Gearing Up for Cycle I: Ancient History/ Literature/ and Finally- Focus on Art!

The van is unpacked, the kids are scrubbed down from head to toe, and we officially killed the washing machine with cave sludge and camp debris. So it is time to gather the school supplies and switch into last minute ~~panic mode~~ planning mode. I am excited about our Ancient History and Literature curriculum, especially since we are finally concentrating on Art for an entire school year. And I found a fabulous resource for free printables at this site.
HT: Amy. Thanks!

Lesson plans will be posted soon, but first- a trip to the laundry mat. Ugh!!!! Looks like a shop lesson for kids.

BTW- I am incredibly grateful for a husband who isn't afraid to tackle a tricky repair in order to save big $$$$.

Note to Dear Husband: Thanks for coming home after a long day at the office to repair college student's car by the last twinkle of daylight, then tear this monster apart. We appreciate your hard work and dedication to keeping this family rolling along. Love you!

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Wanderlust

Wouldn't it be fabulous if home educators could receive the same tax payer funding as the public school system? With that kind of money per child, we could go to Egypt, Greece, and Rome while studying Ancient Civilizations. Since it was always more of a daydream than a possibility, we visited those places in our imagination with the help of living books (lots and lots of books) and internet resources. It definitely spurred a wanderlust in all of my children. I think they also an inherited the travel gene from my Dad's side of the family. As a teenager, his father took an unexpected journey as a stowaway on a slow boat to China (literally), which in a VERY roundabout way led to a career in Aruba, where my father was born. As an adult, my dad joined the military and raised his family across the USA, with 4 year stint in Okinawa. Last count I had attended 16 different schools before finishing high school. Don't ask me to recreate that count. My memory isn't what it u...

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Waldorf What?

When the link to Homeschooling on a Shoestring was published , there was some discussion about the overview of teaching styles. A friend of mine, who happens to be a very talented artist, was curious about the Waldorf Style. We hadn't heard of it before, at least not under this label. According to the post, it is a teaching style that integrates head, heart and hands. It involves art, faith and lots of hands on activities. While there are many elements of Waldorf philosophy that are not compatible with our Classically Catholic teaching style, we have occasionally borrowed ideas to make our curriculum more colorful and whimsical. Follow this link to Serendipity for free downloads of creative lesson plans and charming stories about fairies and gnomes that will make language arts and math the favorite subjects of the day. Since the author is all about keeping it Catholic, you will also find stories of the saints beautifully woven into the presentations. I imagine our summer will b...

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