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.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 289
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
chocolate chip math, what is it??
1:24 - What is Chocolate Chip Math?
4:42 - Tips for implementing Chocolate Chip Math
6:31 - How long do you spend on Math every day?
9:02 - What a lesson would look like
23:23…
Discipline, friendships and getting kids to help around the house
In question one, we talk a lot about managing chores and developing a system for busy family life.
Question two is about managing behaviour without using rewards and cons…
Summer break and choosing curriculum
In this episode, we talk about what summer break looks like in our house, and what options are available for homeschoolers.
What about highschoolers?
How do we know how t…
Our favourite story books
Questions about dictation
This week, Elizabeth and I discuss several questions on dictation. What is dictation, how does it work? When do you start dictation, and how long do you do dictation? W…
Getting along: the foundation of successful homeschooling
In this episode we talk about the importance of building the relationship and reducing the drama. It affects our whole day, not gonna lie.
3:30 - How can I transition away…
Wow, did we ever cover a lot today!
Do your kids get input on what you study and how you spend your day?
How do you decide what to cover each year?
How do you know what to do next?
Is it important to have mento…
family prayer life, responding to angst, and when do we know it’s not working?
The first half of this episode discusses a question about prayer life in the family, finding time, developing habits. As I have a lot of secular followers, I wanted to qu…
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…