Scratch – The Free Site Where Kids Can Code

My husband & I share the goal of helping our children to develop skills which might help them in the future.  The trick, of course, is to try to...

Ancient Egypt Drawing Book

This school-year we have been focusing on world history from creation through the fall of Rome, using Classical Conversations Cycle 1.  Included in...

Using Montessori 3-Part-Cards

I’ve been wanting to share some basic information about Montessori “3-Part-Cards.” Perhaps you are already familiar with these, and...

Can You Hear It?

Hello, friends! It has been so long since I’ve been able to post here.  I have several things I want to share soon, but I want to start with...

Share Your Homeschool Style!

What’s YOUR style? Are you homeschooling with a style you love? Do you have happy kids?  Then you’re doing something right, and...

Geography Review

Here’s a sample list of places in the Middle East: Africa Alexandria Arabian Desert Asia Minor Athens Babylon Baghdad Black Sea Caspian Sea...

Do You Know About Janusz Korczak?

I first learned about Janusz Korczak a couple years ago, when I purchased the little book about him called Loving Every Child: Wisdom for Parents. ...

How To Give A Montessori Presentation

If there was an affordable, well-run, Montessori school close to our house, I would send my kids there in a heart-beat.  There isn’t. I...

Catechesis Memorization Program

For Catholics who are using a classical approach in their homeschool (such as Classical Conversations,) I have created a catechesis supplement for...

CC Cycle 1 Supplemental History Books

We are just about to begin a new school year, and our history spine will be Classical Conversations Cycle 1.  For every topic we discuss, we will...

Classical Conversations Fine Arts At Home

Using Classical Conversations as a curriculum spine, like we do, helps us organize many different subject areas.  The “meat and...

A Song Of The Week

As I finalize my preparations for the upcoming school-year, one activity I have better organized and prepared is our “Song of the...

Elementary Old Testament Bible Study

Our summer has been so full I haven’t made time for posting here much.  I believe in taking breaks!  And it’s okay because I’ve...

The Basics Of Montessori Philosophy

One of the positive contributions of the internet is the spreading of Montessori educational philosophy. For nearly the first century of the...

A Good Morning In The Homeschool

We have been “officially” homeschooling for 5 years, and every day has been unique. Every day the children are one day older and desire...

The Joy Of Montessori Unschooling

I’ve mentioned before that I divide our homeschool year into “CC” weeks (24 per year) and “off” weeks (all the rest.)...

How To Teach A Child To Read – Part Two

I want to continue summarizing the basics of how we have taught our children to read.  This is the second of 2 long posts.  In Part One, I...

Montessori Practical Life At Home

In this post, I’d like to give a brief over-view of what it means to provide your child with “practical life” activities at home. ...

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