As we inch closer toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, life begins to ramp up a bit. A lot of times that means added stress to continue the usual homeschool schedule while adding in all the holiday festivities. In today’s episode, Carole talks with Sonya Manson about what their family of ten has done over the years of homeschooling. Sonya shares how they to continue homeschooling during the holidays while also slowing down and focusing on what matters most to their family.As we go into the holiday season, I hope what Sonya shared encourages you to slow down and savor the seasons of Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas. For a list of the books mentioned in this episode, you’ll find the list here on our website.RESOURCES+Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this coming year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of Homeschool Made Simple with others by leaving a rating and review on this podcast player. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Mentioned in this episode:CA SeminarPre Roll CA 2025 Seminar

Carole Joy Seid and Rachel Winchester share an exciting announcement! In this episode, you'll hear about: the new Homeschool Made Simple website!the roots of the homeschool movementdoing your researchthe purpose of this podcastthe difference between the HMS seminars and this podcastRESOURCES+Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of Homeschool Made Simple with others by leaving a rating and review on this podcast player. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Mentioned in this episode:CA SeminarPre Roll CA 2025 Seminar

In this episode, Carole helps you integrate music into your child's life so that they naturally and easily grow familiar with classical music.You'll hear about:- Cultivating a familiarity with classical music- How to use a composer study for two or three months at a time- A chronological approach that allows your child to create a musical timeline- The best time to start formal music training with children- The goal of teaching music- Using music to teach children scriptureRESOURCES+Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of Homeschool Made Simple with others by leaving a rating and review on this podcast player. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Mentioned in this episode:CA SeminarPre Roll CA 2025 Seminar

What place does art have in the Christian's life? We want to raise children who know the beauty of quality art and the gift we each have to create as God creates. In this episode, you'll hear:Why a Christian worldview effects our concept of artExpose our babies to quality artTeach children to enjoy making their own artResources to help you share great art with your children!RESOURCES+Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of Homeschool Made Simple with others by leaving a rating and review on this podcast player. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Mentioned in this episode:CA SeminarPre Roll CA 2025 Seminar

Today we are coming back to Carole’s conversation with Russ Ramsey, author of Rembrandt is in the Wind. After talking about the book, Carole turns toward the topic of introducing children to fine art. Russ shares some great insights to doing that and even a few lessons we adults can learn from children as well. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why do we even study art? What is the value? Beauty as a form of protestTelling the story of what it means to live in a broken worldA simple question to ask children Letting children wonder and roam rather than looking for the lessonClick HERE to get the book, Rembrandt is in the Wind. RESOURCES+Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of Homeschool Made Simple with others by leaving a rating and review on this podcast player. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Mentioned in this episode:CA SeminarPre Roll CA 2025 Seminar

In this episode, Carole interviews Russ Ramsey, author of 'Rembrandt is in the Wind', discussing the significance of beauty, Russ's introduction to art as a child, the influence of Caravaggio on Rembrandt, and exploring the life and art of Henry O'Tanner.

One of the benefits of attending a Homeschool Made Simple event is that you get to submit questions to be answered at the end of the event. Recently, J. J. Seid and Carole Joy Seid taught our basic seminar, Begin with the End in Mind, in an online webinar. In this episode, you'll hear some of the questions asked during the Q&A discussion. RESOURCES+Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of Homeschool Made Simple with others by leaving a rating and review on this podcast player. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Mentioned in this episode:CA SeminarPre Roll CA 2025 Seminar

Every so often, Carole likes to read aloud a favorite story. In this episode, she reads the Greek myth, Pandora's Box.For more read aloud episodes, listen to episode 111, 114, 118, 130, and 131. RESOURCES+Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of Homeschool Made Simple with others by leaving a rating and review on this podcast player. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Mentioned in this episode:CA SeminarPre Roll CA 2025 Seminar

The Cavins were your typical public school family until their oldest daughter started to experience difficulty in her math classes. After homeschooling now for four years, they share a few of the things they've learned and experienced in making this switch for their family.In this episode, you'll hear about: what prompted the Cavins to start homeschoolinghow the Cavins chose this methodwhat happens when dad and mom have a shared visionhow the family completely eliminated video games and cut back their screen timeprotecting time together at nighthow the parents have become readers themselvesthe spiritual growth they've seen in their childrenRESOURCES+Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of Homeschool Made Simple with others by leaving a rating and review on this podcast player. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Mentioned in this episode:CA SeminarPre Roll CA 2025 Seminar

Every so often, Carole shares what she’s been reading lately. I would be surprised if you can listen to this episode and do not hear a book you could get for every single person in your family!Did you know we have a free book list?! Carole picked over 150 of her favorite books to include on the list. This list will help you build your family’s library with great books, because a bad book is a big thief. Get the free book list of over 150 books!For a full list of the books mentioned in this episode, you can find the full list HERE. RESOURCES+Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!CONNECTCarole Joy Seid of Homeschool Made Simple | Website | Seminars | Instagram | Facebook | PinterestHelp us share the message of Homeschool Made Simple with others by leaving a rating and review on this podcast player. Thank you for helping us get the word out!Mentioned in this episode:CA SeminarPre Roll CA 2025 Seminar