Simplify Your Homeschool Options With These Five Curriculum Types

Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill

Pam Barnhill

Kids & Family, Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the Homeschool Better Together Podcast, where we explore building a joyful homeschool experience for your family. In this episode, host Pam Barnhill explores five different types of curriculum—scripted, open-and-go, fixed grid, buffet, and whole-family learning—and discusses how each one can meet the unique needs of your homeschool journey.

By understanding the different kinds of curricula available and how each can fit your family's needs, you'll be well-equipped to make decisions that reduce stress and enhance your homeschooling adventure. So, grab your notepad, maybe a smoothie, and let's step out of the overwhelm and into the wonder of homeschooling better together.

Key Takeaways:

Learn about different types of curriculum, including scripted, open and go, fixed grid, buffet, and whole-family learning, to find what works best for your homeschool style and needs.
Understand the advantages of scripted curriculum for new homeschooling parents and how it can provide a structured yet flexible learning experience.
Explore the concept of open and go curriculum and how balancing it with other types can simplify your homeschool year and reduce planning fatigue.
Gain insight into fixed grid curriculum and the snaking loop schedule as a method to avoid overwhelm and ensure a balanced approach to using comprehensive resources.
Get tips on effectively using buffet curriculum by setting specific goals, prioritizing materials, and making decisions in advance to avoid decision fatigue.
Appreciate the value of whole-family learning curriculum, with a realistic approach to age range, to foster family unity and efficient multi-age education.

Resources and Links:

For full show notes and a transcript of today’s episode, head to pambarnhill.com/hsbt8

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Are you ready for homeschooling to feel joyful again?
0:05.4	Do you long for support as you learn alongside your kids?
0:10.3	Welcome to Home School Better Together, a podcast about building a homeschool experience that works for your family.
0:18.2	I'm Pam Barnhill, and it's time to step out of the overwhelm and
0:22.0	into the wonder. Let's do this. Hey there, hey there. Okay, so one of the things I want to do
0:33.3	before I get started today is share with you something that has been working for me. And this is
0:39.1	not really homeschool related, but it's life related. And you know what? We may be homeschooling
0:44.5	parents, but we all have a life to live. And this is just something I have been enjoying so much.
0:49.4	And that is frozen smoothie packs. It is a billion degrees here. and that is not hyperbole. I promise you.
0:57.1	And I've just been looking for something cool and refreshing to drink over the summer. And so I have
1:05.5	been actually using smoothie packs, using frozen smoothie packs for breakfast. So most mornings i'll get up and i'll have
1:12.9	a little bit of coffee and then later on probably about nine or 10 a m i'll have one of my frozen
1:18.2	smoothie packs and make a smoothie so let me tell you what is inside of them just in case you're
1:22.3	interested in doing this for yourself and yes i could just a smoothie, but what I like about doing the frozen
1:29.3	smoothie packs, two things. First of all, it freezes everything up and makes it nice and cool,
1:34.2	so you don't have to add extra ice to your smoothie, which just completely waters down the flavor
1:39.2	and the ingredients and everything else. And also, like, I can buy ingredients for my smoothies and go ahead and make the packs and freeze it.
1:49.0	And that way, I don't have to worry about the ingredients going bad.
1:53.2	Because if you're anything like me, like, you don't consume produce on an even keel in your life.
1:59.1	Like, sometimes we're like super produce consumers and other times
2:02.2	we buy things thinking we're going to be super produce consumers and they just languish in the back
2:07.9	of the produce drawer and turn to mush. So trying to avoid that and the smoothie packs really help.
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