Designing a home-centered life: learning, exploring, and creating with our five littles
Are you new to Classical Conversations? About to begin your first year with Foundations? Let's chat! Here are some things I didn't know right away, but wish I did.1. Start simply. You'll probably hear this again and again, but that's only because it's such good advice. Don't try to add layers upon layers into your homeschooling day. … [Read more...]
I was so excited for this day in Albuquerque, New Mexico! We intended to ride the Sandia Park Tramway, but the skies were overcast. I was really bummed about missing this, but grateful they offer a view from the top via webcam on their site. It saved us some serious time and money for what wouldn't have been a very good view. But, … [Read more...]
My crew and I enjoy reading together a lot! I've made a book list to reference that coordinates with our upcoming Classical Conversations cycle, cycle 3. We certainly won't be reading each of these books, but I like knowing what's available and what comes recommended from some of my favorite sources. Getting to the library with four littles … [Read more...]
We won't really be finished our regular school work (well, only math really) until the end of May. Mainly due to my limitations, we needed to slow it down a few times this year for math instruction, so we'll be going a little longer than originally planned. While we wrap that up, I've been excitedly pulling together plans for our summer … [Read more...]
{ UPDATE: Bridgette Stowe Silvas, you are the winner! Congrats! Thanks to everyone who entered and shared with me their favorite CC products! Happy Cycle 3 planning! }Here we are ending one cycle and preparing to begin another one in the fall. I bet you're registering for practicum and making your wish list of items to purchase at the … [Read more...]
Y'all, this girl gives me grace upon grace. I have stumbled, more than once, in front of her and she has kindly and generously encouraged me and supported me. God is using her to work in my life and I'm grateful!Please welcome my friend Kim to the A Day in the Life series today. Perhaps those with teenagers will especially find the change in … [Read more...]
Math seems to require the most concentration for my littles. Even with the struggle (or because of it), this is good exercise for their brain. But, you know training and exercise is hard work. Sometimes you just want to have fun without realizing you're "working out." For these moments, here are some fun ways we've … [Read more...]
We are wrapping up our third year as part of a Classical Conversations community now. In this post, I'm going to do my best to share the basics of how a Classical Conversations community works.Classical Conversations is a Classical, Christian community education program for homeschool families designed with the goal to know God and … [Read more...]
In honor of April being Math Awareness Month (No, I did not know this until CC told me!), I wanted to share why we use Saxon math, a round-up of my posts on how to teach math classically, and a favorite article or two on math from the CC Writers Circle.Nearly three years ago, we started with Saxon Math. As with making any educational … [Read more...]
This seems to be the time of year when the questions begin. Are we homeschooling again next year? Should we switch some things we're doing? Or all the things we're doing? Am I doing enough as their teacher? How much did they really learn this year? Let me ask you a question that should quiet the rest. Why are you homeschooling? Don't know why? … [Read more...]