iHomeschool Hangouts Podcast

Why should homeschoolers include multi-cultural studies? And what are the best resources for doing that? Special guest Kim Vij shares her favorite sites, Pinterest tips, and community involvement ideas that will enrich your homeschool experience with the wonder of other cultures. EVENT PAGE December 11, 2014 Episode Multi-Cultural Studies for Homeschool Google Plus event page VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.

Join us as Kendra Fletcher of Homeschooing IRL podcast shares about taking off the masks and keeping homeschool real. •Realistic expectations and comparison in the homeschooling community, especially for homeschooling moms •How homeschooling affects a marriage, a family, and parent/child relationships •How homeschool grads view their upbringing •Freedom from performance-based religion (Christianity), freedom found in the hope of the gospel EVENT PAGE December 4, 2014 Episode Keeping Homeschool Real Google Plus event page VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.

Join special guest LaToya Edwards s she shares about homeschooling as a single parent. It can be done, but it’s not easy. Latoya will be discussing these talking points: 1. What is the biggest challenge facing a single homeschooling mom? 2. What challenges do you think are the same, whether or not you have a husband to lend support? 3. How do you recharge yourself and manage time away from your kids? 4. How do you afford it? 5. How can married folks support single homeschooling moms? 6. Including ex-hubby or when ex doesn’t support the decision to homeschool EVENT PAGE November 20, 2014 Episode Single Parent Homeschooling Google Plus event page VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.

If English as a million words, how in the world can a mom teach those words to her children? One way to be more efficient with vocabulary learning is to ditch memorization and study morphology — the parts of words such as prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Join special guest Jerry Bailey of Dynamic Homeschool for a discussion of how to build your children’s vocabulary as home educators. EVENT PAGE November 13, 2014 Episode How to Teach Vocabulary for Homeschool Google Plus event page VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.

In this hangout, we discuss the role of creative writing in the homeschool language arts curriculum. •Why should you encourage your kids to write creatively? Aren’t essays and research papers more important and more practical than writing short stories and novels? •What are some good ways to teach creative writing? What materials do you recommend? •When do you start teaching it? When do kids out grow it? •What if your child hates creative writing? Should you force it? •What is the connection between reading and being a good writer? EVENT PAGE Novembre 6, 2014 Episode Teaching Creative Writing in your Homeschool Google Plus event page VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.

What are the advantages of online learning for teens? How does online learning help teens stay engaged? How does online learning give teens individualized instruction? How does online learning help kids with special needs? How does online learning help mom with tough topics or time management? Do you use online learning for the core of your curriculum or as an add-on/supplement? What are some pitfalls of online learning and how to avoid them with teens? EVENT PAGE October 30, 2014 Episode  Using Online Learning for Middle and High School Homeschool with featured guest Standard Deviants Accelerate Google Plus event page VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.

Join homeschool mom Ticia Messing, production manager Marlene Griffith, special hostess Jamie Worley, and featured guest Heather Haupt of Ultimate Brain Breaks for a discussion of how to homeschool active kids. 1. How can we make learning more active and help these active kids of ours thrive? 2. But what about those times when they do need to sit still?  Are there ways we can help them through these times? 3. Are there developmental or age considerations we need to consider when working with our active children? 4. How can we look forward and prepare our active kids for the future such as college, the workplace, and life? EVENT PAGE October 23, 2014 Episode Homeschooling the Active Child Google Plus event page VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.

A panel of homeschool moms plus experts from Middlebury Interactive discuss these issues surrounding teaching foreign language in the homeschool setting: What are your biggest obstacles in teaching world languages as a homeschool parent? How have you taught foreign language? What works, what didn’t work? How do you keep your child engaged in their own learning? What’s the value of personalized or self-paced education in your mind? Why are you interested in providing your child with world language learning opportunities? What are the challenges and benefits of online language education versus more traditional means? How do you and your child decide what world language to pursue for second language acquistion? At what age do you traditionally start your child learning world languages and why? What do you feel are the key benefits of world language study for your child? EVENT PAGE October 16, 2014 Episode Teaching Foreign Language for Homeschool Google Plus event page VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.

  EVENT PAGE October 9, 2014 Episode Yes, You Can Teach Art in Your Homeschool Google Plus event page Does the idea of teaching art and tackling the basics overwhelm you? Would you like to enjoy teaching art or find new and creative ways to fold it into your homeschool? Our special guest, Tricia Hodges of Southern Hodgepodge shares her tips and encouragement for teaching art in your homeschool. The discussion centers on these topics: How do you get over your mess-a-phobia and let your and your kids enjoy art? What about a child that is discouraged when their artwork isn’t just like the teacher’s or big brother’s? How do you encourage a reluctant or discouraged artist? How do you fit art into a homeschool schedule with multiple ages? Homeschoolers are always looking for ways to save money. Often expensive art supplies are first to be struck from the list. How can art be frugal? VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.

Would you like to know what living math is and how to implement living math in the elementary years and beyond? Our special guest, Cindy West of Our Journey Westward and Shining Dawn Books, will be joining us sharing her expertise on this topic. Plus we will have three more homeschool moms on the panel. Listen to the panel discuss these topics: What is living math? Why incorporate living math into your homeschool? What about the textbook? Where can I get ideas for living math activities? EVENT PAGE October 2, 2014 Episode Living Math for Homeschool with special guest Cindy West of Shining Dawn Books Google Plus event page VIDEO Watch here or on YouTube. AUDIO Subscribe in iTunes, subscribe in Stitcher, or listen here.