When the kids were little, I was much more on top of the liturgical colors and the upcoming liturgical seasons. Why? Well, because I made it part of my curriculum. Just like we teach our children the seasons of the year, as a Catholic mom, I taught the Liturgical...
Necessity is truly the mother of invention! Here is my story! In an attempt to spice things up a bit in our family homeschooling I was planning on doing all things St. Valentine! So off to the library I went. Only to find that practically EVERYTHING I found was about...
The von Trapp family, of the Sound of Music fame, called their home in Vermont "Cor Unum" - Latin for: One Heart. They dedicated it to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and in so doing, called their family to be of one heart for our Lord. Theirs was a touching and beautiful...
By Barbara Shurkin Each Homeschool Journey History Portfolio encourages study and plenty of creativity while providing a compact way of organizing and showcasing a student’s own written research projects and reports, colorful drawings, photographs, clippings,...
Dinah Zike Before we begin discussing what lap books are, we need to begin by explaining what foldables are. In the early 1980s, Dinah Zike came out with a book called Big Book of Books. This wonderful classic, which is still in print and selling for...
4 simple steps to create your best year! 25+ years of homeschool experience compressed into 1 simple guide. Written by Paola Ciskanik
As a home-educating mom for over 25 years, I have the unique position of being both parent and teacher, simultaneously. This affords me with the privileged position of knowing my children as lifelong learners in a grace-filled and intimate way. I am unlike any teacher...
What are temperaments? What do they mean for ourselves and our relationships? In today’s podcast, join Paola as she sits down with Catholic mother and Author Laraine Bennett to discuss.
Join Poala this week as she sits down with Catholic mother and writer to talk about how Jane Austen helps to cultivate morality in our children.
As we rejoice and thank God for the overturning of Roe V. Wade, learn the best way to talk to your kids about being Pro-Life!
Experience, lots of it, has taught me time and time again that much of learning math skills and concepts in the early formative years is going to be learned through manipulatives, not workbooks. Granted, there may be children who already understand the connection...
In today’s podcast, Paola sits down with Bonnie Landry, a Catholic Homeschooling Mother and host of the podcast: Make Joy Normal.