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
[This post contains affiliate links.] There’s a lot of discussion out there about what to add to your curriculum. Are the children getting enough? Will they be ready for Challenge (or college!)? What can I do for morning time? or read alouds? or living books? what about writing? what about Latin? I’m really about keeping
One fun way to learn geography is through movement. Step from one piece of geography to the next so that you learn kinesthetically where rivers, states, cities, etc are in relation to one another. The problem is how/where to find maps that larger enough, durable enough and don’t cost too much. For my Texas history class,
Ordinarily, I would say enjoy spring before it gets too hot. Get outside with some informal nature study. But spring hasn’t really hit us here, even in Texas. We are still having 40 degree mornings. Honestly, I’m sad when the semester is over. We don’t leave the house much and the weekly social and learning
To wrap our English grammar (Essentials) class, we are going to look at a few Scripture verses. I picked a few verses that incorporate many things that we have learned: various sentence patterns verbals – gerunds, participles, and infinitives clauses noun of direct of address and imperatives Since the verses are long, I typed them
Geography Learning all those trails can be overwhelming, but we have really enjoyed CC Happy Mom on youTube. She puts the memory work to song. The song includes the states where the trails start and stop. If you like this one, check out her other videos as well. We like the one about canals for