Why We're Delaying Latin in Our Homeschool (And You Might Want to Also)

Why We're Delaying Latin in Our Homeschool (And You Might Want to Also)

Early Latin learning seems to be the new trend in the homeschool community, but our family is going a bit against the grain on this one. Check out our reasons for delaying Latin learning, based on my experience as a language teacher and what cognitive research tells us about language learning.

Read More

39 Ways to Practice a Foreign Language in 5 Minutes or Less

39 Ways to Practice a Foreign Language in 5 Minutes or Less

When you’re learning a language, every second of practice counts, but it can be challenging to fit in consistent practice among the many demands of your homeschooling day. Luckily, today I’ve got a list of 39 ways to practice a foreign language in just 5 minutes or less—you can definitely do this!

Read More

Our 2018-2019 Homeschooling Principles, or A Curriculum Post That's Not Really About Curriculum

Our 2018-2019 Homeschooling Principles, or A Curriculum Post That's Not Really About Curriculum

This year, I took a new approach to planning our homeschool year: principles first, curriculum second. Read about what we’ll be doing this year and how this simple mindset shift has so far saved me from stress and overspending.

Read More

Helpful Tips for the Latin Trip (Guest Post)

Helpful Tips for the Latin Trip (Guest Post)

If you’re a homeschool mom teaching and/or learning Latin alongside your children, you’ll find deep encouragement and a kindred spirit in today’s guest post, written by the lovely Angela Reed. An experienced Classics teacher and homeschooling mom-of-five, Angela offers us her best tips for how to study this ancient language without overwhelm.

Read More