The Homeschool Connections Podcast

Free Homeschool Field Trips Are Everywhere!

What if your next great homeschool field trip is right around the corner… and doesn't cost a dime? Homeschooling doesn't have to happen entirely around the kitchen table

The Secret to Raising Kids Who Love Reading

What if one of the most powerful things you could do for your child's education, and your relationship with them, is simply to open a book and read aloud? We often think

Stop Recreating School at Home! A Fresh Approach to Homeschooling

What if the secret to successful homeschooling isn't doing more schoolwork, but rethinking what education should look like? Many homeschool parents start by recreating a

Brain-Boosting Nutrition: Simple Food Changes to Help Kids Focus & Learn

Can what your child eats really affect focus, behavior, energy, and learning? In this episode of the Homeschool Connections Podcast, host Kaitlin Zara sits down with The

You Are Enough: 20 Years of Homeschooling Lessons with Maureen Wittmann

What can nearly 20 years of serving Catholic homeschool families teach us about homeschooling, parenthood, faith, and the education of our children? In this special epis

Embracing Homeschooling: Getting to Know Cate Godlewsky

What does the future of Catholic homeschooling look like, and how can Homeschool Connections continue helping families navigate it? In this episode of the Homeschool Con

When Homeschooling Is Hard: Family, Faith & Choosing Joy

How do you keep homeschooling and keep loving your family well when life is extraordinarily hard? Author, speaker, and veteran homeschool mom Mary Lenaburg joins Kaitlin

Why a Public School Principal Chose Homeschooling

What happens when a public school principal decides to homeschool her own children? After nearly a decade as a principal, literacy specialist, and educator, Liz Powell n

Bring History to Life Through Your Family Tree with Maryanne Patterson

Does history sometimes feel like a disconnected collection of names, dates, and events? What if your children could begin with people they already have a reason to care a

Why I’d still homeschool even if school options were great

Kaitlin Unscripted Episode 13: No scripts, no interviews—just homeschool real talk. What if you could design the perfect school for your child? Choose the curriculum, cl

The Joy of Homeschooling High School with Rachel Kovac

“Are you going to homeschool through high school?” For many homeschool parents, that question carries an unspoken warning: high school is different, more complicated, an

What Homeschooling Has Exposed About Me | Kaitlin Unscripted Ep 12

We spend a lot of time thinking about how homeschooling is shaping our children—but what if it's shaping us just as much? In this episode of Kaitlin Unscripted, Kaitlin

Homeschool Preschool Without the Pressure: Let Them Play… and Learn with Jenny Bales

Does Your Preschooler Need a Curriculum? For many new homeschool parents, this question comes with a surprising amount of pressure. Should a four-year-old be learning le

What's In It for You, Mama? 6 Unexpected Gifts of Homeschooling | Kaitlin Unscripted Ep 11

Kaitlin Unscripted Episode 11: No scripts, no interviews—just homeschool real talk. We often talk about all the ways homeschooling benefits our children, but what if home

The Joy of Slow Schooling: How to Restore Balance and Wonder to Your Homeschool | Ep 289

Does your homeschool ever feel rushed, overloaded, or focused more on getting through the curriculum than enjoying your children? Slow schooling offers another way. In

Co-op or Hybrid School? How to Choose the Best Fit for Your Homeschool | Kaitlin Unscripted Ep. 10

Kaitlin Unscripted Episode 10: No scripts, no interviews—just homeschool real talk. Should your family join a homeschool co-op? Or would a hybrid school be a better fit?

How to Build a Growth Mindset in Your Homeschool | Ep 288

What happens when your child says, “I’m just not good at math” or “I can’t do this”? Those simple statements can reveal something important about the way children view t

Should You Join a Homeschool Co-op: 10 Questions You Should Ask First | Kaitlin Unscripted Ep 9

Kaitlin Unscripted Episode 9: No scripts, no interviews—just homeschool real talk. Should you join a homeschool co-op? It's one of the first questions many homeschoolin

Will I Homeschool for High School? (Part Two): Kaitlin Unscripted Episode 8

Kaitlin Unscripted Episode 8: No scripts, no interviews—just homeschool real talk. Is homeschooling through high school really enough to prepare your teen for college, ad

Will I Homeschool for High School? (Part One): Kaitlin Unscripted Episode 7

Kaitlin Unscripted Episode 5: No scripts, no interviews—just homeschool real talk. One of the questions Kaitlin Zara hears more than any other is: "Will you homeschool t