Homeschool Unrefined

We are reminding ourselves to take joy in the beginning of the school year!  We’re going to prioritize connection first, not our to-do list.  Learning happens best when everyone’s in a good mood and feels loved.  In this episode we talk all about how important it is to have fun as a family, and we share what we’re doing to make that happen this year.   Loving This Week Angela: Puracy Dish Soap Maren: Kirkland Signature Chocolate Almond Dipped Vanilla Ice Cream Bars   Visit our website Support us on Patreon here. Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

We are ecstatic to welcome Greta Eskridge (@maandpamodern) to the show!  She is the ultimate nature enthusiast, and you will not want to stay inside another minute when you hear her wonder at all things outdoors.  Greta gets real, simple, AND fun which is exactly why we knew she was a must-have guest on Homeschool Unrefined.   Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/homeschoolunrefined. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Our Audible listens: Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs, You're On an Airplane by Parker Posey, The Roald Dahl Audio Collection, The Collected Stories of Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne. How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson Greta on the Read Aloud Revival Podcast Episode 62 Find Greta at her website, instagram, and her podcast.    Loving This Week Maren: Her mug from Caribou and this mug from Jo's Coffee. Angela: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger   Visit our website Support us on Patreon here. Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

In this episode, we get real about our fall plans.  The rubber meets the road with some tough decisions.  We can’t do it all, and we have to be honest about what is really going to give us life this school year.  Which means some plans that seemed great must get cut.  Our favorite (okay, maybe hardest) thing to say for this school year is, “If it’s not a Heck Yes, it’s a No!”   Loving This Week Angela: Eighth Grade Maren: You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero   Visit our website Support us on Patreon here. Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

We finish up How to Raise a Wild Child by Scott D. Sampson with an invigorating discussion about getting that technology/nature balance.  It can be tricky!  Have you found a good balance?  If so, please share your wisdom with us! We'd love your support on Patreon here. How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson Apps Mentioned: Merlin Bird ID, Geocaching, Garden Answers, All Trails, iNaturalist, Mynature animal tracks   Loving This Week Angela: Keyboard Cover, Laptop Case Maren: Alamo Drafthouse   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.  

We continue in glorious Summer Mode with what’s going well, what needs tweaking, and a self-care check-in.  Get an update on Maren’s pilates efforts and Angela’s reading habits.  We go on too long (if that’s even possible) about some favorite books, and we have a good laugh about Parks and Rec (the actual thing, not the tv show). We also dive into a listener question about curriculum and what we REALLY do. 37: Where We Plan Loosely 70: Where We Are Brave Writers With Julie Bogart Play Platoon Spider Web Tree Swing IRIS Terrarium We'd love your support on Patreon here. We'd love to have you follow along for our Nature Series where we're reading How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson.     Loving This Week Angela: Joshilyn Jackson Maren: American Street by Ibi Zoboi (also mentioned: The Late Homecomer, Little Cricket, Eleanor & Park)   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

In this installment of our Summer Nature Series, we talk through these three very important chapters of How to Raise a Wild Child in which Scott Sampson addresses the phases of childhood and how we can best support kids in each stage of their nature journey.  There are so many ways we can learn from this book as homeschool parents and in life!  Hummingbird Parenting, Family Nature Clubs, and the Power of Dirt are all topics we hit.  Listen now and get inspired! We'd love your support on Patreon here. How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson Ep 10: Where We Talk Science With Jenny Ep 56: Where We Adventure With Emily Carlson   Loving This Week Angela: THR Awards Chatter Maren: Busy Philipps on Instagram   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

This Summer Mode schedule is giving us life.  We discuss what’s going well, what needs tweaking, and we have a much needed self-care check-in.  We also dive into a listener question on how we deal with competitive kids.  Do YOU have a question you’d like us to answer this summer?  Post here or send us a DM! We'd love your support on Patreon here. We'd love to have you follow along for our Nature Series where we're reading How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson. The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton The Wild Robot by Peter Brown Dog Man by Dav Pilkey The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey   Loving This Week Angela: Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams Maren:  Steve Madden Odonna Slip Ons   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

We are looking back to when we needed to stop ourselves from getting super stressed out about every single thing, and refocus on what’s really important.  This is reoccurring issue, so we needed to hear this from ourselves again.  Hope this helps you, too! Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/homeschoolunrefined. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Our audible listens: Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker, Self-Reg by Stuart Shanker, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood (and the entire series)   Loving This Week Angela - Humans of New York: The Series Maren - Whole Foods   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

In this favorite listener episode we hand out all the permission slips to do less, relax more, so that we can enjoy this time we have so carefully carved out for our families and for ourselves.  We dig into what the purpose is for homeschooling in the first place, so we can make some tough decisions about what NOT to do. Everlane: The Cotton V T-shirt Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist Hello Fresh   Loving This Week Angela: Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott also mentioned: Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott Maren:  Instagram Follows - National Geographic (@natgeo) National Geographic Travel (@natgeotravel) Retta Einstein (@unforettable)   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Join us for our Summer Book Club: How to Raise a Wild Child.   In this episode, we address how schools are helping/hindering the love of nature, very easy ways to incorporate nature into our everyday lives, and how our frame of mind is a huge factor in helping our kids get on board.  Read along with us this summer, or just listen in for the highlights!  Either way, you’ll get so much out of this book. We'd love your support on Patreon here. How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson Sparkle Stories   Loving This Week Angela: Trader Joe's Everything Bagel Seasoning Maren: The New Primal Beef Thins   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.