Learning pronouns
Aug 30
We love to play games at our house and I figured using our Bananagrams set would be a fun way to drill our Latin conjugations and work on grammar lessons. We started today by conjugating “amo,” present tense, and thinking up as many pronouns as we could (+ a few possessive adjectives that similarly help one avoid repetition). The boys loved it. I will definitely be doing more of this...
Workbox tabs by subject
Aug 28
I’ve been having a bit of a love/hate relationship with the workboxes during the first two weeks of homeschool. Before I go into those details, though, let me stop and point you to some great resources related to workboxes since I’ve intended to write that post for a long time now and have never gotten around to it. I first heard of workboxes through a Facebook “Like”...
Three Things
Aug 28I know three things must always be | To keep a nation strong and free. One is a hearthstone bright and dear, With busy, happy loved ones near. One is a ready heart and hand | To love and serve and keep the land. One is a worn and beaten way | To where the people go to pray. So long as these are kept alive, Nation and people will survive. God keep them always everywhere-- The home, the heart, the place of prayer.”
From The Moral Compass compiled by William J. Bennett.
Besides Daniel
Aug 25I discovered this amazing band from a Facebook friend. Take a listen–if you haven’t heard of these guys, you’re in for a real treat.
Morning Board
Aug 25
It became apparent to me early in our first week of homeschooling that I completely underestimated Aaron’s desire to do what his brothers do during school time. Seeing as how he’s only 4 years old and most of the work that they’re doing isn’t appropriate for him, I quickly realized that it’s going to be a challenge to find things for him to do that are...
Insightful
Aug 22"Girls like boys to do stuff they don't like to do," said Liam--immediately after I told him that he really didn't need me anymore seeing as how he now knows how to do his own laundry, make his own lunch, and operate the dishwasher. ”
“I Will Survive”
Aug 20This was posted to our Yahoo group by another Classical mom.