Updated: Podcasts To Help Your Homeschooler Learn a Foreign Language (Spanish, French, Latin, and More!)

Updated: Podcasts To Help Your Homeschooler Learn a Foreign Language (Spanish, French, Latin, and More!)

Should podcasts be a part of your homeschool foreign language learning? I definitely think so, and today, I’m sharing my recommendations of the best language learning podcasts for your kids, based on my favorites (as a mom and teacher). This post has been updated as of August 2021.

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Little Language Learners and Travel Lovers

2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Little Language Learners and Travel Lovers

Looking for something to encourage your homeschool language learner or to help you channel your wanderlust? I’ve got gifts for all language lovers here in my exclusive holiday gift guide.

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10 Ways to Add Foreign Language to Your Morning Basket

10 Ways to Add Foreign Language to Your Morning Basket

Including foreign languages in your morning basket is a great way to ensure daily practice and help your homeschool students improve their listening and speaking abilities. But how to do it? I’ve got 10 ideas that I’m sharing today to help you keep your practice varied and exciting!

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Why We're Delaying Latin in Our Homeschool (And You Might Want to Also)

Why We're Delaying Latin in Our Homeschool (And You Might Want to Also)

Early Latin learning seems to be the new trend in the homeschool community, but our family is going a bit against the grain on this one. Check out our reasons for delaying Latin learning, based on my experience as a language teacher and what cognitive research tells us about language learning.

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Helpful Tips for the Latin Trip (Guest Post)

Helpful Tips for the Latin Trip (Guest Post)

If you’re a homeschool mom teaching and/or learning Latin alongside your children, you’ll find deep encouragement and a kindred spirit in today’s guest post, written by the lovely Angela Reed. An experienced Classics teacher and homeschooling mom-of-five, Angela offers us her best tips for how to study this ancient language without overwhelm.

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Language Learning in the Classical Tradition: My Chat with Dr. Christopher Perrin

Language Learning in the Classical Tradition: My Chat with Dr. Christopher Perrin

At last weekend’s HEAV convention, I had a chance to sit down with Dr. Christopher Perrin, the CEO of Classical Academic Press, and a fellow language lover. Watch or listen to our chat about language learning here, and find out how Dr. Perrin thinks learning foreign languages fits into a classical education.

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How I Review Foreign Language Curricula (And Why You Should Care)

How I Review Foreign Language Curricula (And Why You Should Care)

Are you looking for honest, informative reviews of homeschool foreign language curricula? Today, I’m pulling back the curtain and sharing how I write mine, so that you can understand exactly how I evaluate these tools and provide recommendations for you.

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How to Use Pinterest for Homeschool Language Learning (Really!)

How to Use Pinterest for Homeschool Language Learning (Really!)

Are you an avid Pinterest user? Do you love pinning great ideas for your homeschool? Today's post is for you! I've got an easy three-step process to help you find the best foreign language pins to use in your homeschool--check it out! 

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Three Ways to Do #Gameschooling With Foreign Languages

Three Ways to Do #Gameschooling With Foreign Languages

If you need a little more FUN in your homeschool language learning, I've got ideas for you! Today, I'm offering three ways to do #gameschooling with your foreign language learners (even if you don't speak the language they're learning) and boost their speaking, reading, writing, and listening abilities!

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