Peaceful Homeschool Podcast

Today we’re chatting with Eric Franzen, the co-founder and director of Ideal School, and part of his team is joining us from Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Mexico. Ideal School is a dual immersion language school with students from around the globe. We’re talking with their team about the benefits of dual immersion, learning a second language, sharing cultures from so many different locations,...

On this episode we are delving deep into learning about math with math whiz Dr. Del (aka Craig Hane), but we’re also listening to Dr. Del’s wisdom about teaching our kids. He reminds us not to compare, and talks about intrinsic motivation in learning, learning practical math, and not to be a victim of the system. Dr. Del shares tons of free resources. If you use THIS LINK , you can order the progr...

This episode features Betsy Mays, former public school math teacher and creator of math games designed to make learning fun! Betsy talks about what to do if your child is really struggling with a math concept, using vertical number lines, and how you can incorporate learning math through playing games, sewing, and so many other hands-on activities. Bio: Betsy Mays is a wife,mother, math teacher,an...

Today we’re chatting with Melissa Fleming of The Homeschool Awakening, sister of Kirk Cameron and Candace Cameron Bure, and longtime home-educating mom of five. Melissa shares why her family chose to homeschool, her style of homeschooling, why having intentional time with her children is one of the best parts of homeschooling, and plenty of tips for families contemplating homeschooling. Melissa al...

On this episode we’re interviewing Leah Boden of Modern Miss Mason. Leah shares who Charlotte Mason was, the Charlotte Mason philosophy of education, what living books are, and how Charlotte Mason education can be adapted to fit any homeschooling family, including those who have children with special needs.  Modern Miss Mason book Modern Miss Mason Website  Modern Miss Mason Conference Send us Fan...

On this episode, we’re interviewing Dr. Natalie Bruce, author of “Jesus. Yoga Pants. Homeschool.,” and chatting about reading - teaching kids to read, ways to encourage and foster a love of reading, phonics vs memorization, Newberry award winning books, and what to do when struggles arise. We also chat about classical education and what that can look like in a homeschooling family.  Jesus. Yoga Pa...

Today Beth is a solo-host! Emma has some exciting things happening! Beth is sharing 2 episodes from her other podcast Homeschool Vibe. In today’s episode Beth covers different ways to socialize homeschoolers from preschool to high school. Let us know what you think of this bonus episode! Homeschool Vibe Podcast Homeschool Vibe Website Episode 5 of Peaceful Homeschool’s Socialization Episode Send u...

Listen in today as we chat about incorporating music into your homeschooling - instruments, voice, dance, musical theater, music in unit studies, music during chore time, music to help with mental health, music for memorization, studying different genres of music, music throughout the world, artists, and so many other ways to incorporate music into learning and to reap the benefits of incorporatin...

On today’s episode, Beth & Emma are talking about having a heart for service. Kids can learn so much through serving others - those they know and those they don’t know and may never meet.  Kids of all ages can participate in various service opportunities including making blessing bags to keep in the car, packing food at a Feed My Starving Children MobilePack, volunteering at church, working at...

Join us for an episode with special guest Diane Boden, host of the Minimalist Moms Podcast, author of “Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity” book, and fellow homeschool mom. Diane shares with us how she got started with minimalism and why she now homeschools.  She also shares tips for simplifying and decluttering to help your home be more efficient, and gives insight on balancing...

Join us on this episode as we talk about mentors in homeschooling - we’re including info about mentors for our kids as well as mentors for us as homeschool parents.  People often worry about their homeschool child learning only from them. However, we share the many ways our kids have had good, healthy mentors in their lives.  As homeschool parents, it’s also helpful to us to have others who have “...

Come listen to our informative and also silly episode -  it was just one of those days so we left in our bloopers for you to enjoy. Emma & Beth discuss the ways they have prepared their children for adulthood. It is important to prepare and sometimes it is easy to forget all the things they need to learn before spreading their wings. Things like paperwork, insurance, household and car repairs,...

On today’s episode we are chatting about how we’ve combined multiple ages in our homeschooling in order to teach our kids together instead of separating them all by ages or grades to do their own things. We’re sharing some easy ways that we’ve combined social studies, science, novel studies/literature, etc., and how that gave us extra time in our schedules since we weren’t having to try to find ti...

Today we’re chatting with former public school teacher turned homeschooler, Alden Kiertzner, of Pathways Early College Academy. Alden shares about why his family decided to homeschool, what Pathways has to offer, and about the advantages of dual enrollment for high schoolers. Homeschool families can select classes a la cart to fill in gaps or choose the whole program.   Pathways Early College Acad...

Listen in as we chat with Ian from Streamline Learning about the way kids learn, about stoking their brain fires, and even about Yoda swamp moments. Ian also shares about Streamline Learning and how homeschool families can utilize their services. Join us for this light-hearted conversation! Streamline Learning affiliate link :  Ian's Book - School Sucks, Your Child Doesn't Send us Fan Ma...

On today’s episode we’re chatting with Lisa Nehring, founder of True North Homeschool Academy, about her experiences during her 30 years of homeschooling her 5 kids. We chat about her homeschool style, whether her kids chose to homeschool their kids, and find out about why she started True North Homeschool Academy.  Lisa is the founder and director of True North Homeschool Academy , a 4tht-12th gr...

Today we are interviewing California public school teacher Bex Buzzie! Bex shares some of her experiences from her 22 years as a public school teacher, and talks about why she supports the homeschool community. Bex also talks about her Entrepreneurial Physics course for high schoolers and her podcast, The Homeschool Advantage. Follow Bex Buzzie  Corrie ten Boom quote: “Sex,” I was pretty sure, mea...

Today we have a special guest calling in from Israel, David Nekrutman of Biblical Excavations! David is sharing about the education system in Israel, why he chose to move his family there, and the homeschool curriculum he created helping Christians to learn about their roots in Judaism. He shares some fantastic nuggets of information and offers some perks to our listeners as well. Listeners can  g...

In today’s episode we’re talking about how the need/want for perfection can kill our homeschool peace and wreak havoc in our homes. Whether that’s trying to make sure your child completes every single problem in every single lesson, or whether their diorama is Pinterest-worthy, or whether your house/kids/spouse look perfect, it’s setting you up for stress and failure. Today we’re talking about dit...

Today we are discussing the incredible benefits of sibling relationships while homeschooling.  Send us Fan Mail Find Your Homeschool Vibe   Find Your Homeschool Vibe, How to Homeschool Without Losing Your Mind a book by co-host Beth Lee Support the show This Week's Sponsor is actually Beth! Find her book on Amazon - Find Your Homeschool Vibe Thank you  for supporting the show! Get your P...

We’re chatting about the importance of using plants and animals in your homeschooling. There are so many different skills that can be learned, experiments that can be done, and ways to incorporate plants and animals into your homeschooling. 4-H Free Activity Guides & Low-Cost Curricula   Plants & Animals in Homeschooling Blog Post Butterfly Growing Kit https://amzn.to/40YUnpG   Ladybug Lan...

We have a special guest joining us today - you may know him as the author of The Tuttle Twins books - Connor Boyack! Connor Boyack is the author of 39 books with more on the way this year. He is also a homeschool dad, speaker, and founder of Libertas Institute.  He has sold over 4 million books! In this episode, we dive into igniting your child's love of learning using their interests. https:...

Worried your kids might miss out on all the fun holiday events because they’re not in public school? Nope! They don’t have to! Today we’re sharing lots of ideas for homeschool holiday parties, educational ideas (Emma’s favorite), and even fun holiday foods (Beth’s favorite). Our kids have had amazing holiday events throughout their lives, despite always being homeschooled, and yours can, too! You...

Today we’re talking about learning on road trips/vacations and how much learning can be done while you’re not at home. We’re sharing some of our road trip experiences and tips for how we’ve done homeschooling before, during, and after vacations, places that we seek out while we’re on the road, and how we’ve logged our learning on trips to be sure we’re giving credit where credit is due. Hop in the...

Do you homeschool year-round or take summers off? Listen in as Beth and Emma talk about the pros and cons to their homeschool schedules. One of us is Team Year-Round and one is Team Summers Off - so you’ll hear both sides of the coin. Which one are you?  Send us Fan Mail Support the show This Week's Sponsor is actually Beth! Find her book on Amazon - Find Your Homeschool Vibe Thank you  for s...