Tag: classical education

National Spelling Bee Benefits

National Spelling Bee Benefits

How we cracked the secret code to spelling via the National Spelling Bee list, with many thanks to the Greeks, and Romans, etc.

Becoming the Middle Ages with a Feast

Becoming the Middle Ages with a Feast

After learning about Lords and Ladies, Knights and Chivalry, Feasts and Entertainments, King Arthur and Robin Hood we invited our guests to a Medieval Feast.

Sourcing our Unique Booklist

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.

Becoming Ancient Romans

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

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 Egyptians

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?

An Invitation to Becoming History

An Invitation to Becoming History

Amazed by all the things we learned with our classical dialectic history studies, that we invited our extended family to join our presentation.