We worked on declining a noun from the third declension. We used the verb – rex, regis – king. We also practiced declining first and second declension nouns. servus, servi – slave, victoria, victoriae – victory, Maria, Mariae – Mary and gladius, gladii – sword I showed my girls how to translate the words differently
Teaching Adverbs, Noun of Direct Address, and Appositives One of my favorite ways to teach is to build a sentence. We began my class with a simple imperative sentence and then added the pieces we are practicing today. We started with “Sing a song,” which is a simple imperative sentence. I asked my class, “Who
I love coming across scripture that tells about nature and God’s design of creation. I have a whole section of this blog devoted to nature scriptures. So, I have been looking for scriptures that relate to the science we are learning this year. Week 7 mentions types of reproduction and in a search for “eggs”
One skill that we learn in Essentials grammar program (of Classical Conversations) is to combine sentences using who-which clauses. Technically speaking, these clauses are relative adjective clauses using the relative pronouns who or which. But the IEW curriculum simply calls these “who-which” clauses, to make the idea approachable to students. So, how do we
[This post contains affiliate links.] On our labor day road trip, we listened to this missionary story on audio book. It’s one of our favorites – the story of Lilian Trasher (as a part of the Christian Heroes Then & Now Series). The subtitle is The Greatest Wonder in Egypt. So, as we are studying ancient
Typically, my approach to CC is: casually review throughout the week check out library books on topic research in more depth and give a presentation on something we learned two or three times a semester, not every week draw what we are learning, using our drawing books answer the questions the kids ask me about
[This post contains affiliate links.] Rote memory has a bad rep. Reputation that is. Maybe we have bad memories from school of being “forced” to memorize things. Yet so much of learning is memorizing. And memorizing doesn’t have to be a chore. It can be fun and meaningful. So, as you are starting off the school
What does my child need to be successful in Essentials? How do I make sure my child is learning enough but not too overwhelmed? Is the guide (the curriculum) enough? Or do I need to add extra practice? We worry over the details of the curriculum. First year students seem overwhelmed. Third year students may
Cycle 1 Latin focuses on nouns. We learn the Latin cases in the order that they will memorize endings when learning Latin in Challenge. The order matters – it’s always in the following order: Nominative – subject Genitive – possessive Dative – indirect object Accusative – direct object Ablative – object of the preposition
Our science cycle this coming year will touch on rocks, rock identification, natural bridges, and other geological formations. I would like to share with you my family’s experience and some of the resources we like that will go along with this study of rocks. My daughter has been waiting for YEARS for her opportunity