Might it be possible that something that seems the least practical might actually have the most value in your homeschool? Listen to my conversation with Andrew Pudewa from the Institute for Excellence in Writing and learn how the practice of memory work can be transformative, nourishing the souls in your home! Who is Andrew Pudewa? …
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Ah, April. Full of showers, poetry… and a wish that the school year would just be done already. lol Just me? It no longer shocks me that April finds me wishing we could just say “done already” to all the official school plans. It’s why I always create an “All That’s Left List” in April …
Few things communicate “homeschool family” like stacks of read alouds, overflowing shelves, and library cards filled to bursting. Most of the homeschoolers I know love words, but sometimes we are at a loss how to teach our young children how to wisely approach the books and poetry they’re reading. Ought we to set them free …
Time for a new month of Morning Time and memory work fun! This March we will keep things pretty simple. We have a family trip planned that will keep us preparing, traveling, and recovering for a good chunk of the month. So I decided to return to a Shakespeare play we studied several years ago …
What are the best Shakespeare monologues to memorize? Teach Shakespeare in your homeschool the EASY way with these free printables and memory work resources for kids and teens.
Hi friends! A New Year and a new school semester are approaching, which means it’s time to plan our Morning Time and memory work for the month. In the post-holiday doldrums, I think it’s especially beneficial to prioritize our Morning Time routine. In fact, our first couple days back to “school” will likely just consist …
Hi friends! It’s time for my monthly(ish) personal blog post, a behind-the-scenes sneak peek into the Sloan family Morning Time plans for October 2021. See below for our memory work for the month, including some Shakespeare recitations from Merchant of Venice! (I’ve added the simple printable we’re using in our own homeschool to the subscriber …
Today we have a special guest writer here at Humility and Doxology: my son, Joshua! Joshua Sloan is a homeschool teen and rising Junior in high school. When he’s not reading Tolkien you can find him playing baseball, strategizing his next chess move, or listening to his extensive music playlists. He recently finished an online …
Have you ever tried to pick just 1 key verse from each chapter in Romans? Yeah. I dare you to figure that one out. So, see, it all started soooo simply. I was going to pick a chapter from Romans to memorize this month in our Morning Time. But then I kept thinking how such-and-such …
I know it is a wonderful interview when I get just as many goosebumps while editing and preparing it for publication as I did when I first chatted with my guest! That was certainly the case with today’s conversation with Jennifer Dow. Jennifer will encourage you to ask questions and think about many things in …
