In this episode the moms detail their plans for the new school year and share an interview with Kate Johnson, founder of Pandia Press, publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. They learn about how the company began, all about their current programs, and where the company is going next!

Links in this Episode:

Tina’s blog post about her new “Experience-Based Learning” system

Tina’s blog post about dropping curriculum

Homeschooling-Ideas.com

Planned Spontaneity



Tie dye shirts with Sharpies.

History Odyssey – Modern Times

Moving Beyond the Page, 10 – 12

REAL Science Odyssey – Biology 2

Math Mammoth

Handwriting without Tears – Cursive Success

Moving Beyond the Page, 6-8

REAL Science Odyssey – Chemistry 1

Handwriting without Tears – Printing Power

All About Reading Level 1

Rocket Pencil

ArtsyFartsymama Planner Pages

Homeschool Helper iPad App

Books in this Episode:

Beckie:

Together – Magyk by Angie Sage

Dani (Officially age 12) – Princess Callie and the Totally Amazing Talking Tiara by Daisy Piper, Princess Callie and the Fantastic Fire Breathing Dragon by Daisy Piper, Princess Callie and the Race for the Ruby Cup by Daisy Piper, Off to be a Wizard (Magic 2.0 book 1) by Scott Meyer and Spell or High Water (Magic 2.0 Book 2) by Scott Meyer

Jack (age 8) – Still working hard on his All About Reading readers, he’s doing SO awesome!

Beckie – The First 5 books in the Chronicles of Nick series, Infinity, Invincible,  Infamous, Inferno, Illusion all by Sherrilynn Kenyon, and the Wayward Pines series, Pines, Wayward, and The Last Town, by Blake Crouch, Locke and Key Book 2 and 3 and 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill.

Tina:

Together – Finished The Farwalker’s Quest by Joni Sensel, most of the way through the 2nd book in the trilogy: The Timekeeper’s Moon.

Maeven (age 13.5) – Dragon Flight and Dragon Spear (books 2 & 3 of Dragon Slippers series) by Jessica Day George…also Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, and currently reading last book Talking to Dragons, by Patricia C. Wrede.

Tyren (age 9) – Started reading the WondLa series, by Tony DiTerlizzi. He whizzed through book 1–The Search for WondLa and started book 2–A Hero for WondLa

This episode is sponsored by:

Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com.

Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com.

Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.