Homeschooling Co-op Style Pat Wesolowski

because you may have fizzled out in December!  Whether you are thinking about homeschooling, are new to homeschooling, or have been homeschooling for years, listen to this podcast for a suggestion on how to start the new with year off with a less-stressful, more enjoyable homeschool experience than before!



 

With the holidays often comes a time of stress and commercialization and we often end up dreading, rather than enjoying one of the most important holidays of the year for Christians!  Why not plan a holiday co-op so that your family can join along with others to celebrate while serving this year?  If you begin planning now, you can make this year's Christmas experience one that your family long remembers.  Listen in as I share a few ideas on how to make a holiday co-op fun and meaningful.



As promised, here are a list of favorite Christmas book titles.  If you visit our Facebook page you can add more titles, or see what others add!  https://www.facebook.com/dpkproductions



The Tale of the Three Trees by Angela Hunt

The Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg

We believe in Christmas by Karen Kingsbury

The Christmas Candle by Richard Paul Evans

Operation Christmas Child by Franklin Graham

The Clown of God by Tomie dePaola

Jacob’s Gift by Max Lucado

Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco

The Pine Tree Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs

Song of the Stars by Sally Lloyd-Jones

The King’s Christmas List by Eldon Johnson

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey Book by Susan Wojciechowski

The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado

The Christmas Scrapbook by Phillip Gulley

The Homeless Christmas Tree by Leslie Gordon

The Gift of the Magi by O’Henry



Also, Advent Books (which do not work well for a co-op unless your co-op meets daily, but are great to include in your family traditions) are Jotham’s Journey, Bartholomew’s Passage (both by Arnold Ytreeide) and The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp.



 







 

 



 



Joyce Herzog (teacher/author/consultant/speaker) has been a friend to homeschooling families for over 20 years.  Listen to this interview and be encouraged to help your children learn in spite of labels, or in spite of curriculum that does not seem to be working, or in spite of the naysayers!!  Curriculum is to be a guide, not a god!  Joyce offers all kinds of great advice and she shares a few secrets that teachers never tell!



 







 

Homeschooling should be a natural extension of your family life!  Learn while living!  Learn while loving!  And, while you are at it, teach your children to love learning!  Join us today as I interview Dr. Mary Hood, an expert in the field of enjoying a successful, yet relaxed homeschool experience!



Check out Mary's websites here:



http://archersforthelord.org/



https://www.facebook.com/groups/maryhoodgroupies/

Is your homeschooling experience less- than- exciting?  Are you ready to throw in the towel or, worse, throw out the kiddos?  Have your expectations for a great year already been demolished by reality?  If so, listen in and receive some advice that might make things better.



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

It is vital to be intentional about specific subject matters to be included in teen co-ops in order to help students think critically, speak articulately, question respectfully, understand the world around them and, most importantly, be ready always to give a gentle answer for the hope they have!  This podcast gives specific instructions for including power point, current events, worldviews, debates, break-out sessions and more in order to prepare students for life after high school by homeschooling co-op style!