GOAT #32: Homeschooling around Catastrophic Disease with Andi Elliott

08/16/22 • 41 min

When your family is faced with catastrophic disease, life becomes very different, including how you homeschool. Providing around the clock care to her daughter with a rare, nonhereditary genetic mutation meant that Andi Elliott needed to be diligent to track homeschool hours, stay organized with planning and still be attentive to the rest of her family's needs.
Listen as Erin and Amanda speak with Andi about her journey with her daughter Charlotte, how she developed a tracking planner for homeschoolers for Missouri (and beyond) and the next big plan for this homeschooling family who has kept their eyes on God in the midst of huge changes.
Resources and Links
Charlotte's Story. https://www.kcnb1.org/charlottes-story.html
Andi Elliott's MoHomeschoolPlanner, https://mohomeschoolplanner.etsy.com/
Lake Life Family RV Resort website, https://www.lakelifervresort.com/
Facebook, Lake Life family RV Resort
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GOAT #31: Setting the Tone of Your Home

The atmosphere of a homeschool is so important to successful learning, and as you get longer into this journey of home education, you find fairly quickly that you as Mama set the tone for the home. Tone can be impacted by any number of spoken words, causing frustration, impatience, kindness, or encouragement even in seasons of happiness or grief.
Listen as Erin and Amanda discussing setting the tone of your homeschool and life in general. They give practical examples where different situations and stressors have had a huge impact on their lives and families, and detail how they worked through them to keep their homeschools and more importantly, their family relationships, on track.
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GOAT #33: The Importance of Play

Far too many parents focus on academics as the most critical part of their homeschool, when what may be the more important activity, especially for children, is the concept of play. Play is defined as a range of intrinsically motivated activities done for pleasure and enjoyment, positively impacting development and growth and important for all ages, including adults!
In today's episode, Erin and Amanda discuss the benefits of play, the role play has held in their families and some ideas on how to incorporate it in a way that will help you and your children thrive in homeschooling.
Resources and Links
Minecraft, www.minecraft.net
Skeletons: Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, OK, www.skeletonmuseum.com
Skeleton model, amzn.to/3crCsTX (affil. link)
USAOPOLY Super Mario Chess Set, amzn.to/3Q4z3sc (affil. link)
Stratego - Original, Strategy Board Game, amzn.to/3AvBmhT (affil. link)
Charlotte Mason homeschooling, www.simplycharlottemason.com
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: https://goathomeschooling.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goat_homeschooling_podcast/
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