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Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill

YMB #81 Morning Time with Gifted Kids: A Conversation with Colleen Kessler

Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill

Pam Barnhill

Kids & Family, Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

4.9683 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Today on the podcast I am joined by my good friend Colleen Kessler who is a homeschooling mom of four and a gifted education specialist.

Colleen and I chat about the benefits of a Morning Basket for your gifted kids as well as some of the challenges that moms of gifted and twice exceptional children might face when it comes to getting everyone on the same page for group learning. Colleen gives us practical tips for discussion, activities, and what to do for kids who struggle to hold still and focus.

Full of ideas and encouragement, this episode has something for everyone!

For show notes and episode downloads, go to pambarnhill.com/ymb81.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Your Morning Basket, where we help you bring truth, goodness, and beauty to your homeschool day.

0:15.8

Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 81 of the Your Morning Basket podcast.

0:22.0

I'm Pam Barnhill, your host, and I'm so happy that you are joining me here today.

0:26.9

Well, in today's episode of the podcast, I am joined by my very good friend, Colleen Kessler.

0:33.0

Colleen is a mom of four twice exceptional kiddos, and she is also a gifted specialist.

0:40.2

And today on the podcast, she's coming to talk to us all about morning basket with gifted kids.

0:48.0

Now, on this episode, we talk about the benefits of doing a morning basket with your gifted

0:53.5

kiddos. What can you gain from

0:55.2

this and then we also talk about some of the unique challenges that might come up from

1:00.6

either having a gifted kid in your morning basket with the rest of your family or

1:04.9

doing a morning basket with a whole gifted family as happens a lot of times.

1:13.2

So buckle your seatbelt.

1:18.8

It's a really fun conversation and we'll get on with it right after this word from our sponsor.

1:26.8

This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Your Morning Basket Plus. Okay, I'm so excited, guys. New in the Your Morning Basket Plus.

1:29.6

Okay, I'm so excited, guys. New in the Your Morning Basket Plus subscription is our Morning Basket Explorers Club.

1:37.9

Now, this club features our brand new Morning Basket Explorations kits.

1:43.6

Each month, we present a new themed set of explorations on kid favorite themes.

1:51.1

So coming up in the next year, each month we will be exploring a new theme, themes like

1:56.4

flowers, apples, the farm, gratitude, Christmas around the world, Arctic animals, George Washington

2:03.8

Carver, who is a favorite Alabama sun, the solar system, the holy land, gardening the flag,

2:11.9

and sharks. And oh boy, we are just getting started. We have so many other ideas.

2:19.2

So each month we will put out an exploration guide for moms to set up these explorations,

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