Designing a home-centered life: learning, exploring, and creating with our five littles
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...]
History - Copy the history sentence onto the History Sentence Picture Page for this week. Use the picture space to draw a map blob of the countries involved in WWI. Look for books like this one at the library. English - Craft our own example sentences for the four purposes of sentences. Latin - Continue using the story … [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...]
So, as you might imagine, my pregnancy has thrown our school day schedule for a bit of a loop. Mainly because I'm a slow riser, tire quickly, and nap frequently. :) Okay, not really all of those things, but that's how I feel. So our day is moving a little more slowly these days. I've found that moving our schedule around a … [Read more...]
Being sick and exhausted through these beginning weeks of pregnancy has not only been an experience in physical weakness, but also mental weakness for me. Feeling badly has given me moments of serious discouragement. I simply love to do and being mostly immobile and inactive has been very hard for me. At times the sickness was … [Read more...]
History - Complete the History Sentence Picture Page for this week. Check out World War 1 books from the library for independent exploration. English - We're going to "dress up" a simple sentence with adverbs through one adverb question at a time. I haven't tried this all the way through yet, so we may need more than one sentence. :) I'm … [Read more...]
As many of you now know, we are expecting our fifth this summer. Yay! :) As amazingly lovely as babies are, pregnancy can be just as strongly terrible for me. At least in the beginning…and then again a little at the end. :/ Besides being a physical battle for me to remain upright (I'll spare you the gory details), it is also … [Read more...]
History - Draw about the industrial revolution using the History Sentence Picture Pages while reviewing the history sentence. Show the boys the steam engine section in The Way Things Work.English - Make flashcards using 5x7 cards. On the lined side, write the indefinite pronouns. On the blank side, draw a picture to represent the … [Read more...]
Guys, get a fresh cup of coffee and settle in for a warmly honest talk with my kind friend and fellow CC mom, Sarah Keating. Her family is dear to mine and it is a joy to share life and learning with them. I hope you find the peek into their day (especially if you have a new baby at home too!) refreshing and maybe you'll even find some … [Read more...]
"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth forth his handiwork." Psalm 19:1Riding in the back of a truck heading into the total darkness of a bush village in Zimbabwe with my mission team members, my eyes were first exposed to the grandness the heavens hold. Stars as numerous and as far as the eye could … [Read more...]