303. Introducing Monday Morning Meetings: a Brave Writer Podcast for Kids
Brave Writer
Julie Bogart and Melissa Wiley
4.8 • 927 Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Do you ever wish your homeschool week started with momentum instead of Monday drag? We’ve found that small, doable invitations right at the start of the week prime kids for curiosity, competence, and follow-through. Think five minutes of inspiration that launches hours of self-directed learning—no elaborate prep required. In our work with families, three tiny shifts consistently flip the “on” switch for kids: cozy learning spaces, gathering the world into the home, and playful comparison that sharpens thinking.
In this episode, we share kid-friendly prompts you can use right away: build a “hidey hole” (a cozy, distraction-light nook) to make reading and copywork inviting; curate a rotating Nature Table to grow observation, vocabulary, and seasonal awareness; and try “Movie Twins” to compare an original film with its remake, strengthening analytic thinking and family conversation. We show how five-minute Monday cues, paired with simple tools like clipboards, lamps, and labels, generate ownership and momentum all week long.
Resources:
- Fall class registration is open!
- Visit Julie’s Substack to find her special podcast for kids (and a lot more!)
- Purchase Julie’s new book, Help! My Kid Hates Writing
- Brave Learner Home: https://bravewriter.com/brave-learner-home
- Learn more about the Brave Writer Literature & Mechanics programs
- Start a free trial of CTCmath.com to try the math program that’s sure to grab and keep your child’s attention
- Give your child the gift of music! Sign up for a free month of private lessons with Maestro Music and let your child discover their own musical voice: www.maestromusic.online/brave
- Subscribe to Julie’s Substack newsletters, Brave Learning with Julie Bogart and Julie Off Topic, and Melissa’s Catalog of Enthusiasms
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- Send us podcast topic ideas by texting us: +1 (833) 947-3684
Connect with Julie:
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- Threads: @juliebravewriter
- Bluesky: @bravewriter.com
- Facebook: facebook.com/bravewriter
Connect with Melissa:
- Website: melissawiley.com
- Substack: melissawiley.substack.com
- Instagram: @melissawileybooks
- Bluesky: @melissawiley.bsky.social
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| 0:00.0 | Looking for a great math program? |
| 0:03.0 | CTC Math provides online video tutorials that make learning math easy and effective |
| 0:10.0 | by using creative graphics and animation that are sure to grab and keep your child's attention. |
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| 0:18.0 | She said one day my 10-year-old was in tears over math. |
| 0:23.6 | I tried my best to help, but I ended up in tears as well. That very night, I received |
| 0:29.0 | an email offer for CTC Math. The following Monday, we reviewed the curriculum together. |
| 0:35.8 | She was willing to give it a shot, and we have never looked back. |
| 0:39.3 | Start your free trial today by visiting ctcmath.com. |
| 0:48.3 | Welcome back to the Brave Rider podcast. |
| 0:52.3 | I'm Julie Bogart. Today's episode is a treat. It's a little |
| 0:56.7 | different than our usual content. I'd like to make you aware of a podcast I do for kids called |
| 1:03.2 | the Monday morning meeting. Every Monday for five minutes, I talk directly to your kids, |
| 1:10.2 | zero to 18, although I think the median age |
| 1:13.8 | is probably about 10 or 11, and I give them some kind of activity that they can pursue easily |
| 1:20.7 | on their own. The podcast only lasts five minutes, but it's meant to inject a little life and |
| 1:27.0 | inspiration into your homeschool. |
| 1:29.3 | I know a lot of parents put it on during breakfast on Monday mornings. |
| 1:33.3 | Today, we're featuring three of the most popular of our podcast from last year. |
| 1:38.3 | The first one is called Heidi Holes, and it features ways your kids can create a cozy spot for learning and |
| 1:46.5 | studying in the home. The second one is called Nature Table, and it invites kids to go on |
| 1:52.9 | walks where they collect artifacts from nature to display in the home. The third one is called |
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