Hey friends! I'm so grateful to partner with each of you on this homeschooling journey. Sharing what I'm learning on this blog has been such fun for me & pushed me to learn more. I appreciate y'all reading and commenting here. In an effort to make the blog more user friendly and allow for growth, I've switched to a new format. … [Read more...]
Notebooking Our Way Through CC Cycle 3
Things sometimes take longer than you expect. Like home projects always or anything else with a newborn. :) But, despite taking longer than I expected, I have my littles' classical notebooks ready to go for this CC year - cycle 3. Here I'll share with you the printables I'm using and how our notebook is set up. I have a one inch three ring … [Read more...]
Ready for Essentials? Here’s Some Help!
Guess what? Julie's back! I know y'all love her posts, because she shares in such a gracious, honest way. Now you know just one of the reasons we're friends. Anyhoo, today, Julie is back to share her experience with Essentials. She's been an Essentials parent for three years and an Essentials tutor for one year. So you're getting the scoop from … [Read more...]
Help! I am a homeschool dad. What do I do?
Everyone, please welcome Seth to the blog today! Seth is a CC dad of 4 and also a self-proclaimed math and science geek. He enjoys being outside hiking, playing disc golf, and generally enjoying God's creation. He and his wife blog together at www.runningwithteamhogan.com. "Homeschooling seems like a lot of work, but I will be off at my job … [Read more...]
How We Do CC at Home
When I started this blog, I didn't realize how many families were considering and searching out information about doing Classical Conversations at home. And guess what? I didn't even think of the name of this blog. A friend suggested I start a blog at a time when I had seriously been considering it and praying about it for a while. She suggested … [Read more...]
Create A Lifestyle of Learning With Books
Friends, please welcome my friend and fellow CC mom, Becki Hogan, back to the blog today. Becki is an avid reader and enthusiastic learner. In their home, Becki and her husband Seth have created a lifestyle of learning that I find infectious! Want to know more? Start here with how they use books in promotion of that lifestyle. We love … [Read more...]
Don’t Work Too Hard at Intentional Integration
Book lists, lesson plans, and projects are all great to have on file ready for when you or your littles want to dive into a specific topic you've been learning about through the memory work. But, one of the great things about classical education, is that you don't have to spend time intentionally creating or drafting plans around a subject. … [Read more...]
Song School Latin Review & Giveaway
UPDATE: Congrats to winner, Melinda Walters! Thanks to everyone for entering! I had a hard time learning foreign languages as a young student. However, I'm excited to learn Latin alongside my littles! Following the classical way, we're learning Latin, because it is a root language. This should make learning additional languages later, like … [Read more...]
Simple Formula & Printable for Foundation Presentations
Admittedly presentation prep is the oft forgotten task of our homeschool week. This past year it too frequently came down to Sunday afternoon, which worked okay, but I was often left thinking we could've done more or they would've been more prepared if we started earlier in the week prior. (Our campus meets on Monday.) There … [Read more...]
Why Our Choice to Homeschool Has Nothing to Do with Public Schools
So, occasionally, I slip into reading a popular blog post that continues the debate about whether or not Christians should homeschool their children or send them to public school. I genuinely come in looking for a compelling argument, but rarely find one. I love God, I love people, I care about my community. My social worker … [Read more...]