Adriana Zoder
Adriana Zoder is a TEDx speaker, polyglot, homeschooling mom, author, homeschool conference speaker, blogger, and newspaper columnist. Adriana and her husband have two healthy children, whom they have homeschooled from the beginning. Their son is in 12th grade (school year 2025-2026). Their daughter is in 10th grade. The Zoders live in Gatlinburg, TN – the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Books by Adriana Zoder
FREE – 21 Days to Jumpstart Your Homeschool
101 Tips for Preschool at Home
101 Tips for Kindergarten at Home
101 Tips for First Grade Homeschooling
101 Tips for Second Grade Homeschooling
101 Tips for Third Grade Homeschooling
Life in the Smoky Mountains – Gatlinburg Through the Eyes of A Local
The Homeschooling Mom’s Devotional Journal – 52 Days to a Stronger Homeschool
The Izzy Foreign Language Series – Volume 1
Kitten in the Storm – English-Romanian
Kitten in the Storm – English-Danish
Kitten in the Storm – English-Russian
Kitten in the Storm – English-German
Kitten in the Storm – English-Italian
Kitten in the Storm – English-Spanish
Kitten in the Storm – English only
Teaching Approach
Adriana’s teaching approach is eclectic, with a classical–Charlotte Mason–Moore Formula emphasis.
About Homeschool Ways
This blog tells the story of Adriana’s homeschooling journey while sharing ideas and information relating to homeschooling in general. Expect to find reviews of curriculum, books, educational kits, different schedules and methods.
In homeschooling, there is no one-size-fits-all approach or method. Children learn in so many different ways. That’s the beauty of homeschooling: it allows for a tailored approach. Homeschool Ways means you homeschool your way.
In this blog, Adriana talks about her experience. You are entitled to your own opinion. Whether you agree or disagree with the ideas listed on this blog, you are welcome to comment. For your information, comment moderation is turned on.
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Hello! Thank you for your review of the accountable kids pegboard kit. I have been trying to find this product for sale online and cannot find it anywhere. Do you know if it is still available for purchase?
No, I do not. I would keep looking on eBay or just go to a local woodworking artisan shop and ask them to make you something similar.
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Dear Adriana,
I was impressed by your abilities to speak so many languages and it is a wonderful job you are doing with your children!
I am talking to my 2,5 years old son Romanian – Moldavian language (you might know the differences) and the second language at home is Greek. I am almost 15 years in Greece and having no way to communicate in my native language I began to forget some expressions and the worst is when I cannot find an appropriate translation for the new words my child is learning.
Is there any possibility to build a multilingual dictionary on your site? Because even Wikipedia or Google cannot cope with this.
And I was wondering what kind of material you are using for audio and reading?
Currently I translate any books we have into Romanian, we have a good collection of Spiridon Vangheli’s books (Guguta) – check this out if you do not know him, he is a great writer. But when it comes to movies, because I want my son to be exposed to audio material too, we watch “Maria Mirabela”, “Ion Creanga – amintiri din copilarie”, “Veronica”. Which are great, but something more recent would be good too. Is there anything appropriate (not including jargons and violence) to be seen at this age?
Thank you kindly!
Dear Tatiana,
I would love to build a multilingual dictionary on my site. Sure, let’s be better than Google and Wikipedia. 🙂
I have several ideas in the works. Gand la gand cu bucurie – expresia asta nu ai uitat-o, sper. 🙂 Great minds think alike.
As to movies, I have stayed away from them because of my research on the harm TV causes to the brain of small children. But those are great movies to show them in small bites – my children get only 30 minutes of screen time daily.
I would do a google.ro search for other titles.
My sister, who lives in RO, has brought me many books. I will do a post on them. I will have to check out Vangheli’s books.
Thanks for all the great ideas.
Thanks for the kind words. Your Wednesday linkup party is cool. 🙂
Stopping by to say hi. We are neighbors….we live in Sevierville. We homeschool—1st grade.
Hello Mary! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by to say hi. Have we met? Will you be there for the opening night? I plan to be there. Please come up to me and say hi.