make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
In the context of promoting joy, fun and an environment of love, Bonnie welcomes you! Bonnie is a homeschool mom of seven kids, 32 years in - writer, speaker and cheerleader. Meet her cohosts who bring your questions and theirs to the table: Elizabeth, mom of six, in the thick of glorious family life, and Christina, just starting the homeschool journey with three littles. Join us for some honest discussion about how to make home education cozy. Just like you imagined.
make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
How do we start to make joy normal? Episode one.
This week, Elizabeth brings some basic questions about what Bonnie believes about joy. As the episode unfolds, they discuss what the ideal day might look like, the proper place of curriculum in our homeschool life, all those unused curriculum sitting in storage...
Some thoughts on structure and planning our day, and balancing self care with the sacrifice we make as parents.
4:07 - The importance of having ideals
5:02 - Leading by modeling virtue
9:09 - Challenging children appropriately
11:46 - Planning for self-care
16:19 - What does a typical homeschool day look like?
23:03 - Routine over schedule
24:02 - Homeschool curriculum
33:56 - Importance of keeping records
Some resources were mentioned, here are those links
Ruth Beechik, The Three R's
Homeschooling, simplified: dictation
Bonnie's full day workshop in four parts on YouTube
Planning our time (blog post, with templates)
Contact
- On Instagram at @make.joy.normal
- By email at makejoynormal@gmail.com
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Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!