Homeschool Unrefined

We love books, and this is a jam-packed episode of our favorite latest reads.  We include books we’re reading on our own, what we’re reading aloud, and what our kids are reading.  Plus, we’ll hear from some listeners about some of their latest books! You can find links to all the books we mention below OR, just visit our Amazon Shop at www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined   Read Alouds Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson (part of the Seeds of America Trilogy) Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor Shel Silverstein Poetry - Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic The Dragons Are Singing Tonight by Jack Prelutsky The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Goodnight Stories For Rebel Girls by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli Vincent's Starry Night and Other Stories: A Children's History of Art by Michael Bird The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science by Sean Connolly Snake & Lizard by Gavin Bishop and Jay Cowley   Kids' Reads The Guinness Book of World Records The Babysitter Club Books by Ann M. Martin The Babysitter Club Graphic Novels by Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier Smile, Sisters, Drama, Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier Calvin & Hobbes Books by Bill Watterson Elephant & Piggie Books by Mo Willems Mo Willems Books Sandra Boynton Books We're Going On a Bear Hunt by Helen Oxenbury Press Here by Herve Tullet Hank the Cowdog Books by John Erickson Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Harry Potter Books by JK Rowling Pet Rescue Adventure Books by Holly Webb (Timmy in Trouble, Lost in the Snow, Max and the Missing Puppy, etc.) Princess in Black by Shannon Hale Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant by Veronica Roth Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery The 50 States and Activity Book by Gabrielle Balkan Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey Dog Man by Dav Pilkey   Our Reads Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Leonardo DaVinci by Walter Isaacson When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park You Don't Have To Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie Free To Learn by Peter Gray  Peter Gray Articles for Psychology Today Here   Listener Reads Jess Rivera @theriverafamily The Circle by Dave Eggers A Gracious Space by Julie Bogart Let's Play Math by Denise Gaskins Dolphin Adventure: A True Story by Wayne Grover The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Cornelia Cornellison Little Witch by Anna Elizabeth Bennett A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle   Amber Campbell @ambercamgram The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson   Crystal Velazquez @homeschool_northga I Saw the Angel In the Marble by Chris Davis and Ellyn Davis The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser The Hornet’s Nest by Jimmy Carter   Katy Standifer @punkrockbaker Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist   Katie Young @k_e_young The Ramona Books by Beverly Cleary Socks by Beverly Cleary Far From the Tree by Robin Benway Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue   Loving This Week Maren: Peace Coffee Angela: Elderberry Syrup Recipe, VitD3 with K2, Buy Elderberries here   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  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.

Rachel Larson is a counselor and homeschool mom who owns her own practice.  She gives us insight into the mystery of anxiety and shows us how we can best support our favorite people through it.  This episode is for all of us, whether we have a slight bend toward anxiety or an official diagnosis. We'd love if you joined our closed Facebook group, Unrefined Homeschoolers.  We are going to be ramping things up in there and we'd love to have you join us!   https://www.heysigmund.com/anxiety-in-kids/ https://www.heysigmund.com/anxiety-children-metaphor-put-shoes-right-beside/   Loving This Week Angela: From the Front Porch Podcast Maren: Osheta Moore - her sermon at Woodland Hills Church, website, podcast, book     Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  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 episode is all about those pesky high expectations we place on ourselves and how we're inevitably not living up to them. Most homeschool parents are not exempt, including the two of us.  We talk about how and why we aren't living up to our ideal, why this is damaging and what we can do combat it. We'd love if you joined our closed Facebook group, Unrefined Homeschoolers.  We are going to be ramping things up in there and we'd love to have you join us! Ep 42: Where We Change Things Up   Loving This Week Angela: good hYOUman leggings Maren: Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  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. 

Do you want to learn how to speak your child's language?  Do you want to make homeschool easier by developing stronger connections with your kids? The 5 Love Languages are a fun way to get to know your kids better.  On this week's episode, Maren and Angela talk about how knowing these things about our kids and ourselves helps us to navigate our children's hearts. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman The Five Love Languages website   Loving This Week Angela: Taylor Swift's Album Reputation Maren: Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  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.

You are all going to love this episode!  Today we chat with Emily Carlson, a homeschooling mother of three and an avid adventurer. Emily not only shares with us her love of adventuring, she advocates for a new vision of motherhood where our kids get to witness us do the thing that makes us come alive. This episode is packed with encouragement and inspiration to make that happen. 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: Harry Potter, Roald Dahl, Ivy and Bean, The War That Saved My Life, The War I Finally Won   Emily's Instagram Adventure Mamas Initiative Adventure Mamas Instagram Adventure Mamas Facebook   Loving This Week Angela: Gym1 Deluxe Indoor Playground Maren: IKEA Trays   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  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're so happy to be back from our break and podcasting again!  In this episode, we reflect on how much of the work we do as homeschooling parents is intangible and not easily measured or noticed.  We talk all about why it is important to give ourselves credit for all that we're doing. Parents, you are working so hard and deserve all the acknowledgment and praise! We're here to give that to you. Brave Writer Classes Read Aloud Revival 31 Day Challenge   Loving This Week Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Thumbtack    Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  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.

Happy New Year Everyone! While we are on break, we thought you might enjoy this episode we released almost a year ago.  In it, we talk all about making science fun and accessible with our friend, Jenny Schultz.  We look forward to coming back with a new episode next week!   "Sometimes the best way to teach science is to not answer kids' questions." - Jenny Schultz Today our first guest, Jenny Schultz, is here to talk to us about integrating science into our homeschool days.  Jenny shares with us how easy it is to incorporate science into what you're already doing because kids are naturally curious.  She gives great ideas for making science fun and interesting. Citizen Science Projects Carolina Biological   Loving This Week Jenny:  Homemade Quidditch game Maren: Comprehensive ENFP Survival Guide by Heidi Priebe Angela: Sparkle Stories FIFTY Series (click here for the free story on Ohio)   Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   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.

Merry Christmas Everyone!  While we're one break, we thought you might enjoy hearing some throwback episodes.   Today we dive in to a topic that is very personal to both of us, the Highly Sensitive Person.  We talk about:  What is a Highly Sensitive Person? How are adult and children HSPs alike and different? How to find out if you or your child is an HSP. Things HSPs need to do to take care of themselves. What modifications your child who is an HSP may need.   The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive in a World That Overwhelms You by Elaine Aron The Highly Sensitive Child:  Helping Our Children Thrive When The World Overwhelms Them by Elaine Aron http://hsperson.com/   Loving This Week Screenagers: Growing Up the Digital Age The Skimm   Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined If you are enjoying our show, we would love it if you would leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts (or iTunes).  Here is a tutorial to show you exactly how to do this.  Our landing page is here.    Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   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.

Why is taking a break so important?  What do our breaks look like?  Listen in and hear all about why we think being proactive about scheduling breaks is crucial, even if it's a break from something you truly enjoy.  We also chat about some specific breaks we are taking over the holidays and as always, what we are Loving This Week. 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: Mr. Lemoncello's Library Series, Echo, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox and Other Animal Stories, Peter and the Starcatchers, A Never Land Adventure Series Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined If you are enjoying our show, we would love it if you would leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts (or iTunes).  Here is a tutorial to show you exactly how to do this.  Our landing page is here.    Loving This Week Angela: Brave Writer Podcast Season 3, Episode 13: Be There: A Brave Role Model For Parents Maren: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel also mentioned: Z: The Beginning of Everything   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   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 so happy to have Jessica Sarchett on the podcast today.  Jessica, her husband and two kids are currently living in and homeschooling from their RV in California.  Jessica shares with us all about how she does it and about her passion for homeschooling on a budget.  You don't have to spend a lot of money to homeschool and Jessica is proof!  She shares tips and many of the free resources she uses in her homeschool.  We hope you enjoy this conversation! You can find Jessica on Instagram as @mamasnak using her hashtag #wefreeschool   Khan Academy (and their grammar videos) Prodigy Math Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons Hooked On Phonics App Overdrive Kindle Fire Amazon Free Time Duolingo Wow In the World   Loving This Week Maren: Unwrapping the Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp Angela: Pressure Cooker Spaghetti   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com Amazon Page: 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.