Savvy Homeschool Moms Podcast

In this episode the moms talk about Biddy Bedtime Stories, more family-friendly game recommendations, and ways of using music to enrich your homeschool. Links in this Episode: Biddy Bedtime Stories Coffee Dough Fossils Salt Crystals Root Viewer Sakura Quick Math Books in this Episode: Magyk by Angie Sage Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves Snake and Lizard by Joy Crowley Stuart’s Cape by Sara Pennypacker Bethany the Ballet Fairy by Daisy Meadows A New Beginning (Magic Puppies #1) by Sue Bentley The Boy on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull (about Dr Seuss) William Shakespeare and the Globe by Aliki Redoute: The Man Who Painted Flowers by Carolyn Croll My Napoleon by Catherine Brighton The King’s Day: Louis XIV of France by Aliki Paris 1789: A Guide to Paris on the Eve of the Revolution by Rachel Wright Neversink by Barry Wolverton Into the Woods by Lyn Gardner Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Seventh Moon by Marius Gabriel The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

In this episode the moms talk about Biddy Bedtime Stories, more family-friendly game recommendations, and ways of using music to enrich your homeschool. Links in this Episode: Biddy Bedtime Stories Coffee Dough Fossils Salt Crystals Root Viewer Sakura Quick Math Books in this Episode: Magyk by Angie Sage Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves Snake and Lizard by Joy Crowley Stuart’s Cape by Sara Pennypacker Bethany the Ballet Fairy by Daisy Meadows A New Beginning (Magic Puppies #1) by Sue Bentley The Boy on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull (about Dr Seuss) William Shakespeare and the Globe by Aliki Redoute: The Man Who Painted Flowers by Carolyn Croll My Napoleon by Catherine Brighton The King’s Day: Louis XIV of France by Aliki Paris 1789: A Guide to Paris on the Eve of the Revolution by Rachel Wright Neversink by Barry Wolverton Into the Woods by Lyn Gardner Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Seventh Moon by Marius Gabriel The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

In this episode the moms announce the Pandia Press Giveaway winner, chat about The Amazing Race, and incorporating art into homeschooling. Links in this episode: Passport Templates for the Amazing Race Our Facebook group: Homeschooling With the Amazing Race Country Report for Amazing Race is ready for review!  To get your copy: Tell your friends about Savvy Homeschool Moms on Twitter, Facebook and/or real life, and then email me about it at tina(at)savvyhomeschoolmoms.com (The first 20 people) The moms talk about Homeschooling with the Amazing Race in episode 19 Meal Planning Boot Camp for Plan to Eat Games mentioned: Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Risk, Totally Tut, DungeonQuest, Busytown, Clue, Pathfinder Please post your family board game recommendations in the comments! (Especially ones that even grownups can enjoy, with their kids.) Books in this Episode: The Measly Middle Ages by Terry Deary from the Horrible Histories series The Fairy’s Return and Other Princess Tales by Gail Carson Levine (author of Ella Enchanted)  Keeping Pets series US Army Helicopters by Carrie A. Braulick Battlefield Support by Geoff Cornish Fighter Planes by Jeffery Zuehlke Rattlesnakes by Joanne Mattern

In this episode the moms announce the Pandia Press Giveaway winner, chat about The Amazing Race, and incorporating art into homeschooling. Links in this episode: Passport Templates for the Amazing Race Our Facebook group: Homeschooling With the Amazing Race Country Report for Amazing Race is ready for review!  To get your copy: Tell your friends about Savvy Homeschool Moms on Twitter, Facebook and/or real life, and then email me about it at tina(at)savvyhomeschoolmoms.com (The first 20 people) The moms talk about Homeschooling with the Amazing Race in episode 19 Meal Planning Boot Camp for Plan to Eat Games mentioned: Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Risk, Totally Tut, DungeonQuest, Busytown, Clue, Pathfinder Please post your family board game recommendations in the comments! (Especially ones that even grownups can enjoy, with their kids.) Books in this Episode: The Measly Middle Ages by Terry Deary from the Horrible Histories series The Fairy’s Return and Other Princess Tales by Gail Carson Levine (author of Ella Enchanted)  Keeping Pets series US Army Helicopters by Carrie A. Braulick Battlefield Support by Geoff Cornish Fighter Planes by Jeffery Zuehlke Rattlesnakes by Joanne Mattern

(Part 1 is here.) In this episode the moms chat about DragonBox, a Pandia Press giveaway and steps to starting homeschooling. Part one can be found here. Links in this Episode: Notabli for blogging about your kids. Here’s a great review. ArtKive app DragonBox Books of the Week: The Finches Fabulous Furnace by Roger Drury The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall The Thirteenth Unicorn by W.D. Newman, (currently a free download on Amazon!) The Orange Trees of Versailles, by Annie Pietri The Golden Tree (Book 12 of the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky Magyk by Angie Sage So you want to be a writer by Vicki Hambleton Athena the Wise by Joan Holub Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Star Wars, the Clone Wars by Jason Fry Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith by James Luceno World Book Night Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Links of the Week: GoogleLitTrips Enchanted Homeschooling Mom–shop no longer exists.

In this week’s episode, the moms talk about using their new “Seize the Year” wall calendars to get organized and using incentives and rewards to help homeschooling run more smoothly. Links in this Episode: 2013 “Seize the Year” Wall Calendar Chalkboard paint HomeRoutines, Toodledo, and Scatterbrain apps to get on track. (Sadly, Scatterbrain is no longer available. *sad*) Journey North Mystery Class “Books of the Week”: A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler The Orange Trees of Versailles by Anni Pietri The Finches’ Fabulous Furnace by Roger W. Drury Guardians of Ga’Hoole series Oliver Moon and the Potion Commotion by Sue Mongredien  Magyk by Angie Sage Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy  by Douglas Adams “Links of the Week”: Disney Family HighScore House–Unfortunately this site has become no longer available. But we did see this program as a possible alternative: Me In a Tree Using Incentives in the classroom Should Learning be it’s Own Reward? Using Incentives in Homeschooling TimesUpKidz iRewardChart app Helpful Homeschool Hints: Small Rewards for Children Homeschool Reward System and Incentive Chart – Off to a Good Start Ask PSL: “I homeschool and my house is a battle zone”

Please note: If you downloaded this episode prior to 2/23/13, please delete it and re-download. There was a glitch a little after the 1hr mark where our intro/outro music just randomly started playing (not sure how I missed that before, but it’s fixed now!), making it difficult to hear the content. The file here on this page should be the corrected one, so just throw out the old one and listen here or redownload and you should be good to go!

In this episode, the moms gather their strength in the midst of some gnarly colds to talk about all kinds of useful and educational apps for the iPhone and iPad. Links in this Episode: Horrible Hauntings (Augmented Reality Book) 2013 Rose Parade float Tina mentions, by Honda The Amazing Race Books in this Episode: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Good Night, Owl by Pat Hitchens The Perks of Being A Wall Flower by Stephen Chbosky The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Potzsch The Wide Window or, Disappearance! by Lemony Snicket The Fire (Witch & Wizard) by James Patterson Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne The Golden Acorn by Catherine Cooper Alien on a Rampage by Clete Smith At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon Pocketful of Pinecones by Karen Andreola Links of the Week: Balancing Everything–She changed this to VeryMom.com but changed the feel of the blog a lot. Starfall The Wired Homeschool iPhone and iPad Apps: Dropbox LibraryBooks Kindle (And here’s the episode of our show that Tina mentions that we talk about Kindle Fire Department) Goodreads Google Drive Overdrive Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com app (together) Dragon Dictation (for kids who don’t like the physical act of writing…or to help keep ideas flowing w/o the hindrance of writing.) Compass Google Earth Star Walk

On this, the last day of 2012, the moms chat about the holidays, update listeners on their last month, and how to start the New Year right with homeschooling!   Links in this Episode:   Homeschooling with the Amazing Race Tina’s kiddos’ shadow puppets she mentioned they did when the race went to Indonesia. Magic Tree House series: List of books in the first series (which is what Tina’s son is reading currently), and the Magic Tree House website (complete with book samples, games, videos, and a neat “Reading Program to Adventure” program where your child can earn stamps for completing trivia questions related to the facts learned from the books!)Magic Tree House Research Guides and Fact Trackers (nonfiction companion books for the series)   How to Train Your Dragon movie: Review on Kids-in-Mind Review on CommonSenseMediaHow to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular   Homeschool Co-ops R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey by Pandia Press   Scrooge with Albert Finney (You can watch the entire movie on YouTube for FREE!) Tina’s list of essential Christmas movies     Math Mammoth   Fresno Chaffee Zoo   The picture mentioned, of Beckie’s dog Sadie and Tina’s husband, Adam     Beckie’s kids’ new dressers!     Little Free Library Books of the Week: * Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede * Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George * A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket * Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne * At Home...

  *The audio player is at the bottom of the page, and if you’d like to skip right to the Thanksgiving content, it begins at 1hr, 48sec (1:00:48).* In this episode the moms chat about Halloween fun, the History Odyssey curriculum, and maintaining cultural sensitivity during Thanksgiving. Links in this episode: Stick Works Art Installation Math Wrap-Ups World Book Night BookCrossing Little Free Libraries All Hallow’s Read Paperback Swap Books in this episode: The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer Dragon Slippers Dragonflight Dealing with Dragons Muse Magazine Lego Club Jr Emily the Strange Illusions A Bridge Across Forever StoryBundle   “Links of the Week”: * Google Art Project * Kitchen Pantry Scientist   Curriculum Reviewed in this episode: Pandia Press History Odyssey Ancients Level I (what Beckie is using) Early Modern Level I (what Tina is using) Timelines (we both use these!) Homeschooling Thanksgiving in a Culturally Sensitive Way, Thanksgiving and Native American Links:   *PLEASE NOTE: Beckie and I pronounced “Wampanoag” incorrectly throughout this episode. I just discovered this through watching

In this episode the moms talk about field trips galore, Google Earth, the Earthquake and… Homeschool co-ops!!   Links in this episode: Homeschoolrealm Facebook page Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Horrible Histories Google Earth Google Earth (Oceans, as mentioned by Beckie) Humble EBook Bundle  Books in this episode: Isle of Swords by Wayne Batson World’s Toughest Machines by Judy Schmauss How to Draw Monster Trucks Doctor Who: The Angel’s Kiss by Justin Richards Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow A Gift of Dragons by Anne McCaffery Master Cornhill by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke  Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George The Chronicles of Pern: The First Fall Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua “Links of the Week”: The Toymaker Biddy Bedtime Stories   Savvy Homeschool Moms Episode 3 – Getting Started Homeschooling Book ~ Homeschool Co-ops, How to Start Them, Run Tem and Not Burn Out What is a homeschool co-op? Richmond Math Salon video:   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 mom’s chat about Flylady routines, history lesson mishaps, share 2 great educational British websites, and Beckie talks about homeschooling with chronic illness. Links in this episode: Flylady.net January’s Girl – Top 5 Parenting Tips Popular Mechanics for Kids Videos Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Ancient China The Animal House on PBS  (Specifically the Ant Colony video we discussed) Discovering Great Artists (Art History curriculum used by both the Savvy Moms! ) Michelangelo The Sociable Homeschooler (We were interviewed on October 5th) Books in this episode: Once Upon a Curse (Tales of the Frog Princess) A Gift of Dragons The Gift (Witch and Wizard) Annie’s Adventures (Sisters 8, Book 1) Dragon Rider (also by same author, Inkheart) The  Case of the Missing Monkey (High-Rise Private Eyes) The Chronicles of Pern:First Fall Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom

In Feb 2013, I created a country report printable to use with my kids, along with The Amazing Race (discussed briefly in the first 15 min of ep 27 and 28,). It has been updated and improved upon a couple of times since then…and is now available for sale on my website: http://homeschoolrealm.com/shop/Beckie and I have also started a Homeschooling with The Amazing Race Facebook group, for sharing ideas! Come join us!–Tina In this episode we catch up after a week off, chat about fun and games while homeschooling, and… Homeschooling with The Amazing Race! Learn about all the great ideas we’ve found on the web, and some we thought up ourselves, on how to turn the tv show “The Amazing Race” into geography and social studies lessons! Links in this episode: Red Cabbage pH Indicator Egg Tempera Paint Trading Up Game Homeschool Realm Exchange Change Game Write with the Best (New writing curriculum the mom’s are trying out) Secular Homeschooling Magazine (Sadly, this magazine and it’s website no longer exist, so we’ve removed the link.)…But there is a new secular homeschooling magazine now by the Secular Homeschooler. Wright on Time Book Series Do Life Right, Inc Flylady … Flying with Homeschoolers Books in this episode: The Secret Kingdom by Jenny Nimmo Emily the Strange: Lost Days by Rob Reger Seed by Ania Ahlborn

In this episode the moms share 2 new segments: “Books of the Week” and “Links of the Week”, as well as discuss bullying and teasing in homeschool situations. Links in this Episode: Teaching reading and writing with cursive first Cursive First: An Introduction to Cursive Penmenship The Tale of Desperaux Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoners Dilemma Mo Willems Book of Max A Very Special Delivery Blast Off to Earth! Little House in the Big Woods Mighty Machines Chronicles of Narnia Audiobooks Free Audiobooks Seed by Ania Ahlborn Child of Faerie, Child of Earth Little Passports Secular Homeschool Home-School.com Homeschool Groups A to Z Home’s Cool Homeschool Groups Books about bullying Tina mentioned: Please Stop Laughing at Me Please Stop Laughing at Us (sequel to “Please Stop Laughing at Me”) This episode is sponsored by Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com. Be sure to listen to episode 19 for the new correct coupon code!

In this episode, the moms chat about their CurrClick giveaway, the overscheduled homeschooler, and share their favorite art and science recipes. Links in this Episode: Elephant and Piggie books Chaffee Zoo (where Tina took her children) Scholastic Shoe Box Learning Centers CurrClick and CurrClick Giveaway Restore Margin in your Life Math Mammoth Kids Concoctions Discount School Supply Fresno Family Kid Activities (lots of art/science recipes) Gak/Flubber Borax Crystals Sugar Crystals This episode is sponsored by Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com. Be sure to listen to episode 19 for the new correct coupon code!