Homeschool – History I absolutely love history! Unfortunately, this subject is often (read: almost always) bogged down with anti-Catholic bias. Thankfully, starting in 2016, a new History series appeared on the market, published by Tan Books! The Story of Civilization (Volumes I, II, III, and IV), by Phillip Campbell. Thankfully, I discovered this series, which …
Site Repairs
Glory to Jesus Christ! Hello everyone, as you may have noticed there are a few things “wrong” with the blog. After a webhosting and domain transfer debacle, needless to say, we have a few things to set to rights. Please know that we are actively aware of these issues and working on them …
Homeschooling – Writing – Preschool
Welcome to the start of our Homeschooling Series! In this series we are going to cover our plans (as well as various optional sources) for teaching our children. The series will be divided by subject. This is because how we teach a subject is not going to change much between grade one and two (for …
Montessori Principle Basics: 12 Aspects of Caring for Kids
Montessori Principle Basics: Maria Montessori, a Catholic doctor, philosopher, and education reformer. A year ago, I wasn’t interested in anything with the label Montessori. I thought her methods was about letting kids do whatever they want. And forcing kids to be studious early, and eliminating creativity. I was initially very resistant to her method and …
More Toddler Homeschooling
Grace And Courtesy Everybody wants a well behaved toddler. And, as any mom of a toddler knows, Toddlers are not well equipped for behaving! For one, they have short attention spans. Two, their vocabulary is limited. Communication is hard for them even when they are not upset. So when the tough feelings hit (Hungry, Angry, …
Homeschool Blogs and Podcasts
Up here in Canada, we still have a whole month before it’s properly “back to school.” But school starts earlier in the United States and some other countries. So I’ve been getting a lot of back to school emails from mom and homeschool bloggers. There is a lot of great content out there. And I …
Home Educating a Two Year Old
Home Education With A Two Year Old My eldest is getting ready to turn two. And with a newborn in the house, it’s easy not to get anything done at all in a day. I want to start some good habits now, to be sure we are ready and disciplined enough for grade-school homeschooling when …
Homeschool Convention: What I Learned from My 1st Experience
My First Homeschool Convention Experience Last month I got to go to a homeschool convention! It was a last-minute surprise – someone in my prayer group just started homeschooling and mentioned there was a convention in our city! Our provincial homeschool association puts on a convention every year – but I thought they were all …