Posts Tagged ‘some of my favorite things’
Art of Fall Mixed Media Workshop Review
I love art, but as a homeschooling mom, I don’t always like to do art at home. Sometimes it’s hard to find projects that are worth doing, and then how do you display all of the masterpieces your children create? It can be overwhelming. Last year my kids attended a local fine arts co-op and…
Read MoreIf I Only Read Historical Fiction, I wouldn’t be able to read….
Historical fiction make up some of my family’s favorite read alouds. However, there can be too much of a good thing. My first year homeschooling, I used a curriculum that centered everything around the history studied that year. It was a great opportunity to integrate ideas between subjects, but it restricted our read alouds to historical fiction.…
Read MoreCarting it All to Community Day at Classical Conversations
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure policy for more details. Once you hit Essentials, all of the sudden you’re faced with the dilemma of how to carry all of your gear to and from your community. Often, you’ll see a fleet of rolly carts rolling into a church as the…
Read MoreWho wants to win “Draw Africa”?
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure policy for more details. So I’m in love with these geography drawing books. I heard about them recently, and couldn’t wait to get my hands on one. I started with the Draw Africa book because we’re focusing on that continent this year in Cycle…
Read MoreWhat’s on my Bookshelf: Challenge A Resources
When I first learned of Classical Conversations, the aspect of the program that really excited me was the vision for homeschooling through high school. By the time I made it to an info meeting, I had felt the immense burden of planning a course through a wilderness that I had never explored. It was a…
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