MERRY CHRISTMAS!
(To those that celebrate)…a special gift for you!!

And if you don’t celebrate…A special treat for you too!! 
Many of the things discussed can work on non-holiday occasions too!

The Moms discuss how they like to de-stress during the holiday season, and share some of their family’s holiday traditions.

Watch a favorite Christmas movie: (as needed, or 1 or 2 nightly!)

• Charlie Brown Christmas
• Rudolph
• Year Without a Santa Claus
• Elf
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• Miracle on 34th St (original black/white)
• A Christmas Story (Peter Bilingsley)
• Scrooge (the musical with Albert Finney)
• Frosty the Snowman
• The Santa Clause (all 3)
• Christmas Chronicles (new favorite)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol
• The Polar Express
• White Christmas
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (original)
• One Magic Christmas

Listen to favorite Christmas music:

• John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
• The Kingston Trio: The Last Month of the Year
• A Very Special Christmas 1 & 2
• Glee Christmas albums
• Manheim Steamroller Christmas albums
• Christmas with the Rat Pack
• Putumayo’s Christmas Around the World
• Celtic Christmas
• The Stars Come Out for Christmas
• Amy Grant: Home for Christmas
• Elmo & Patsy: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (the whole album!)

Other ideas this episode:

• Eat comfort foods (Tina likes a piece of fudge at the bottom of her bowl of popcorn, a family tradition, Beckie likes hot cocoa.)
• Go see Christmas lights.
• Go for a drive in the country/visit nature.

What’s your favorite way of de-stressing? Let us know in the comments below!

And from our families to yours, we wish you all
a VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!!

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.

Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.

Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.

In this episode, the moms talk about their long absence and share what resources they are using this school year with their children.

Links in this Episode:

MaevedragonCreations.com (Maeven’s website, taken down for until further notice)

Homeschool Moms’ Depression/Anxiety Support

Homeschool Moms with ADD/ADHD

Weepyking (Aaron’s website!)

DeviantArt (Aaron’s art)

YouTube channel (Aaron’s videos)

Red Bubble (Aaron’s products)

I Need Some Space

Fresno Music Academy & Arts

The Animation Course

Innoved

Forestiere Underground Gardens

Resources we are using:

Tina

Homeschool Planet w/Brave Writer Lifestyle Plan

Tyren (7th Grade)

Language Arts: Brave Writer: The Writer’s Jungle (Now retired…replaced by a new product called “Growing Brave Writers), Boomerang, Sequential Spelling online, copywork, journal, blog

Math: Math Mammoth, Splash Math, Speed Game, Right Start Math Games, other math games

Social Studies: Civil War, Crash Course World History, historical fiction & picture books, learn about holidays as they occur, projects, learn about current events as they happen

Geography: Mapping the World by Heart, Amazing Race, puzzles, projects!

Science: Pandia Press Chemistry, Steve Spangler Science Club kits, NOVA, NOVA ScienceNOW, documentaries, nature hikes, Makers Club, projects!

Art: Discovering Great Artists, Great American Artists for Kids , Picturing the Past, projects, art kits, photography/art projects (stop motion, video editing…)

Junipine Morning (Art Subscription Box company owned by Tina & Beckie’s awesome friend 😉 )–no longer exists

Music: drum lessons, playing a variety of music regularly

And field trips and friend time!!

Maeven (11th Grade)

Business: Continue working on website (learn more WordPress), continue working on digital art (learn more Photoshop, use YouTube and Lynda.com, as needed.), continue: Micro Business for Teens curriculum, by Carol Topp

Language Arts: Continue: Help for High School by Brave Writer, copywork, journal, blog

Math: Dave Ramsey’s Foundations in Personal Finance, High School Edition for Homeschool

Social Studies: Civil War, Crash Course World History, historical fiction & picture books, learn about holidays as they occur, projects, learn about current events as they happen

Geography: Mapping the World by Heart, Amazing Race, puzzles, projects, learn about current events as they happen

Science: NOVA, NOVA ScienceNOW, documentaries, nature hikes, Makers Club, projects!

Art: Continue pursuing her art and handcrafts

And field trips and friend time!!

Aaron (10th Grade)

Strongmind Educational Platform

Lesson Plan Ninja

Burt Brock’s Big Ideas

Jack (6th Grade)

Moving Beyond The Page, ages 9-11

Aleks

Innoved

Books of the Week:

Tina

Tyren

Pax, by Sara Pennypacker

Maeven

The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs (supposedly currently reading)

Read aloud to both kids

Amelia’s War, by Ann Rinaldi
The Colossus Rises, Lost in Babylon, The Tomb of Shadows (books 1-3, of 7, of Seven Wonders series) by Peter Lerangis
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #3), by Philip Pulman
The Secret Keepers, by Trenton Lee Stewart (currently reading)

Me

Enslaved by Ducks, Bob Tarte
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill
The Time of Fireflies, by Kimberley Griffiths Little
The Peculiar, The Whatnot, by Stefan Bachmann
Island of the Aunts, Eva Ibbotson
Dragonflight, Dragonquest, White Dragon, All the Weyrs of Pern, Dolphins of Pern, The Skies of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey
Dragonsdawn, by Anne McCaffrey

Beckie

Me

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

The Fireman by Joe Hill

Locke and Key by Joe Hill

The Body Reader by Anne Frasier

The Girl with All the Gifts and The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Casey

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

Raising my Rainbow by Lori Duran

Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah (LeVar Burton Reads Podcast!)

We Are Legion by Dennis Taylor

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (currently reading)

Links of the Week:

Tina

Kristina Kuzmic’s (Truth Bomb Mom) Facebook Page, website, YouTube Channel, Instagram

Biddy Bedtime Stories–sadly, Biddy is now gone 🙁  Hopefully, it is temporary.

Beckie

Edx.org

The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact on Pop Culture

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.

Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.

Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.

In this episode, the moms review their 2016-2017 curriculum choices, and revisit homeschooling legally in California.

Links in this Episode: 

Noodle Homeschool-Now Tina’s Learning Adventures

Homeschooling with perimenopause

Tina’s Adventures–Now Tina’s Learning Adventures

Wacom Intuos Pro tablet

Some of Maeven’s art work she’s created with her tablet…most of these are still works in progress:

Project-based learning

Reggio Emilia

constructivism

Lori Pickert’s Facebook group: Project Based Homeschooling

The Tech Museum of Innovation

Monterey Bay Aquarium Homeschool Day

Wacom Digital Drawing Tablet

FullMoonWolf37 Dani’s YouTube Channel

Dani’s DeviantArt Account 

RaddishKids, DoodleCrate and Tinkercrate

2016-2017 Curriculum Choices:

Maeven (10th) –
English – Brave Writer: Help for High School (Interview with Julie Bogart Part 1, Interview with Julie Bogart Part 2)

Earth Science – CK12 Earth Science Concepts for High School

Algebra 1 – Elementary Algebra by Harold Jacobs

World History – Crash Course World History with The Great Courses (if needed)

Intro to Business – Micro Business for Teens

Photoshop – learning on her own

 

Tyren (6th) –

Math – Math Mammoth Light Blue Grade 5

Language Arts – Brave Writer, Writer’s Jungle (and he’s taking the Brave Writer “Kidswrite Basic” course in Feb)

Science – Pandia Press Chemistry, level 1, CK12 Earth Science Concepts for Middle School

Social Studies – History of US, Joy Hakim

Dani (9th)–

Language Arts – Moving Beyond the Page 12-14

Math –  Searching, potentially Aleks

History – Pandia Press American History Odyssey

Electives – Digital Arts, with an class from The Animation Course this spring

Jack (5th)

Language Arts, History and Science – Moving Beyond the Page 8-10

Reading – All About Reading

Math – Math Mammoth Light Blue Grade 5

Homeschooling Legally in California Links:

California Homeschool Network

Homeschool Association of California 
A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Homeschool (California Homeschool Network)

California Department of Education page to file private school affidavit  

Attendance Forms

CA School Immunization Record

Keeping Private School Records in CA

Public School Independent Study Programs (ISPs)

Public Charter Schools

California Charter School Locator

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.

Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.

Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.

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In this episode, the moms share the final part of their 2 part Secular Science Resource series, with an interview with Pandia Press author and scientist Blair Lee: Why Neutral Science isn’t Neutral.

Links in this Episode:

Beckie’s new pencil sharpener

Why the earth is heating so fast

Blair Lee’s Blog

Blair Lee’s Facebook page

SEA Homeschoolers Facebook page

SEA Homeschoolers Blog

Home|School|Life Magazine

REAL Science Odyssey

Info from this Episode:

Secular science curricula and programs present the accepted facts, principles, models, and theories explaining how the natural and physical world works as recommended by a majority of practicing experts in that area of science. Science curricula and programs should not exclude or misrepresent scientific facts, principles, models, or theories that are considered core ideas in the field.

Specifically, science curricula and programs will not be reviewed if they do the following:

• Minimize, misrepresent, or omit accepted scientific facts, principles, models, or theories
• Incorporate religious philosophy into the curriculum or program
• Politicize science issues in a way that misrepresents the issues

What to look for in science courses

• The inclusion of evolution
• Is the word design used in place of the word evolution
• Is the word created or creation used when discussing how organisms, the universe, or matter came into existence? Organisms evolved; they were not created.

Know your definitions –

• Science theory – A scientific theory is a widely accepted explanation of something observed in science. Theories are based on experimentation, observation, and reasoning—the scientific method.
• Scientific model – A scientific model is a simplified representation of a real system. Scientific models make it possible to study large, complex scientific principles and systems. Scientific models use the scientific method.

Books in this Episode:

Tina:

Together ~
Rick Riordan books:

• The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson #4)
• The Last Olympian (#5)
• The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus #1)
• The Son of Neptune (#2)
• The Mark of Athena (#3)

Other:

• A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Maeven (age 15) ~

• A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones
• Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman? by Patricia C. McKissack
• Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire #8) by Tui T. Sutherland

Historical picture books/quick reads:

• The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud
• Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
• The Daring Escape of Ellen Craft by Cathy Moore
• The Civil War: An Interactive History Adventure by Matt Doeden

Tyren (age 10) ~

• Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders series #1) by Peter Lerangis
• Lost in Babylon (#2)
• Tomb of Shadows (#3)
• Curse of the King (#4)
• The Legend of the Rift (#5)
• The Golden Door (#1, Three Doors trilogy) by Emily Rodda
• The Silver Door (#2)
• The Third Door (#3)

Me ~

• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• The Orphan of Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff
• Waterfall (River of Time #1) by Lisa Tawn Bergren
• Cascade (#2)
• Torrent (#3)
• A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Beckie:

Me ~

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
• Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
• Necronomicon by HP Lovecraft
• Geek Parenting: What Joffery, Jor-El, Maleficent and The McFlys Can Teach Us About Raising A Family by Stephen Segal
• Comixology Unlimited

Dani – (age 13) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Links of the Week:

Beckie: We Are Teachers
Tina: Burning Cargo–sadly, this game died when Flash went away.

This Episode Sponsored by:

Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.

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In this episode, the moms are joined by Blair Lee, homeschool mom, and author of REAL Science Odyssey Biology 2 and Chemistry 1, from Pandia Press, as they talk about secular science resources.

Links in this Episode:

Prodigy (math game)
Homeschool Group Buys (Meg Groom’s group)–no longer exists
Rogue Festival
Thinking Putty
Earhoox
Slow Cooker Facebook group
Noodle Homeschool–Now
Tina’s New and Improved Country Report
SEA Homeschoolers

Tina’s son Tyren as Tweedle Dee

Tina’s SCICON Reunion line dancing:

(Tina: My son was SO into this! LOL! That’s him in the foreground, with me.) (That’s Tyren, Tina’s son, helping lead in the front there.)

Blog post by Tina about her SCICON trip

Secular Science Resources:

Websites:
IFL Science
Kids Who Think
Bill Nye’s official website
Project Wild
Project Wet
Project Learning Tree
Physics Central PhysicsQuest
Steve Spangler Science
Science Bob
OLogy
Smithsonian Kids
Science Sparks

Articles:
Why Neutral Science isn’t Neutral by Blair Lee10 Awesome Science Courses You Can Take Online for FREE!
STEAM YouTube Channels for Elementary Kids

Curriculum/printables/lesson plans:
R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey by Pandia Press
Moving Beyond the Page
Amazing Frog Dissection Printable
The Happy Scientist (not complete curriculum) Free Content
Intelligo
Bite Size Physics
Oak Meadow
The Young Scientists Club
Using Magic School bus for Science Curriculum
Thinkwell
CK12 no labs, but it’s free
Be Naturally Curious

Books:
Science Is… by Susan V. Bosak
Sharing Nature with Children by Joseph Cornell
Sharing Nature with Children II by Joseph Cornell
A Guide to Field Identification: Birds of North America by Golden—iBird Ultimate app
Glow in the Dark Night Sky Book by Clint Hatchett
Earth Heroes: Champions of Wild Animals by Carol L and Bruce Malnor
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness by Carol L and Bruce Malnor
The Usborne Flip-Flap Body Book
The Stargazer’s Guide to the Galaxy by Q.L. Pearce
The Everything Kids’ Science Experiments Book by Tom Robinson
Usborne Science Encyclopedia
Usborne Illustrated Elementary Science Dictionary
The Story of Science by Anna Claybourne & Adam Larkum (Usborne)
Howtoons
Max Axiom
Basher books
Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding
Make Electronics
Home | School | Life Magazine
The Way Things Work

Podcasts:
StarTalk Radio, with Neil Degrasse Tyson (preview all episodes…adult content sometimes!)
Brains On!
Fun Kids Digital Radio on iTunes: Age of the Dinosaur (10 eps), Geology Rocks (24 eps), Sky Watch (astronomy, 12 eps), Kitchen Chemistry for Kids (20 eps), Techno Mum (engineering, 58 eps), A to Z of Wildlife (25 eps)…and more!
The Science Hour
Tumble
Radiolab
Physics Central
NASACast
Introductions Necessary (Celebrating women in STEM)
Naked Scientists on iTunes (many different podcasts)…Naked Archaeology, Astronomy, Neuroscience, Genetics, Oceans and more…
Astronomy Cast

Videos:
PBS Shows: All ages: Nature, NOVA, NOVA Science NOW, Cosmos (Netflix link…and here’s the link to the free lesson plans to go along with the show!), Wild Kratts, SciGirls, Dragonfly TV…Young kids: Cat in the Hat, Curious George, Dinosaur Train, Sid the Science Kid
Article about PBS Kids getting their own TV Station
Nova Science Now about replacing body organs
SciShow episode where they make ice cream while riding a bicycle
Hard Science–not always kid friendly…screen first!
SciShow and SciShow Kids
Crash Course Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy
Secular Homeschooling with Netflix and Other Media (Facebook group)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute all are free of charge
Popular Mechanics for Kids
It’s OK to be Smart (PBS Digital Studios)
Sick Science (Steve Spangler)
Socratica Studios (linked to just their science video section)
Smarter Every Day
Veritasium
WhizKidScience
HooplaKidzLab
TedEd Playlist: Before and After Einstein
AsapSCIENCE–caution…some adult content! Screen first!
Doctor Mad Science–kid made!
Minute Physics
Science Bob
PhysicsGirl
VSauce

Pinterest Boards:
Beckie’s Homeschool Science Board
Tina’s Homeschool Science Board
RSO Biology/Life Science
RSO Biology 2
RSO Chemistry
RSO Physics
RSO Earth & Space

Brave Writer Lifestyle Facebook Group (Tina mentions in the episode)…and a recent name change to another group she has gives you another group option: BraveSchoolers Facebook Group

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.

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In this episode, the moms catch you up on what they’ve been up to lately and share three new Day in the Life Interviews including one homeschooling Dad!

Tina’s kids’ work stations

Links in this Episode:

Math Mammoth.
Math Mammoth page about algebra 1 Tina mentions 
Interactive notebook for WWI 
http://www.lynda.com
Noodle Homeschool is now Tina’s Learning Adventures
https://gamestarmechanic.com/
http://www.myjoyfilledlife.com/2014/04/24/homeschooling-planning-resources-free-weekly-assignment-printable/ *religious content warning
Deborah Marcus’ GoodReads Review of Divergent The Bitter Homeschooler’s Wish List by Deborah Marcus

Books in this Episode:

Tina:

Together: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson #1) by Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson #2), The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson #3), currently reading The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson #4)
Maeven (age 15): started The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1) by Tui T. Sutherland again
Tyren (age 10): The Story of the First World War by Paul Dowswell, The Maze of the Beast (Deltora Quest #6) by Emily Rodda, The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O’Connor, The Valley of the Lost (Deltora #7), Return to Deltora (Deltora #8), The Taken (Foxcraft #1) by Inbali Iserles, Mark of the Thief (Mark of the Thief #1) by Jennifer A. Nielsen, currently working on The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders #1) by Peter Lerangis
Me: Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, Girl Underwater by Claire Kells, Divergent/Insurgent/Allegiant by Veronica Roth 

Beckie:

Dani (age 13): Doodle Lit by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver, Has been very focused on her music books.

Jack (age 10): Working his way through the DK Star Wars Ultimate Library

Me: Insanity (Mad in Wonderland Book 1) by Cameron Jace, Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu

Links in this Episode:

Tina: http://tynker.com

Beckie: Lego Pick a Brick

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.

In this episode, the moms share the second, and final, half of their interview with Julie Bogart of Brave Writer (language arts and writing curriculum.)

Tina’s son Tyren’s drum performance. Tyr is the one on the right, playing timbales (with the braid).

Links in this Episode:

Homeschool Day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Beckie’s Katch Account with Periscopes from the Monterey Bay Aquarium-no longer exists
Homeschooling Thanksgiving in a Culturally Sensitive Way Pinterest board
Noodle Homeschool
Spotted Towhee
Cursive First by Liz FitzGerald
Podcast Interview with the author of Cursive First, Liz FitzGerald (Home School Support Network Podcast, Christian content)

Brave Writer Links:
Poetry Teatime
Blog Posts about Poetry Teatime
Poetry Teatime Pinterest Board
About Peter Elbow
Writing Without Teachers
Writing Power
The Wand has moved
Sample of Jot It Down
Getting Started with Brave Writer
Julie’s Katch.me (for archived Periscopes)-no longer exists
Julie’s Coaching Page
https://www.facebook.com/bravewriter
https://twitter.com/bravewriter
https://www.pinterest.com/bravewriter
[email protected]
Brave Writer podcasts
Brave Writer Lifestyle Email List
Free Writing Lesson

Books in this Episode

Beckie:

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
The Martian by Andy Weir
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink

Tina:

Together:

Les Miserables, Children’s Edition by Victor Hugo and Matthew Larsen
The Lightning Thief (bk 1 Percy Jackson) by Rick Riordan

Tyren (Age 10):

The Story of The First World War (Usborne book) by Paul Dowswell
The Field Guide (bk 1 Spiderwick Chronicles) by Tony DiTerlizzi

Tina:

The Writer’s Jungle: A Survivor’s Guide to Writing with Kids, by Julie Bogart

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.
Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.
Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.

In this episode, the moms talk about what they’ve been up to since last they recorded, and share the first half of their interview with Julie Bogart, founder and owner of the language arts and writing curriculum, Brave Writer.

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Maeven the human dragon

Links in this Episode:

Savvy Homeschool Moms episode about Homeschooling with the Amazing Race

*NOTE FROM TINA: Savvy Homeschool Moms episode about Noodle Homeschool mentioned in this episode–doesn’t exist. WOOPS! Apparently I’ve never even explained Noodle Homeschool fully on the show so I’m going to have to do that in the next episode! SO SORRY! Check out the link for info for now.

Tina’s blog post about Periscope
Homeschool Periscope Facebook Group
longer exists

https://hourofcode.com/us
GeekMom Hour of Code
Carnegie Learning

Brave Writer Links:
Poetry Teatime
Blog Posts about Poetry Teatime
Poetry Teatime Pinterest Board
About Peter Elbow
Writing Without Teachers
Writing Power
Sample of The Wand
Sample of Jot It Down
Getting Started with Brave Writer
Julie’s Katch.me (for archived Periscopes)-no longer exists
Julie’s Coaching Page
https://www.facebook.com/bravewriter
https://twitter.com/bravewriter
https://www.pinterest.com/bravewriter
[email protected]
Brave Writer podcasts
Brave Writer Lifestyle Email List
Free Writing Lesson

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.
Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.
Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.

In this episode, the moms check in with how the beginning of the school year is going and how they are adapting to the new year’s schedules.

Links in this Episode:

Boogie Board E-Writer
History of Us
Fresno Ideaworks
Adobe Illustrator
Lynda.com
Noodle Homeschool Amazing Race course
Dance Mat Typing

Books in this Episode:

Beckie

Together –The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, Flyte by Angie Sage..
Dani (For all intents and purposes 13) – Dork Diaries Series
Jack-Jack ( age 9) – The Flash Master of Mirrors by Laurie Sutton
Me – Still working on Galilee by Clive Barker, Armada by Ernest Cline,

Tina

Together – Finished Story of the World volume 2 and 3 and currently working on 4 by Susan Wise Bauer, Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark, The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Sparks Fly Upward by Carol Matas

Maeven (age 14.5yrs) – By Tui T Sutherland: The Dragonet Prophecy, The Lost Heir, The Hidden Kingdom, The Dark Secret, The Brightest Night, Moon Rising, currently reading Winter Turning
Tyren (age 10yrs) – By Tony DiTerlizzi: The Field Guide, The Seeing Stone, Lucinda’s Secret, The Ironwood Tree, The Wrath of Mulgarath, by Emily Rodda: The Forests of Silence, The Lake of Tears
Me – Project-Based Homeschooling by Lori Pickert, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, The War to End all Wars: World War I by Russell Freedman, by James Patterson: Witch and Wizard,  The Gift, The Fire, The Kiss

Links of the Week:

Every Kid in a Park
WatchKnowLearn.org–no longer exists

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.
Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.
Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.

In this episode the moms catch listeners up on their summer and discuss gearing up for the new homeschool year.

Please note: The podcast player is now at the bottom of the page.

Links in this Episode:

The Great Summer Purge and Clean

Tina’s son Tyren (the boy with the braid) performing Ozzy Osborne’s “Crazy Train” at the end of drumming camp, as mentioned in the show.

Tina’s bookshelf labels Beckie keeps referring to in this and previous episodes.

Savvy Homeschool Moms episode on Homeschooling with Chronic Illness 
Scholastic Warehouse Sales
Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia by Jason Loborik
Tina’s Planning Process blog post
Symbaloo
Planned Spontaneity E-Book
Moving Beyond the Page
History Odyssey
All About Reading
All About Spelling

 

 

Beckie’s Organized Moving Beyond the Page Units

Beckie’s New Organizer for All About Learning Books

Beckie’s Binder System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books in this Episode:

Tina:
Tyren (age 10) — The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O’Connor
Together — finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Lowji Discovers America by Candace Fleming, The Story of the World Volume 1: The Ancient Times by Susan Wise Bauer, The Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages, Silk Umbrellas by Carolyn Marsden, and currently reading Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
Me — The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, Pollyana by Eleanor H. Porter, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, Peaceful Parents Happy Kids by Laura Markham, currently listening to Screamfree Parenting by Hal Edward Runkel

Beckie:
Dani (age 12) — Making the Cut (Chloe by Design) by Margaret Gurevich, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling, Inkspell by Cornelia Funke, Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell

Me — Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation by Bill Nye, Redshirts by John Scalzi, I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells, Finders Keepers by Stephen King, The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman, Waistcoats and Weaponry by Gail Garriger.

 

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.
Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.
Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.

 

 

In this episode, the moms share their very different summer plans…Beckie talks about summer learning and Tina talks about working on her 3rd annual “Great Summer Purge and Clean”!

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Links in this Episode:

Project-Based Homeschooling
Experience-Based Learning
Project-Based Homeschooling Facebook group, moderated by the author of the book, Lori Pickert
Project-Based Homeschool Facebook Page
The Great Summer Purge and Clean
The Noodle Homeschool Amazing Race course (now called “Tina’s Learning Adventures”)
Summer Planning and Learning
Summer Reading Programs
Summer Homeschooling
How I limited Screen Time by offering my kids Unlimited Screen Time

Savvy Homeschool Moms’ Patreon page

Books in this Episode:

Beckie: Asylum by Madeleine Roux and Sanctum by Madeleine Roux, Wasteland by John Joseph Adams
Dani (12): The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

Tina: Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners, by Lori Pickert
together: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling
Maeven (age 14.5): The Boy Who Held Back the Sea, by Lenny Hort (picture book), The Wells Bequest, by Polly Shulman (The Grimm Legacy, book 2)

Links of the Week:

Beckie: Science of Every Day Life
Tina: OLogy for Kids

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.

Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.

Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.