The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast

Latest Episode

The 2025 season brings new hosts to the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast! Yvette Hampton is joined by Aby Rinella, Meeke Addison, Kristi Clover, and Cindy West, to share Biblical homeschooling, parenting, and family discipleship encouragement and advice. Each show shares practical tips to help point our children to Christ, build a solid Biblical worldview, teach effectively, preserve our marriages, manage our homes, and approach child-rearing and discipline issues with a heart-centered focus that will result in confident, biblically-minded, wise, well-balanced adults.

Flexible Homeschool Planning – Pam Barnhill

Yvette Hampton and Pam Barnhill dive into the essentials of crafting an abundant homeschool experience. Discover the five basics of an effective homeschool journey, from understanding your motivations to sprinkling wonder and joy in your daily routine. Whether you’re a homeschooling veteran or just beginning, learn how to create a meaningful and enriching environment for your kids.

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Sanity Savers for Homeschool Moms – Kristi Clover

Yvette Hampton sits down with Kristi Clover, a veteran homeschool mom of five and author. Kristi shares invaluable tips and "sanity savers" for homeschool moms, covering everything from morning routines to prayer and worship. Discover how to stay organized, manage your homeschooling day effectively, and keep your sanity intact.

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Affordable Homeschooling, with Aby Rinella

Discover practical tips for affordable homeschooling in this enlightening special feature from the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. Aby Rinella joins Yvette Hampton to give practical advice on how families can teach their children effectively without breaking the bank. Whether you're a single-income family or dealing with the challenges of inflation and tough economic conditions, this episode is packed with valuable insights. They discuss the importance of aligning educational expenses with God’s provisions and share personal experiences of homeschooling on a budget, and without government funding. Learn essential strategies for using resources like public libraries, homemade materials, and more. Subscribe for more and transform your approach to budget-friendly homeschooling today!

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The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Homeschooling, Linda Lacour Hobar

Linda Lacour Hobar joins Yvette Hampton to share valuable insights from her 17 years of homeschooling experience, discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly of homeschooling. This episode explores the significance of homeschooling at home and incorporating meaningful read-aloud sessions.

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How to Homeschool: A Step-by-Step Guide - Kristi Clover (Homeschool Survival Series)

Discover how to homeschool successfully with Kristi Clover in this informative episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. Get expert tips on navigating homeschooling laws, finding curriculum alternatives, and cultivating a love for learning in your children. Join host Yvette Hampton and guest Kristi Clover as they share practical advice and personal experiences to empower and inspire homeschooling parents. Don't miss this valuable resource for anyone considering or currently homeschooling their children.

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Traditional Textbooks and Online Curriculum - Sharon Fisher (Homeschool Survival Series)

Sharon Fisher joins Yvette Hampton to discuss teaching from traditional textbooks and using online homeschool programs.

Sharon is a wife, mother, and grandmother who has a passion for encouraging homeschool parents and Christian educators to teach children with excellence and with a biblical worldview. She holds a B.S. and an M.A. in Elementary Education. 

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Demystifying Learning Styles - Tyler Hogan (Homeschool Survival Series)

The field of learning styles is a complex and often confusing puzzle, filled with as many myths and assumptions as facts. Tyler Hogan joins Yvette Hampton to lay out the most common learning style theories, explains the myths and facts, and packs in simple, practical application for every family.

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Creating a Family Vision - Zan Tyler (Homeschool Survival Series)

What is a Family Vision and why should we consider having one?

Whether we are teaching phonics or physics, refereeing sibling squabbles, or teaching our children eternal truth, we constantly need to remind ourselves that our work as homeschooling moms and dads has tremendous Kingdom significance. This is why we need to cast a clear vision for homeschooling.

Zan Tyler joins Yvette Hampton to share powerful principles and practical suggestions for creating a family vision for homeschooling that enables you to all pull in the same direction.

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Teaching Charlotte Mason - Sonya Shafer (Homeschool Survival Series)

Sonya Shafer joins Yvette Hampton for an in-depth look at the Charlotte Mason method for homeschoolers. 

In this interview, Sonya Shafer talks about who Charlotte Mason was, how she discovered the Charlotte Mason approach, and why she decided to use CM in her home school.

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Teaching Unit Studies - Melissa Crabtree (Homeschool Survival Series)

Have you wondered what a Unit Study is and how it works? What are the benefits of Unit Studies and how can you use them in your homeschool to teach one child or multiple ages?

Melissa Crabtree joins Yvette Hampton to talk about what Unit Studies are and how they can be used in your homeschool.

Melissa Crabtree is a special education teacher by trade, master of all things Unit Studies, and homeschool mom of one teen and one homeschool graduate. She’s been married to her husband Robert for 23 years.

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Homeschool Teaching Methods Overview - Sonya Shafer (Homeschool Survival Series)

What’s Your Teaching Style? Are you Homeschooling, but not sure what method would work best for you and your family?

Sonya Shafer joins Yvette Hampton to walk us through a brief description of the five most common teaching styles, TRADITIONAL, CLASSICAL, CHARLOTTE MASON, UNIT STUDIES, and UNSCHOOLING.

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Building Routine into Your Homeschool Day - February Q&A - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella

Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella answer your questions about moving to a new town with a much smaller homeschool community and how to build routine into your homeschool day. You are sure to be encouraged!

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For the Love of Homeschooling - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella

We all love our kids, but how do we show it? Or do we show it? What does the Bible have to say about love? Sometimes love doesn’t come naturally and oftentimes we have to really work at it. Thankfully, God has provided us with a beautiful blueprint on how to love those in our lives. Join Yvette and Aby as they talk through this important topic and give suggestions on how to love your family well.

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I Hate Homeschooling - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella

I Hate Homeschooling! When will the yellow bus be here? Where do I sign them up for “real school?” Have you ever had any of these thoughts?

Join Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella as they discuss the many reasons why some hate homeschooling, then be encouraged as they share some ways to combat those feelings of discouragement, anxiety, and inability.

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For Such a Time as This - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella

How do we remain steadfast at home while the world is seemingly on fire? We turn to God’s Word and heed His instructions to us. We MUST gird up and teach our kids to do the same. He is a merciful God with a great plan and, like Queen Esther, He has each one of us here for such a time as this!

Join Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella for this encouraging conversation on the important role of mothers and how to live with courage.

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