Month: May 2016

What Did (and Did NOT) Work For Us – Classical / Charlotte Mason / Memoria Press for Second & Kindergarten

Last year, I decided to jump back into classical education. As much as my oldest liked crafty things, I despise them. But we all like books (hello Charlotte Mason) and I wanted my oldest to start Latin. So we started with Memoria Press & tweaked. Go here to see our original choices for K4 Curriculum […] Read more…

A Day in the Homeschool Life {2016 edition) – Ages 8, 5 & 2

I just recently realized that I didn’t do a Day in the Life post this year. I don’t know about you, but it’s kind of fun to look back on what a day used to look like at various times. I did this on a kind of crazy day in mid-April, before we left on […] Read more…

My Favorite Catholic History Curriculum for Elementary — New from TAN Homeschool

One of my favorite subjects to teach/learn with the kids is history. We have enjoyed Story of the World for a few years now, along with many classic stories from books like Little Stories of Famous American’s and 50 Famous People. This year, when TAN Homeschool emailed me about their new Catholic elementary history curriculum called […] Read more…

Living the Liturgical Year – May

If you have always wanted to do more with the liturgical year but never seem to get around to it, this might just be your month. There is a veritable treasure trove of feasts this month which mark the end of the Easter season. May is also devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary & there […] Read more…