Designing a home-centered life: learning, exploring, and creating with our five littles
Getting lost in a good book is one of my favorite things to do. When that happens, I can usually finish the book in an afternoon or evening. Now, I'm not going to pretend that Teaching the Trivium is that kind of book. Don't misunderstand me - it's great, but not exactly easy reading. My mind is being challenged to think of … [Read more...]
In the last week or so, my boys have turned on our CC Cycle 3 memory work music, recited the timeline repeatedly, and pulled out our cycle 3 flashcards asking me to quiz them. Plus my youngest boy is working hard to convince me he'll be a memory master next year - at age 4. (Love his tenacity & confidence!) Think they're ready … [Read more...]
While doing his saxon math today, my biggest little was completing a new problem for him. After he finished, he said, "Hey, commutative law." BOOM! While reviewing all of the geographical points from cycle one today, in one sitting, my biggest little was acing them all from memory. BOOM! From the math memory work, … [Read more...]
photo sourceThis seems like old news, but since I'm just seeing it, maybe you haven't seen it either? It's so homeschool cool that I had to share it with you. It's a just over 12 minute video of The King's Singers singing the names of famous composers in the music style for which they are known. Fun, right? I thought so! I hope you … [Read more...]
photo creditOkay, I'm a total conference geek. I love them! They seem fun to me and I love learning. (I always loved school!) But, I am SO not a math girl. However, I don't know how, but somehow the emails from Classical Conversations talking about this year's upcoming parent practicums have me so excited to learn about … [Read more...]
God used so much to teach us this week, friends, as we meditated on the death and resurrection of His Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Such a joyous time of celebration and gratefulness! I pray it was for you, as well. So (, a day late,) Happy Easter! … [Read more...]
image sourceI know we CC families appreciate a good timeline when we see one. So, when I saw this gospel-based Holy Week timeline, I was eager to share it with all of you. In its current form, I was unable to print it. So, my husband modified it by opening the HD JPG in Microsoft Paint and cropping it into 3 pictures. When … [Read more...]
History - Pull from the "used & loved" book lists from Homeschool Creations to learn more about South America. I always like heading into the library with a list of recommended book ideas in hand! Latin - I like to keep our latin review simple, so we can really focus on the work of memorizing. So, we'll do copywork and review the matching … [Read more...]
As history unfolded before our eyes, we were given the chance to turn today's announcement of the new pope, Pope Francis I, into many impromptu lessons. We reviewed our theology, Latin, geography, history, and flag recognition.The channel we were watching placed some of the first words spoken during the announcement on the screen in Latin and … [Read more...]
image sourceIt is seriously time for some blog love! In previous posts, I have told y'all about Suzanne Shares' Latin printables. But, there is so much more to Suzanne's blog! Squirrel away some time and putter around Suzanne Shares for a bit. You'll find more great CC printables, book recommendations for yourself and your littles, … [Read more...]