The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast
Sep 23, 2026 · 37 min · 14 segments
Welcome back to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Debbie is back to share more underrated homeschool curriculum recommendations, plus we’ll be answering listener questions, including whether writing…
Debbie WilsonGuest
Um, just 'cause I think sometimes it's just a, um, maybe a harder one to figure out what you're gonna use, you know? Um, I mean, I guess some boxed curriculums include Bible, but I kinda always did it on my own.

I don't even, I'm sure they're still out there, but they were, um, Miller Wisdom in the Millers, Proverbs for Children, School Days with the Millers, Prudence in the Millers, Story Time.

But I don't know where I picked them up, but we just read them kind of as devotionals.

And, um, I just, they're very well worn, so I'm, I'm remembering that we went through all of them with you guys, and I just, they just were sweet object lessons that taught a, a truth or a proverb or something, and I, I really liked those.

Um, I know if you say the word commentary, you're like, "Ugh, that sounds dreadful." But, um, Nancy Gans has a commentary series for children called Herein Is Love.

And then, like this one is just on Genesis, but it is written so conversationally, and there's so much depth in here.

But, um, just wanted to mention that, 'cause it's not something I see often or ev- really hear about, but just really good in there, a lot of great content.

Um, just 'cause I think sometimes it's just a, um, maybe a harder one to figure out what you're gonna use, you know? Um, I mean, I guess some boxed curriculums include Bible, but I kinda always did it on my own.

I don't even, I'm sure they're still out there, but they were, um, Miller Wisdom in the Millers, Proverbs for Children, School Days with the Millers, Prudence in the Millers, Story Time.

But I don't know where I picked them up, but we just read them kind of as devotionals.

And, um, I just, they're very well worn, so I'm, I'm remembering that we went through all of them with you guys, and I just, they just were sweet object lessons that taught a, a truth or a proverb or something, and I, I really liked those.

Um, I know if you say the word commentary, you're like, "Ugh, that sounds dreadful." But, um, Nancy Gans has a commentary series for children called Herein Is Love.

And then, like this one is just on Genesis, but it is written so conversationally, and there's so much depth in here.

But, um, just wanted to mention that, 'cause it's not something I see often or ev- really hear about, but just really good in there, a lot of great content.
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