{"podcast":{"title":"The Nicki Truesdell Podcast","slug":"the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662","podcast_index_feed_id":7235662,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/xEXRguad.rss","website_url":"https://nickitruesdell.com/","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/cb013fe6-c31c-4c6e-bb5c-fe028a3ccd65/37071104-1682603214816-88627a2f761ff.jpg","author":"Nicki Truesdell","episode_count":66,"summary":"Join Nicki weekly as she gets to the heart of discipleship in the home. Second-generation homeschooler and veteran homeschool mom for more than 20 years, blogger, speaker, and author of Anyone Can Homeschool, Nicki blends a message of biblical motherhood with practical homeschooling tips.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:18:46.305583+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662"},"episode":{"title":"21: Homeschool 101: Elementary","slug":"21-homeschool-101-elementary","published_at":"2025-08-11T05:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662/21-homeschool-101-elementary","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicki-truesdell/episodes/21-Homeschool-101-Elementary-e36hmnf","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/25ed35539b4b674ded5188e21fc30bd6d4ae4f0d9dd502765a3d8894404e19b7/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI2MmJhNzM5Zi1iYmZmLTRhZGYtOTU0Yi0xYjI3ZTBiM2MxOTAiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJjYjAxM2ZlNi1jMzFjLTRjNmUtYmI1Yy1mZTAyOGEzY2NkNjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDRhNzJkNWQyZWQ5ZTQ2YTIyMzU4NWIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9jYjAxM2ZlNi1jMzFjLTRjNmUtYmI1Yy1mZTAyOGEzY2NkNjUvZXBpc29kZXMvNjJiYTczOWYtYmJmZi00YWRmLTk1NGItMWIyN2UwYjNjMTkwLzQwNTIzNzA4NS00NDEwMC0yLWEyMTk3YWFjZTJlNWMubXAzIn0=.mp3","summary":"In this episode of my Homeschool 101 Series, we're talking all about elementary school: when it should start, what subjects to teach, how long instruction takes, and how to give your kids a solid foundation while actually having a childhood! Related Links: Homeschool 101: Elementary https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101-early-elementary/ It does not take 12 years to educate a child https://nickitruesdell.com/it-does-not-take-twelve-years-to-educate-a-child/ Chris Davis/Elijah Company interview https://homeschoolpioneers.com/2015/09/12/chris-davis-thoughts-on-30-years-of-homeschooling/ Ruth Beechick books https://amzn.to/46Mz93G Sally Clarkson https://amzn.to/47hXj68 Teaching Kids to Read https://nickitruesdell.com/teaching-kids-to-read/ Primary handwriting paper https://amzn.to/45s44jq Copywork https://nickitruesdell.com/copywork-and-language-arts/ Delayed Math Instruction https://nickitruesdell.com/delaying-math-instruction-might-be-a-good-thing/ Why We Don’t Use a Spelling Curriculum https://nickitruesdell.com/why-i-dont-use-a-spelling-curriculum/ Book Lists https://nickitruesdell.com/book-lists/ Connectwith Nicki NickiTruesdell.com Homeschool 101 HomeschoolConsultations Facebook Instagram Amazon X Get the book: Anyone CanHomeschool","meta_description":"In this episode of my Homeschool 101 Series, we're talking all about elementary school: when it should start, what subjects to teach, how long instruction…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2997,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662/episodes/21-homeschool-101-elementary/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662/21-homeschool-101-elementary.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}