In this season of my life, there’s probably nothing more ironic than me trying to explain to others how I plan do anything. In fact, I am hesitant to write my response to the planning questions I’ve received for fear that someone will think I a) have it all together, and b) possess any real […]
Timeline Thumbnails {Free printable}
While my children are mostly auditory learners, I am not. I discovered this when we had listened to the Timeline song a bajillion times and I STILL could not remember what came after Early Native Americans. In fact, I should have noticed this when our family visited Serpent Mound in Ohio and I absentmindedly sung about […]
Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Resources
Welcome to our on-line resources for Cycle 1 of the Classical Conversations Foundations program. Here you will find our organized list of supplemental crafts, worksheets, videos, and other quality on-line resources corresponding with the weekly memory work. We offer these lists as a quick reference for those who wish to easily find such resources. This […]
CC Cycle-at-a-Glance Sheets
Seeing the big picture has not only helped me to review material with my children, but it has also assisted me in planning. These CC Cycle-at-a-Glance Sheets are for all three cycles of the Classical Conversations Foundations program as laid out in the Foundations Guide 4th Edition. (The Foundations Guide 5th Edition includes an at-a-glance […]
Drawing the World Free-Hand: Major Circles of Latitude
Our family has been working on map-drawing for a couple of years now. When we were studying American history three years ago, our family only traced the US Map, and our oldest (as a 7-year-old) learned to draw in the U.S. physical features free-hand from memory. We first focused on the world map and started […]
A Stick and the Sand and Your Essentials Guide
This year marks Stephen’s fourth year in Essentials (which means this will also be my fourth year in Essentials – because we started in 3rd grade, back when Essentials was recommended for 3rd-6th grade). I have thought so much about words of wisdom I could offer to others who have asked, but it really has […]
Notebooking on a Shoestring & Scheduling Simplified
As we prepare for a new school year, can I take a moment to share what I’ve not been doing? (Actually, there’s a lot I’ve not been doing…) I’ve not been thinking much about paper, printables, and organization of papers and printables. I’m afraid I just can’t bring myself to battle the paper wars in […]
A Humbling Reality Check
“Comparison is the death of contentment.” Before I write any more posts about what we do (or plan to do) as a family, it is ultra-important to me that anyone who reads this blog knows the truth of our reality. [You probably remember that I’m not very good at cooking and cleaning? Yes, I’m much […]
When you’re not sure you measure up
A little girl digs deep inside trashcans at the local park to find bottles and cans that can be recycled for money. With grimy hands and a happy grin, she looks up at her mother, who is doing the same thing in the trashcan a little farther down the sidewalk. Together, they take their tattered […]