This summer, Jenny, Stacey, and special guest Christine Gustin are reading Home Education (Volume I) by Charlotte Mason. In this episode, we are discussing Part VI: The Will - The Conscience - The Divine Life of the Child, as well as sharing their overall takeaways from the books and additional resources for Charlotte Mason homeschoolers.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/summerbookclub2022/   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com  

This summer, Jenny, Stacey, and special guest Christine Gustin are reading Home Education (Volume I) by Charlotte Mason. In this episode, we are discussing Part V: Lessons as Instruments of Education.    To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/summerbookclub2022/   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com  

This summer, Jenny, Stacey, and special guest Christine Gustin are reading Home Education (Volume I) by Charlotte Mason. In this episode, we are discussing Part IV: Some Habits of Mind - Some Moral Habits. This week, we focus on creating good moral habits such as attention and imagination, as well as discuss how Charlotte Mason would have felt about modern day technology and its effects on our attention spans.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/summerbookclub2022/

This summer, Jenny, Stacey, and special guest Christine Gustin are reading Home Education (Volume I) by Charlotte Mason. In this episode, we are discussing Part III: Habit is Ten Natures. This week we focus on practical applications of creating good habits in your home, as well as discuss what the role of habits are in a homeschool setting.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/summerbookclub2022/   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com  

This year Jenny, Stacey, and special guest Christine Gustin are reading Home Education (Volume I) by Charlotte Mason. In this episode, we are discussing Part II: Out-of-Door Life for the Children. We go in depth on the concepts of observation, narration via "picture-painting", and not bragging too much about our kids.. at least not in front of them.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/summerbookclub2022/   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com  

Welcome to our Summer Book Club! This year Jenny, Stacey, and special guest Christine Gustin are reading Home Education (Volume I) by Charlotte Mason. In this first episode, we are discussing the Prefaces and Part I. We will also give some background on who Charlotte Mason was and what the educational landscape was like when she wrote her volumes.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/summerbookclub2022/   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com  

This summer, we are starting a book club! Join us as we discuss the first book in Charlotte Mason’s Home Education series, called Home Education. Episodes will be released once per week during the reading schedule on both our YouTube channel and the podcast. Subscribe now so you don't miss an episode!   READING SCHEDULE: June 22nd- Prefaces + Part I: Some Preliminary Considerations June 29th- Part II: Out-of-Door Life for the Children July 6th- Part III: Habit is Ten Natures July 13th- Part IV: Some Habits of Mind - Some Moral Habits July 20th- Part V: Lessons as Instruments of Education July 27th: Part VI: The Will - The Conscience - The Divine Life in the Child   Home Education by Charlotte Mason | Living Book Press Entire Home Education series by Charlotte Mason | Living Book Press Home Education by Charlotte Mason (annotated, via the AmblesideOnline website Home Education in Modern English (on Amazon) Home Education in Modern English (via the AmblesideOnline website) Christine Gustin's blog (a good way to get to know our new co-host!)    Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

To wrap up season two, Jenny and Stacey are answering your most commonly asked questions! Take a listen to hear some questions that you might have been too afraid to ask, and to gain some insight into Jenny and Stacey's homeschools.   Listening to audiobooks with Audible is the easiest way to fit more reading into your busy life. Check out our affiliate Audible to get a free month subscription!   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/answering-your-homeschool-questions/   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

How can homeschoolers find support from their community? In this episode, we tackle this topic with our friend Shauna Anderson with Uschool. Uschool is a company that provides educational guidance for families all of the world. Take a listen and see how important it is to support the education of the learners in your life!   Check out our affiliate Evan-Moor for their amazing assortment of workbooks that span all homeschool subjects, as well as their free printable lessons, available here.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/finding-homeschool-support-shauna-anderson-from-uschool   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

Supplemental curriculum: Should you use it? And what is it? Take a listen to Stacey's definition of supplemental curriculum, and how she uses it to help reinforce concepts taught in her main curriculums of choice.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/homeschool-how-to-supplemental-curriculum   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

Today we get to talk about one of our favorite topics: Homesteading! We discuss how to incorporate homesteading into our homeschools with our friend Katie Rutledge (@i.am.katie.anne on Instagram), who homeschools her four kids while homesteading. This episode is for anyone, even those who have never homesteaded before!   Check out our affiliate The Tuttle Twins! The Tuttle Twins books are an amazing, story-based way to teach economics and government to kids. If they don't understand liberty yet, they will after reading these books.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/homesteading-and-homeschooling-w-katie-rutledge   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

When is it time to give up on a curriculum, and why didn't it work for you? Stacey shares some helpful tips for how to move on when the curriculum you purchased wasn't all that you had hoped it would be.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/homeschool-how-to-when-your-curriculum-isnt-working   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com    

Shakespeare: A topic that makes most parents shudder. But with the help of our friend Ehren Ziegler, host of the Chop Bard podcast and longtime Shakespeare expert, we break down why Shakespeare is important and how you can teach it to your kids. (It's easier than you think!)   Check out our affiliate Evan-Moor for their amazing assortment of workbooks that span all homeschool subjects, as well as their free printable lessons, available here.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/why-and-how-to-teach-shakespeare-w-ehren-ziegler-from-chop-bard   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

Would you like to teach the value of money to your kids? It's not as complicated as you might think! Stacey shares tips on how to teach your kids important lessons about saving, spending, and investing money.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/homeschool-how-to-teaching-the-value-of-money   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

Want a good list of songs that the entire family can enjoy together? In this episode, we are joined by our resident music expert Derek Moore from The Deep Track Show With Derek Moore, to talk music and what we listen to with our kids. You don't want to miss his list!   Check out our affiliate KiwiCo for monthly science kits that are fun and educational! Each month, a new "crate" arrives on your doorstep and provides fun activities and experiments for you and your kids to enjoy together. Click here to see all that KiwiCo has to offer!   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/songs-every-kid-should-hear-w-derek-moore   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

Is it possible to homeschool without internet? It sure is! Jenny gives advice on how to homeschool without internet, and shares her past experience with homeschooling without internet for over a year.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/homeschool-without-internet/   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

We all have bad days while homeschooling, but what should we do to avoid them, and what can we do do turn the day around? Seasoned homeschool mom of six, and creator of the homeschool YouTube channel Life in the Mundane Katie Waalkes shares some helpful tips and tricks about how she handles "bad days". Don't miss her Bad Day Box idea- it's genius!   Check out our affiliate The Tuttle Twins! The Tuttle Twins books are an amazing, story-based way to teach economics and government to kids. If they don't understand liberty yet, they will after reading these books.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/bad-days-and-what-to-do-about-them-w-katie-waalkes/   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

Is minimalism possible for families to achieve, even if they homeschool? In this Homeschool How-To, Stacey tackles this question and shares her minimalism journey, in order to inspire more families to do the same!   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/minimalism-homeschool/    Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

Kim from Youth Inspired Publishing is back! Our first return guest is here to discuss how to encourage creativity in your kids. She also gives all of the deets for Youth Inspired Publishing's newest book illustration contest, which is a great way to get aspiring artists reading and creating!   Check out our affiliate All About Reading to get your kids loving to read! Jenny and Stacey have both used All About Reading in their homeschools, and highly recommend it, even for the most reluctant readers. Click here to see everything that All About Reading has to offer.   To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/encouraging-creativity-w-kim-from-youth-inspired-publishing   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com

Are you interested in incorporating audiobooks into your homeschool or daily life? They are a great tool for introducing more stories to your kids, and a wonderful alternative to screen time. Take a listen to this Homeschool How-To episode to hear Jenny's tips for how to use audiobooks with your kids.   Check out Audible by clicking here to get one month of Audible for free!    To see the full show notes (including links to websites and items mentioned) head over to: https://www.kidslearningforlife.com/homeschool-how-to-audiobooks/   Connect with us: Instagram | Facebook You can find more homeschool tips over on our YouTube channel We would also love to connect with you in our Facebook Group Email us anytime at kidslearningforlife@gmail.com