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Charlotte Mason vs. Neo-Classical vs. Classical (Part One)
For the past few months, I’ve been doing research on different educational methods. Samuel will begin first grade this fall, so I feel like this is the first year that will really “count.” We must send an “intent to homeschool” letter to the school district, and start keeping track of some of his schoolwork. I also feel like this is the year to find out what works for him and what doesn’t as far as curriculum styles go. For the last two years, we participated in a Classical Conversations community. We love the families who are part of our group, and thank God for all the friendships we’ve made and…
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For My Classical Conversations Class
This post is for my Classical Conversations class, but I hope you enjoying listening in as well! Because of the coronavirus, we ended our Classical Conversations year a few weeks early. We hope to meet together again soon, but we also know that loving our neighbor in these strange times is what counts right now. *** Hello Mrs. A’s CC class! Here are finally my recordings of the two Bible verse songs we sang this year during our class. I’m so thankful my microphone started working again! The Lord sure plans things in His own perfect, wonderful timing. Each recording includes a short message from me and then the song…
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Classical Conversations: Cycle 2, Weeks 1-6
We had a great start to our Classical Conversations (CC) homeschool year! We continue to enjoy History and Timeline the most, probably because of the songs that go along with the History sentences and the Timeline cards. We spend time reading the back of any Timeline cards that interest Samuel. This quarter we read about Roman Dictator Julius Caesar and Jesus the Messiah. I like when we can tie in History, Timeline, and Geography together. I still like talking about Science the most with Samuel. (And my class on Community Days!) When we go outside to play, I try to answer his questions about nature with CC grammar. Sometimes I…
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What’s New for Us This School Year
We’re doing a lot of new things this school year! First of all, I’m so excited to serve in the Children’s Program at Bible Study Fellowship (BSF). If you don’t know anything about BSF, here’s a link to their website. What I appreciate the most about studying the Bible through BSF is their emphasis on interpreting Scripture with Scripture. In the Children’s Program, even the young kids memorize a Bible verse each week and sing hymns together. I love teaching children about the Bible, and I pray that teaching through BSF helps me grow as both a teacher and a Christian woman, all to God’s glory! Samuel and Ruthie are…
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Classical Conversations: Cycle 1 Wrap-Up
Years ago, I wrote this post after my first year substitute teaching. I thought I’d answer the same questions about my first year teaching with Classical Conversations, with a slight alteration to question two! 1. What surprised you the most about teaching with Classical Conversations? The way Classical Conversations can be both rigid and flexible surprised me the most this year. We followed the same schedule every Community Day: half-hour increments of New Grammar, Presentations, Fine Arts, Science, and Grammar Review. We only strayed from that schedule once at Week 24, combining Science and Grammar Review into a Compass Walk. We could, however, teach the subject matter for each half-hour…