We bid farewell to our timeline wall this past weekend. We had to take it down to make room for something we’ve been patiently awaiting for the past decade… …custom-built bookshelves! But if you’ve ever wanted to see what a timeline (such as Veritas Press or Classical Conversations) looks like when it’s posted on a […]
Warfare by Duct Tape: The Knight Book & Armor of God
“Had I sons I should train them as your husband intends to train your son. It may be that he will never be called upon to draw a sword, but the time he has spent in acquiring its use will not be wasted. These exercises give firmness and suppleness to the figure, quickness to the […]
The gift of rhetoric, or What are we aiming for?
Rhetoric: the art of speaking or writing effectively When we first started homeschooling, we read Debra Bell’s Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling and felt compelled to write down our vision for homeschooling our three boys. Among other things, our family vision stated that at the end of 15-20 years, we want our children to… love to […]
Memory Work Review Games
While on a search for simple memory work review games that can be prepared easily and implemented “on-the-fly,” I’ve found (and made) some ideas that I just wanted to share with others! The thought here is that… if a teacher can find 6 games that his/her students like, those games can be repeated once per […]
Woe is me, Washington, DC!
Now entering…. Washington, DC! Check out our Mid-Eastern States Itinerary. Can I be honest with you? This part of our trip made me go AAAACCCCKKKK! It even made me boo-hoo. More than once. We approached DC already planning to make a return trip when the boys are older, since there are many things they just […]
Virginia’s for Lovers [of nature and history]!
Now entering…. Virginia! State #10 of 50-States-Before-They-Graduate. Check out our Mid-Eastern States Itinerary. Stop #1: Natural Bridge | Natural Bridge, VA Deemed the “Bridge of God” by the Monacan Indians, Natural Bridge was at one time owned by Thomas Jefferson…. …and surveyed by a young George Washington, who (according to legend) carved his initials into […]
Notebooking through science or history
Just wanted to share a simple and effective idea for notebooking through science or history memory work. This example uses science and history cards, although you can create notebooking pages using pretty much any resource available to you. Copywork: Our children refer to the picture on the front side of the card to draw an […]
A Hornworm Horror Film
The main character: the Tobacco Hornworm Species: Manduca sexta He’s a confused kind of guy. He keeps eating the tomato plants, probably from a lack of other options in our garden… (Note: We have a tobacco barn, but that’s just for looks. It’s really just a giant doghouse. But the dogs don’t even use it.) That […]
Of Curriculum and Schedules…
Now that I’ve posted about a bajillion links to resources, I thought I’d share a bit about our schedule and how we’ve used the links in the past. But… although I offer correlated resources here on our blog, we really don’t use much from our list of links anymore. This past year was full of […]