Designing a home-centered life: learning, exploring, and creating with our five littles
Y'all, please welcome my great friend (and pastor's wife!) Julie back to the blog. Today she's sharing what she would've done differently as a first time Challenge mom, if only she'd known. I'm excited to share what she's learned with all of you, so it can aid in your transition!Wow, where to start? It has been a long, full, and … [Read more...]
Guys, I'm a firm believer in the the classical model of education and believe it will only work for us, if we work the model. As a result, at home we approach our memory work in three basic ways: review games, classical notebooks, and reading. So, as I'm planning for this next year, I'm1. Selecting a rotation of review games. … [Read more...]
New to Classical Conversations Foundations? Looking to figure out the organization of it all? Start simply. Start by exploring your Foundations guide front to back. If you have yet to do this, you'll probably be surprised with all it has to offer. When I first received my guide three years ago, I thought it simply contained the … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
{ 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...]
Sweet friends from my CC campus arranged the most fun mid-cycle family review night. It had to be rescheduled once due to weather, but we were still able to get it in basically midway through the year. Sorry, I'm sharing it a little late here. But, it could be a fun end of year night too! I was so impressed by what … [Read more...]
A few months back a friend posted a picture of skip counting boards handmade by her husband. I had never seen anything like them! I thought they looked so cool & started asking for details. My friend and her husband based their design off these online tutorials (1 and 2). They made two versions: one with wooden pegs … [Read more...]
As most of us are well into the second half of our CC cycle, it seems like a great time to republish this post on becoming a memory master. If you weren't thinking about it at the beginning of the cycle, perhaps you are now. Perhaps your little scholars are asking to "do memory master." Here's what's worked for us --Am I really bringing … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Carpenters, you are the winner! Please contact me with your e-mail address to receive the Eight Great Artists Resource from Sola Gratia Mom! Congrats! Thanks to everyone for entering!Y'all know my affinity for an open and go type curriculum, right? Well, I like them. Especially right now! :) Colleen from Sola Gratia Mom … [Read more...]