Morning time in your homeschool doesn't need to be complicated to be effective. Karen and Michelle share their morning time philosophy in this episode, along with lots of simple ideas for having a gentle start to each day in your family-style homeschool.

If you're a homeschool parent, you've definitely heard criticism from others, whether strangers or neighbors or well-meaning loved ones. Michelle and Karen offer positive ways to interact with homeschool critics to diffuse tough conversations and let y...

Join Karen and Michelle to hear all about how to take part in the Great Conversation - reading, discussing, and writing about classic literature. You'll learn how to begin with your little ones who ar

Teaching resilience can help kids learn to deal with all the problems they face, whether that's a tough math problem, losing a loved one, or facing a major change. Michelle and Karen talk about how to approach problems like a mountain to be climbed rat...

Guiding your kids in their homeschool education is a far more lasting approach to learning than just teaching them facts you expect them to remember. Learn about how you can guide your kids and transfer the ownership of learning to them.

Learn all about how the colorful sidebars within the Layers of Learning units can liven up your homeschool. Michelle and Karen talk about this important part of the curriculum and how to make it work for you.

Learn all about how to create an effective homeschool paper trail. From portfolios to transcripts and GPAs to a homeschool resume, you can master this important task of homeschool parents.

Michelle took an opportunity to ask Karen more questions about Writer's Workshop. We shared lots of fresh ideas about encouraging reluctant writers and talked about how you, as a parent or writing me

Going into high school can feel intimidating. Transcripts and credits and requirements, oh my! Heres how we use Layers of Learning to take our kids right through graduation and get them prepared for

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