Wisdom And Righteousness

Famished

A friend of mine told me her story - how she bled that others might live and how she thought of Him in the midst.... Let's start at the beginning and I will tell the story the way I see it in my mind..... She's running slightly late, thinking of all the parts of her day left undone - the laundry, the errands - even lunch, which never found time to be eaten.  She drives quickly, but not so quickly as to alert any official - afterall, she is married to one of them, and what would be more … [Read more...]

Redeeming Valentines Day – A Biblical View on Love for Kids

I HAVE AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT and a GIVEAWAY!!! Are any of you frustrated with our culture that sells cheap lust and casual friendship as if it is real love?  Add to that an attitude of "its-all-about-me" and self-entitlement, and you have a recipe for disaster.   With Valentines Day on the horizon, I am anticipating the conversation hearts and heart-shaped chocolate boxes that will be filling the store shelves.  While I love any excuse for chocolate, I sense that the sweet message … [Read more...]

My Memory Work Lapbooks 1.1-1.4 Quick Print Guide!!!

I am so excited to return to Cycle 1 with the ten commandments and some Ancient History!  As I prep for the upcoming school year, I remembered that I posted a quick-print guide when I first released the Lapbooks for Cycle 1. Here are the links for all of you!   Lapbook 1.1 Quick Print Guide Lapbook 1.2 Quick-Print Guide Lapbook 1.3 Quick Print Guide Lapbook 1.4 Quick Print Guide   Happy Lapbooking!   Blessings, Karen … [Read more...]

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...]

If You Need a CC Plan… {GIVEAWAY}

I just love peeking into the lives of other homeschool families to see what they use to create an atmosphere of learning all to God's glory!  I appreciate that parents have different teaching styles and kids have different learning styles.  We also all have different seasons of life that allow us to tackle more or scale back. And so, in the end, each families' homeschool plan looks different and reflects their uniqueness as a family. A few weeks ago in this post I told you … [Read more...]

Why the Classical Method Works for Me

Each year, when I evaluate what we did that stuck with my kiddos and what we learned that left our brain by the end of the year (or sometimes just end of the day), I am continually struck that the things the kids held onto had to do with their memory work specifically, or things related to their memory work topics.  Once the kids memorize a fact about something, thier brain naturally classifies related information with that piece of memory work, and it hangs around in their brain, to be … [Read more...]

Coming Soon……Cycle 2 Lapbooks!

  Ok, Ok, I am skipping the chit-chat and getting straight to the big announcement   Well, at least big to me because........   THEY ARE FINALLY DONE!!!    Yes, the "My Memory Work Lapbooks" for use with Cycle 2 of the Classical Conversations Curriculum*** are off to the editor!!!   I know a lot of you have been asking about them and are anxious to get ahold of them.  Some of you are just planning curriculum for next … [Read more...]

Next Week…

I just wanted to write a quick note to let you know what is right around the corner!!! Monday I am going to kick off the week on Monday with our first ever blog-hop!  Some great CC Smart Mama's out there will be reviewing the new Orchestra Study Guide and Lapbook and hosting giveaways!  You can enter all of them!  Be sure to jump around their blogs and see what other ideas they offer for your school year, or just encouragement while living in the trenches of raising our kids for Christ!!! … [Read more...]

Lapbook 1.3 Quick-Print Guide

Hi Y'all! We are fully in the rounds of school here again, and Classical Conversations starts up next Tuesday for us, so review, review, review is on our agenda.  For those of you already digging into the third 6 weeks of CC, I thought I would post the quick-print guide for Lapbook 1.3.   (I also thought I would tell you about a new giveaway coming up this week for the Orchestra Book!  Stay tuned!) If you are unable or unsure how to print double-sided (which varies with your printer),  you can … [Read more...]