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Brave Writer

301. A Gentle Rollout to Your Homeschool Year

Brave Writer

Julie Bogart and Melissa Wiley

Books, Education, Arts, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.8 • 927 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

One of the best parts of homeschooling is the freedom to start the year in a way that works for your family. Instead of overwhelming everyone with a full schedule on day one, you can begin with connection and fun—like a “Not Back to School” outing, a day of games, or a creative project. Personal notes to each child, wish lists of activities, and a few well-chosen dates on the calendar can keep momentum going all year. By adding subjects gradually, stocking up on creative supplies, and valuing the experience of learning, you set the tone for a joyful, sustainable year.

In this episode, we share practical tips, creative ideas, and mindset shifts to help you roll out your homeschool year gently while building curiosity, creativity, and connection. Listen in for ways to make your start feel exciting and doable—for both you and your kids.

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Welcome back to another episode of the Brave Rider podcast.

1:28.4

Melissa Wiley is with me, my co-host. I'm Julie Bogart from Brave Rider. Hi, Melissa. Hi, Julie. How are you doing? Oh, I'm good. I'm deep in summer. I picked so many strawberries this morning and it was very exciting. I love that. You know, I started the weekend with a surprise visit from my son who lives in D.C., which then meant everybody on the planet who loves him came to Ohio, so came to Cincinnati. So I had four of my five adult kids, and I had all my grandkids, and we ended up going to the YMCA pool where I used to take them when they were kids,

1:34.3

and I was having this, like, double vision where I see my three adult kids playing in the pool,

1:39.6

three out of the four who live locally, and then all the grandkids, and I'm like seeing them as children, adult, children, adult, in my mind. And meanwhile, the little grandkids are like, my five-year-old

1:46.6

learned how to do a cannonball and the other one's learning how to dunk his head. And oh, my gosh,

1:52.7

life was really lifing. It was so much fun. It sounds great. Yeah. And it sounds like the epitome of summer.

2:00.3

Totally, exactly.

2:01.4

Same thing.

2:02.2

In fact, just before I even move on, my little granddaughter was walking a dog.

2:07.7

My daughter was dog sitting.

2:10.3

And when she came back, she drew a picture of taking this dog on a walk in our neighborhood with the houses, everything.

2:16.4

And then did a little jot it down narration. She's like, I want you to write this down. So already at five, she's a

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