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Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast

Carrie De Francisco

Sit down, relax, and take a little coffee break with Carrie. Using biblical principles, years of experience, and a little bit of humor, Carrie De Francisco offers homeschooling advice, tips, and ideas to moms who have been called to this homeschooling adventure. Weekly coffee breaks and conversations with Carrie will give you the support and encouragement you need to help you homeschool one day at a time, one step at a time, and one cup of coffee at a time. Author of Just Breathe ( & Take a Sip

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36:33

A Homeschool Portfolio: A Conversation With...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/10/30

Is grading, tracking, or recording your child's progress stressing you out? If so, then join Carrie for a lively chat with the creator of the Schoolfolio App. In this week's episode, Carrie and Jennifer explore fresh ways to track homeschool progress with and without grades and tests. Discover creative, stress-free methods to capture your child’s growth, from photos of projects to logs of field trips and engaging conversations. Jennifer shares how Schoolfolio’s intuitive tools—like unli...

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13:28

Turning Around a Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/10/23

Bad homeschool days happen to everyone. Whether you’re in your first week of homeschooling or your fifteenth year, you’re going to hit a day where everything feels off. In this week's little coffee break, Carrie is tackling a topic that hits home for every homeschool parent: those days when nothing goes right. You know the ones—where you feel like you’re living in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. In this week's episode, Carrie shares five simple tricks...

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31:55

The Art of Strewing: A Conversation with Jessica Waldock

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/10/16

What in the world is Strewing? Well, it is something that will rock your homeschooling world and mindset! Actually, you might already be a Master at Strewing and don't even know it. In this week's episode, Carrie talks with fellow strew master, Jessica Waldock. Jessica and Carrie share how to use strewing as an easy way to ignite your children’s passions, whet their appetites, and spark their curiosity. They also give ideas on how to help your children discover ...

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42:47

A 90 Minute School Day: A Conversation With Kelly...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/10/09

Schools out! Natural learning is in! What if all the rushing and pushing to finish is the very thing that is keeping kids (and parents) from real learning? "School work" doesn't need to consume your entire day. All you really need is 90 minutes or less for a world-class education! This week Carrie talks with Kelly Edwards, creator and host of the 90 Minute School Day. Carrie and Kelly discuss the importance of deschooling, changing our educational m...

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45:40

Learning Through Games: A Conversation With Jessica...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/10/02

How do you put the FUN back into learning the FUNdamentals? One game at a time! Engaging, hands-on learning can be made simple through games. Games can be a cornerstone of real academic growth and the foundation of your home education. Many parents consider games to be “extra” and to be used just for fun and family bonding. But many moms do not view games as educational. In this week's episode, Jessica Waldock joins Carrie again. Jessica is homeschool...

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41:49

Creative Writing Toolbox

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/09/25

This week’s episode is full of simple, easy, and inexpensive ways to help your child enjoy writing and ways to get their creative juices flowing. Carrie also shares how to use everyday objects around the house, old photos and interesting pictures, fables, fairytales, poetry, puns, picture books, and so much more to spark writing ideas and get past writer's block. You will be able to implement most, if not all of the strategies shared as soon as you finish listening to the podcast....

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36:40

Messy Handwriting: A Conversation with Polly Benson

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/09/18

Let's talk about that messy handwriting! In this week's episode, Carrie talks with the inventor and founder of Legiliners, Polly Benson. Carrie and Polly share stories of handwriting successes (and failures) as they answer many of your questions: When should handwriting lessons begin? Should cursive or manuscript be taught? If both, which one should students start with? What are some manifestations of handwriting issues? What are some interventions a...

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26:39

Homeschool Hodgepodge

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/09/11

This week's episode is a a gallimaufry of ideas, impressions, and views all related to home education. There's really no rhyme or reason to the topics being discussed. If you are new to CWC Homeschool Podcast or if you need some fresh, new insights, you will find this episode very helpful. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and join Carrie for a little coffee and conversation about a mix mash of homeschooling thoughts. Support the show Attend the Bloom & ...

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34:52

Words Matter: A Conversation with Amy Hughes

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/09/04

The words we speak matter. Our words profoundly shape our children’s development, confidence, and spiritual formation. There are words we say to our kids that we shouldn’t and there are words we don’t say that we should. Knowing this is a lot of pressure. In this week's episode, Carrie sits down with Amy Hughes, the author of the new book, Words Like Honey. Carrie and Amy share how to avoid speech that creates unintentional harm, how to use our words to mode...

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36:14

Creating Learning Zones: A Conversation with Heidi...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/08/28

Change your mindset about when, where, and how learning takes place. In this week's episode, Carrie talks with Heidi Christianson about creating learning zones (and you will be surprised at the ten she shares). Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up and join Carrie and Heidi for a little coffee and conversation about when and how learning happens. Purchase Heidi's new book, The Learning Zone: Connecting Your Student's Heart, Mind, and Purpose (2025) @amazon. Connect with ...

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22:30

Morning Time Basket: What Do I Need Besides A Basket?

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2025/08/21

Actually, you don't even need a basket to start a morning time routine and to use this family-style approach to learning. It doesn't even have to happen in the morning time! In this week's episode, Carrie answers the most FAQ about starting a morning time basket and about how to simplify your already existent morning time routine. Whether you are new to this idea of Morning Basket or you have been using Morning Time for years, you will love the simple explanations and practi...

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31:06

Eat To Explore: Cultural Learning with Culinary Arts

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/08/14

Have you seen Carrie's "Cook & Chat" reels on TikTok and Instagram? If so, you know how much Carrie loves to cook. Do you have a child who loves to cook or bake? One of the best ways to learn about cultures and countries around the world is through cooking. Through the culinary arts, students learn geography, history, and math. The kitchen becomes your science lab. As you explore foods from around the world, students learn life skills, listen to great m...

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41:39

NOT Back To School Traditions: Conversation with...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/07/31

The Coop (Jessica Carpinelli and Mandi McArthur) are back on the Coffee With Carrie Homeschool Podcast. This time Carrie, Jessica, Mandi are sharing activities you can do to celebrate the First Day (and 1st Week) of "School." Carrie and The Coop also share some fun, non-traditional ways to celebrate NOT going Back to School. Transitioning from summer break to school mode can be a bit challenging. Transitioning from traditional school to homeschooling can be a little sc...

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22:17

Homeschooling With Laughter: Lessons Learned From Sarah

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/07/24

Being a homeschool mom does not require a teaching credential, a masters in education, or an expertise in algebra. Moms can homeschool without these things. However, there is one thing you cannot homeschool without. It is a sense of humor. In order to joyfully home educate, moms need to be able to laugh at themselves. Moms need to laugh like Sarah did in Genesis 21:6. "Sarah said, 'God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me....

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32:55

Teaching Differently: Thriving with Dysgraphia and...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/07/17

If you have constant battles over handwriting, composition, and/or math lessons, then check out this week's episode. This week, Carrie explains Dyslexia's cousins: Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia. Students with Dysgraphia have extreme difficulties with written expression, fine motor coordination, and language processing. People with dyscalculia have very poor number sense and may struggle with basic math skills like counting, adding, subtracting, telling time, or understand...

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26:28

Carpe Diem! Let's Resurrect a "Dead Language"

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/07/10

Why on earth do classical educators include Latin instruction in their homeschooling? Even if you aren't a classical homeschooler, you may want to resurrect this "dead" language and teach it to your child. In this week's episode, Carrie shares the advantages of learning Latin and then she shares simple and fun ways to teach it. She also shares some of her favorite Latin resources, curriculum, and games. Seize the Day! Take a listen and then decide. Pour you...

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33:14

From Surviving to Thriving: A Conversation with...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/07/03

Don't just survive while homeschooling. It is time to thrive instead! What is the secret to thriving instead of just surviving? It isn't teaching with a particular methodology or using a specific curriculum. The secret to thriving is living and learning in community! In this week's episode, Carrie sits down again with Christina Carpenter, speaker, blogger, coach, homeschool mom, and organizer of Bloom & Blossom Conferences. In this conversation, Carrie ...

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21:29

Simple Summer Rhythms & Routines

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/06/26

Do want or need a summer break but dread the fall out when formal school or lessons begin? Are your kids whining this summer that they are bored? Have no fear! Create a summer rhythm that will carry you through the summer and into the school year. In this week's episode, Carrie shares some simple and fun things you can do during the summer break to make "school time" easier in the fall and that will tame the "boredom in the summer months. Pour yourself a cup of iced co...

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35:07

The In-Between Moments: Simple Homeschool Transitions...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/06/19

Homeschooling is full of different transitions. If not managed correctly, these different transitions times can be quite stressful. In this week's episode, Carrie shares ideas for making the five most common homeschool transition times smoother and more enjoyable: Transitioning from one activity to anotherTransitioning from long breaks back into school modeTransitioning from middle school work into high school level workTransitioning from traditional school to homeschooling...

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35:22

The Nature of Rest: A Conversation with Eryn Lynum

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/06/12

What does the Bible and creation teach us about Sabbath living? We all need true rest but how do we achieve it? Where can we find examples to follow? In this week's episode, Carrie talks with Erin Lynum, master naturalist and author of the new book, The Nature of Rest, to answer some of these questions. Carrie and Erin discuss how to return to God’s original pattern of rest and work, how to experience daily rest, how to practice Sabbath in a way that fits your lifestyle and ...

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