How to Start a Co-op Webinar Greetings friends, I hope your 4th of July weekend plans are in place and exciting! The 4th of July is our second favorite h … Read More »

You Can Only Teach 3 Things Did you know there are only three things a homeschool mom -or any teacher for that matter- can do when it comes to teaching? You … Read More »

Planning & Scheduling: My Favorite Resources Question: What area of your classical homeschool do you have the most trouble trying to make things happen?   I am sure … Read More »

Exploring Nature with Children Nature Study   Nature study, at least for me, is one of those things where I tend to live in my head with what I want it to … Read More »

Teachability & Rhythm: Principles at Work in the Classical Homeschool Part 4     In part 2 and part 3 of our four-part series ‘Principles at work in the Classical Homeschool,’ I have talked about four p … Read More »

Making Art & Community ~ Principles at Work in the Classical Homeschool Part 3   In part 2 of our four-part series ‘Principles at work in the Classical Homeschool’ I talked about two principles that can … Read More »

Discussions, Questions, & Tensions ~ Principles at Work in the Classical Homeschool Part 2   This post is a continuation of our current four-part series ‘Principles at work in the Classical Homeschool.’ This blog … Read More »

Principles at Work in the Classical Homeschool Part 1   What is a principle?   One dictionary definition says that a principle is a fundamental truth or proposition that s … Read More »

Art & Real Things   Recently, an artist friend and I have been discussing art, specifically the differences between abstract art, modern art, and … Read More »

5 Questions We All Ask as Classical Homeschooling Moms   We all have problems and questions, don’t we? Sometimes those questions seem to be louder than the answers and sometimes ou … Read More »

Three Kinds of Homeschool Communities For any of us who have been involved with homeschooling for any length of time, we have inevitably heard about various homeschool … Read More »

Contemplating the Liberal Arts: The Music of the Spheres & Stars   I have been thinking about how to write this post for a while now. When I think about harmonics and astronomy, all that comes … Read More »

Classical Summer Reading Series & Link-Up   Its Summer! I don’t know about your house, but for us that means, sleeping in, as many trips to the pool or the lake as … Read More »

Contemplating the Liberal Arts: Arithmetic   “Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, You who are present everywhere filling all things, Treasury of good things and … Read More »

Caves, Lies, & Truth   Today, as I was reading Isaiah 42 I was struck by how much it made me think about Plato’s allegory of the cave. In case you … Read More »

Contemplating the Liberal Arts: The Quadrivium & An Interview with Daniel Maycock   The other day I had the privilege of having a conversation with Daniel Maycock. Daniel is a Classical teacher, who teaches … Read More »

On Handicrafts, Work, & Unity   So, I recently read Ed Snapshot’s post about Summertime planning, ‘5 Steps to a Fabulous Summer Plan’ and I was inspired to … Read More »