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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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29:59

Watch Your Way Through History!

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/03/13

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." ~Shakespeare Bring history to life! Use movies, documentaries, TV mini-series, animated films, and even YouTube videos to teach history. Would you like to turn Family Movie Night into your weekly history lesson (or as a way to earn high school history credit)? Then use movies, documentaries, and TV series as an immersive way to teach and learn history. One of the best ways to learn about history...

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45:50

Big Emotions & Challenging Behaviors: A Conversation...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/03/06

Are big meltdowns running the show? Parenting is full of big emotions and big behaviors—yours and your kids'. If this describes your daily day, then take a little coffee break with Carrie. This week, Carrie talks with Jami Glenn, an Emotional Wellness Coach and founder of Sacred Ground Coaching, to help moms handle big emotions and challenging behaviors with confidence and ease. Jami shares practical tools to guide kids through their toughest moments while staying calm and c...

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23:39

What About AI in Education: Creative Ways to Use AI...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/02/27

Is there a place for Artificial Intelligence in your home education? In this week's episode, Carrie explores a few of the pitfalls as well as a ton of creative ways to include AI in your child's education. AI can enhance creativity and critical thinking. Whether you're a seasoned homeschooler or just starting, Carrie shares how AI can streamline teaching, support student growth, spark creativity, teach concepts, reinforce skills, organize schedules and so much more. Pour yourself a cup ...

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40:38

A Wild Education: The Advantages of Homeschooling...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/02/20

In this week's little coffee break, Carrie talks with two of her homeschooling friends about the advantages of having pets and raising animals and how to simply incorporate these experiences into your home education. There are some great podcasts specifically for homesteading homeschoolers. This episode is for the city-slicker types like Carrie and for families who don’t have acres of land or space for a farm. This episode is on how to meet the needs of your child, who is an animal-lover, whi...

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30:01

The 10 Essentials to Home Education (Part 2)

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/02/13

There are 10 Essentials needed for a joyful homeschooling journey, and you might be surprised to find out they aren't a perfect curriculum, a must-read book, or the best methodology to use. The 10 Essentials to homeschooling are far more foundational than that. In this week's episode, Carrie shares Part 2, the last 5 essentials. If you are new to homeschooling, this list will help you get started and if you have been homeschooling for years, this list will remind you of what is tr...

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30:57

The 10 Essentials of Home Education (Part 1)

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/02/06

There are 10 Essentials needed for a joyful homeschooling journey, and you might be surprised to find out they aren't a perfect curriculum, a must-read book, or the best methodology to use. The 10 Essentials to homeschooling are far more foundational than that. In this week's episode, Carrie shares Part 1, the first 5 essentials. If you are new to homeschooling, this list will help you get started and if you have been homeschooling for years, this list will remind you of what is t...

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36:06

The Out-of-the-Box Child: A Conversation With Nathan...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/01/30

Do you have an out-of-the-box child? Are you in need of help and hope in your own journey with an outside-the-box child? God has created each of us as unique individuals. Our kids are beautifully different. How do you faithfully parent and educate a child who is His unique creation? In this week's episode, Carrie has a heart-warming conversation with Nathan Clarkson, co-author of the new book, Uniquely You: Exploring Your Child's Extraordinarily Distinctive Desig...

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30:17

Homeschool Athletes: Playing the NCAA Game (Updated)

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/01/23

If you homeschool and you have a serious and competitive athlete, then you don't want to miss this week's Coffee With Carrie Podcast. Sadly, many talented homeschool athletes give up homeschooling during the high school years thinking public or private school is the only door to collegiate sports and scholarships. This simply isn't true! Homeschool athletes are scouted and recruited at the college level every year. So if you have a child or a teen who excels in a part...

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44:14

Must Read Alouds in 2025: A Conversation with Korrie...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/01/16

Is your New Year's Resolution to read aloud more as a family? If so, then make sure you listen to this week's episode. Carrie talks with The Good Book Mom, Korrie Johnson. At The Good Book Mom website and membership, Korrie offers book reviews from A biblical Christian perspective. In this little coffee break, Carrie and Korrie share their favorite read aloud classics (and new classics) for the whole family to enjoy. After this episode, you will have a list of wholesom...

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32:47

Will There Be Holes in My Child's Home Education?

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/01/09

If you homeschool, will there be holes in your child's education? In this week's episode, Carrie answers this question as well as addresses a few other common concerns: Is my child behind? What does my child need to know at his grade level? Will my teen know enough to succeed in college? Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and join Carrie for this little coffee break.If you would like more help making sure your child is not "behind," book a coffee d...

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39:03

Simplify Your Learning Spaces: Get Organized!

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2025/01/02

Happy New Year! It is time to reevaluate, reprioritize, and reorganize! In this week's episode, Carrie shares simple ways to organize (or re-organize) your learning space. Whether you have a designated school room, or you do school all over the place, you will find the tips and suggestions in this week's episode helpful, useful, and encouraging. Put your feet up, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and take a little coffee break with Carrie. Carve out some time to listen an...

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38:57

Simplify 2025! 5 Ways to Homeschool Simply,...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/12/26

In 2025, don't overcomplicate your homeschooling! In this week's episode, Carrie shares how to remove the chaos until the calm returns. These five tips will not only help you simplify your homeschooling in 2025 but will help you save money and make homeschooling more enjoyable. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, get a notebook, and join Carrie for little coffee break. Start 2025 off right!Join Carrie in person January 7th in SOCAL! Simplify Your Hom...

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26:36

A Weary World Rejoices: Lessons Learned from Elizabeth

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/12/19

"O Holy Night, the stars are brightly shinning. It is the night of our dear Savior's birth...A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices. For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn."Are you weary this holiday season? Like Elizabeth, are you playing the waiting game? We have many reasons to rejoice and to be hopeful, even while waiting. Take a break from your Christmas preparations and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and listen to this week's episode. It ...

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29:29

Calm The Christmas Chaos: Making Room for Jesus...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/12/12

Is there room for Jesus in your inn? "Mary gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn" (Luke 2:7). If this verse describes your heart and home this holiday season, take a little coffee break with Carrie. If your December is so jam-packed with homeschool lessons and "must dos" that there isn't any room for Jesus, then listen to this week's episode; Carrie updated one of her favori...

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48:10

Yule School: Simple Holiday Homeschooling Ideas

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/12/05

It's that time of the year again! Tis the season for celebrations, baking, and traditions. While December brings much Christmas cheer, it can also bring much stress and good old fashion guilt trips. Homeschooling moms usually feel overwhelmed this time of the year as less and less school work gets accomplished. If this describes you, or you are looking for a less stressful way to do school this holiday season, join Carrie for this week's podcast. In this week's c...

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13:10

Grandparents: A Home Education Gift (Updated)

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/11/21

"A grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and little bit best friend." ~ Unknown. Homeschooling should be done in community. This includes not only fellow homeschooling moms but family, friends, mentors, teachers, and coaches. Don't forget to include the grandparents too! They are truly a gift to your homeschooling. In this week's Coffee With Carrie episode, Carrie shares the many blessings of inviting grandparents, near and far, to participate in y...

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32:08

Holiday Kitchen Hacks for Busy Homeschooling Mom

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/11/14

This episode is just in time for Thanksgiving! It's a smorgasbord of tips. Carrie shares hacks that will help busy homeschool moms save time (and money) this holiday season and throughout the school year. In this week's episode, Carrie talks about her new Thanksgiving Mini Unit, explains how to use your prep work and traditions AS your lessons, shares ways to save and organize your time, gives tons of delicious recipes to try, fun activities to keep the kids busy, and more. ...

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35:59

Teachable Moments with Great Books: A Conversation...

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/11/07

Millie Florence, a homeschool graduate, is coming out with another book: Beyond Mulberry Glen. Her latest book will be released January 2025 by Sarah Mackenzie's Publishing House, Waxwing Books. In Carrie's first conversation with Millie, “Another Approach To Writing,” they talked about Millie's love of writing and how she published several books before she graduated high school. That episode is full of advice for aspiring writers (and reluctant writers) and for moms who are...

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40:17

Sabbath Schooling: It Saved My Sanity!

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/10/31

What is Sabbath Schooling? In this episode, Carrie shares how incorporating the principle of Sabbath saved her sanity (and probably her health too!). This week's podcast will encourage you and give you practical ways to rest in the Lord and how to focus on what is truly important by applying the Sabbath Principle to your schedule, monthly calendar, and yearly planning. Carrie shares how to take a Sabbath break each day, how to take a Sabbath day each week, and even how to ta...

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31:36

Break A Leg! Musical Theatre & Home Education

Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/10/24

"Don't rain on my parade!" "Arise and seize the day!" "Put on a happy face!" "One more day!" If you broke out in song while reading these quotes, then you are probably a musical theatre geek like Carrie. In this week's episode, Carrie talks about one of her favorite "hobbies:" Musical Theatre! Not only did Carrie's children participate in musical theatre from K-12th grade (and beyond), but Carrie's musical theatre experience is also extensive from pro...

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