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Does the thought of creating a high school transcript fill you with fear? In this Happy Homeschooler Podcast episode, All About Transcripts, hosts Holly, Melody, and Jennifer share practical tips on creating high school transcripts for homeschoolers, covering how to document coursework, extracurricular activities, and achievements in a way that stands out to colleges and employers. They also discuss what a transcript is and isn’t, providing clarity on essential components and common misconceptions. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your approach, this episode offers valuable insights to help you navigate the transcript process with confidence. Join us and learn All About Transcripts!

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138: All About Transcripts - Transcript Maker If you're a homeschooling parent with a child taking high school classes, you should be thinking about transcripts. In this episode, our hosts share practical tips on creating high school transcripts for homeschoolers, covering how to document coursework, extracurricular activities, and achievements...

Are you wondering if you can be a working homeschool mom? Then you need to read A Working Homeschool Mom Diary. Working and homeschooling is challenging and rewarding, but doable whether you work from home or outside the home.

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A Working Homeschool Mom Diary - Transcript Maker A working homeschool mom diary came about because I started seeing a lot more posts online asking if anyone worked and homeschooled. I've been working and homeschooling for over twenty-five years, when I was homeschooling my first five kids. At that time, I worked outside of the home. Now I have onl...

Do you find teaching music to your kids challenging? Many homeschooling families struggle with music education, but never fear the latest episode of The Happy Homeschooler Podcast has you covered with Music Education for Homeschoolers.

Holly, Melody, and Jennifer interviewed the multi-talented homeschooler and music educator Shanan Colvin who shared many doable ways homeschoolers can offer music education to their students.

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137: Music Education for Homeschoolers - Transcript Maker Music education is often a source of apprehension for homeschooling parents. Whether musically trained or not, teaching your children music is like teaching them a whole new language, and the cost alone can make many parents balk. But there's an easier way! Today, we're joined by Shanan Colvin, a pr...

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Homeschool Recordkeeping - Transcript Maker Homeschool recordkeeping is important for all of the years you homeschool, not just in the high school years. As homeschool parents, we know that it's important to keep records for our high school students so that we can create a spectacular transcript for them. But we also know that record-keeping....

When you say you're thinking of homeschooling, the questions start coming- both your own questions and questions from your family and friends! Join The Happy Homeschooler Podcast hosts as they answer Frequently Asked Questions About Homeschooling.

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136: Frequently Asked Questions About Homeschooling - Transcript Maker Whether you're a homeschooler or know someone who is, people often have a lot of questions about homeschooling. What is it? How does it work? How do homeschooled kids differ from their publicly schooled peers? Today, we're tackling all the most frequently asked questions about homeschooling! SHOW NO...

Join The Happy Homeschooler Podcast for another segment in their Homeschooling Across America series, Homeschooling in Pennsylvania, with Kathryn Gomes of the Homeschool Works podcast. A former homeschool student in Pennsylvania and current homeschool mom in Pennsylvania, she gives us all the ins and outs of homeschooling in Pennsylvania.

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135: Homeschooling in Pennsylvania (with Kathryn Gomes, M.Ed) - Transcript Maker Homeschooling in Pennsylvania is sometimes thought as difficult by people outside of the Keystone State. But for those on the inside? It's a completely different story. Today, we're joined by Kathryn Gomes, M.Ed, author of math curricula and co-host of the Homeschool Works Podcast. A former homescho...

Join Holly, Melody, and Jennifer as the Happy Homeschooler Podcast hosts share their Favorite Homeschooling Books. These are the books that made their homeschooling easier, more effective, and more enjoyable.

133: Our Favorite Homeschooling Books - Transcript Maker Homeschooling is a full-time job, and there's lots of learning that you have to do as the parent and teacher. Today, our hosts share their favorite homeschooling books to make your learning lifestyle fun, easy, and fulfilling! SHOW NOTES: Visit our website at www.happyhomeschoolerpodcast.com If you....

Getting Ready for a New Homeschool Year gets homeschoolers revved up and excited for the new school year. In our latest blog post, Holly Williams Urbach shares six tips on getting ready for a new homeschool year that are helpful whether this is your first year to homeschool or if you're a veteran homeschooler.

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Getting Ready for a New Homeschool Year - Transcript Maker Getting ready for a new homeschool year is something that I look forward to doing every year. Getting new supplies, placing orders for materials, organizing our bookshelves, cleaning and organizing the house – it all gets me revved up and excited for the new school year. Whether this is your first...

Are you thinking about homeschooling? It seems everyone these days wants to know how to start homeschooling. With the homeschooling boom still going, it’s more important than ever to make sure you get all your ducks in a row before you even start looking at a worksheet.

Summer is a great time to do your research and prepare to homeschool. The Happy Homeschooler Podcast hosts Holly and Jennifer discuss the ins and outs of How to Start Homeschooling, taking you step by step from what to do before you start, how to make sure you and your kids get the most out of your learning lifestyle, pitfalls to avoid, and more!

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132: How To Start Homeschooling - Transcript Maker It seems everyone these days wants to know how to start homeschooling. With the homeschooling boom still going, it's more important than ever to make sure you get all your ducks in a row before you even start looking at a worksheet. Today, our hosts will take you step by step from what to do

As you're planning for the upcoming school year, we have 4 Habits for Homeschool Success to help you start the new school year on the right foot.

Most of what makes our homeschooling successful is how we manage our non-homeschooling activities and responsibilities. This blog post by Holly Williams Urbach, veteran homeschooling parent of six kids, offers four important habits for homeschool success to incorporate this year.

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4 Habits for Homeschool Success - Transcript Maker These 4 habits for homeschool success will get you started on the right foot when school starts. A new school year is a new beginning for each of us. No matter what happened in the previous school year, we have a clean slate before us this year. Many homeschool families will begin their new school y...

Do you know why you homeschool? Knowing why you homeschool will keep you going when the going gets tough. Many of us start homeschooling as a reaction to something, but the reason we keep homeschooling is very different.

The Happy Homeschooler Podcast hosts discuss why they homeschool and why it's important for you to take the time to know why you homeschool.

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131: Knowing Why You Homeschool - Transcript Maker Knowing why you homeschool is something that can slip the mind of some homeschooling parents. While we know why we chose to leave public school, we sometimes don't stop to think about the reasons we continue in our learning lifestyle. Today, we discuss the importance of knowing why you homeschool. S...

We’re offering 4 reasons for summer homeschooling in this post. Many families have just finished the school year and the kids have been clamoring for a big summer break. If your family is anything like mine, after a few days the kids are bored, eating all of the food in the house, and screen time use is creeping up higher and higher.

Summer homeschooling can help alleviate these issues and improve summer for you and your hungry little offspring.

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4 Reasons for Summer Homeschooling - Transcript Maker We're offering 4 reasons for summer homeschooling in today's post. Many families have just finished the school year and the kids have been clamoring for a big summer break. If your family is anything like mine, after a few days the kids are bored, eating all

Have you heard of Deschooling? For anyone switching from public school to homeschooling, the process of deschooling is crucial. Deschooling is the step between public school and homeschooling when you take a break to allow your family to adjust to the rhythms of your new learning lifestyle. But it’s so much more than that. How long should one deschool? What are some ways to ease the transition to homeschooling?

Join Holly, Melody, and Jennifer as they discuss The Importance of Deschooling.

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130: The Importance of Deschooling - Transcript Maker For anyone switching from public school to homeschooling, the process of deschooling is crucial. Deschooling is the step between public school and homeschooling when you take a break to allow your family to adjust to the rhythms of your new learning lifestyle. But it's so much more than that. How lo...

What does Continuing Education for the Home Educator mean to you? For author Holly Williams Urbach, it means summer educational pursuits to help her be a better home educator. In her latest blog post, she shares how she uses concerts, plays, apps, and more to learn and grow as a homeschooling parent.

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Continuing Education for Home Educators (updated) - Transcript Maker Continuing education for home educators looks a lot different than the required continuing education that public school teachers participate in to sharpen and gain new skills. They go to workshops, training classes, and conventions. Home educators have no such requirements in most cases, but it's no...

Transcript Maker is a proud supporter of the Happy Homeschooler Podcast. In their latest episode, they talk to four single parent homeschoolers to hear about all the joys and challenges of their learning lifestyles.

Whether you’re newly single and wondering if you can continue to homeschool or you’ve been single and wondering if you can start, we’re here to tell you that homeschooling can work for you.

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128: Homeschooling as a Single Parent - Transcript Maker Homeschooling your children is a full-time job, which can cause some hesitation with single parents. Whether you're newly single and wondering if you can continue to homeschool or you've been single and wondering if you can start, we're here to tell you that homeschooling can work for you. But you d...

Is the rising cost of groceries and gas making you wonder if you can afford your homeschool materials this year? Well, hang on, because we have 4 Steps to Save Money on Homeschool Curriculum that will help you stretch those precious pennies!

Veteran homeschooler, blog editor, and co-host of The Happy Homeschooler Podcast, Holly Williams Urbach, offers 4 tried and true ways to get homeschool materials cheap or even free in some cases.

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4 Steps to Save Money on Homeschool Curriculum - Transcript Maker We've got 4 steps to save money on homeschool curriculum in this must read post! Our daily necessities are taking a bigger bite out of our budgets, leaving less money for other categories. For homeschooling families, who generally live on tight budgets anyway, inflation

Are you homeschooling only one child? Are you finding it's harder than you thought? The hosts of The Happy Homeschooler Podcast talk about the unique challenges of homeschooling only one child in their recent podcast episode, Homeschooling One Child.

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127: Homeschooling One Child - Transcript Maker Parents of only children face unique challenges when making the decision to homeschool. Some may think that having only one child in the house would make things easier, but when there's no siblings to occupy each other's time, it all falls onto the parent. Add in work and one might just wonder if th...

Does your kid always want to be on screens? Do you find yourself mindlessly scrolling on social media? There's a good reason why young and old gravitate to our electronic devices- Kids Need Adventure (and so do parents)!

Our latest blog post is all about how to incorporate adventure into your kids' lives and your own and get off the screens.

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Kids Need Adventure - Transcript Maker Kids need adventure and excitement; unfortunately, they rarely get it in our modern world, except when playing online games such as Minecraft and Roblox. Recently my eleven-year-old son and I watched the 1960 movie Swiss Family Robinson. My son said, “Life would be a lot more exciting if I

Are you thinking of homeschooling, but worry about being able to do it with a big family? The hosts of The Happy Homeschooler Podcast have 21 children between them and have homeschooled their large families from kindergarten to high school graduation! Join them for their latest episode Homeschooling a Big Family (https://www.transcriptmaker.com/podcast/126-homeschooling-a-big-family/) to get their tips, tricks, and advice.

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May and June are fast approaching, which usually means that graduation time is upon us! Many families struggle with the best way to graduate their students, wondering whether their child graduate with a GED or a high school diploma?

In our recent post, GED or High School Diploma - Which is Right for Your Student? blog editor, Holly Williams Urbach, explores reasons for and against graduating your child with a GED.

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Have you wondered how to teach current events to your kids? There's a lot going on in the world and it can be a challenge to share information with kids in a kid-friendly way.

Join The Happy Homeschooler Podcast hosts in another segment of their How to Teach series, How to Teach Current Events. hosts Holly, Melody, and Jennifer share their favorites ways and resources for teaching kids to evaluate news sources and keep up with current events.

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125: How to Teach Current Events - Transcript Maker Many homeschooling parents wonder how to teach current events. Some think it only means teaching politics, some worry about how to talk to their kids about difficult topics. But current events is a much broader topic than most people realize. From local happenings to global news, from sporting event...

Homeschooling is legal in all fifty states of the U.S., but homeschooling is different from one state to another.

The Happy Homeschooler Podcast series, Homeschooling Across America, takes on Homeschooling in California in their latest episode.

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124: Homeschooling in California - Transcript Maker Homeschooling in California has the reputation for being difficult, but that couldn't be further from the truth! While every state will have its pros and cons, California gives lots of freedom to its homeschooling parents. Today, we sit down with a homeschooler from California to discuss everything....

Summer is coming, and if you want your children to have a fun-filled summer that doesn't break your budget you need to start planning now. Our blog editor, Holly Williams Urbach, shares what she has done to ensure that her son has enriching and affordable activities during the long summer break.

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Have you heard of Project-Based Homeschooling? Project-based homeschooling is getting more and more popular, and there’s no wonder why! By engaging your student’s interests and encouraging their curiosity, you not only shape them into a motivated self-learner, but you also allow them to learn a wider variety of things than you might otherwise, using set curricula. Join The Happy Homeschooler Podcast as they discuss everything about Project-Based Homeschooling!

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123: Project-Based Homeschooling - Transcript Maker Project-based homeschooling is getting more and more popular, and there's no wonder why! By engaging your student's interests and encouraging their curiosity, you not only shape them into a motivated self-learner, but you also allow them to learn a wider variety of things than you might otherwise, u...

Do you enjoy or avoid teaching Astronomy in your homeschool? You don't need to be an astronomer to teach your children about the wonders of space. The hosts of The Happy Homeschooler Podcast share their tips, tricks, and resources for teaching astronomy to your children and expanding your own knowledge of astronomy in this latest installment of their How to Teach series with How to Teach Astronomy.
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