Here is a week by week list of The Good and the Beautiful History to pair with your Classical Conversations Cycle 3 history learning. I have also made posts for CC Cycle 1 and CC Cycle 2. We love the Classical Conversations History Memory Work, but have found that we have needed some direction for…
homeschool books by grade from usborne books & more
Homeschooling Resources by Grade from Usborne Books & More Here is a concise list I have made for suggestions on books to use, by grade, from award-winning publishers, Usborne Publishing and Kane Miller Publishing! Each grade has suggestions for five essential categories of learning: Read Aloud Book Outdoor & Nature Book Science Together Workbook Activities…
free homeschooling resource
I have compiled a list of organized and concise resources for your newfound homeschool. This is an uncertain time and I want to encourage you to not try to “create school” at home, but rather, to embrace the time you have together as best you can. Above all, read together, and spend time outdoors together!…
Spine Books for Classical Conversations
I have been on the search for the perfect spine books to complement the Classical Conversation Cycles. Something that could be read each week. I love looking into many books and having many wonderful resources available, but sometimes a “spine” book is best, and simpler! I have made lists of living books for each of…
Books for Classical Conversations Cycle 2 from Usborne Books & More
Classical Conversations is a wonderful, hands-on curriculum for children when they are in community. But for during the week, when you want to dig deeper into the grammar and memorization, these books from Usborne Books & More will help your child to make the topics come alive in an exciting and invigorating way! Listed below…
Living Books for Medieval & Modern History: Classical Conversations Cycle 2
Our list for Living Books for Medieval & Modern History: Classical Conversations Cycle 2 is below! I hope you enjoy! Most of the books below could be found in your local library. I always suggest searching online, from home, and holding lots of books and going in to pick them up without children. This is…
Charlotte Mason Recitation Memory Binder
Charlotte Mason inspired teachers to bring an array of knowledge and experience to children. They should experience many facets of the feast of knowledge and we should not withhold the beauty of the world. This includes music, art, poetry, the awe and wisdom of nature, so many aspects of our daily living can be celebrated…
The Good and the Beautiful Supplement for Classical Conversations Cycle 2
Here is a list of The Good and the Beautiful history resources that can supplement Classical Conversations Cycle 2 history memory work. The Good and the Beautiful has a four year history curriculum for grades 1 to 12. And this is the perfect supplement to the Classical Conversation history memory work. I love how pick-up-and-go…
How to Teach Vowel Sounds
Teaching vowel sounds using fun hand motions When I began teaching kindergarten, I discovered that children can have a very difficult time distinguishing between their vowel sounds. This is to be expected! Consonants are much easier to teach and learn. A “Ss” sound and a “Mm” sound are both very different in their sound and…
Simple & Beautiful Preschool Alphabet Lessons
Sharing our lovely four day alphabet lessons focusing on one letter, very gently, at a time in our home preschool. I’m sharing our daily preschool time that we focus on with my five year old. This is all very relaxed. She, and I, love having a short ten minute time together. She also does her…
The Good and the Beautiful Supplement for Classical Conversations Cycle 1
Here is a list of The Good and the Beautiful history resources that can supplement Classical Conversations Cycle 1 history memory work. I tend to get a bit overzealous with my reading choices with the children. We are on a continuous cycle of read alouds — and while I’d love to always align these with…
Waldorf Art in our Homeschool
How we brought the Waldorf method of art, in both sequence and materials, into our home learning environment. Incorporating beautiful art has been more of a joy for us than I ever could have imagined. My son, for his entire life, has “hated art”. Now, I never pushed him. I have, asked him to write…
