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Master Class: Gameschooling with Cait Curley
Download Audio Cait Curley is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. When traditional schools failed to meet the needs of her outside-the-box kids, she and her husband began homeschooling and over the years she has...
March 2022
Happy March! And just like that - here we are on the verge of Spring. The days are getting longer and the weather just a bit warmer. Just like there are seasons for weather, there are seasons in homeschooling. Spring Fever is a real thing! Our Master Class this month...
February 2022
Happy February! By now, many of us are back in the swing of things after the holiday break. On the other hand, just as many of us may be feeling the weight of the cold days of winter, too much time inside, and even some boredom with the routine. It is for this reason...
Master Class: Raising Resilient Kids with Colleen Kessler
Download Audio Colleen Kessler is an award-winning author and speaker with a focus on hands-on learning, experiments, science, nature, and creativity in kids. She is also a homeschool mom of 4 gifted/twice-exceptional kids. In this Master Class, we talk a bit about...
January 2022
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MasterClass: Semester Reboot
Part 1: Download Audio Download the workbook In part 1 of the Semester Reboot, we did a quick homeschool assessment followed by a more in-depth assessment. Next, we dreamed of our ideal homeschool asking ourselves, "If no one was telling me how to homeschool, what...
January 2022
Happy New Year! I hope your holiday break has given you a much needed break from the usual school/life routine. I know it has for me. Sometimes January rolls around and I'm feeling a bit frazzled from all of the activity. What has been a huge help for me is to take...
December 2021
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November 2021
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December 2021
Here we are at the end of another year. As you wrap up your teaching for the holidays, take some time to listen to this month's Master Class. It is a short message of encouragement from me on the mindset shifts that I have made regarding homeschooling that have...
Healthy Homeschool Mindsets
Download Audio At certain times of the school year, there is a tendency towards discouragement and frustration. Many times this has to do with academics. Either we're bored with them, they are too easy, they are too difficult, our kids have attitudes, or we have...
September 2021
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Accommodation and Remediation Throughout the School Years
Download Audio Accommodation and remediation are two big components of homeschooling kids with dyslexia. Remediation is strengthening learning weaknesses and accommodation is using tools and services to help kids work at their intellectual ability despite lingering...
November 2021
Well it's officially Fall now and by the end of this month we'll be in full holiday mode! I take a very lifeschooling/unschooling approach to homeschooling through the holidays. Preparing for the holidays provides a lot of practical learning from planning menus and...
How to Teach a Dyslexic Child who is Behind Grade-level
Many kids with dyslexia are not working at 'grade level'. Here is how to teach them! I received this email from a concerned parent recently. "I have a 4th/5th grader who is way behind in English and math. How do you catch up when you feel like a sinking ship?" First...
August 2021
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September 2021
Where did the summer go? Many of you have been back-to-school for a while now and some of us are just getting started. How are you feeling? Excited? Nervous? A little of both? Where ever you are in your homeschool, know that there is no one more capable of giving...
Self-Directed Learning With Blake Boles
Download Audio This month’s Master Class speaker is with self-directed learning advocate and expert, Blake Boles. Blake is the author of the book: Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School: The case for helping them leave, chart their own paths, and prepare for...
July 2021
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Success Story: Kathleen Ferrufino
Download Audio I'm thrilled to share my chat with Kathleen Ferrufino, a dyslexic dyslexia advocate whose goal is to help families find success for their own children who are diagnosed with dyslexia. She is an Orton Gillingham dyslexia tutor, and executive function...
August 2021
We have something super exciting for our Master Class this month! Many of you have been asking for support as you plan for the coming school year. Starting Monday, August 2nd you will begin receiving daily emails with a small task to help you plan. You will receive an...
July 2021
Welcome to a new month at Beyond the Box Learning! Things will be a little quiet here over the summer. We just finished our 4th Book Club and it was fantastic. We’ll start up both adult and kids’ book clubs again in the Fall. We will continue to have a new Master...
Mastering Math with Adrianne Meldrum
Download Audio Adrianne Meldrum is the Founder and CEO of Made For Math, a unique multi-sensory math tutoring group that specializes in outside-the-box learners. She is a certified teacher with over a decade of experience tutoring middle and high school students in...