Sourcing our Unique Booklist
Since I didn’t find a single curriculum booklist we needed/wanted, I simply edited and culled our own list.
Many of our books were found at the used bookstore.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
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Becoming Ancient Romans
For our Ancient Rome history presentation we welcomed extended family flew 1500 miles to join local extended family members as our guests.
Becoming Classical Greeks
After the play, the kids removed their masks and put on their Greek costumes. Meet the Greek family (with a son who was a Greek hoplite).
Becoming Ancient Cultures History Presentation
After we ate, my kids took the guests on a tour through our homeschool museum of the various ancient cultures we had studied.
Becoming Ancient Egyptians
Mom proclaims: This homeschool is not fluff! The rest of the family needs to come, and I’m going to tell them that. When is the next history presentation?
Historical fiction book sightings in Colonial Williamsburg
Published by Focus on the Family, this terrific book seires of the Hutchinson family spans major eras of American history, great for homeschool.
Our Legacy from a Dog with a Big Imagination
Jordan Wall, a high schooler who portrayed Joe Talbot, Wishbone’s teenage boy, engaged with the children enrapt with every word he shared about the tv show.
Instilling a Love of Reading in my Grammar Students
The key to one’s future is knowing how to read, which is the foundation of a classical education. Here are some things we did to help my struggling daughter.
Creating our Lower Grammar Homeschool Curriculum
Since my daugter struggled with learning to read, due to undiagnosed vision issues, I found real books more helpful than the regimen of the pithy textbooks.
Amazing book about Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving
As I flipped through the pages I was quite impressed. Beautifully illustrated, the book told far more of Squanto’s story than I had ever heard.
