 is almost upon us. Join me this week, in the liminal time between the holidays and the new year, for a reflection exercise on the year past. Take out your journal, grab your favorite beverage, put on some calming music and look back with some guiding questions on the year coming to an end. This will prepare you for next week's end-of-year looking-ahead episode. How can we look ahead with...

Hang out with two experienced homeschool moms as we chat about our favorite reads of 2024. From categories such as best non-fiction book, school-related book, productivity-focused book, or the book each learned the most from…to the straight top 5 of the year, listen in and laugh, learn, and add to your TBR pile for next year with us!  Do you agree? What are your favorites? Post to Instagram your t...

Have you tried this practice of choosing a word for your year to guide your decisions? Kathy goes over how to choose and how to use such a word.  Word bracelet: https://amzn.to/4i3qIme One Word book: https://amzn.to/4leQ181 Follow me on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/colorfulhomeschooler/profilecard/?igsh=ajNwdTlmZ2NqeW84 Please leave a written review and follow the show...new episodes ever...

Merry Christmas everyone! Our tree is up, the carols are on repeat, and I'm reading festive literature. In this episode, I share my favorite things with you about the holiday. Maybe find a new lesson plan, a new tradition, or just enjoy getting to know me a little more. I'd love to hear your responses to my favorites on my Instagram or email! Some items mentioned today: Fairy lights:  ht...

Are you struggling to have enough time, enough energy, enough...enough, to give to everything you need to do? Journey with Kathy as she relates what she learned after a two week study on the concept of Biblical rest. What does it mean? How do we do it? What did the Lord intend for this to look like? As we live between the now and the not yet, how do we live out the "redemption of time"? ...

Happy Thanksgiving! I go through several ways to plan sensory breaks throughout your day and what systems need to be targeted during these planned events. By planning them, let's take the stress off you, as the parent, when your child needs these breaks mid-lesson. Some Amazon affiliate links for items mentioned in the podcast: scooter board: https://amzn.to/3XNwIbF Activity cards to help pla...

Want to get the most out of this Christmas season? I try to ask all of the questions to get you thinking so that this holiday season can be the most productive one yet for you!  Christmas Planner: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1811453590/your-christmas-holiday-planner Follow me on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/colorfulhomeschooler/profilecard/?igsh=ajNwdTlmZ2NqeW84 Please leave a written re...

Learn the basics of goal setting and finding the time every day to move forward in your dreams! I go through several productivity tricks, explaining them in a simple and easy to follow method that anyone, from beginner to expert, can get something out of... Follow me on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/colorfulhomeschooler/profilecard/?igsh=ajNwdTlmZ2NqeW84 Please leave a written review and f...