Faithful Homemaking

[...] ;   Borrowing from the incredible wisdom I've gained from Leigh Bortins, founder of Classical Conversations, this is how I plan to structure our school days this year:   Wake before the kids [...]

[...] to settle for just sand here.)  =)     Leigh Bortins, the founder of Classical Conversations and mom of 4 boys, writes,   "When teaching my own boys or when tutoring CC [...]

[...] , because consistency is so rare.     One thing I LOVE LOVE LOVE about Classical Conversations is that it requires an investment. Because you pay tuition in advance and sign a contract [...]

[...]     If you've been reading here recently you know that I'm loving Classical Conversations.  There are numerous reasons for that, from simplifying our homeschooling schedule, [...]

[...] photography contest   15. Order Justus' birthday cake top (Spiderman sugar sheet) and birthday gift.   It was a busy, but fun week!  My kids attended 2 different 5 Day Clubs each day... [...]

[...] 2,000 photos.  12. Re-organize the homeschool closet. Other   13. Wrap my MIL's birthday gift and prepare a birthday dessert for her. 14. Tally my receipts and figure out my monthly budget. [...]

[...] . Came away with another apple-box full of stuff to get rid of.   Other 13. Wrap Justus' birthday gift and prepare birthday meals/decorations for his family party on Friday. 14. Tally my receipts [...]

[...] ; Refuse to get rid of anything because it all holds sentimental value.  Keep every birthday gift your children have ever gotten.  Let your kids go yard-saling and thrift-shopping [...]

    I've only been homeschooling for 4 years, so I'm still new at this, but if there is one thing I've learned in my short time of homesch [...]

  Last week I wrote about the CC conference that I recently attended in Casper.  I learned so much there that I'm breaking down the info int [...]

For the past few weeks I've been writing a weekly post (just me being rhetorical!) about what I learned at the recent CC conference in Casper. Today' [...]

Consistency   In my opinion, you cannot give your child a decent education if you cannot be consistent.  This is not to say that I think [...]

[...] of the Bible to the kids each evening before they go to bed.  We will practice Bible memory work and do a morning devotional over breakfast.       For reading, we will be doing [...]

[...] the kid's oral reports had better be researched and ready to go!  They better know their memory work and have practiced their map tracing, fine arts, and math facts at home! Accountability isn't [...]

[...] , and express themselves.         Lately, I've been reviewing memory work with the kids as we drive to swimming lessons in the van, and Daddy quizzes them at the [...]

[...] a lack of ability to speak well in front of an audience.  By consistently working on memory work and memorizing a little each week, CC students come away from their school year retaining [...]

[...] in this area!  Kudos! *Minimalize I love minimalizing and I think it is crucial for a homeschool mom!  The less you have, the less you have to manage, clean, care for, put away, store, keep [...]

[...] method meshes with every child.  No homeschool mom out there can successfully make a 10-year, or even a 5-year plan, and expect things to go [...]

[...] you turn people are embracing or striving after the simple life.  It is refreshing as a homeschool mom to realize that you don't need a lot of "extras" to give your kids an outstanding [...]

[...] 't have to mean you never leave the kitchen table or have adult conversation.     Leigh Bortins describes "home-centered education" in her book, Echo in Celebration.  The [...]

[...] ), and the high schoolers rhetoric (understanding and the ability to express/teach/debate). Leigh Bortins, the founder of Classical Conversations, puts the Trivium into today's computer lingo in this [...]

[...] school time.       Borrowing from the incredible wisdom I've gained from Leigh Bortins, founder of Classical Conversations, this is how I plan to structure our school days [...]

[...] sticks and sand, so you'll have to settle for just sand here.)  =)     Leigh Bortins, the founder of Classical Conversations and mom of 4 boys, writes,   "When teaching [...]

[...] the river and hang out with friends.     Last Week's Goals:     Spiritual Health Finish reading the book of Romans. Marriage  Play Skip-Bo with Josiah one evening. Children [...]

[...] starts a week from tomorrow...whew!     Goals for this week:     Spiritual Health Finish reading the book of Romans. Marriage   Play Skip-Bo and Boggle with Josiah one [...]

[...] Last week's goals: Spiritual Health Finish reading the book of Romans.  Marriage Cook a special dinner and eat in candlelight with [...]

[...] speaker, Andy, did was make fun of us.  There he was, in a room chock-full of zealous homeschool moms, and he began to rib us. His affectionate term for homeschool moms, his own wife included, is [...]

[...] ;   If consistency is a problem for you, get some help!  Talk to some experienced homeschool moms about what has helped them to be consistent with schoolwork.  Find a trusted person you [...]

I share our curriculum plan here to inspire and encourage, not to guilt anyone into thinking they should do it like us.  Every homeschool family [...]

[...] retain....I was frustrated.  There is no doubt in my mind that CC is the best homeschool curriculum there is on the market today in regards to retention.  I've looked at it all, [...]

[...] , or make something very simple and quick at dinnertime.  And you will too.  A homeschooling mom is a working mom.  You will find that you cannot perfectly keep house and have [...]

[...] extremely-driven person like me, it can be tempting to cut corners in some areas.  The homeschooling mom needs accountability, and so do the kids.  In all honesty, I have to admit that if I [...]