Wisdom And Righteousness

Our 2014-2015 Curriculum Choices

Memory Work – First and foremost, we will be focusing on our Memory Work.  Every year when I evaluate what really stuck with my kids and what they can then use to apply to new understanding, the Memory work stands out high above other forms of learning in the grammar stage.  In addition to our CC memory work, we will be memorizing the following things primarily using resources that connect it to song.  For our CC memory work, I also choose to download … [Read more...]

When You Just Want to Be a Good Mom…

A post from the archives, for Mother's Day... It struck me today How good readers first must read How good runners first must run How good cooks first must cook How a good Momma first must be a Momma When I wonder if I will ever get this right And the earth circles the sun And I still rush the kids when we should go slow and silence them when I should listen And I don't yell by raising my voice, but the tone is just so harsh, so demanding When I teach them about being gentle And … [Read more...]

My Memory Work Lapbooks for Cycle 3!

The Cycle 3 My Memory Work Lapbooks are now available!   I have re-vamped the Cycle 3 lapbooks to coincide with the recent Foundations Guide*** (you will need to own this to use the Lapbook resource), as well as updated many of the templates.  This is a fun way to get hands-on with your memory work, and to create a fun portfolio of all you have learned over the year.  Parents have also enjoyed using them for review, or as a tool for the Memory Masters in their families!  Back by … [Read more...]

Plan vs. Reality….a Look at What Really Happened…

I love reading about other homeschooler's curriculum choices, and what goes on in their homeschool days!  Many times though, I just see posts of what the plans for the year are, but am left wondering if the year turned out like they planned, and what they would have done differently.  So, I decided I should post an update of what I had planned versus how the year turned out for us.  I basically cut and pasted my old post with my plans from the beginning of the school year last fall in BLACK, and … [Read more...]

The Question

The Question: Teaching Your Child the Essentials of Classical Education Who would have guessed that a book based on the premise of asking questions would answer so many? In January, I mentioned my plan to attack a list of books, most (but not all) of them stemming from the Challenge program of Classical Conversations. The Question is the first of the books on this list related to the Classical Model of education, and I was excited to dive into it. The book begins with a brief … [Read more...]

Heartfelt Discipline

I wrote this post about the books I want to read in 2014 - mostly to keep myself accountable, but also to see if any of you wanted to join in.  The book first on my list for January was one I had been meaning to read for sometime, but never got around to it - Heartfelt Discipline by Clay Clarkson.  I have had the priviledge of meeting Sally Clarkson and hearing her speak about raising her four children.  I loved enough of her message to know I wanted to devote some time to this book. It … [Read more...]

The Absence of “Conversations”

It was years ago, before I ever looked into homeschooling. Back before "Classical Education" was ever a part of my vocabulary. Before Dorothy Sayers and Charlotte Mason and even discussions about Christian worldview, or worldview in general. It was in the wide open air - at an outdoor theater in my early 20's that I first realized something was missing. A man I was dating (and later would marry) took me to see "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at an outdoor theater in Spring Green, Wisconsin. It was … [Read more...]

A “Challenge” for Me…

I love to read.  Really, a great day to me would involve a light rain tapping on large windows, me cuddle up with a blanket on a couch, and fire crackling beside me in the fireplace (which I don't have by the way).  Next to me is a warm cup of coffee a few good books and my Bible.  Other than the rain there would be no sound, no interruption, and I could just get lost in the book, underlining, dog-earing the pages, and writing in the margins.  The reality is that I think OSHA would deem the … [Read more...]

Great Artists: A Solagratia Mom Resource Review & GIVEAWAY

One of the many things I love about Classical Conversations is the Fine Arts portion of the program.  I love learning more about Great Artists and Composers.  Recently, I finished reading "How Should We Then Live" by Francis Schaefer.  It is on the Challenge level reading list and I am slowly trying to make my way through thier books ahead of my oldest who is 9 (that gives me some time, but there are a lot of books!).  This book was phenomenal.  Really. … [Read more...]

Now Available! Orchestra Book for Cycle 2!

  The Orchestra Lapbook and Teaching Guide is now available! Designed for six 30-minute lessons, this resource is designed to walk the teacher or parent right through the class time with a ready-made teaching script!   Complete lesson plans introduce the topics and creatively incorporate a lapbook component to record what the student has learned.  It is a cohesive, simple, and seamless way to discover and enjoy your orchestra study! In … [Read more...]