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ABCs at Home: A Kindergarten Curriculum
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 […]
Memorization Tips at the Homeschool Classroom
I’ve been published! The folks over at the Homeschool Classroom posted an article today about memorization tips and learning style written by yours truly. Head over there by clicking here to get some tips and show some love.
Our current favorite homeschool resource
When we started homeschooling in the fall, I researched lot of ways to manage all my kiddos and their tasks (from workboxes to software). Because we only have to keep a portfolio (not grades or attendance), many of the available free planning websites and softwares were too detail oriented for us. I had been sitting […]
How Classical Conversations is different than a co-op
To our other home school friends, we often talk about our “co-op” just because “CC” isn’t a universal term. But, in reality, CC isn’t a co-op at all and here’s why: Classes are divided by age group and all classes are covering the same material. This may look slightly different depending on the age group […]
{Classical Conversations}| Cycle 3: Looking Ahead to Chemistry
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 […]
Classical Education and Learning Styles
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 […]
Recent school projects (and an adoption update)
If you bake out all the collagen from a bone, and tap it with a mallet, it shatters. The Pilgrims built rectangular houses out of lumber. The Wampanoags built dome-shaped houses with large pieces of bark as walls. In the midst of keeping up with schooling, we’ve been finishing the last of our paper chase. […]