These are my favorite resources for teaching the Catholic faith to my kiddos. Catechisms St. Patrick’s Summer: A Children’s Adventure Catechism (Marigold Hunt) A fun approach to the Catechism in storybook format. The children in the story are visited by Saints who deliver catechism lessons and tell exciting stories from the history of the Church. A…
Continue ReadingAre you having a hard time memorizing the Beatitudes? We find that getting them in order is a real challenge. So we came up with a mnemonic device to help us. And we want to share it with you! And just to help you out, I turned it into a free printable. Because I’m awesome like…
Continue ReadingAre you having fun with the Beatitudes Memorization Printable? Well, I have some more printable goodness for you.As I mentioned in my last post, we are working on memorizing Matthew Chapter 5, AKA The Sermon on the Mount, or as my husband calls it, How to be a Christian – In a Nutshell. The Beatitudes are…
Continue ReadingEarlier this year I set us the ambitious task of memorizing Matthew Chapter 5 as part of our Morning Basket Time. Having grown up Protestant, my fist inclination was to search for a song. The scripture songs I memorized as a kid are still with me and I can still recite 1 John 4:7-8 because…
Continue ReadingThis year, along with the usual assortment of crazy making candy and that magical substance that removes newspaper ink from paper and holds tight to the fibers of my couch and the seat of my pants, the Easter Bunny delivered new books for each of the children. They each received a book about the faith…
Continue ReadingPart of our Morning Time this year will be learning a hymn each term. We will listen to a beautiful performance of the chosen hymn and then sing it every day of the term during Morning Time. I’ll also provide sheet music so the kids can learn to “read” the sheet the music. At this…
Continue ReadingToday the Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Last year we made a cake for Mary, and Helen still talks about it. So this year we threw a birthday party with some friends. The kids wanted to make a red cake and decorate it with roses. Our roses were inspired by Lacy’s…
Continue ReadingFall is absolutely, hands down, my favorite time of year. The infernal heat of summer transferring its intensity to the blazing leaves of the trees. Harvest festivals, apple cider, farm field trips, pumpkin carving, cool mountain hikes, Halloween, Thanksgiving. One of my favorite fall events is the perfect trifecta that is All Hallowed’s Eve,…
Continue ReadingWe’ve recently had some run-ins with superheroes at our house. It seemed harmless enough at first, but it has started to cause problems with behavior. Spiderman recently swung from his web (i.e. the shower curtain) and ended up in the ER with 4 staples in his head. That was clearly a problem, but the greater…
Continue ReadingRandom, unorganized, half-formed thoughts on community service. I was recently exposed to an educational philosophy that has me very excited about my decision to homeschool (more on that later). One of the key tenets of this philosophy is that the primary curriculum of a child’s early years (birth to about age 8) is simply (ha!)…
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