Only 12 hours left for the 40% off sale on "Public Speaking for Kids!"  This is an introductory offer, so it won't be sold this low again.  Just wanted to give you a heads up. Have a great day! Blessings, Karen     … [Read more...]

Hi Friends! It's finally here and I am sooooo excited!!!  Woot Woot!  This project that I have been laboring over for months and months is officially available for download, and it is absolutely one of my favorite resources now.  Even my husband - who would rather be on the farm with the cattle - proof-read the entire thing and was excited at how easy the resource would be for parents and instructors to implement, and how many skills the kids could learn each week.  Let me tell you a bit more … [Read more...]

There is one subject that we, as classical educators intend to do well, but possibly fall short.  This particular subject is GUARANTEED to be used in our kids lives, and I would argue is a skill rapidly disappearing from our culture.  In fact, I believe this one skill will determine more of your child's future than his/her math scores or science studies.  I am talking about the art of communication.  Specifically, Public Speaking - or at the elementary stage - Presentations.    I get it!  Monday … [Read more...]

My family is starting to roll their eyes when mom bounces by them because I AM SOOO EXCITED!  Friends, I have been working so hard on some projects here in rural Wisconsin, and they are all coming together at the same time.  Totally exhilarating, and crazy busy all at once! I started one project in August of 2017, and it has been an ongoing challenge and team effort to bring it to fruition.  It is the first project that I had to team up with some specialists on, but y'all, I am completely giddy … [Read more...]

We live on a farm in the midwest, raising beef cows, corn, and kids.  The farm has some land that we till into crops, and some land that we leave as pasture for the cows.  There is also some land dense with natural trees of all sorts.  The prior owner had spent time clearing paths through these woods so you could walk or drive through and catch a glimpse of wildlife. In order to make the trails, and keep the weeds and starter trees from taking over, you have to continue to mow them.  If you … [Read more...]

Wonder what things would be helpful in your homeschool journey?  No one wants to spend money on things they don't need.  Here are the top 10 things we use constantly in our homeschool, that I would not do without: ***This post contains affiliate links, meaning if you click through and make a purchase or sign up for a program, I may earn a commission.  This is at no additional cost to you. 1. Proclick (affl.)- I would repurchase this thing in a heartbeat.  In fact, I had misplaced it over the … [Read more...]

Occasionally, things just conspire to try to make you have a bad day... It starts with an inch of water leaking from underneath the shower, discovered two days before your parents are visiting out of town and will need to use said shower.  Then, when you decide to use the "self-clean" feature on the oven for the first time (because your mom is coming and by golly, she was a home-economics teacher who would cringe at the sight of your oven), the interior glass on the door spontaneously shatters … [Read more...]

There is a secret power in 15 minutes... Some jobs just stink. You know you should work on that pile of laundry that has been sitting there waiting for you to put them away, but your day has been crazy and you just don't think you have it in you.  You are so. crazy. tired. Or maybe its that cabinet handle that jiggles and every time you open the cabinet you think, "I should tighten this handle", and you say the same thing to yourself the next morning and every day for the last year. There are … [Read more...]

My Crazy Crew There's always music in our house.  ALWAYS.  And if the music isn't blaring, the kids voices are.  It is So....Incredibly....Loud.  But most of the time, I don't hear the noise.  I'm not exaggerating - One time, I was teaching a Bible study in my living room and one of the women attending interrupted me to ask if I could tell my 4 year old not to pound on the piano while I was talking.  The piano was only five feet away from me.  I hadn't even heard it.  I just tune things … [Read more...]

Need help practicing your Classical Conversations Memory Work? These lapbooks make memory work review hands-on, colorful, and engaging! It is soooo easy to forget about memory work when you are focused on finishing math, and reading, and read-alouds, and piano, and grammar, and spelling, and writing, and.... Don't let your memory work study slip!  One great way to remember to focus on your memory work is by using the My Memory Work Lapbooks!  In just a few minutes a day, your student can add a … [Read more...]