The Accidental Lessons I Teach Them While Trying To Teach Them

I just got mad at my boys for interrupting while I was trying to teach another of my littles something.  Their interruption was a distraction to everyone and frustrating to me.  I was up against nap time and really wanted to finish quickly.  Several minutes later and two of my littles are reading.  Well, one was reading and the … [Read more...]

2 Ways We Spend Quality One-on-One Time With Our Littles

You'd think with all the time I'm spending at home with my littles, it wouldn't be hard to find quality one-on-one time with each of them.  But, it is!  The group dynamic of family shows them in a different light then them alone.  The quiet one isn't as easily heard, the oldest too often needs to be the mature, responsible … [Read more...]

Cycle Two – Week Nineteen

Image CreditHistory - I was originally hoping we'd visit the above pictured Korean War Memorial in D.C.  Not sure we'll be able to pull that off right now, but I did learn there are other options, even closer to home.  There is a Korean War Memorial in Philadelphia and one in New Jersey.  Who knew? Not me!English - The CC app … [Read more...]

DIY Skip Counting Boards

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...]

Cycle Two – Week Eighteen

Image CreditHistory - Recite the sentence while coloring a President Roosevelt picture.  If you're curious to learn more about the history of the change from League of Nations to United Nations like I was, check out this site.English - I love how the CC app demonstrated the five kinds of nouns with the same sentence to highlight each of the … [Read more...]

Cycle Two – Week Seventeen

History - We're going to review history with geography this week by tracing or blobbing the countries of the ally and axis leaders in different colors.  I'd say blue and red, but my boys will probably each pick two of their favorite colors.  :)English - We'll simply chant the definition of a noun three times or more for review.  If … [Read more...]

A Day in The Life – Herrs

Guys, please welcome my friend Sarah Herr.  I met Sarah through our CC community and immediately knew I could learn a lot from her.  She's lovely, super cool, and organized…not to mention, generous with sharing her experience.  Please enjoy this peek into a day in their life!Hi, my name is Sarah Herr. I have been married to the … [Read more...]

The 4 Things My Littles Needed When We Flew (For the First Time)

I'm so excited to finally start telling y'all about the three week trip we took in October to some southwest states.  Both my sister with her family (her high school sweetheart husband and five lovely littles) and my parents would be in Texas for a week for work, so we decided to meet up with them there for a mini family vacation.  We've … [Read more...]

Do Not Grow Weary in Grammar, for in Due Time Ye Shall Reap

I've enjoyed many of Courtney Sanford's articles on the Classical Conversations Writers Circle, like Challenge: The Icing on the Cake (How to Manage Foundations, Essentials, and Challenge at the Same Time) and The Art of Going to the Art Museum.  I'm excited to share with you here today an article from Courtney as part of … [Read more...]

Cycle Two – Week Sixteen

Image CreditHistory - Draw or trace a black lined map.  Color in the areas where Germany invaded.  Look in our Kingfisher History Encyclopedia to read about the world wars.English - Practice memorizing the definition of a verb through motions.Latin - Continue using the story prompts to review the Latin endings.Science - I'm a little … [Read more...]