Colorful Homeschooler
This is a podcast where we discuss productivity, personality, education, and theory. I seek to make things easier and more wonderful for my fellow homeschool mamas. I'm a Christian mom of four special needs boys. I've been homeschooling over a decade, many of them in the Charlotte Mason style, and I seek to be productive in all of the things I put my mind to. Can't wait to share with you!
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kathy@colorfulhomeschooler.com
Episodes
24 episodes
S1E24 What Light Are You Reflecting In Your Homeschool-the Earth or the Son?
Join Kathy as she delves into the pink moon of April. Where does the moon get its light? What is it reflecting and how does this impact our homeschooling journey every day? What light are you reflecting? Leave a written review after listening!&...
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17:42
S1E23 Planning to Stay Healthy for Spring-Some Practical and Natural Tips
Do you and your family get sick around season changes? Join Kathy as she discusses why, and then goes through some practical advice: supplements, herbal remedies, and external aids like essential oil diffusions and herbal baths, to make this se...
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22:08
S1E22- Spring Planning & Productivity for the Homeschool Mama!
Want to get the most out of this spring? I offer questions and suggestions, as well as some poetry to get you in the mood for bursting green life! Check in on your goals, how have you been using your word of the year? Let me help you tackle the...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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20:33
S1E21 End of Winter Journaling Exercise- A Homeschool Mom's Healthy Practice to Start Afresh for Spring
Come listen in as Kathy breaks down some refreshing prompts as well as the different types of journaling that you can take part in. Prepare your mind and heart for spring! Spring clean your emotions with some reflection. Referenced ...
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Episode 21
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23:24
S1E20 The Beatitudes: Planning Your Homeschool Day Around the Greatest Sermon Ever Preached
Join Kathy as she digs into Matthew 5, The Beatitudes. She sifts them down to today's language, showing how each one builds upon the other. She then speaks specifically to homeschool moms and dads, giving her version of The Homeschool Parents' ...
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Episode 20
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31:00
S1E19 Planning a Successful Homeschool for Multiple Intelligences-Understanding & Implementing the Theory
Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory can help explain so much about your child, your student, and yourself! Come listen in as Kathy describes each of the intelligences and then, as usual, gets super practical with measurable action ver...
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Episode 19
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38:41
S1E18 The Cornerstone, the Foundation...What Are You Building Your Homeschool On?
In masonry, what is the purpose of a cornerstone, of the foundation? What other stones are necessary in the construction of a home built to stand the test of time and storms? Join Kathy as she discusses what these stones are, what they mean for...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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33:24
S1E17 Glow Up! How a Busy Mom Plans & Fits It All (Well...Mostly All) In!
Have you found it difficult to fit in a beauty routine? Are you looking for fresh inspiration on how to fit what's important to you into your busy life? Come listen in as Kathy explains how she fits in her whole beauty routine....
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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22:02
S1E16 The Sensitive World of Self-Care: Types, Suggestions for Self-Assessment, & Planning a Little More in Our Lives
It's a goal of mine to learn about self-care and add more in on a regular basis, how about you? Come listen in as Kathy describes the five categories of self-care, asking some guiding questions to help you assess how you are doing in each categ...
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Episode 16
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21:23
S1E15- All the Paper We Cannot Store: Physical Record Keeping in the Digital Age-What Notebooks Do I Actually Use?
Are you a "collector", the term used to refer to those who collect snatches of their life in notebooks? Join Kathy as she discusses what notebooks she actually keeps to maintain her "liturgy of an attentive life". Perhaps you will be inspired w...
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Episode 15
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19:26
S1E14 Planning Some Entertainment: My Top Ten Countdown of Superbowl LIX Commercials! Rankings & Commentary
Come join Kathy for a fun extra episode this week giving her top ten countdown of Superbowl 59's commercials! Do you agree? Post your top 10 to Insta or email! Regular episode out tomorrow!
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Episode 14
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23:00
S1E13: Who's Your Squad- Connection for Parents in an Age of Isolation
We all on some level know it...there is a loneliness epidemic. Join Kathy as she breaks down ways to grow your social connection, as well as who we need in our squad.
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Episode 13
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22:51
S1E12: The Comparison Trap - Stop Comparing with Others & Judging Yourself
We all do it, it's hardwired into us as humans...but do we do it right? Come listen as Kathy discusses the comparison trap and encourages you with new ways to think of this...new things to do to encourage others...and new methods to use compari...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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19:48
S1E11: A Deep Share - My Oldest's Last Semester Before Graduating Our Homeschool...Did I Plan Enough?
I, as a homeschool mama, am graduating my oldest in May. Come listen in as I share the emotions, the planning, the ups and downs, of this, my last semester as his teacher. This may be a briefer episode in time, but my hope is that it will encou...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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14:41
S1E10: Winter Nature Study Ideas—Planning for Homeschoolers to Hikers and Everyone In Between
Come join Kathy as she discusses how she completes nature study in the winter, how to stay warm, and a wealth of new, fresh ideas for what to study that can be observable. Here is a listing of some of the resources that we have used in the past...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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24:40
S1E9: Looking Ahead to a New Year - Goals & Plans of a Homeschool Mom
Join Kathy as she discusses her process of choosing goals for the year, where she keeps them, her goal domains, and lists out her 2025 goals. Be inspired...share your goals on Instagram so we can all support one another!
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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26:50
S1E8: End of Year Journaling Exercise--A Homeschool Mom's Practice to Reflect on the Year
2025 is almost upon us. Join me this week, in the liminal time between the holidays and the new year, for a reflection exercise on the year past. Take out your journal, grab your favorite beverage, put on some calming music and look back with s...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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20:02
S1E7: Our Best Books of 2024--A Chat with Two Homeschool Moms
Hang out with two experienced homeschool moms as we chat about our favorite reads of 2024. From categories such as best non-fiction book, school-related book, productivity-focused book, or the book each learned the most from…to the straight top...
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Episode 7
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1:02:07
S1E6: Productivity for the New Year, Choosing a Word for Clarity and Intentionality
Have you tried this practice of choosing a word for your year to guide your decisions? Kathy goes over how to choose and how to use such a word. Word bracelet: https://amzn.to/4i3qImeOne Word book: https://amzn.to/4leQ181
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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22:17
S1E5: My Favorite Things: Christmas Edition...Musings of a homeschool mom
Merry Christmas everyone! Our tree is up, the carols are on repeat, and I'm reading festive literature. In this episode, I share my favorite things with you about the holiday. Maybe find a new lesson plan, a new tradition, or just enjoy getting...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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47:52
S1E4: The Biblical Concept of Rest, Planning for Seasons of Rest in our next year
Are you struggling to have enough time, enough energy, enough...enough, to give to everything you need to do? Journey with Kathy as she relates what she learned after a two week study on the concept of Biblical rest. What does it mean? How do w...
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Episode 4
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23:36
S1E3: Planning Sensory Breaks for your child, encouragement for the Homeschool Mom and Dad
Happy Thanksgiving! I go through several ways to plan sensory breaks throughout your day and what systems need to be targeted during these planned events. By planning them, let's take the stress off you, as the parent, when your child needs the...
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Episode 3
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22:09
S1E2: Holiday Planning and Productivity for the Homeschool Mama!
Want to get the most out of this Christmas season? I try to ask all of the questions to get you thinking so that this holiday season can be the most productive one yet for you! Christmas Planner: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1811453...
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Episode 2
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28:36
S1E1: Productivity for the Homeschool Mama (Your dreams are important too!)
Learn the basics of goal setting and finding the time every day to move forward in your dreams! I go through several productivity tricks, explaining them in a simple and easy to follow method that anyone, from beginner to expert, can g...
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Episode 1
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