Board Slam Battleship

In Classical Conversations, we have an awesome game called Board Slam that we play to help with our number fluency.  This game is such a great way to play with numbers.  It’s become such a hit with the kids that Classical Conversations has turned it into a national competition called National Number Knockout. In our community,…

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The Role of Questions in Classical Education

Questions in Classical Education

Questions play a major role in Classical Education, and recently I’ve observed that each of the classical arts in the Trivium have specific types of questions that draw out each of the art’s specific purposes. Classical Education and the Trivium In Latin, the “trivium” means three roads or three paths to learning.  These three paths…

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12 Resources for the Overwhelmed Homeschool Mom

Overwhelmed Homeschool Mom

So I know since I write a blog about homeschooling I should’t know anything about being an overwhelmed homeschool mom.  The truth is I write because I have often found myself engulfed by my current circumstances and discouraged by the journey that is before me. See proof below (And no…I did not stage this table…

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Resources for the Classical Conversations Teacher (Mom…That’s You!)

Resources for the Classical Conversations Teacher

We have loved the last five years homeschooling in communities with Classical Conversations. Since I was not classically educated, I often found myself feeling inadequate to pull off what was being asked.  I’ve realized that all I need to do is be a learner, and everything else falls into place.  This doesn’t mean simple submission…

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Raising Leaders with World News Group

World News Group Magazines

When I first started tutoring Challenge B with Classical Conversations, I realized how little I knew about what was going on around the world.  Each week we would investigate a new current event, look up articles for or against the topic, and bring them to community day to discuss.  We talked about GMOs, Euthanasia, and…

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