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PODCAST

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast

Amanda Ostrander

An inspirational and informational podcast all about homeschooling. Each week, Amanda, a certified teacher turned homeschool mom will answer questions, cover topics and share ideas on how to homeschool your kids and love it!

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All Episodes

17:11

Raising A to Z | How Long Does A Homeschool “School...

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2024/10/16

⬇️ Get your Essential Homeschool Planner here! ⬇️✨✨. https://raisingatoz.com/shop/✨✨How long does the school portion of the day take for homeschoolers? How long is our school day?I get this question fairly often. Many parents feel like they aren’t doing enough because their day isn’t 6+ hours long like public school. But homeschooling is a lot more time efficient. So our “school day” is often a lot shorter. But how long does it actually take? Today I’ll break down what a typical school d...

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47:40

Raising A to Z | Homeschool Monday | Day In The Life...

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2024/10/09

What does a typical Monday look like for us as a homeschool family? Well come along for the ride as we go through a typical home day as homeschoolers. It’ll include workbooks, teatime, contractors doing repairs, baking, chickens and so much more!Intro MorningGarden ChoresWorkbooksBaking CookiesLunchQuiet TimeSurprise! New Project! TeaTimeNew ChickensDinnerOutroJoin my channel with a membership! ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/raisingatoz/join#dayinthelife #RaisingAtoZ #Homeschooling

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22:53

Raising A to Z | Everything You Want to Know About...

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2024/10/02

Whenever I post about going to our homeschool co-op, I get a ton of questions about it. How long is it? What do you do there? How much does it cost? Is it academic or more of a social thing? This week I’ll answer all the questions you’ve asked me about homeschool co-ops and even show you how easy it is to start your own!Co-ops 101Academic or social?How often?Where do you meet?What’s the cost?What do you need to bring?Where do you find a co-op?How hard is it to start your own?What do...

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31:47

Raising A to Z | Prepping And Planning For Christmas...

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/09/25

Printable Checklist ➡️https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k6kbWrDr6QHEWM5ELHgWIYRn025_ufCD/viewA few years ago, I came up with a plan... a monthly checklist of tasks to complete before Christmas. This plan has made the holidays so much easier and less stressful. And, while I was sharing this plan with a few of my homeschool mom friends the other day, they went nuts for it. And so I thought all of you might want to like the plan, too!Prepping and Planning for ChristmasSeptemberOctoberNovemberDece...

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15:26

Raising A to Z | Our Homeschool Schedule | Homeschool...

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2024/09/18

⬇️ Get your Essential Writing Journal here! ⬇️✨✨. https://raisingatoz.com/shop/✨✨What does our schedule look like as a homeschooling family? How do we fit lessons, classes, activities and family time into a week? Well, I’ll tell you! Every homeschooling family is going to have a different schedule, but seeing how others do it can be useful as inspiration when building your own schedule.Here’s what our week looks like!Our Homeschool ScheduleMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayOutroJoin my...

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19:22

Raising A to Z | What’s In Our Morning Basket

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2024/09/11

⬇️ Get your Essential Homeschool Planner here! ⬇️✨✨. https://raisingatoz.com/shop/✨✨My goal with my morning basket is to make it as simple and quick as possible, while also making it as fun and educational as possible. I also want to take some of the thinking and decision-making out of those first few minutes of the day, so I can save that for more in-depth lessons later. Here’s what’s currently in our homeschool morning basket.What’s in our Homeschool Morning BasketOur BasketWhat Stays ...

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19:13

Raising A to Z | How I Plan 1 Month Of Homeschooling...

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/09/04

⬇️ Get your Essential Homeschool Planner here! ⬇️✨✨. https://raisingatoz.com/shop/✨✨It’s our first week of the new homeschool year, so come plan with me, 1 month of homeschool lessons, activities, and classes. While that might seem a little overwhelming, it’s easier and simpler than you might think. I'll explain how and why I plan the way that I do and how it helps keep us on track with our homeschooling lessons.How I plan out 1 Month of HomeschoolingSuppliesPlanningOutroPlanner ➡️ https://am...

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Raising A to Z | Back-to-School Supply Haul |...

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2024/08/28

I’m going back-to-school shopping as a homeschool mom! Come with me as I go on my annual Walmart run (we don’t have Target in Canada at the moment, so this is as good as it gets). I’ll show you what I bought, how much and why for all the supplies I picked up to get ready for a new year of homeschooling.Back-to-School Shopping: Homeschool EditionShoppingSuppliesOutroPlanner: https://amzn.to/3WGCWc1Join my channel with a membership! ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/raisingatoz/join#backtoschoolh...

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22:41

Raising A to Z | What Do You ACTUALLY NEED to...

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2024/08/21

⬇️ Get your Essential Homeschool Planner here! ⬇️✨✨. https://raisingatoz.com/shop/✨✨What supplies do you actually need to get started as a homeschooler? If you base it off of social media, you might think you need a million things, from globes, to art supplies, to computers, to a whole classroom setup. But the reality is that you don’t actually need that much to get started. I’m sharing the things you actually NEED, a few nice extras and a few things to invest in for the long run. The le...

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16:49

Raising A to Z | Back-to-School Traditions For...

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2024/08/14

It’s the start of a new school year for everyone, even homeschoolers! Celebrating the beginning of a new year as a homeschooler is a unique challenge. I’ve got some simple, inexpensive, and fun ideas to kick off a new academic year! And best of all, these are all super easy to implement as an annual tradition. Whether you have a special meal, day, or even week, let’s start our homeschool year off with a bang!⬇️ Get your Essential Homeschool Planner here! ⬇️✨✨. https://raisingatoz.com/shop/✨✨B...

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23:18

Raising A to Z | Summer Reading List for...

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/08/07

Summer isn’t over yet! There’s still time for a little summer reading. Take some time to get inspired, get informed, and get ready for a new homeschool year! This is especially true if you will be homeschooling for the first time this fall. I’ve got a few book recommendations that I give to all my friends and clients and I am sharing them with you!✨This week’s video is sponsored by Night Zookeeper! Use the link to get a 7-day free trial and 50% off a year-long subscription.✨✨➡️ ➡️ ➡️ https://...

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13:04

Raising A to Z | What Summer Homeschooling Looks Like

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2024/06/26

We homeschool all summer long. But that doesn’t mean our children are deprived of summer. In fact, it gives us a nice sense of structure. During the summer our schedule is different than our fall schedule. We do different activities and less workbooks, but still lots of learning. Here’s our summer homeschooling routine.Summer HomeschoolingDifferent ScheduleWhat We DoOur 1 Summer School RuleWrap-up➡️ Homeschool Planners and More ➡️ https://raisingatoz.com/shop/➡️ Writing Journals ➡️ https://ra...

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16:56

Raising A to Z | Why We Homeschool Over The Summer

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2024/06/19

We’ve been homeschooling for 6 years. But, for the last 3 years, we’ve embraced a year-round homeschooling schedule. Which means we homeschool our kids all summer long. And that blows people's minds that our kids do school over the summer. There are several excellent reasons why we choose to keep schooling over the summer. It might make you consider trying it out too!Why we homeschool over the summerLess learning lossMore realistic lifeA life of learningMore flexible scheduleMakes September e...

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20:18

Raising A to Z | The Good And The Beautiful | Science...

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2024/06/12

The Good and the Beautiful is one of the most popular homeschool curriculum companies out there. I decided to give them a try! I recently purchased one of their science units called "Birds" and we’ve been using it out all month. How did I like it? Spoiler: I loved it!The Good and the Beautiful Birds Science UnitThe price: Is it worth it?Raising A to Z Sponsored SegmentReligious (How religious is it?)The Available Science Units and Add-OnsWhat’s includedWalk-Through & LayoutHow to get...

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15:35

Raising A to Z | Life & Homeschool Update | Term 2...

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/06/05

It’s been a while since I’ve given you an update. So, consider this our term 2 update. What’s been going on in our lives and how this homeschooling thing is going in real life. It’s been a bit of a challenging term to say the least, but we’ve gotten through it, learned a lot and are seizing the day so to speak!Life & Homeschool UpdateJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayInto June and SummerWrap-upPlanners and Journals here! ➡️ https://raisingatoz.com/shop/Join my channel with a membership! ➡️ http...

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36:41

Raising A to Z | How I Plan My Homeschool Year | Plan...

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/05/29

Panners and Journals!!! ➡️ https://raisingatoz.com/shop/I’m planning out my whole homeschool year. I’ve already decided on curriculum and unit study topics for next year, but now it’s time to put that all together in a way that makes sense for us. I’ll walk you through my review process, how I decided what to study when and a little on how I’ll build out my unit studies with projects, novels and movies.Plan with Me - The Essential Homeschool Planner Planning ReviewLong-Term Planning...

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Raising A to Z | My Unit Study Topic Picks For Next...

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/05/22

As I’m busy planning what our next year will look like for homeschooling and curriculum, I’ve been busy deciding what unit studies topics we will be doing. Unit studies are the primary way we do science and social studies in our home. And, I love letting my kids have a say in what we learn about.So, after many chats and discussions, we’ve finally narrowed down our list and what curriculum we’ll be using!-Picking unit study topics-Space-Forensic Science-Simple Machines and Motions -Kingdo...

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Raising A to Z | Grade 2 Curriculum Choices |...

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/05/15

I’m planning what next year’s homeschooling will look like and what we are using in terms of curriculum. My youngest, Zoé, will be starting grade 2 in the fall. With second grade right around the corner, I’ve started pulling curriculum for next year and making some decisions. Here’s what we will be using to homeschool grade 2.

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Raising A to Z | Grade 4 Curriculum Choice |...

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/05/08

I’m planning what next year’s homeschooling will look like and what we will use in terms of curriculum. With my oldest Alexie turning 9 this summer, she would be in fourth grade come September. But she’s been blowing through her curriculum and already finished all her grade 3 stuff back in March. We’ve technically already started grade 4. So, here’s what we’re using and will continue to use next year.

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26:13

Raising A to Z | Practical Self-Care Tips For...

Raising A to Z Homeschool Podcast ·

2024/05/01

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