Raising Arrows - Large Family Homeschool Life

Amy Roberts

Large family homemaking and homeschooling encouragement and tips from a mom of 10!

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20 episodes
Updated July 2

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July 2 · 18 min
Do I Really Need a Homeschool Schedule?
What do you think of when I say Homeschool Schedule? A rigorous, segmented schedule that must be followed exactly or you will fall miserably behind? Let's change that! Get my homeschool scheduling books: Creating a Homeschool Schedule You Love and Flexible Homeschool Planning Resoures mentioned: Podcast 07 - Should You Homeschool Year Round? Podcast 10 - Schedules for Homeschooling Year Round Podcast 50 - How to Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot Podcast 77 - How to Anchor Your Homeschool Day Podcast 83 - How to Set Up a Simple Homeschool Schedule Podcast 86 - An Easy Morning Time Routine Podcast 125 - Ideas for Homeschool Schedules Morning Time with Multiple Ages - post Year Round Homeschooling page on Raising Arrows Autopilot Homeschooling - post Are Homeschool Groups a Waste of Time? - post
June 18 · 18 min
Getting Your Kids to Help with Meals
Large family methods for getting your kids in the kitchen helping with daily meals. Resources mentioned: Podcast #189 - Creating a Meal Rotation that Isn't Boring Kids Cook Real Food curriculum
May 12 · 20 min
Creating a Meal Rotation That Isn't Boring
I don't love to cook and I have a very busy life, so I had to find a way to make meal planning less stressful and time-consuming. Resources mentioned: Our Blackstone Griddle Special Night Large Family Meal Planning
February 18 · 19 min
Getting Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It
3 simple hacks to get back on track when you are overwhelmed and don't know where to start. Resources mentioned: Podcast #50 - How to Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot Podcast #184 - Living in the Sandwich Generation
Dec 31, 2025 · 16 min
At What Age Does my Homeschooling Need to Get Serious?
We all want to enjoy the little years of homeschooling, but we also have this nagging feeling we aren't doing enough. When do we need to get serious about when and what we are teaching? Get my book: Flexible Homeschool Planning to make your plans work no matter what kind of week you've had! Resources mentioned: Podcast #26 - How Many Hours Does It Take to Homeschool? Podcast #138 - Tests Don't Teach Podcast #178 - Testing Your Child's Knowledge Without Tests Podcast #183 - Creating a Homeschool Transcript How Many Hours Does it Take to Homeschool? (free download) Preschool & Kindergarten Curriculum for Large Families Wonderment Curriculum Review of Peaceful Preschool Tapestry of Grace (page full of resources on my blog) How we use Apologia Science Berean Builders Science
Dec 9, 2025 · 26 min
The Mother-in-Law I Never Wanted to Be
We all intend to be great at this mother-in-law thing, but it tends to be a bit of an ugly mess as we learn a whole new parenting role. Resources mentioned: Podcast 185 - The Black Wedding Dress Podcast 80 - Mistakes We Made Parenting Our College Student Who Lived at Home Podcast 102 - Homeschool to College Podcast 161 - Mothering Sons into Adulthood Podcast 163 - Spending Time with Your Teens More Than Grand website
Nov 11, 2025 · 25 min
The Black Wedding Dress that Shocked the Conservative Homeschool World
My daughter's black wedding dress shocked a lot of people. Some comments were downright ugly, but they sparked a conversation that needs to be had in the conservative homeschool world - What are we teaching our children about appearances and "fitting in." Original Facebook post She Wears Skirts Series Jinger Dugger's Book - Become Free Indeed
Oct 16, 2025 · 28 min
Living in the Sandwich Generation
Caring for aging parents while still caring for young children at home is happening more and more to my generation. This is my story and my way of managing it all. Resources mentioned: Home Blessing (once a week house cleaning) Massage Chair we bought for my mom
May 13, 2025 · 29 min
Creating a Homeschool Transcript
Take the mystery out of making a high school transcript for your homeschooler! Resources mentioned: Homeschool Graduation Requirements - A Simple Plan (post) Lee Binz The HomeScholar (Total Transcript Solutions) Homeschool Hall
Apr 22, 2025 · 17 min
3 Reasons Planners Don't Work
Have planners never worked for you? Wish you could figure out a way to make them work or at least get your life organized? This podcast is for you! Get the book that revolutionized my homeschool planning! Flexible Homeschool Planning Resources mentioned: Podcast #4 - Making Homeschool Planning Easy Tapestry of Grace Peaceful Press
Apr 3, 2025 · 16 min
Connecting Eden & Heaven in Your Homemaking
Do you long for perfection in your homemaking? Do you efforts never seem good enough? It's time we look to the Bible for the truth about this longing for perfection. Get the book on realistic homemaking: Home Management for the Homeschool Mom Resources mentioned: Podcast 181 - Messy Mommies The Sabbath by A. Heschel Theology of Home The Bible Project - Genesis
Mar 11, 2025 · 21 min
Messy Mommies
Are you a messy mommy? I certainly qualified for that title for many years. This podcast dives into how I turned that homemaking ship around! Get the book! - Home Management for the Homeschool Mom Resources mentioned: Cleaning with Children Podcast Series: Podcast #46, Podcast #47, Podcast #48, Podcast #49 Half My Stuff Saturday (blog series from 2010) FLYLady.net Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House (book by Dana K. White)
Feb 25, 2025 · 30 min
Homeschooling High School with Babies and Toddlers Underfoot
Homeschooling the high school years feels like serious business that should have your undivided attention, but what if you have a lot of little ones in the house? How do you balance it all? Get the book! - Large Family Homeschooling Take the class! - Creating a Homeschool Schedule You Love Resources mentioned: Homeschooling High School in a Large Family (post) How Many Hours Does it Take to Homeschool (Podcast #26) Occupying a Busy Preschooler (Podcast #16) Preparing Your Homeschooled Child for College (Podcast #44) Independent Learning - Teaching Kids to Homeschool Themselves (post) How to Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot (Podcast #50) How to Anchor Your Homeschool Day (Podcast #77) An Easy Morning Time Routine (Podcast #86) Morning Time Basket with Multiple Ages (post) How to Make Read Aloud Time More Peaceful (Podcast #13) Homeschool Graduation Requirements - A Simple Plan (post) Toddler Box (post)
Feb 11, 2025 · 25 min
Testing Your Child's Knowledge Without Tests
Traditional testing is not the best way to discern what your child has learned. In this episode we'll talk about other (and better!) ways to find out what your child knows. Subscribe to the Raising Arrows Newsletter! Resources mentioned: Notebooking in a Large Family (post) Notebooking Made Easy (Podcast #42) Teaching Textbooks (Review and Tips) Apologia Elementary Science (Review & Tips) NEA Timeline of Standardized Testing
Jan 30, 2025 · 19 min
When a Season Comes to an End
For many years, I lived in the season of toddlers and babies. How do you navigate the end of the season when it's all you've ever known? Subscribe to the Raising Arrows Newsletter! Resources mentioned: It's Not a Season I'm In (post) Podcast 128 - Holier Than Thou Homeschoolers Peaceful Preschool (curriculum) A Year of Learning (curriculum)
Jan 21, 2025 · 19 min
Finding Freedom in Your Homeschool
How to truly make your homeschooling journey your very own experience alongside your unique family. Subscribe to the Raising Arrows Newsletter! Resources mentioned: Podcast #124 - How to Take a Jubilee Homeschool Year Modern Miss Mason by Leah Boden Pocketful of Pinecones by Karen Andreola Tapestry of Grace homeschool curriculum Teaching Textbooks homeschool math curriculum Educating the Whole Hearted Child by Clay & Sally Clarkson
Jan 14, 2025 · 20 min
I Almost Gave Up Blogging
As I prepared for my husband to return from a year long deployment, I began to contemplate the future of the blog and podcast... Subscribe to my email list HERE! Read the Large Family Homeschool Life posts HERE!
Oct 28, 2024 · 24 min
Autumn Homemaking
Every Autumn, my homemaking habits change with the season. Here are a few cozy ways I celebrate the Fall season in my kitchen and elsewhere! GET IT NOW FOR FREE! Fall Family Traditions Bundle! Resources mentioned: Corinthian Bells Farmhouse on Boone - Sourdough Starter, Sourdough Rolls, Sourdough Loaf, Pumpkin Spice Latte Concentrate RoseRed Homestead on YouTube Whole Wheat Bread Recipe 30 Minute Pizza Recipe White Pizza Recipe Hearty Winter Oven Stew Recipe Winter Soup Recipe Taco Soup Recipe Sourdough Discard Apple Fritter Bread Recipe Pumpkin Crumble Cake Recipe Taco Seasoning Mix Recipe Podcast #173 - Large Family House Sizes & Layouts Decluttering Template (free download)
Oct 17, 2024 · 26 min
Large Family House Sizes & Layouts
Over the years, our large family has lived in many different sizes of homes. A listener asked me to share what I've learned from living in large and small homes and what I feel is crucial space to have in a large family home! Mentioned in this podcast: Max & Lilly Bunk Bed Trifold Mattress Podcast #66 - Maximizing Space in Kids' Bedrooms Large Family Bedrooms (post) Living in a Garage While Building Your House Debt Free (post) Large Family Organization page on Raising Arrows
Sep 11, 2024 · 31 min
Creating a Kitchen Workflow
How to make your kitchen work efficiently and effectively while you homeschool! Today's Sponsor: WriteStories by Scriptive Encourage reluctant writers and emerging storytellers to write their own stories using illustrations from children's books! Resources mentioned: Table Chores (post) Master Grocery List

Raising Arrows - Large Family Homeschool Life

Do I Really Need a Homeschool Schedule?

Getting Your Kids to Help with Meals

Creating a Meal Rotation That Isn't Boring

Getting Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It

At What Age Does my Homeschooling Need to Get Serious?

The Mother-in-Law I Never Wanted to Be

The Black Wedding Dress that Shocked the Conservative Homeschool World

Living in the Sandwich Generation

Creating a Homeschool Transcript

3 Reasons Planners Don't Work

Connecting Eden & Heaven in Your Homemaking

Messy Mommies

Homeschooling High School with Babies and Toddlers Underfoot

Testing Your Child's Knowledge Without Tests

When a Season Comes to an End

Finding Freedom in Your Homeschool

I Almost Gave Up Blogging

Autumn Homemaking

Large Family House Sizes & Layouts

Creating a Kitchen Workflow