The Deeply Rooted Homeschool: Recent Episodes
Brittany Gilbert, Kami McDonald
Homeschool moms Kami and Brittany get together with friends to discuss the ins and outs of home education. Our heart is to encourage and equip homeschool families with resources and content designed to make your homeschool more deeply rooted in Christ. God has given you every skill necessary to parent and teach your children well. We are here to cheer you on.
Brittany and Kami host their first book discussion! They are reading "Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace" by Sarah Mackenzie and sharing the wisdom they've learned from the book. This episode covers the book's Introduction and Part 1. If you haven't started reading the book, it's not too late to join in!
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Kami and Brittany discuss the current post-Christian culture and how to raise kids with a biblical worldview.
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Media:
Right now media
⁃ What’s in the Bible?
⁃ Superbook
The Story of Me: Babies, Bodies, and a Very Good God (God's Design for Sex)
Before I Was Born: God Knew My Name (God's Design for Sex)
What's the Big Deal?: Why God Cares about Sex (God's Design for Sex)
Facing the Facts: The Truth about Sex and You (God's Design for Sex)
God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies (God Made Me)
Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds
Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today's Young Kids
The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality
The Girls' Guide to Growing Up
The Way We Work: Getting to know our bodies
The New City Catechism
The New City Catechism for Kids
Truth and Grace Memory Book One: Ages Two to Nine (Truth and Grace Memory Books)
Truth and Grace Memory Book Two: Ages Ten to Thirteen (Truth and Grace Memory Books)
Truth and Grace Memory Book Three: Ages Fourteen to Seventeen (Truth and Grace Memory Books)
Training Hearts, Teaching Minds: Family Devotions Based on the Shorter Catechism
M Is for Mama: A Rebellion Against Mediocre Motherhood
Mama Bear Apologetics™: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies
Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God’s Design
Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language
Another Gospel?: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity
Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel - and the Way to Stop It
Tactics, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
Podcasts:
Relate with AllieBeth Stuckey
The Antithesis- Owen Strachan
Read Aloud Revival- Sarah Mackenzie
Mama Bear Apologetics
The Alisa Childers Podcast
BibleThinker
People to follow:
Alisa Childers
MamaBear Apologetics
AllieBeth Stuckey
Foundation Worldview (on Facebook)
Natasha Crain (on Facebook)
Theology Mom
BSF (Bible Study Fellowship)
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Kami and Brittany discuss perfectionism and how it can plague both student and parent when it comes to beginning or continuing your homeschool journey.
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Our friends Carly and Casie join us as we talk about community — what it means to us, ways we’ve experienced it, how to find it, and how to create it. We all need support on this homeschool journey. Come along and figure out how to find your people!
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Welcome to Season 3 of the Deeply Rooted Homeschool podcast. In this episode, we discuss the necessity of reflecting on your past homeschool year as well as things to consider for your upcoming year. We hope you’ll be encouraged as we offer several questions to ask yourself, and we talk about how your choice of curriculum is possibly the last question to ask.
The Deeply Rooted Homeschool is edited by Levi Gilbert.
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In this episode, we are joined by mom of four, Kelly Hightower. In each year she has homeschooled, Kelly’s family has experienced chaos — ranging from pregnancy, to having a newborn, to a house fire. Kelly explains how the Lord has met them in their chaos and given them really beautiful moments and so much wisdom.
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In this episode, we continue our discussion around the common lies we might believe as homeschool moms that could result in feelings of mom guilt and the truths that we should believe instead.
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Mom guilt. It’s everywhere. We all struggle with it at some point or another. On this episode, we discuss several common lies we might believe as homeschool moms that could result in feelings of mom guilt and the truths that we should believe instead.
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Welcome Back! In this short episode, we want to catch you up on what life has been like for us during our break as well as discuss why we chose to return for another season. We have lots to look forward to in season 2, and we hope you’ll join the conversation.
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2020 has been the year of the pivot. We’ve all had to make major life changes in one way or another. How do you keep your homeschool moving forward when you find yourself in a season of transition? Maybe you’re moving, changing jobs, grieving or adding a new family member; all these seasons can be difficult to maintain a homeschool schedule. On today’s podcast we discuss how we manage these seasons and give practical advice if you’re in a similar place.
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On today’s episode, we talk to our friend Brittany about the challenges of homeschooling while also having babies and toddlers to care for. This stage of life can be overwhelming, but Brittany offers practical tips and encouragement for those finding themselves in a similar season.
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Kami and Brittany talk with Kami's dad, Chris Ward. He and his wife started homeschooling their four kids in the 90s. His perspective is encouraging and challenging for current homeschool families.
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In this episode, we talk to Donny Jones, who is the primary homeschool parent in his family. He talks about his family's unique situation and how they juggle all of the things.
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In this episode, we talk to a Dad for the first time! Dan Hammitt is a full-time minister and father of three. He explains his role as a homeschool dad and his perspective on the experience.
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In this episode, Kami and Brittany are answering your questions again. This time, the focus is on their educational backgrounds and how it shaped their decision to homeschool.
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In this episode, Kami and Brittany are answering your questions about their homeschool journeys and what led them to homeschool.
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On today’s episode, we welcome back our friend Jen for a raw conversation about comparison. It’s an issue that all of us, at one time or another, struggle with, and we wanted to discuss it in general as well as in light of homeschooling. We acknowledge that comparison is a heart issue, and we talk about how to guard ourselves from its grip.
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The Whiddon family is new to homeschool, and Katelin is with us for today's episode to tell us all about their process in deciding to pull their kids out of public school.
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In this episode, we continue a conversation with a panel of homeschool moms to tackle common obstacles to deciding to homeschool. These ladies are all in various seasons of life with lots of different perspectives to share. If you missed Part 1 of the conversation, go back and check out episode 9, too.
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In this episode, we start a conversation with a panel of homeschool moms to tackle common obstacles to deciding to homeschool. These ladies are all in various seasons of life with lots of different perspectives to share. The conversation was so good, we split it in to two episodes.
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Our friends Alice Ann and Melissa joined us to discuss the challenges facing parents who are homeschooling children with different abilities. It may feel overwhelming at first, but they had practical tips to any parent who wants to homeschool their child with unique needs.
Show Links:
All About Reading
All About Spelling
Connections Curriculum
Phonemic Awareness
DuBard Method
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On today’s podcast, we talked with our friend Kiki about her experiences homeschooling five boys, ages 17-5, with a more traditional educational approach.
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Kiki’s curriculum choices:
Explode the Code
Horizons Math
Life of Fred
Math U See
1st Language Lessons
IEW Writing
Phonetic Zoo
Kiki’s book recommendations: I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah
The Most Important Place on Earth
Give Them Grace
Teaching From Rest
Age of Opportunity
Kiki’s favorite supplies: Amazon Prime subscription
A well-stocked home library – <—check out our list of favorite kids’ titles!
Double-sided tape
Pencils
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Anna Wanamaker is a wife and homeschool mom of four; her oldest entering 10th grade and youngest going in to 1st. In this episode, we talk with Anna about her approach to homeschool being relaxed but with structured components. Anna also offers an encouraging perspective that every homeschool parent needs to hear.
Show Links:
Ambleside Online
Honey for a Child’s Heart
Educating the Whole Child’s Heart
Spiral notebooks
Composition books
Smart Core Graduation Requirements + your state (search on Google)
How to Homeschool Today Transcript Creator
Polka Dot Sticky Tabs
Dry erase markers
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In our last episode, we discussed the ins and outs of classical education, however, there are many different approaches you could choose. For part 2, our friend Aimee is back to help us sort through the many different ways to teach our kids at home.
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Frixion Pens
Frixion highlighters
Notecards
PaperMate Sharpwriter Mechanical pencils
Box Curriculum mentioned:
www.Abeka.com
www.goodandbeautiful.com
www.Sonlight.com
www.mfwbooks.com
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Getting started with homeschooling can be confusing because there are so many options. This is the first episode in a series where we cover the many different methods and styles of home education. In this episode, we begin a conversation with Aimee Dyson about the why, what, and how’s of the classical approach to home education.
Show Links:The Core (For Grammar and Dialectic stages)
The Question
The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise
Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
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The transition from a career to full time homeschool can be intimidating. On this week’s podcast, we talk to Valerie Lane who spent several years in the corporate world and discusses the struggles and joys, as well as lots of tips for transitioning to stay-at-home mom turned homeschool family.
Show Links
Frixion pens
Laminator
Laminator sheets
Crayola washable markers for using on laminator
Removable/writable tabs
Magnetic book marks
Teaching from Rest
Introverted Mom
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When you’re beginning the journey from public school to homeschool, it’s important to give yourself lots of grace and room to grow. On today’s episode, Jen discusses important things to keep in mind if you’re currently making the leap from traditional to homeschool.
Show Notes
Priscilla shirer what to speak over your kids
Frixion pens
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So you’ve decided to homeschool, and that’s exciting. But taking those next few steps can feel overwhelming – especially if you have no idea what the next steps are. This week, Kami and Brittany chat with Ashley Matthews, a director of a local homeschool co-op, about how to get started after you’ve decided to homeschool.
Show Notes
For information about your state’s requirements for homeschool, visit HSLDA.org.
To browse curriculum, check out Christianbook.com.
Rainbowresource.comis another excellent site for homeschool curriculum. They offer free shipping if you spend $50.
For reviews and more information about homeschool curriculum, visit cathyduffyreviews.com.
Ashley’s favorite school supplies:
Frixion pens
Laminator
Pencils
Books:
102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy
Well Trained Mind
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In this episode, Kami and Brittany introduce themselves and the heart behind the podcast, as well as what to look forward to.
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