Homeschooling with the Trivium

Christian Classical Homeschooling with a Practical Focus – Resources for Homeschoolers who use the Classical Approach.

Homeschool Resources

Reviews of Good Books – Eh, Lassie, are ye leukin fer a gude beuk to read aloud to yer wee bairns? These are a few books we have especially enjoyed reading to our children:
Homeschool Speech and Debate
How to Use the Internet to do Research
The Hidden Costs of Doing Business Outside of Your Philosophical Neighborhood

Articles for Beginners

The Trivium in a Capsule
Building a Firm Foundation for Classical Education: Then Things to Do Before Age Ten
The Grammar Level: Ten Things to Do From Ages 10-12
The Logic Level: Ten Things to Do From Ages 13-15
The Rhetoric Level
The Transformation of Classical Education
Seven Undeniable Truths of Homeschooling – Every parent homeschools, some more than others.
Suggested Course of Study – Need to know what to do and when? No overloaded curriculum suggestions. (part also in Spanish)

Trivium & Classical Education

Classical Q & A – Questions you always wanted to ask.
Classical Q & A -- Part Two
Classical Q & A -- Part Three
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 1998
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 1999
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2000-Part 1
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2000-Part 2
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2001-Part 1
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2001-Part 2
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2001-Part 3
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2002-Part 1
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2002-Part 2
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2002-Part 3
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2003-Part 1
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2003-Part 2
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2003-Part 3
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2004-Part 1
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2004-Part 2
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2004-Part 3
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2005-Part 1
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2005-Part 2
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2005-Part 3
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2006-coming soon
Four Approaches to the Study of Ancient Literature
Homeschools Should Increase, and Classrooms Should Decrease
A Definition for Classical Education
Three Pillars of Classical Education
Compare Outcome-Based Education versus Trivium-Based Education and you'll see what our goals should be in Christian Classical Education.
Why Classical School at Home? – If parents want to give their children a good classical education, wouldn't their best option be a Classical Christian private school?
What is the Trivium? (now also in Spanish)
Why Study Classical Languages?
An Interview with Martin Luther On Classical Education

Practical Articles

Ten Things to Do with Your Child Before Age Ten – Chapter 11 from the book Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style – Download in PDF (also in Spanish)
On Early Academics – There is a difference between unschooling and delayed academics.
Research on the Teaching of Math – Classically, math was taught to older students.
Comparison of Different Methods & Approaches to Home Education
The Trivium and Charlotte Mason
Contests in Your Curriculum
What Makes a Book Good
Interview with Johannah Bluedorn
Interview with Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn

Greek

Why Study Greek? by Harvey Bluedorn – It is a preparation for true revival.
Three Levels to Mastering Greek by Harvey Bluedorn
Comparison of Greek Pronunciation Systems by Harvey Bluedorn
Eκκλησiα in the New Testament by Harvey Bluedorn – Eκκλησiα is the Greek word which is commonly translated “church” in English Bibles, but Eκκλησiα is more properly translated gathering, meeting, congregation, or assembly. This study covers 118 uses of the word Eκκλησiα in the Greek text of the New Testament. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 in Acrobat PDF.
The Text and Margins of Robinson and Pierpont Compared to the Text and Margins of Hodges and Farstad by Harvey Bluedorn
The King James Version Versus Modern English Versions by Harvey Bluedorn
The Comparative Critical Greek New Testament by Harvey Bluedorn