Don’t over complicate history. You don’t need comprehension questions, tedious, purposeless memorization, or quizzes. Like the post I did on narration and many other CM subjects, I want you to see that history doesn’t have to be complicated or overwhelming. Keep it simple– because… it is.——♦♦——Find a Living Book.Read. Done.
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It’s done- back from the printer. It turned out so beautifully! Just how I wanted it. It is what I used for my kids- just with a nice cover and much better binding than the rings I used to hold my home-made journals together with. It will soon be available for purchase, just in time
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Soul Care by Rob Reimer Tired Moms Book Rating: 5 pager This book is a life changer. It is a must read for every Christian. I will definitely read this book more than once. That is probably short enough and to the point, but…here is some more explanation. Lately I’ve read many books on Christian living,
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I used to spend Memorial Day at home doing projects, cleaning, gardening, yard work, or sometimes, we’d go on a weekend vacation or over to extended family. Memorial Day was… a holiday.About 6-7 years ago, I changed direction. We go to a memorial service at a local cemetery. What brought about my change in direction?
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Strange New World Book ReviewA age 17 Strange New World by Carl Truman seeks to point out how people’s thinking has changed. Now days we often run into pride related topics whether it’s in school or anywhere else. Strange New World explains why this is and tells us that even though this might seem like
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To say it Out Loud or Not. Occasionally as you are reading a book aloud to your child, or in a poetry selection if the book was published a few years back, you’ll come across words that have evolved in meaning over time. For example pussy, gay, and ass are words that in the past
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About 12 years ago as I sat planning picture study lessons, I evaluated where we were and what we had done. We had studied some of the older classic painters as we travelled along the line of history—Giotto, Van Eyck, Michelangelo, Vermeer, Bouguereau, Millet, Degas, Constable, Stuart, Copley, David, Homer… This time period is a
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Jayber Crow by Wendell BerryBook review by A. age 17 Jayber Crow is a book about the life of a boy that grew up in a small town near a river. It tells many stories about the town and the people that lived there. Some of the stories in the book are very touching. Although
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This is the third go around for this post. The first post was that First Reading Lessons were coming. That post has some quotes and such below – that’s the original article. Then I added an Update this summer just in the title – that the lessons are here. Now I’m adding the behind the
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Used Curriculum Shop- End of 2023 SaleSTARTS TOMORROW!!!!! (Saturday Dec 16) The Used Curriculum Shop is overflowing with lots of curriculum. Thank you to those who have donated!There are new Sonlight Teachers manuals, Memoria Press guides, Saxon, MUSee, BJU Reading, grammar and history, Abeka, Classical Conversations guides…Pictures below. There is A LOT more than is
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