Gearing up for a new Homeschool Year! (Ep #57, 8/2/15)

In this episode the moms catch listeners up on their summer and discuss gearing up for the new homeschool year.

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Links in this Episode:

The Great Summer Purge and Clean

Tina’s son Tyren (the boy with the braid) performing Ozzy Osborne’s “Crazy Train” at the end of drumming camp, as mentioned in the show.

Tina’s bookshelf labels Beckie keeps referring to in this and previous episodes.

Savvy Homeschool Moms episode on Homeschooling with Chronic Illness 
Scholastic Warehouse Sales
Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia by Jason Loborik
Tina’s Planning Process blog post
Symbaloo
Planned Spontaneity E-Book
Moving Beyond the Page
History Odyssey
All About Reading
All About Spelling

Beckie’s Organized Moving Beyond the Page Units

Beckie’s New Organizer for All About Learning Books

Beckie’s Binder System

Books in this Episode:

Tina:
Tyren (age 10) — The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O’Connor
Together — finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Lowji Discovers America by Candace Fleming, The Story of the World Volume 1: The Ancient Times by Susan Wise Bauer, The Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages, Silk Umbrellas by Carolyn Marsden, and currently reading Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
Me — The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, Pollyana by Eleanor H. Porter, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, Peaceful Parents Happy Kids by Laura Markham, currently listening to Screamfree Parenting by Hal Edward Runkel

Beckie:
Dani (age 12) — Making the Cut (Chloe by Design) by Margaret Gurevich, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling, Inkspell by Cornelia Funke, Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell

Me — Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation by Bill Nye, Redshirts by John Scalzi, I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells, Finders Keepers by Stephen King, The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman, Waistcoats and Weaponry by Gail Garriger.

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.
Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.
Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.