Homeschool Together Podcast

In today's episode we welcome back Kristina Garner of Blossom and Root to talk about her Book Seeds. We were so excited to share this time with her and we know you'll love it. Support The Podcast If you like what you hear, consider supporting the podcast: https://homeschooltogether.gumroad.com/l/support Consider Leaving Us A Review If you have a quick moment please consider leaving a review on iTu...

This week we talk about the deductive reasoning game, Cat Crimes. Support The Podcast If you like what you hear, consider supporting the podcast: https://homeschooltogether.gumroad.com/l/support Show Notes Cat Crimes - https://amzn.to/3ZD4Zd7 Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/homeschooltoget...

Special Note: We had a family emergency this weekend and the monday episode was delayed. We will be back to it on Thursday. We are sorry for the delay. Today on the show we interviewed Kristina Garner, creator of the fantastic secular curriculum Blossom & Root. We discussed what drove her to develop this curriculum, why nature based learning is so critical, and how we should approach using the...

This week we talk about the wonderful Pacific Northwest animal focused tile-building set collection game, Cascadia! Support The Podcast If you like what you hear, consider supporting the podcast: https://homeschooltogether.gumroad.com/l/support Show Notes Cascadia - https://amzn.to/3XeFKf1 Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Yo...

Today we discuss what our plan is for this coming year. We've got two kiddos to consider now. We have to think about balancing curriculums, weighing our activities, and managing our time. It's going to be a great year! Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Consider Leaving Us A...

This week we talk about the wonderful family cooperative game, Mickey and The Beanstalk! Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around-the-world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Show Notes Mickey and The Beanstalk - https://amzn.to/3Glb1pV Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/ho...

This is an encore episode. We wish you all a happy holiday. Completing our series about homeschool schedules, we’re talking about yearly homeschool plans. We’ll share options some families use and discuss the benefits to help you choose a yearly plan that works for your family! Cycle Schooling Traditional Schooling Year Round Schooling Follow co-op or parent partnership year Schedule around key ex...

This is an encore episode. We wish you all a happy holiday. This week on the podcast we're reviewing a game we played on a recent vacation (yes, we got time with no children!). The game is called Railroad Ink. It's a fast and fun roll and write game that we think will be in heavy rotation over the next few years. Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you w...

This is an encore episode. We wish you all a happy holiday. Last week we talked about daily homeschool schedules and today we’re talking about how to plan your week! We’ll share some options and opportunities to set up your homeschooling week for success! Traditional 5 day week 4 day week 1 subject a day 1 subject a day plus Enrichment driven schedule Shift work Ad hoc 11 and 1 Subject scheduling...

This is an encore episode. We wish you all a happy holiday. This week on the podcast we're reviewing a game we got over the holidays, Trails. It's one of the most popular family games out there! It's a beautiful game focused on the outdoors! This is the smaller cousin to the game of Parks. Age: 8+ Players: 2-5 player Game Play: 2-40 min Skills: logic, problem solving, resource management Touring T...

This is an encore episode. We wish you all a happy holiday. Today we’re going to dive into the topic of a daily homeschool schedule! If your homeschool can sometimes feel chaotic, if there isn’t enough time to devote to your lessons, or if you’re just feeling like you could use more structure, then check out this episode and see if a daily schedule tune-up can help your family! Think routine over...

In today's episode, we review the School Zone Big First Grade workbook. We think these books are great for casual grade level assessment, general review, or summer schooling. Workbook Review: School Zone Big First Grade (1st Grade) - https://amzn.to/3Bw4W8t Topic: General Curriculum Grade Level: 1st Cost: $6.00 Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you wit...

Screens are everywhere. Today we talk about bringing a screen, purposefully, into our homeschool environment as a learning tool and a one-stop-shop to aid the educator. With a tablet, we can take our books on the go, reference our curriculum, teach, and enrich all from a single device. It’s not the totality of our homeschool, but it can do just about everything. Let's talk about how you can build...

This week we talk about the wonderful card drafting veggie game, Point Salad! It's time to play with your food! Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around-the-world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Show Notes Point Salad - https://amzn.to/3EHucJz Game Nerdz - https://www.gamenerdz.com/ Connect with us Website: http://www.home...

Every early year’s homeschool is laser-focused on teaching their student to read. We are following curriculums. We are reading to them all the time. But we don’t yet see the reading fluency we hope. In today’s episode, we talk about reading fluency strategies that you can use immediately to drive reading speed and accuracy. Challenges What is Reading Fluency? Repeated Reading Assisted Reading (Cho...

This week we talk about the sequel to the hit game Sleeping Queens! Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around-the-world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Show Notes Sleeping Queens 2 - https://amzn.to/3GRWZxK Short Bite - Sleeping Queens - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/36 Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschoo...

People outside of homeschooling circles often have a vision of homeschoolers who are gathered around the dining room table learning all day. This is rarely the case. Typically we can be just as busy, if not more busy, than traditionally schooled kids. Without the mandated school day to get in the way, we find lots of other ways to fill our time. From clubs, to sports, to enrichment classes and mee...

It's Turkey Day, and we wanted to say thanks to you :) Connect with us: Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/homeschooltogether Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/homeschooltogetherpodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/homeschooltogetherpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/hs_together The Gameschool Co-...

At some point, another person will express a negative opinion about your decision to homeschool your children. Whether it comes from a place of love or it’s a stranger who insists on having input on your parenting decisions, these expressed opinions can be hurtful, frustrating, and occasionally cause us to doubt ourselves. Today we’ll be talking about how to deal with the naysayers! Naysaying opin...

In today's short bite we are reviewing Right Start Math Lesson B. We have just completed this curriculum and we wanted to share our thoughts. Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Show Notes 2021 MATH Curriculum Week - Right Start Math Curriculum - https://homeschooltogether.fir...

If you're looking for that last minute holiday gift we have arrived just in time with our third annual holiday homeschool gift guide! We've got a ton of ideas across a wide range of ages (3-12yo) so you don't want to miss out! Support The Podcast Check out our country resource guides and other fun things: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Consider Leaving Us A Review If you have a quick momen...

This week we talk about spelling with Matching Letter! Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around-the-world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Show Notes Matching Letter - https://amzn.to/3sb1j2Q Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Youtube: https://www.youtu...

We're back with the Holiday Gameschooling Gift Guide! We are proud to welcome back Danielle and Chazz Dabbs of Board Game Babies fame. They are board game experts and are here to give us their top holiday gameschooling picks for ages pre-k to 12. You don't want to miss out! Follow Danielle's Game Reviews Find more on Danielle's charitable efforts through her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bo...

This week we talk about traveling back in time to learn our place values with dinosaurs and Dino Math Tracks! Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around-the-world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Show Notes Dino Math Tracks - https://amzn.to/3TyOuuH Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://g...

We’ve concluded the Blossom and Root Nature Study and we wanted to share our thoughts on our lovely tour through the world outside our backdoor! Touring The World Resource Guides Check out our country resource guides to help you with your around the world journey: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Consider Leaving Us A Review If you have a quick moment please consider leaving a review on iTun...