Growing Up

You know that thing where you are learning about a topic independently and you get so excited about a bit of trivia, you just can’t wait to share it with someone? And then their response…falls flat?

It is not that they aren’t interested (necessarily), it’s that they lack the proper context. It is impossible to express to the person sitting opposite you at a table, just how fascinating some odd fact about an obscure artist is. Or how it is funny that you never notice little things and then you see them and can’t unsee them and they rock your world.

And that’s the primary reason for learning in community. Discovery is exciting! But discovery amongst peers is exciting and encouraging and engaging. It is just the BEST!

If I were to define our homeschool by what we do most, I would say we are a reading school. Books form the spine of our studies. We revel in the written word in ways I cannot fully express.

And it is one of the greatest joys of my day to sit with each of my kids and read to them, every day. There are not many days I can remember where I have not read to each of my kids. For each kid a special book, a special connection.

There are times I am sad to think there will be a day when they will not want to read with me. I hope it is not until they are fully grown!

But if I am being completely honest about homeschooling my kids, I would have to say my greatest homeschooling fear was teaching my children to read. Reading is a magic trick.

I had almost forgotten that I made these Liquid Equivalents Cards earlier in the year. I updated the version I made the first time we went through Cycle 2 to be more visually appealing. Then in the busy-ness of learning and reviewing Skip Counting, I forgot all about them!

But Week 12 of Classical Conversations is upon us and it is time to break these out, laminate them and enjoy them with my kids.

But I don’t just want to share these cute cards with you, I want to give you my very best ideas for reviewing Liquid Equivalents.