homeschool record-keeping

192: The Stories of Our Lives

In episode 192 of my Stories of an Unschooling Family podcast, I talked about:
Homework for Life
Generating writing ideas
Creating second brains
Homeschool records, including strewing and planning notebooks and family journals
Social media and other online distractions
Also:
I shared Matthew Dicks’ book, Storyworthy and Tiago Forte’s book,  Building a Second Brain.
I told two stories of my life, one about a kangaroo and the other about trees topped with a bright green fuzz of new leaves.
I read my blog post, The Writing Game: No Shortage of Writing Ideas.
And I discussed the note-taking apps, Apple Notes, Evernote and Notion.
Please visit my blog, Stories of an Unschooling Family to read the associated post that includes a list of resources.

166: Unschooling Sausages and Other History Stories

This week:
I'm telling you where I've been for the last 3 months.
I'm sharing a new podcast format idea.
I'm talking about podcast chapters.
I'm asking for some feedback.
I'm reading 3 unschooling stories that are tagged history and geography (and also English and unschooling).
I'm commenting on my stories.
I’m sharing some resources.
 
Show Notes
 
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
 
Blog posts
Unschooling Sausages
How Light Can Turn into Deep and Serious
Watching History as it Happened
The Writing Game
 
Resources
Tudor Monastery Farm 
Wartime Farm
Edwardian Farm
Victorian Farm
The Hollow Crown
Richard III: The King in the Carpark
The Crown
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
 
Where You Can Find Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
Blog
Stories of an Unschooling Family
 
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Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode.  I hope you will consider leaving some feedback that I can share with listeners in next week's episode!  
 
 

161: Registered Homeschoolers Who Unschool, Confidence and Other Thoughts

This week, I'm sharing another story about younger unschoolers. It's called Giving a Child Unasked-For Help.
I'm also chatting about last week's unschooling meeting in Canberra where Imogen, Sophie and I spoke about unschooling.
I discuss the following questions:
Does unschooling work?
Can registered homeschoolers unschool?
I talk about support groups, having confidence, adopting a positive attitude towards homeschool registration and lots of other things!
 
Show Notes
 
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
 
Blog Posts
Giving a Child Unasked-For Help
Posts About Registration and Homeschool Record-Keeping
How Choosing a Different Path Can Cause Conflict
 
The Curious Unschoolers Book Club
The Curious Unschoolers Book Club Is Now Open!
The Book Club Link
 
Where You Can Find Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
Blog
Stories of an Unschooling Family
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. And please join me on Instagram!

158: Old and New Stories, a Book Club and Other Unschooling Things

This week, I'm sharing some old stories and some new ones, as well as some news.
I talk about:
When my kids were younger by sharing a snow story and a homeschooling camp story.
How my ideas about how kids learn have changed.
How Gemma-Rose (15) has been enriching her own life.
Our family passion for musicals.
How our kids can come alive when they are involved with their passions and using their talents.
How young kids can join in with things we might think are too advanced for them.
My new Curious Unschoolers Book Club.
How Imogen, Sophie and I are travelling to Canberra on 31st August to meet up with other unschoolers.
 
Show Notes
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
 
Blog Posts
 
I Am a Pirate King!
When Unschooled Kids Charge Off on Their Own Learning Adventures (includes links to mentioned musicals)
 
The Curious Unschoolers Book Club
The Curious Unschoolers Book Club Is Now Open!
The Book Club Link
 
Books by Father James Tierney
The Bush Boys books
 
Where You Can Find Me
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
Blog
Stories of an Unschooling Family
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. Join us in the Curious Unschoolers Book Club. And please join me on Instagram!

155: Another Way of Looking at Our Unschooled Kids' Learning

This week, I'm sharing and discussing the story, Another Way of Looking at Our Kids' Learning. 
I talk about my teenager's morning:
What Gemma-Rose did
How I could record that learning in terms of school subjects
And how I could think about her learning in another way
I also talk about the importance of play for both children and adults.
And I share a couple of podcast reviews that I was thrilled to receive. A big thank you to The Simple living Mom and Home Ed Fam!!
 
 
 
Show Notes
 
Blog Post
 Another Way of Looking at Our Kids' Learning
 
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
 
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 
Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. You could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!

152: Stories from My Closet

This week, I've taken my mic into my closet!
Sitting amongst my clothes, I'm sharing:
Why I'm in my wardrobe.
My new book idea.
How I was interviewed for the Global Homeschooling Summit.
My Susan Skeleton story.
A homeschool registration story from my book Curious Unschoolers.
The birthday urn story.
And the huge ornate mirror story.
Of course, along the way, I'm also sharing some unschooling ideas!
 
Show Notes
 
My Unschooling Book
Curious Unschoolers
 
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 
Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
 
The Global Unschooling Summit
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. Or you could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!

149: My Unschooler's Homeschool Registration Visit

This week, I'm sharing details of my daughter Gemma-Rose's homeschool registration visit. I discuss the following questions:
Can registered homeschoolers unschool?
How do we write homeschool plans when we don't know what our unschooling kids will be interested in?
How can we fulfil homeschooling registration requirements without forcing kids to learn things they're not interested in? 
Is forced learning real learning?
I also talk about:
How we might be tempted to push our kids to use their talents or extend their interests.
How kids can surprise us. They're often not like us. They do things on their own timetables and not ours.
And I share my latest unschooling book news.
 
Show Notes
Podcasts
Episode 27: The Tricky Business of Registering an Unschooler as a Homeschooler
Episode 45: How Registered Homeschoolers Can Unschool
 
Blog Posts
My homeschool registration and record keeping posts
 
Youtube
Sue Elvis
 
Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. You could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!

134: Do Unschoolers Need Holidays?

This week, I'm sharing my story Funny How Things Change. It's about school term time and holidays. It's also a typical day story.
I'm also discussing the questions:
How did our attitude towards holidays change when we became unschoolers?
Do unschoolers need holidays?
If we want our kids to respond to our strewing invitations, do we need to respond to theirs?
Do we have to be prepared to give our time and full attention to our kids?
Also:
I talk about homeschool record keeping
I have some resources to share
I reveal what happened to my Catholic Radical Unschool Cheese blog
And I tell you about some changes to my unschooling blog
 
Show Notes
 
Blog post
Funny How Things Change
 
Resources
Novels
To Love a Sunburnt Country by Jackie French
The Billabong Books by Mary Grant Bruce
The Far Side of the Loch by Melissa Wiley
 
Poem
Clancy of the Overflow by Banjo Paterson
 
Videos
Secrets of the Castle
The Hollow Crown
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. 
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. Perhaps you'd like to tell me what you think of my new look blog. Or just stop by and say hello!

132: When an Unschooler Isn't Interested in Maths

This week, I'm sharing and discussing the post When an Unschooler Isn't Interested in Maths. It's the promised update to my daughter Gemma-Rose's unschooling maths story. 
Also, I have a maths resource to share.
And I tell a couple of stories. One involves a huge kangaroo and the other ponders the questions: What is success? How do we measure it?
 
Show Notes
Blog Post
When an Unschooler Isn't Interested in Maths
 
Maths Youtube Channel
Eddie Woo
 
My Youtube Channel
Sue Elvis
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. 
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. Or just stop by and say hello!
 

130: Are You a Curious Unschooler?

This week, I'm sharing a story called Are You a Curious Unschooler?
I'm also discussing the following questions:
Is everyone curious?
Or can we lose our curiosity?
Can we strew verbally?
Do we have to be good examples of learning for our kids?
Does our curiosity make homeschool recordkeeping easier?
How can we unschool and also be registered homeschoolers?
 
Show Notes
 
Podcast
Episode 58: Responding to Unschooling and Other Critics
 
Blog posts
Are You a Curious Unschooler?
Saying Yes: Unschool Bits and Pieces
 
A Resource
The House with Annabel Crabb
 
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. 
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. Or just stop by and say hello!