One Thing More: CC Cycle 3 – Latin
Ah, Latin! The most intimidating aspect of a Classical education. Right? Most of us parents feel inadequate to teach Latin because most of us ever
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Conlatio: Beginning a New Tradition
Conlatio – a Latin Gathering, a morning time tradition to learn Latin together as a family, get a free starter guide
Essentials Spelling as a Review for All About Spelling
We are embarking on our first tour of Essentials through Classical Conversations. And I have been spending much of the summer thinking about and creating
Gathering: September 2020
Gathering: September 2020 extras, more details and resources for your morning time tradition
Gathering for 2020-2021: What to Expect
A few years ago, somewhere in the early fog of my homeschooling journey, I heard about morning time. The ideas one could incorporate into a
Saxon, the Early Years: A Guide to Getting Started
Whew. I just spent the last hour putting together our Math for this year. We have 2 students going through two of the early years
One Thing More: Geography CC Cycle 3
Our kids are growing up SO FAST! As we finished up 3rd grade with my oldest this year, I reminisced about the beginning of the
What We are Actually Doing for CC Cycle 3…Really
I am peeking out from my piles of painstaking planning to say, “Hey, CC Cycle 3 planning parent!” How’s it going? Are you overwhelmed yet
A Simple CopyWork Journal for Cursive Practice
Memorization. Analog clocks. Poetry. Penmanship. Times Tables. Phonics. The Bible. These are obsolete. Or so we have been told. The studies are in and they
Updated Latin-English Primer, John 1:1-7 (CC Cycle 3)
learn John 1:1-7 with elementary kids with this simple Latin-English primer; perfect for Classical Conversations Cycle 3
Simple PAL Learning
I am convinced some of the objections parents and teachers have with unpopular programs is one thing: TIME! The time it takes to prepare, to
Simple Questions from Saxon Math
As we progress through Saxon Math’s lower elementary levels, I fall more in love with the simple process for teaching math it provides. As I