Here are what our upcoming 2nd (Mia) and 4th (PJ) graders will be doing. Our Kindergartner, will be doing ABCs at Home. Our ESL Middle Schoolers will be doing…yeah, I wish that was organized enough to tell you. Bible/Christian Studies We re-enrolled in Community Bible Study (CBS), where our community will be studying Luke. They have age-appropriate homeschool […]
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I’m excited to introduce the curriculum Ty will be using next year (along with Classical Conversations) because, well, I wrote it. Yeah. This post is totally to toot my own horn and unashamedly ask you to check it out. Why? Because I think it’s great and because it can probably use all the constructive criticism […]
Our last week was Friday. While I’m relieved to be wrapping up the school year, I’ve been a little hyper about looking ahead. With 2 teenagers joining our family in the fall, I want as much planning to be behind me as possible this summer. Enter our History outline for next year… WK CC Memory […]
I love when I can kill two birds with one stone. The other day we were able to knock out lunch and chemistry simultaneously by building atomic models out of pancakes. We’ve been memorizing some parts of an atom (nucleus, proton, electron, quark, lepton, and neutron). For our models, we just focused on the nucleus […]
It’s hard to believe that the fall semester of CC is coming to a close. As I looked ahead to the spring and how to cover Chemistry with a 1st and 3rd grader in a classical way, I found this book that I would highly recommend. It has tons of hands on activities and covers […]
Some are claiming that learning styles are a myth. I beg to differ. God, in His infinite wisdom (or humor), graced us with 3 kids and 3 different learning styles. PJ, The Auditory Learner: While he’s a bright kid that doesn’t miss much, he prefers auditory input. He’d rather listen to a book than read […]
We’re going to focus on the Constitution for Week 5 of Classical Conversations. This is the activity we’ll be using to understand the parts of the Constitution. Supplies: 1 Sheet each of red, white, and blue construction paper Glue Scissors Parts of the Constitution Make a poster as shown. As you explain it, have your […]