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Hot Mess Homeschool Moms12. All About PreschoolIn this episode, we discuss all things preschool! What age should you start? Do you need a curriculum? How can you make it fun? Find the answers to these questions and more. Most importantly, READ, READ, READ and PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!2024-03-241h 02Hot Mess Homeschool Moms11. SocializationAre all homeschoolers doomed to be shy and backwards? In this episode, we share our thoughts on socialization!2024-03-1742 minHot Mess Homeschool Moms10. Homeschooling Pros & Cons: The ConsHomeschooling is not all sunshine and rainbows. There are definitely some bad days where everything is a hot mess. Tune in for part two of our Pros & Cons series, where we discuss the negative aspects of homeschooling.2024-03-1058 minHot Mess Homeschool Moms9. Homeschooling Pros & Cons: The ProsWhat are the pros and cons of homeschooling? In this two-part series, we’ll talk about all the positive and negative aspects of teaching your children at home. This is Part 1 - the good stuff… pajamas, sleeping in, no homework, and so much more! Listen now!2024-03-0353 minHot Mess Homeschool Moms8. How to Get Out of a SlumpWhy is it so easy to get into a slump, but so hard to get out of it?
In this episode, we share our own slump stories and offer tips on how to get your motivation back and keep the enthusiasm going.
Sometimes you just need to fake it 'til you make it, and get that train a rollin'. Choo choo!2024-02-251h 06Hot Mess Homeschool Moms7. The Extras: ScienceWe wanted to have a series on “the extra” studies, the ones that are not necessarily a part of the core subjects. Our first “extra” up is science!
How often should science be covered? What books do we like? We discuss nature, experiments, and Oreos!
Here are our recommended science items:
Science for Little Hearts and Hands
Evan-Moor Daily Science
The Ultimate Book of Planet Earth
The Ultimate Book of Space
Julia Rothman Collection
Electricity Circuit Kit
Microscope & Slides2024-02-1859 minHot Mess Homeschool Moms6. Homeschool OrganizationLet’s get organized! We talk about our solutions to keeping our homeschool space organized. What do plants and teeth have to do with anything?? And Siri has some thoughts to add as well.
Here are some items we mention in this episode:
The Home Edit bins
Rolling Carts
Folding Library Cart
Cube Organizer & Cubes
Microscope & Slides
Water Bottles
Flour/Sugar Storage
Amishbaskets.com2024-02-111h 07Hot Mess Homeschool Moms5. Schedules: Part 2In part two of our scheduling episode, we dive into the types of daily schedules you can have in your homeschool. We break down our own schedules, and discuss how long our homeschool days usually take. We also asked our kids for their thoughts on homeschooling, and received some surprising answers!2024-02-0445 minHot Mess Homeschool Moms4. Schedules: Part 1In this episode, we discuss the different types of homeschooling schedules to choose from. We also share how we plan our homeschool year, and how it’s changed over the years. We talked so much, we had to split it into two episodes! Listen to Part 1 now!2024-01-2851 minHot Mess Homeschool Moms3. Ready to ReadIn this episode, we discuss how to know if your child is ready to learn to read. We talk about the programs we’ve tried–what worked, and what didn’t work. Also listen to find out what really burns Autumn’s biscuits!
Check out the programs we mention in our episode:
Hooked on Phonics
Primary Phonics readers & workbook
Bob Books
Big Bag of Everything (Autumn's shop)
LeapFrog: Letter Factory & Talking Words Factory2024-01-211h 01Hot Mess Homeschool Moms2. How to Start HomeschoolingIn episode two, we break down everything you need to start homeschooling. We chat about the variety of homeschool curriculum choices, and how our schooling has changed over the years.
Grab our favorite pencils here!
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Hot Mess Homeschool Moms1. This Podcast is a Hot Mess!Welcome to the Hot Mess Homeschool Moms podcast! Join us in our first episode to learn a little about who we are, why we started homeschooling, and what made us want to start this podcast!2024-01-0726 min