HST#211 – Our Review of Explode The Code (Kindergarten)

Listen to our podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. In today’s episode we talk about our experience with Book 1 (Kindergarten) of Explode the Code. This is a very popular phonics based reading program that we’ve been using over the last few months. We’ve talked in the past few […]

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HST#210 – Short Bite – Workbook Review – Evan Moor Smart Start: STEM (Kindergarten)

Listen to our podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. In today’s episode, we review the Evan Moor Smart Start: STEM Workbook for Kindergarteners. Workbook Review: Evan Moor Smart Start: STEM – https://amzn.to/3sYu4QNTopic: STEMGrade Level: KCost: $6.99 – 9.99 Touring The World Resource GuidesCheck out our country resource guides to […]

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HST#209 – Our Summer School

Listen to our podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Bring on summer! We’re ready for this gloomy, rainy spring in the Pacific Northwest to end and our warm beautiful summer to begin. On today’s show we’re talking about our summer plans for our learners! ELAMathHandwritingScienceBYL/TL finishHarry Potter Unit Study […]

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HST#208 – Short Bite – Tranquility

Listen to our podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. This week on the podcast we’re reviewing a game we played recently with some friends. The game is called Tranquility. It’s a fast and fun cooperative strategy game with think is perfect for early learners trying to flex their math […]

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HST#207 – Summer Schooling

Listen to our podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. It’s that time of year when we’re knee-deep in planning for summer. Even though we may not follow the traditional school year, summer is a time when there are special opportunities for learning that don’t happen the rest of the […]

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HST#206 – Build Your Library Harry Potter Unit Study with Jessica Weeks

Listen to our Podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. In today’s episode we invite back this week’s homeschool journey’s interview, Jessica Weeks, to discuss her experience with the Build Your Library Harry Potter unit study. Arial and Jessica drive this chat with their radiant love of all things Potter, […]

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HST#205 – Homeschooling Journeys with Jessica Weeks

Listen to our podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. In today’s Homeschooling Journeys we have Jessica Weeks, a homeschooling mom of 2 children. Jessica balances her homeschooling with her local parent partnership, shifted spouse work schedules, and works part time herself. This was an inspiring interview full of great […]

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HST#204 – Short Bite – Using Word Ladders to Drive Literacy

Listen to our podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. In today’s episode, we talk about a resource we’ve been using over the last few weeks to great success. We began to implement this after listening to Dr. Tim Rasinski on the Science of Reading podcast. Scholastic Word Ladders (K-1) […]

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HST#203 – Reading Aloud

Listen to our podcast above, subscribe using your favorite podcast service, or watch on YouTube. Reading aloud is one of the most powerful and meaningful activities that we can do with our children. It’s a time for comfort, discovery, and connection. Today we’ll be delving into the world of reading aloud, exploring the benefits, do’s […]

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