Et tu, Brute? Yeah, that’s about all the Latin I knew prior to homeschooling. But then I got mixed up with the Classical crowd and since the study of Latin goes hand in hand with Classical curriculum, I found myself in the thick of it all wearing nothing but a toga. OK, not really, but [...]
Whether you are teaching Spanish, Latin, French, Japanese, or Pidgin this year, there are numerous curriculum providers to choose from. We are using Rosetta Stone this year for High School Spanish, and Prima Latina for elementary Latin with my second grader. What brings us together, though, is fun activities we do for both languages. Through [...]
We like to make learning fun. We often do that by playing games. Card games can be used in a variety of ways. Here are some fall themed customizable cards for you to print. Trick or Treat Download Apples and Pears Download By modeling a simple GO FISH or MATCHING type game you can customize [...]
It has gotten to that time of year when I have a hard time keeping my mind focused on this school year. With less than 20 days left, I’m antsy. My mind is already firmly fixed on what we will be doing next school year. Well, on that and on having some summer vacation. I [...]
One of the best things about blogging regularly is the opportunity to look back at our homeschool year and see how we have grown. I enjoy writing an end of the week post by subject for our homeschool. Today I thought I would give you a peek into our most recent week. Gospel – We begin our [...]
Latin-centered curriculumum, also known as classical education (or Latin-centered classical education, if you want to combine them!), is something that I’ve been interested in for a couple years now. This is the approach my homeschooling sister-in-law aspires to, so of course she often extols its virtues to me when we’re discussing homeschooling. What is Latin-centered [...]