What’s on my Bookshelf: Resources for Foundations Cycle 1

Cycle 1 Resources

One of my favorite things to do is go to Half Price Books and scour the clearance section for good resources to complement our studies.  Over the years, I’ve curated quite a library in my home, which means we have resources at our fingertips when we get curious about our Classical Conversations memory work. In…

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Cultivating Common Ground with a Book Club

When I envisioned homeschooling, I pictured a long and lonely road.  Initially, I thought homeschoolers were pioneers who desired to be independent and knew everything so they didn’t need any help. While there may be a few of those superwomen out there, I am not one of them.  Thankfully, a good friend told me about…

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How My Father Cultivated My Faith: He Exposed Me to Great Men of Faith

This post may contain affiliate links.  Please see my full disclosure policy here! When my family took road trips, we listened to books on tape (there was no such thing as audible, CDs, MP3s, or Aux cables).  There were a few books that we listened to multiple times, and those were Christian biographies.  One the most…

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Getting the Most out of Audible

After Christmas break when all school seems tedious, I struggled to find stability in our read aloud time. Unfortunately, I was also taken down by severe allergies, and could barely speak for three weeks without coughing.  Audible saved the day. We started listening to audio books in place of my reading, and it expanded to our time…

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Reading With Your Ears Offers Grace to Young Readers

My son has always loved to read.  When he was little, I didn’t see myself as his teacher-I was still in the mindset of counting down the time until he started Kindergarten.  It wasn’t my job to teach him to read.  We just read a lot together because I love to read.  After he started…

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