RAR #229: How a 25¢ Spiral Notebook Can Change Your Homeschool

08/03/23 • 33 min

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During my hardest year of homeschooling, I had a 12, 10, 8, and 1 year old, and twin newborns. Life was... a little chaotic.

One week, a friend of mine who had homeschooled all three of her kids asked, “So how's homeschooling going?”

And naturally, I burst into tears. I’m not sure she saw that coming. But then, maybe she did.

Anyway, she asked me how I was keeping the kids on track for their schoolwork and how much they could do when I wasn’t able to lead them, and when I looked at her with a blank stare, she said, “Okay, I’m going to come over tomorrow and I’ll bring some spiral notebooks.”

So, I cleared a path to the door and she came and she showed me how a 25 cent notebook could completely change our homeschool for the better.

Today, we're going to talk about those spiral notebooks-- the one simple tool that has had the biggest impact on my homeschooling life.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

How the spiral notebook system combats overwhelm when you’re being pulled in too many directions
How I used the spiral notebooks in our homeschool
The modified system that we use in our homeschool now

Find the rest of the show notes at: https://readaloudrevival.com/spiral-notebooks-for-homeschool

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During my hardest year of homeschooling, I had a 12, 10, 8, and 1 year old, and twin newborns. Life was... a little chaotic.

One week, a friend of mine who had homeschooled all three of her kids asked, “So how's homeschooling going?”

And naturally, I burst into tears. I’m not sure she saw that coming. But then, maybe she did.

So, I cleared a path to the door and she came and she showed me how a 25 cent notebook could completely change our homeschool for the better.

Today, we're going to talk about those spiral notebooks-- the one simple tool that has had the biggest impact on my homeschooling life.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

How the spiral notebook system combats overwhelm when you’re being pulled in too many directions
How I used the spiral notebooks in our homeschool
The modified system that we use in our homeschool now

Find the rest of the show notes at: https://readaloudrevival.com/spiral-notebooks-for-homeschool

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RAR #228: Reading for Fun is More Important Than You Think

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Imagine that your child is grown up, and his or her reading life looks a lot like yours does right now.

How do you feel about that?

Is your reading life something you want your kids to emulate when they’re adults?

What if we built for ourselves the kind of reading life that we’d be delighted for our own kids to imitate?

Novelist Katherine Paterson once wrote that “a fondness for books is catching.”

I think she’s right. It’s much easier to be drawn into a reading life when the people around you also have a rich reading life.

And if you’re someone who wants to raise kids who love to read - that’s probably why you’re here, right? Modeling our own rich reading life is an incredibly important strategy in making that a reality.

Which means that reading – not just to your kids, not just for your kids, not just about how to be a better mother to your kids – but reading for the sheer joy of reading, is one of your most important jobs as a mother.

And regardless of what your reading life looks like today, it’s OK. Keep listening.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

Why modeling your own enjoyment of reading is such an important piece of raising kids who love to read
How reading reduces stress, makes us happier, improves focus and more!
How to overcome the hurdles and read more (in fact we have a printable for that!)

Find the rest of the show notes at: https://readaloudrevival.com/mom-reading-life/