Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast
An inspirational and informational podcast all about homeschooling. Each week, Amanda, a certified teacher turned homeschool mom will answer questions, cover topics and share ideas on how to homeschool your kids and love it!
Episodes
When we tell people that we homeschool all year round, including the summer, some people are shocked. And before you think it’s some cruel punishment to homeschool over the summer, relax!
The kids don’t mind, and there are some great benefits. Our summer looks different, but because we make our own schedule, it’s still a jam-packed summer of camp, family, friends and fun. It just includes some workbook time, too!
What would I do if I went back in time and had to homeschool kindergarten all over again? With so many families starting to think about homeschooling their little ones come September, I thought I would share some of my wisdom as a more experienced homeschool parent about what I would do, what I would use, and a few things I wish someone would have told me when my kids started kindergarten years ago.
Kindergarten Again?
Today, I’m sharing how I plan out my homeschool year! I’m doing my annual long-term plan, and you can come along with me! Featuring this year’s Essential Homeschool Planner, I’m walking you through what worked, what didn’t, and how we’re making some big changes for next year!
0:00 Annual Planning
6:20 Planner Walk-through
16:18 A new schedule
26:42 Laying it out
38:45 Outro
2025-2026 Planning Seri...
Today I’m sharing exactly what unit study themes and topics we will be doing next year in our homeschool! And since you know I love to incorporate a great novel with my units, I’m also sharing what novel studies we’ll be doing, too! And in a fun little twist, you can guess which of my kids picked which unit!
0:00 Unit Studies And Novel Studies For 2025-2026
2:08 Kingdoms and Classification
3:50 Weather and Water
During the month of May, I like to share our plans for the next year of homeschooling. Last week, I shared what I’m using for my soon-to-be 3rd grader. This week, I’m sharing what curriculum I’ve chosen for my 5th grader!
0:00 Grade 5 Curriculum Choices
1:01 Alexie Preface
3:13 Language
7:04 Math
8:49 Science
10:02 Social Studies
12:05 Art
13:28 French
14:41 Independent Study
18:02 Out...
During the month of May, I like to share our plans for the next year of homeschooling. And we’re starting off by talking about my youngest Zoé and what she’ll be using next year when she’s in Grade 3!
I'm sharing what curriculum I chose for each subject, why I chose it, and how I hope it’ll impact our kid!
0:00 Grade 3 Curriculum Choices
1:13 Zoé Preface
4:17 Language
6:35 Math
8:27 Science
I’m going to my first homeschool conference! I’m heading to the 32nd annual Ottawa Homeschooling Conference presented by the Rideau Valley Home Educators’ Association!
I’m making the most of this trip by getting a little shopping and some alone time in before the conference.
And then we’ll head to the conference, where I will be a vendor with True North History! It’s going to be a busy 36 hours, but it is certainly an ...
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