Ideas for Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 14

Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 14 I'm blogging my way through our four year curriculum program so I don't forget everything that worked for us! Please feel free to use what works for your family and share in the comments anything you would add. For more on Classically Catholic Memory go here. Religion Using this week's Scripture...

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Journey Across America: Tennessee

This post is part of a 50 state Journey Across America. For information on the basics of this project check out this post. The Books: We began by reading V is for Volunteer State and then Bean used the information she learned to make a notebook page for her United States scrapbook. Then we read some Tennessee picture...

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Ideas for April Feast Days and Celebrations

Here are some of our favorite traditions for the month of April. This is by no means an exhaustive list, rather it's my way of creating a resource that I plan to revisit each year for myself! I hope you can find it beneficial as well! Month of the Holy Spirit Crafts For Purchase: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Oriental Trading Company (or follow...

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Ideas for Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 13

Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 13 I'm blogging my way through our four year curriculum program so I don't forget everything that worked for us! Please feel free to use what works for your family and share in the comments anything you would add. For more on Classically Catholic Memory go here. Religion At Worksheet Works I...

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Altar Decorations for the Solemnity of St. Joseph

For the past five years we have hosted a party on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, so I think we can now call it a tradition. When I told Bean that last night was our 5th party she said "Oh, so we've been doing this since I was three." She's right, that's crazy. Over the years I've added a little bit to our St. Joseph's Day collection and the results are...

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope your day was filled with as much green as ours was.  We started things off with a St. Patrick's Day Eve run for Shamrock shakes, which made for a pleasant surprise for the kids! Speaking of shamrocks, I was nearly scandalized when I discovered that this was being sold as a shamrock plant in the floral department...

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Journey Across America: Kentucky

This post is part of a 50 state Journey Across America. For information on the basics of this project check out this post. The Books: We began by reading B is for Bluegrass and then Bean used the information she learned to make a notebook page for her United States scrapbook. Then we read three Kentucky picture books....

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Ideas for Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 12

Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 12 I'm blogging my way through our four year curriculum program so I don't forget everything that worked for us! Please feel free to use what works for your family and share in the comments anything you would add. For more on Classically Catholic Memory go here. Religion This week's bible verse focused...

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American Girl Unit Studies: Felicity

After thoroughly enjoying our Kaya unit study, I knew we needed to keep making our way through the AG historical dolls during our American history studies. Here is what we did for Felicity!   Felicity Unit Study Fiction Books Six Book Boxed Set (Apparently I left a book out in this picture) Very Funny Elizabeth Traitor in Williamsburg Peril...

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