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Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast
Sit down, relax, and take a little coffee break with Carrie. Using practical wisdom, years of experience, and a little bit of humor, Carrie De Francisco offers homeschooling advice, tips, and ideas to moms navigating the 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. Speaker, Homeschool Coach, Home Educator, and Author…
Episodes
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastSweet Valentine's Day Family Devotions
The countdown has begun! It's almost February which means Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Join Carrie this week for a super special coffee break. In…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastBook Clubs: Reading With Your Homeschool Friends
Is your New Year's Resolution to read more this year? Is your goal to read more of God's Word, to read more aloud with your family, and to read more for…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastA Heart of Worship: Lessons Learned From Mary
It is the week of Christmas! Join Carrie for this special Bible study coffee break. In this episode, Carrie digs deep into Luke 1 for an in-depth look at…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHoliday Entertaining & Homeschool Dances: A Conversation With Desiree Lang
In this week's episode, Carrie talks with Desiree Lang about planning holiday parties and homeschool dances. Desiree is a homeschool mom of three who has a…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastIt's Advent! Come & Adore: A Conversation with Kristi Lynn Menashe
Before you get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, listen to this week's episode of Coffee With Carrie Homeschool Podcast. Advent…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastWhat I Say No To: Permission Granted
You have permission to say NO in December. If needed, permission is granted to take the day off, the week off, or even the entire month of December off. It's…
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A Grateful Heart (Revisited): Lessons Learned From Joshua
This Thanksgiving week, Carrie is taking a little break. Enjoy one of Carrie's favorite Thanksgiving episodes. It's an oldie but goodie. Pour yourself a cup of…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastAn Attitude of Gratitude: Meaningful Thanksgiving Activities
Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season, which brings much hustle and bustle and unrealistic expectations. Don't ramp things up; scale things down. In this…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastMath Match Maker: Curriculum Choices
For most students (and homeschooling moms), math is either a thing of beauty or a thing of torment. Finding a math curriculum that works well with your child…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHomeschool Hacks: 20 Sanity Saving Tips
Ain't nobody got time for that! Homeschooling moms spend way too much wasted time cooking in the kitchen, driving in the car, planning lessons, cleaning…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastLess is More Curriculum: The High School Years
This week's Coffee With Carrie podcast is Part Two of the "Less is More Curriculum" episode. This episode focuses on the high school years. Carrie shares how…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastRead Aloud Recommendations
Are you looking for chapter books that will engage and entertain the whole family? Do you need suggestions for books to read aloud to your family that meet the…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastAre They Doing Enough? The Gift of Boredom
We all ask the questions: "Are my kids doing enough? Am I doing enough?" If your children have opportunities throughout the day to learn, then they will learn…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastThe "Less is More" Curriculum
In this week's episode, Carrie shares how to do less in order to accomplish more. The Less is More "curriculum" educates the whole child using a…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHomeschool Family Style: A Conversation With Friends
Are you feeling overwhelmed and outnumbered? If you are a homeschooling mom of multiple children who are in multiple grade levels with multiple academic needs…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastSimple Homeschool Solutions: Get Loopy!
We are getting loopy this week! Adding a few loops to your schedule will make you loopy with joy! Do you have a “When we have time, we will get to that” pile?…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHomeschool Mindset Makeover
This week’s Coffee with Carrie Homeschool Podcast is a little pep talk. Carrie's goal this week is to put you back into the correct mindset for another year of…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastPlan Your School Year: An Conversation with Rachael Alsbury
Welcome to Season 4 of Coffee with Carrie Homeschool Podcast! To kick off this season, Carrie is sharing ways to help you plan and organize your homeschooling…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastThe Great Homeschool Teacher: What's the Secret?
What's her secret? She is such a great homeschooling mom! She must have a teaching credential or an education degree. Being a great home educator has nothing…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastEpic Fails: What NOT To Do When Homeschooling
You don't want to miss this week's episode! Carrie shares her top five Epic Homeschooling Failures and her worst mommy moments. Instead of sharing this week…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast"I Can't Homeschool Because...": Debunking Myths
Is God calling you to homeschool? I bet you have all kinds of reasons you think you can't. Is God calling you to continue homeschooling? I'm sure you have all…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastAsk Me Anything (AMA): Homeschooling Q & A
Got questions? Carrie's got answers! Join us this week for an informal conversation and Q & A session with Carrie. In this week's coffee break, Carrie answers…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastStart a Homeschool Co-Op
Starting a homeschool co-op is easier than you think! In this week's episode, Carrie talks about homeschool co-ops and then explains these seven easy steps to…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastDon't Do School At Home: Deschooling, Unschooling, & Nonschooling
What is deschooling, when is it needed, and who should do it? What is really at the heart of unschooling and by definition, isn't anyone who homeschools an…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHome Education: A Delightful & Nourishing Feast
The British educator, Charlotte Mason, described home education as the act of spreading an abundant and delicate feast for our children to feed on and then…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastThe Art of Language: Tips for Teaching High School English
There is so much more to high school English than reading Dickens and writing essays. Planning your teen's four years of English can be easy and enjoyable if…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHomeschooling Through Grief
Losing a loved one is hard. Parenting and homeschooling after a death or after a loss in the family is extremely hard. Death, sickness, separation, and sadness…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastWriting Lessons: Revisited
If you haven't found the "perfect" writing curriculum or program that works for your child, then join Carrie for this little coffee break. This week, Carrie is…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastSoul Food & Family Devotions: Lessons Learned from the Last Supper
In this week's episode, learn how to do super simple family devotions while learning lessons from Jesus’ Last Supper. Take a little coffee break as Carrie…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastThe Road To Reading
For some children, the road to reading can be a smooth fast track. For many, it is a road with a few bumps here and there, and for some, it can be a slow…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHome School Hindsight
There are two months left of this school year. As you move into the homestretch, try to figure out what needs to take priority in order to end this year…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastBusy and Burdened? Change Your Yoke!
Is your yoke "chafing" and causing bruising? Are you so B.U.S.Y. you are distracted and burdened? If so, there is a good chance you aren't wearing the correct…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastThe "S" Word Homeschoolers Should Be Talking About
This week's Coffee With Carrie Episode addresses the "S" Word. And no! It isn't about Socialization. Most homeschool kids do not have problems in the…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastTh OG of Homeschooling: A Conversation with Carolyn and Martin Forte
Carrie is so excited to share with you two of her mentors and pillars in the homeschooling community, Carolyn and Martin Forte. They are the OG of…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastMother Truckers: Join the Mama Bear Minivan Caravan
Mama bears, it you haven't already, it is time to wake up and stand up! Join the Mama Bear Minivan Caravan and become a Mother Trucker with Carrie. Inspired by…
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Why We Love Homeschooling: A Conversation with Greta Eskridge
Carrie sits down with one of her favorite authors and fellow homeschooling moms, Greta Eskridge, for a super fun conversation about homeschooling. Greta is a…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastThe February Wall: What Is It and How To Scale?
It is February, which means if you haven't already yet hit the homeschool "February Wall," you will soon. During February, the winter blues hit. The mundane…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHomeschooling High School
Homeschooling high school is easier than you think. Join Carrie for this week's episode, even if you are only homeschooling younger children. The key to…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastTot School: Homeschooling With Toddlers in Tow!
How do you homeschool with toddlers and preschoolers in the mix without losing your mind or going insane? You don't need fancy curriculum or expensive…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastGameschooling
Gameschooling.... Yes, it's a thing! And it is a great way to homeschool too. In this week's episode, Carrie focuses how to put the FUN back into learning the…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastResolutions, Reflection, and Reassessments: A New Year & A New Semester
It is time for do-overs and fresh starts. The new year and the month of January is a perfect time to reevaluate and reassess how your school year is going. In…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast100th Episode Celebration: Q & A, Stories, Exciting Announcements, and MORE!
We are celebrating the release of Coffee With Carrie Homeschool Podcast 100th Episode! Join Carrie for this special celebration coffee break. In this week's…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastBackyard Explorations: Simple Nature Studies
The best science lab is closer than you think! It is your backyard and it is waiting to be explored. Sometimes the best place to discover God's creation is in…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastBeing Mom, Mentor, & Friend: An Interview With Georgina Tanefski
This week, Carrie sits down with Georgina Tanefski for a heart-to-heart talk about being a mom, a mentor, and (eventually) a friend to your children. It's a…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastMiracles & Manna: Trusting the Lord to Provide
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, there is so much to be thankful for. God provides exactly what we need when we need it. He provides daily manna in the…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastYou Might Be a Homeschooler...
It's time to bring your children home and to keep them home! In this week's Coffee Break, Carrie explores reasons why you should educate your child at home…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastPoetry Tea Time
"I had a little tea party, this afternoon at three. Twas very small, three guests in all, Just I, myself, and me. Myself ate all the sandwiches while I drank…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastTaking a Sabbath Week: What Does It Look Like?
Are you ready for a little break? This is Carrie's Sabbath Week! Carrie shares in her book, Just Breathe (and Take a Sip of Coffee), the idea of taking a…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastMake Math Meaningful (& Fun)
Does this describe you? "You might be a homeschooler if you consider math a foreign language!" Moms, math does not have to be a burden this school year. If…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastAdventure Clubs & Nature Days: An Interview With Cynthia Garcia
Join Carrie for a little coffee and conversation with Cynthia Garcia. Cynthia is a homeschooling mom, photographer, and writer for Wild + Free who incorporates…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHomeschool Basics: The 4 R's (Part 2)
In this week's coffee break, Carrie continues her conversation on the basics: reading, writing, and arithmetic. Yes, teaching the basics is important but many…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastHomeschool Basics: The 4 R's
And you thought there were only 3 R's!! Home education gives a mom the freedom and flexibility to focus on the basics: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, AND…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastThe Homeschool Legacy: An Interview With A 2nd Generation Homeschooler
If you are ever in doubt about your calling to homeschool, or if you need to subdue those fears that you are "messing up your kids," then talk with a 2nd…
Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool PodcastWhat's In Your Basket? (Begin Your Day With Morning Time)
Join Carrie this week as she gives you a sneak peak into her morning basket time. Carrie shares what her first month of morning time looks like and the…
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Homeschool Outside the Box (Part 2)
In this week's episode, Carrie continues her conversation on how to think and homeschool outside the box and outside the classroom. Join Carrie as she shares…
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Homeschool Outside the Box
It's time to think outside the box! The number one reason veteran homeschool moms burn out or give up is because they try to do school at home. The first…
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Less Is More: A Simple Homeschool Philosophy
One year ago this week, Carrie's book Just Breathe (and Take a Sip of Coffee): Homeschool in Step with God was released! To celebrate, Carrie shares one of her…
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You Need This! (Don't Homeschool Without It!)
What is the one thing you should have while homeschooling? It is a Homeschool Mission Statement! Whether you are new to homeschooling, you have been…
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Doubting Dads: "Honey, I Want to Homeschool the Kids!"
Do you feel called to educate your child at home but your husband is doubting the idea of homeschooling? Then listen to this week's Coffee With Carrie Podcast…
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Stand Up & Stand Out: Lessons Learned from Josiah
Our Nation Needs God! Join Carrie for a summertime Bible study of the life and boldness of young King Josiah. In this week's episode, Carrie digs deep into 2…