YMB #137 Creating a Rich Curriculum with Rachel Monreal

Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill

Pam Barnhill

Kids & Family, Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, we examine the world of morning time and its incredible potential for young learners. We'll be joined by Rachel Monreal, a homeschooling mom who has discovered the magic of morning time and how it has transformed her homeschooling journey with her preschool and elementary-aged kids.

We'll explore Rachel's journey through the challenges of homeschooling young children, finding balance amidst the pressures of traditional education, and rediscovering the joy of learning for both parent and child. Rachel will share her insights on including toddlers in morning time, adapting curriculum, and ultimately creating a structured plan that aligns with her family's core values.

Rachel shares her practical tips for implementing morning time, her favorite resources from our "Little Explorers Plan," and how she manages to prioritize consistency in her educational routine. Let's dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Morning time can be a rich and enjoyable educational experience for preschoolers.
Morning time provides an opportunity to align education with core values, such as faith, family relationships, language learning, and skill development.
Consistency is key for a successful educational routine, and creating a structured plan can help achieve this.
The "morning basket" or "morning time" approach in homeschooling can bring joy, closer relationships, and less stress to the learning experience.
Morning time can be adapted to fit the needs and ages of children in a flexible and adaptable manner.

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0:00.0	Are you ready for homeschooling to feel joyful again?
0:08.2	Do you want to build closer relationships?
0:10.7	Remove some of the stress around planning and enjoy learning with your children.
0:15.2	Welcome to your morning basket.
0:17.4	I'm Pam Barnhill, a homeschool mom just like you,
0:20.3	and I'm going to show you the magic and
0:22.6	fulfillment that morning basket or morning time can bring to your homeschool.
0:27.2	Grab your coffee or tea and let's get started.
0:34.5	Hey there, it's Pam, and welcome to episode 137 of the Your Morning Basket podcast.
0:41.4	I hope you have been having a wonderful summer and maybe are getting ready to start your school year.
0:47.5	I know that we are getting about ready to start over here and I'm super excited about it,
0:53.0	even if my boys, they probably aren't. But I love the
0:57.8	fresh start of a school year and I love the fresh start of a podcast season. And we're kicking
1:03.4	off this season with an interview from one of our Your Morning Basket moms. Rachel Monreal is,
1:09.6	she's a great encourager in our community and she has younger
1:13.7	kids and she really has leaned into using morning time as the heart of her curriculum for all of her
1:22.1	kids. And so she's able to mesh in her younger elementary kids and her preschool-aged kids and just really embrace
1:30.0	morning time and do so many things together and really build this rich education for the young
1:36.3	ones all the way up to the kids who are in second and third grade.
1:40.4	So I think you're going to love this conversation and yeah, just enjoy.
1:46.0	Rachel Monreal and her husband Jimmy homeschool their five kids in the desert of Arizona.
1:51.8	Their desire to pass on Jimmy's native Spanish is one of the core reasons that they chose to
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