USING MORNING BASKETS FOR HOMESCHOOL

<p>This episode is all about a trendy new phrase in homeschooling which is really just a rework of circle time.&nbsp;Learn how your homeschool might benefit from the routine of a morning basket — especially if you are teaching more than one child. Find out exactly what <em>it is</em> and how to set one up. Spoiler: It doesn't even have to be in a <em>basket</em>!&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p> <p>03:48 Morning baskets aren't only for very young children.&nbsp;</p> <p>04:54 Your morning basket doesn't have to be a basket it all. It can be a shelf or any container.</p> <p>05:49 How morning baskets help if you are teaching multiple children at once.</p> <p>06:48 Why the morning basket usually happens in the morning but doesn't have to.</p> <p>10:02 How the morning basket time becomes a sweet family moment each day.</p> <p>17:40 What to put in a morning basket: reading, ritual, recitation, and relationship.&nbsp;</p> <p>18:28 Reading: chapter books, history, science, etc.</p> <p>19:00 Ritual: tea and poetry, devotions, yoga, meditation, etc. Recitation: Shakespeare, etc.</p> <p>19:52 Relationship: talking about current events together, maybe playing a board game—something that gets everybody working together.</p> <p>20:28 Other topics and resources for your morning basket: foreign language, grammar, religious studies, art and music appreciation, fitness, brainteasers, logic, trivia, word-of-the-say.&nbsp;</p> <p>23:50 What is a loop schedule and how you can use it for your morning basket.</p> <p>24:57 DJ takes us on a tour of exactly what's in her own morning basket.</p> <p><strong>SPECIAL SEGMENTS</strong></p> <p><strong>01:00 Self-care Your Way</strong></p> <ul> <li>Take a different route on your next drive.</li> </ul> <p><strong>14:29 What We’re Reading</strong></p> <ul> <li><em>A Light in the Attic</em> by Shel Silverstein</li> <li><em>I Am Malala </em>by Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai</li> <li>Listening to Crickets: A Story About Rachel Carson by Candice F. Ransom</li> </ul> <p><strong>T