Peaceful Homeschool Podcast

Today Emma and Beth discuss fun ways they have made history come alive in their homeschool! 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

In this episode of the Peaceful Homeschool Podcast, hosts Emma and Beth share their personal experiences with dual enrollment for their homeschooled teens. They dive into the pros, like cost savings and college preparation, and the cons, such as time management challenges and credit transfer issues. Join them for a heartfelt discussion to help you decide if dual enrollment is the right fit for your homeschooling journey. 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

This episode of the Peaceful Homeschool Podcast features Emma and Beth discussing how they plan for the upcoming homeschool year. They reflect on their different planning styles and emphasize the importance of involving their kids in the planning process to ensure a meaningful and enjoyable learning experience. Emma shares her preference for early planning, starting as early as March, and discussing subjects, curriculum choices, unit studies, and field trips with her kids. Beth, on the other hand, tends to plan more loosely and focuses on planning history and science around field trips and unit studies. They both encourage listeners not to stress about the planning process and to consider buying used curriculum or finding free resources to make homeschooling more affordable. The hosts also share some fun traditions they have on the first day of school to celebrate the start of a new homeschool year. This episode wraps up with a call for listeners to share their own homeschool traditions. 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

In this episode of the Peaceful Homeschool podcast, hosts Emma and Beth discuss how to make the most of the summer season for homeschooling families. They share their personal experiences and strategies for creating a summer bucket list, incorporating daily activities, and maintaining a healthy balance between relaxation and productivity. From reading and exercise to chores and outdoor time, they emphasize the importance of structure, mental health, and fostering connections with others. Tune in for practical tips and inspiration to make your summer homeschooling journey enjoyable and fulfilling. Get your free PDF Download Summertime Checklist here. 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

In this episode of the Peaceful Homeschool Podcast , hosts Emma and Beth dive into the topic of home culture. What kind of atmosphere do you cultivate in your family? A culture of kindness, perhaps? Emma and Beth share their personal experiences raising their kids and shaping the culture within their homes. They explore why this is especially vital in a homeschooling environment, where families spend so many hours together. Discover the unique advantage of curating a home culture that reflects your values and fosters peace 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

This week on the Peaceful Homeschool Podcast, join Emma and Beth as they share their favorite strategies for teaching science in a homeschool setting. From budget-friendly and time-saving tips to engaging at-home science activities their kids love, this episode has practical ideas to inspire your homeschool journey. 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

So much to do, so little time. Some days that’s how it feels with cooking, cleaning, errands, activities, homeschooling. Today Emma and Beth share some of their experiences with making things more peaceful and less hectic at home. From the time your kids are toddlers, they can be learning that in a family everyone helps. From cooking once and eating twice (or three times), to “stacking up” errands, to five-minute chores for kids, we’re chatting about ways to simplify your homeschooling life. Collaborating as a family to work together and teach important life skills is one of the keys to having a peaceful homeschooling life. Maybe you, too, can earn a gold star on your forehead like Beth. Here are some links mentioned: Stanford Dean on Adulting Atomic Habits - Book Beth’s Book - How to Find Your Homeschool Vibe Homeschool Vibe Grocery Shopping Made Easy with Passionate Penny Pincher Send us a text Support the show 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

In this episode, hosts Emma and Beth dive into the world of homeschooling and community. Do we all need to share the same religion—or even the same views—to learn together, be friends, or invite each other into our lives? They explore the benefits of exposing kids to different beliefs, weigh potential drawbacks, and ask: Can you listen to us if you’re not a Christian? With heartfelt insights, Emma and Beth reflect on how diverse perspectives—from vaccine debates to faith—don’t have to divide us. Drawing from their own experiences, they celebrate the power of civil, respectful discussions that bridge differences, foster understanding, and remind us to love every neighbor, no matter what they believe 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

On this episode of the Peaceful Homeschool Podcast, Emma dives into the idea of a "super senior year" — a fifth year of high school that can help homeschoolers deepen their learning, explore new passions, and prepare more intentionally for the future. Whether it's mastering tough subjects or gaining extra time to mature and grow, this flexible approach celebrates the beauty of homeschooling. Plus, we have an exciting announcement: Beth will be returning for episode 72! 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Listen in to our interview with author and homeschooling mom Julie Bogart of Brave Writer! On this episode we’re discussing learning outside the box, encouraging a love of learning (and writing) in our kids, and the importance of critical thinking skills in today’s society. Julie shares strategies from her new workbook for helping kids to learn how to think critically. Becoming a Critical Thinker helps students learn to: • Imagine how other people think and discover how to interpret the thoughts of others • Become comfortable with dissent and differences of opinion • Separate fact from fiction • Gain media literacy skills • And much more! Visit the Brave Writer site! Buy Julie’s new book Becoming a Critical Thinker ! 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Do all teens need to have stereotypical attitudes and behaviors? Do they all have to be sulky and uninterested and revert to grunting as their main form of communication? How can we foster the relationships with our teens/tweens when they have so many changes going on and they aren’t sure how to handle them all. Plus, doesn’t society tell us that’s what teens are like? Heads up, you don’t have to follow society’s norms. 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Today we’re answering the question of why we homeschool. It’s not just one reason; it’s a whole plethora. Having our own experiences in public school and knowing what the world is like, we knew that homeschooling was the way to go for us. It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s always been worth it! Jump on our Facebook page and tell us why you chose to homeschool! 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Listen in as Emma chats about exposing our kids to a variety of opportunities that will help them learn job skills as well as figuring out what they might want to explore as a career and what they definitely don’t want to pursue. Also, hear why Emma cautions against job takeover in teens. Young Eagles program 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Today Emma is talking about the differences between unschooling and deschooling, what they mean, what they might look like in your homeschooling, and some thoughts about why deschooling may be needed after pulling your child out of public school. Links mentioned: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/what-to-know-about-unschooling John Holt Info: https://www.johnholtgws.com/john-holt Parent Mindset Episode 63 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Planning to homeschool your little one starting from the beginning? Tune in as we talk about homeschooling for Kindergarten and/or Preschool and what that can look like. What should you realistically expect of your little one? Does your Kindergartener have to sit at a desk for 7 hours, trying to read chapter books and write essays? No, silly, of course not! Beth & Emma share their insight and stories of homeschooling all their kids from the beginning and give realistic expectations along with lots of examples of how you can teach through hands-on, activity-based methods, unit studies, and tons of reading. Here are some links mentioned: Homeschool Share ScienceWiz 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Today Emma and Beth are discussing pulling your kids from public school. Is it legal? Can you only pull them at the end of the school year? What if the school says you have to choose their independent study program instead of true homeschooling? Come get answers to your questions and more in today’s podcast! LINKS MENTIONED: Can I Pull My Kids Out of Public School? (theeasyhomeschool.com) HSLDA - Homeschool Laws By State (hslda.org) Deschooling - How to Successfully Transition From School to Homeschool (treevalleyacademy.com) 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Struggles in homeschooling? Maybe YOU, the parent, need to deschool. If you attended public school, you may be pushing your kids into public school ways without realizing it or without realizing many aren’t necessary in a homeschooling setting. Homeschool toward learning, not toward checking boxes. There is nothing that says you have to complete Chapter 17 today. You’re the boss of your homeschool - what is your mindset? Listen to our experiences with this and how you can step into more of a homeschooling mindset with your kids and into fulfilling the why of your 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Best of Series replay of episode 15. Wanting to homeschool but feel like it’s not within your budget? What if we told you there were plenty of ways to homeschool for free or on a budget? Listen to this week’s episode where we share some of our favorite free/inexpensive homeschool options. You don’t have to spend hundreds, or thousands, of dollars on a curriculum to give your kids an amazing education! Here are some links mentioned in today's show: Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool Khan Academy Homeschool Share The Good & the Beautiful Discovery K12 Plain and Not So Plain Freedom Homeschooling 4-H At-Home Activity Guides Canva Educator Acct Common Sense Media Educator Acct Thriftbooks Abebooks Varsity Tutors Supercharged Science 4th Grade National Parks Pass National Parks Accessibility Pass 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Best of Series - Replay of episode 11. Today Emma and Beth discuss planning a homeschool schedule. Do you preplan everything down to the day and page numbers? Or do you plan weekly? Or do you do a general flexible plan? Find out what they learned through trial and error throughout the years. Here are some links mentioned: Free Homeschool Record Keeping Tracker PDF Beth's Book - Find Your Homeschool Vibe 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription

Best of Series - Todays episode is a replay of Ep. 8. Ahhhhhhhh, curriculum!!!!! This is one of the biggest stressors for new homeschoolers. Is there a perfect curriculum? Is an all-in-one curriculum the best? Should I just choose a curriculum and make my child do it? What do I do if the curriculum we chose isn’t working? Hear Emma’s & Beth’s perspectives in today’s podcast. Spoiler alert, for some subjects, we didn’t even use a specific curriculum! We’ll also be talking about various choices of curricula that have worked (or not) for our kids, and some of their favorites. We’ll also tell you why the curriculum you use is NOT the most important part of homeschooling. Some Curriculum Mentioned Today: Math-U-See Teaching Textbooks Time 4 Learning The Story of the World Singapore Math Brain Waves Books 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 Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription