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...
Get Ready for this year's BIG SUMMER Homeschool Conference! It is happening virtually June 10th and 11th, that's next week!!! Woo-hoo!!! To get all the juicy details..... I put together a handy pdf guidebook which has all the details for the LIVE, pre-recorded talks,...
In today’s podcast, Paola sits down with Bonnie Landry, a Catholic Homeschooling Mother and host of the podcast: Make Joy Normal.
With the younger set, I really love to begin an introduction of history, and the concept of time, by simply telling stories. What kind of stories? I often began with the stories of my own family. My little ones and yours LOVE to hear the stories about "when mommy...
In today’s podcast, Paola sits down with founder of Heart Ridge Retreat Center, a place for families to find beauty that will draw them closer to God.
Do you want to learn a new language? This week, Paola sits down with Adrienne Babbitt to talk about how learning a new language can be seamlessly integrated into your everyday life.
Today, Paola sits down with Christopher Zehnder, the General Editor of the Catholic Textbook Project, to discuss how to teach and learn history through a Catholic Lens.
For many years I had the rich treasure of reviewing books for our family's book business, Emmanuel Books. It is a joy to read and review thousands of books offered today to choose the very best ones that fit not only our family, but the needs of the thousands of...
For many years I had the rich treasure of reviewing books for our family's book business, Emmanuel Books. It is a joy to read and review thousands of books offered today to choose the very best ones that fit not only our family, but the needs of the thousands of...
Having a Thankful Heart In my preparation for Easter this Holy Week, I recall picking up Ann Voskamp’s bestselling book, One Thousand Gifts, for the first time. I was familiar with it as I had often read quotes from it in the Magnificat's daily meditations. They were...
4 simple steps to create your best year! 25+ years of homeschool experience compressed into 1 simple guide. Written by Paola Ciskanik
This past year we had quite a few funerals, more than I can ever remember. I suppose in part it is due to my “getting on in years.” In part though, it was because some very dear ones died way too soon. I am especially missing some very dear, soul sisters in Christ,...
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...
Get Ready for this year's BIG SUMMER Homeschool Conference! It is happening virtually June 10th and 11th, that's next week!!! Woo-hoo!!! To get all the juicy details..... I put together a handy pdf guidebook which has all the details for the LIVE, pre-recorded talks,...
In today’s podcast, Paola sits down with Bonnie Landry, a Catholic Homeschooling Mother and host of the podcast: Make Joy Normal.
With the younger set, I really love to begin an introduction of history, and the concept of time, by simply telling stories. What kind of stories? I often began with the stories of my own family. My little ones and yours LOVE to hear the stories about "when mommy...
In today’s podcast, Paola sits down with founder of Heart Ridge Retreat Center, a place for families to find beauty that will draw them closer to God.