Posts Tagged ‘Challenge B’
22 Classic Short Stories on YouTube
My daughter is currently writing her short story for Challenge B and reading classics short stories to inspire her. She’s always been my kid that has struggled with reading . The masters wrote these stories, so their short length doesn’t exactly make them easy reads. I’ve rounded up those short stories read on YouTube to…
Read MoreBoard 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,…
Read MoreResources for the Classical Conversations Teacher (Mom…That’s You!)
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…
Read MoreRaising Leaders with World News Group
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…
Read MoreWhat’s on My Bookshelf: Challenge B Resources
In the Classical Conversations programs, Challenge B would be equivalent to the 8th grade, however any student (I’m talking about myself here) could have a rich year of study in the materials assigned. There were so many new things to learn like formal Logic, the history of astronomy, and Mock Trial. Much like Challenge A,…
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