Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast
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 of Coffee): Homeschool Simply & Enjoyably, Homeschool High School: A Handbook for Christian Education, and A Home Education Handbook: 9 Questions to Ask for Simple and Balanced Home-Based Learning.
Episodes
264 episodes
Homeschool Record Keeping & Transcripts: It's Easier Than You Think (Revisited)
Don't stress about creating report cards or transcripts! You may not even need them. If your state requires them, if your student athlete needs them, if the college admission board requests them, or if you have no idea if you ...
Birthday Coffee Chat With Francesca De Francisco: Motherhood + Me (Then and Now)
Carrie is celebrating another year around the sun and another year of motherhood. As a fun way to celebrate Mother's Day and her Birthday (which happens to fall on the same day this year), Carrie is sitting down with one of her favorite p...
Homeschool High School Q & A: Collaboration With Rachel Kovac
Carrie and Rachel answer all of your high school questions and calm your fears! Rachel shares insights from her new book, Their Future Is Shining Bright: A Guide to Homeschooling in High School—and Equipping Your Child for Success and...
Adventure Schooling: A Conversation with Nichole Holze
Today, did you exercise? Did you explore nature? If you are adventure schooling, you've done both and so much more! What is "adventure schooling?" In this week's episode, Carrie is talking with Nichole Holze, aka Lucky W...
P.E Is Essential!
Yes, Physical Education (PE) is truly essential! Movement and exercise play a key role in your child's overall learning and academic success. Free time is foundational for your teen's mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Everything...
The Comparison Trap: Homeschooling Unicorns & Hamsters
What do unicorns, hamsters, and the comparison trap have in common? If your interest is piqued and you are wondering what on earth this has to do with homeschooling, then join Carrie for this week's podcast. Do you feel like you are...
Trading the Principal's Office for the Kitchen Table Classroom: A Conversation with Mandy Davis
Are you thinking of pulling your child out of the traditional school setting to homeschool? Are you a homeschool mom thinking of putting your child into a traditional classroom? If so, make sure you listen to this week's conversatio...
Celebrating Holy Week: Family Bible Studies & Activities
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Next week is the most important and solemn week of the year. We remember the redemptive work of our savior, Jesus Christ, on the cross and our new life in Christ because of His death and resurr...
Homeschool Hustle to Homemade Meals: A Conversation With Lori Beth Auldridge
As a homeschool mom, do you feel like you live in the kitchen? Between planning, shopping, prepping, and cooking the meals (and cleaning the mess after each meal), it is hard to find time to finish all the chores and teach the ki...
Mom, Make Time for Personal Reading: A Conversation with Katie Klein
As a mother, especially as a homeschooling mom, reading is one of the most important habits you should form. Why should you make the time when you have so many other things to do? Reading broadens your horizons, enhances your concen...
An ADHD Homeschool Mom’s Toolkit: A Conversation With April Pettyjohn
Does your child have trouble following directions, organizing tasks, or sitting still for more than 5 second? Is his work messy, does he have poor time management skills, is he always forgetting materials (or can’t find them), or is he ea...
Creating A Calmer Home: A Conversation With Jami Glenn
Would you like to create a calmer home environment? In this week's episode, Carrie talks again with Jami Glenn, an Emotional Wellness Coach, the owner of Sacred Ground Coaching, and the host of Emotions With Ease Podcast. J...
Lessons Learned: A Conversation With Aby Rinella
In this week's episode, Carrie talks with Aby Rinella, a fellow homeschool mom who also has a homeschool graduate. Aby is the co-host of School House Rocked Podcast, an advocate for homeschool freedom in Idaho, and the founder of...
Mompreneur: A Conversation With Andrea Snee
Is it possible to raise kids, teach them, and run a business? In this week's episode, Carrie talks with Andrea Snee, a mom who is doing it! Andrea Snee is a home educator and the founder of Happy Trails Press, a publisher of homesch...
Laundry, Lunch, and Lessons: Getting It All Done While Homeschooling
Are you trying to "get it all done" but the laundry, dishes, and lessons just keep piling up? Then join Carrie for a cozy cup of coffee as she shares simple, encouraging ways to make your homeschool days both practical and purposeful. In this e...
Letters From a Mother's Heart: A Few Lovely Traditions
It is officially February! Since we are in the season of love and showing others how much we love them, Carrie is feeling a bit nostalgic these days as her adult kids are living their lives and doing what they love. In this week's e...
Become a Master Teacher: The Teaching Methods of Jesus
Do you want to become a master teacher and rock this home educator role? You don't need be a trained teacher or have a Masters in Education. You can simply apply the teaching methods of The Master Teacher: Jesus. In this...
You Are Enough: What Are Your Loaves & Fish?
If you have asked these questions, you are not alone: Am I doing enough? Are the kids doing enough? Am I messing up my kids by homeschooling? Many moms have asked these questions at some point along their homeschooling j...
Today, Did We....?
If you have ever asked "Are my kids doing enough?" or "What does a great homeschool day look like?" then don't miss this week's coffee break! In this week's episode, Carrie gives a preview of her upcoming, new book...
Will There Be Holes in My Child's Education
If you homeschool, will there be holes in your child's education? Because this is such a common question and fear, Carrie not only revisits this question in this week's episode but she digs deep into it in our new upcoming book. Po...
Epiphany: Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas
In this week's episode, Carrie gives you permission to put off taking down those decorations a few days more, to start lessons a little later in January, and to keep celebrating Christmas a little longer. Don't just sing the Christmas car...
Christmas Nature Studies Revisited
This December, put all of your books away except for your watercolors and nature journals. Christmas is the perfect time of the year to be outdoors and to do some winter nature studies. There is nothing like fresh air and God’s crea...
Christmas Schooling With Christmas Carols
"Joy to the world, the Lord has come!" Christmas carols (or hymns for the Advent season) are full of biblical truths, Bible verses, and the gospel. Why not use the sounds of the season for your family devotions or your "lessons" in ...
Countdown to Christmas: Read Aloud Recommendations
Kick up your family read aloud time this December and countdown to Christmas as you celebrate Jesus' birth this Advent season. Even though it is only November, you will want to listen to this episode before Thanksgiving and Black Friday S...
Middle School Math: What Do We Need to Focus On?
"I hate Math! I'm not good at Math!" Have you or your child ever uttered these words? If you have a math phobia or your child struggles with math, then make sure you listen to this week's episode. In this week's coffee b...