{Classical Conversations} Cycle 1 | Week 4

In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year […]

{Classical Conversations} Cycle 1 | Week 3

In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year […]

{Classical Conversations} Memory Work Tri-board

Now that Mia’s reading more and Ty’s officially enrolled with our county, we will put time and effort into committing our CC Memory Work to…well…memory. In an effort to keep everyone occupied and as independent as possible, we will be using a tri-board to display the week’s memory work. The board is great because it […]

{Classical Conversations} Cycle 1 | Week 2

In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year […]

{Classical Conversations} Cycle 1 | Week 1

In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history.  I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year and giving […]

{Classical Conversations} Lapbook Review

Last year after I admitted my struggle with lapbooks, Karen over at Wisdom and Righteousness, reached out and offered to get me hooked.  Actually she was much humbler than that.  Either way, she agreed to give me a complimentary set for Cycle 1 in exchange for a review and some blog love.  Given Mia’s learning […]

Tackling Scheduling

If you read this post, you know scheduling and I had this love/hate relationship last school year. With 3 new kids joining the schooling clan this year, I knew scheduling was going to have to become my new best friend.  I recently finished a 3-day practicum for CC.  It was brutal on our schedule but […]

2012-13 Curriculum Choices

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 […]