Trivium Pursuit Blog
Review of Teaching the Trivium
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. When my husband and I first began considering home education, a dear friend recommended Teaching the Trivium. I remember her telling me not to borrow it, but just purchase my...
The Old Deluder
Laurie, Well, I just want to thank you for taking time out of your busy day, and giving me this article Ten Things to Do Before Age Ten. I feel so much better. To be honest, this is very close to what I have been doing with him already. I'm not too sure on the...
Dysgraphia and Math
I just read the article Math and Pencils, and I wanted to share something that might prove helpful. I hope you will consider this information. My son was also allergic to his pencil. We used Saxon and he hated it. When we did the practice tests at the beginning of...
My New Adventure
My fortune cookie this week About two years ago I was introduced to essential oils. I was first drawn to their use in aromatherapy. Aromatherapy and Essential Oils Diffusing essential oils throughout the house. Heavenly. As I learn more, I'll share it here.
Which Latin — does it make any difference?
Why do you recommend Classical Latin over Ecclesiastical Latin - since the Latin Vulgate is written in Ecclesiastical? I would love to know because I am planning ahead... --Amy Ecclesiastical Latin vs Classical Latin just refers to the pronunciation of the words, not...
Now you can buy individual chapters of Teaching the Trivium
We now have three chapters of Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style in digital format and on Kindle. Chapters Eleven and Twelve are the same as the print version. Chapter Thirteen has been updated. Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13
Review of The Thinking Toolbox
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Logic can be a difficult subject to teach, yet The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills, by Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn, is a...
Letters from Lord Chesterfield to his son
An uninterrupted life of pleasure is as insipid as contemptible... A surfeited glutton, an emaciated sot, and an enervated rotten whoremaster never enjoy the pleasures to which they devote themselves; they are only so many human sacrifices to false gods... pleasure...
Teaching Phonics to an Already-Reader
I am so deeply enjoying your book. I am on my second go-round, really taking it in with understanding. I have 2 boys, ages 8 and 10. We have run the gamut of style in the last 5 years but do not seem to have 'hit it on the head' yet. My husband and I are considering a...
New Video — Teaching Classical Languages at Home
Teaching Classical Languages at Home by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn This seminar was given in Austin, Texas in 2004.
Economics for Boys and Girls
Here is the Foundation for Economic Education's founder ... strongly linking economics and character development ... Economics for Boys and Girls Lessons for the Young Economist is the best introduction to economics for the young reader. It covers both pure economic...
Clichés of Socialism
Taken from: Clichés of Socialism by various authors, published in 1970 by the Foundation for Economic Education "When a devotee of private property, free market, limited government principles states his position, he is inevitably confronted with a barrage of...
I shall forget all the toils of my journey
James Meikle A Secret Survey into the State of the Soul April 13, 1779 There is one thing which is needful, and only one thing. Henceforth let me attend to it with diligence and care, and not to make trifles such matters of concern. If I am traveling to my Father's...
How Can a Regular Mom…..?
I am thrilled with the content of your book Teaching the Trivium. I have been searching for such a method of teaching and now that I have found it, I am trying to figure out how to implement it! We began homeschooling just this year and I have been diligent in reading...
New Video — Homeschooling Classical and Historical Literature
This is a video recording of the seminar Principles for the Study of Classical and Historical Literature by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn. The seminar was delivered in Austin, Texas in 2004.
Review of Bless the Lord — The 103rd Psalm
We love reading the Bible to our children, which is one reason why we love the book, Bless the Lord: The 103rd Psalm by Johannah Bluedorn. It is a marvelously illustrated version of Psalm 103 with gorgeous full-color drawings on every page. In Bless the Lord, the...
Free Homeschooling Ebook for These Five Days
Trivium Pursuit has made another chapter available in ebook form from their book Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn. This 48-page ebook contains Chapter Twelve: Ten Things to Do -- Ages Ten Through Twelve....
New Homeschooling Ebook Now Available from Trivium Pursuit
Trivium Pursuit has made available in ebook form a chapter from their book Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn. This 48-page ebook is Chapter Twelve: Ten Things to Do -- Ages Ten Through Twelve. The chapter...
Review of The Fallacy Detective
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. “Mom, that was a red herring!” My daughter blurted this out as we were watching a news show one evening. The most interesting thing about her statement was not the fact that...
Delaying Formal Grammar Study
By age ten, your child can comprehend the abstract grammatical concepts of noun, verb, participle, and gerund. English grammar, or any language grammar, can be readily learned. Some begin the formal study of English grammar in the first grade (age six). We would...
Dictation and Perfect Mothers
Question: I have tried dictation with my eleven-year-old daughter and she absolutely hates it. Not knowing where the punctuation marks go frustrates her. We have compromised by giving her hints. Answer: Dictation is less exact than copywork. You can’t always be sure...
Math and Pencils
Question: I have a ten-year-old boy who has done very little formal academics. He is very creative by nature, devours books (although he did not “learn” to read until nine years old), draws continually, has an inventor’s mind (like his beloved daddy), can recite...
Please Read This Book
Excerpts from Your Family God's Way: Developing & Sustaining Relationships in the Home by Wayne A. Mack Here is a recipe for a communication disaster — four ingredients: 1. Excessive Negative Talk “Some people constantly complain and find fault. They seldom affirm or...
The Tone of Voice
It’s not so much what you say As the manner in which you say it; It’s not so much the language you use As the tone in which you convey it; “Come here!” I sharply said, And the child cowered and wept. “Come here”, I said – He looked and smiled And straight to my lap he...
Solve This Mystery
Solve the . . . Mystery of the Missing Mask: a ten minute mystery. Last night, Sir Gibbsley's prized possession, his Tribal Tooth Mask, disappeared. Can you help him find it? Sir Gibbsley used to hunt elephants in Africa till a rogue elephant took out his right leg....
Phil Crane Died This Week
Former Rep. Phil Crane died November 7 after a struggle with lung cancer. Read more here. We voted for Phil Crane during the 1980 Iowa caucus -- he was running for President, along with George Bush and Ronald Reagan. He was a great liberty-minded patriot, of the same...
Review of The Thinking Toolbox
The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-Five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills is another delightful offering from brothers Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn. Recommended for ages 12 and up, it picks up where their book The Fallacy Detective (now in its third printing)...
Grammy Visits Hunter Bunny
I went to visit Munchkin #3 today and helped feed him while Helena did some spinning.
The Scottish Chiefs — A Battle Against Nation-Building
Here we have a thirteenth-century Scotland overrun by tyrants — English soldiers doing the bidding of their King Edward who was bent on nation-building and greed. Here we have a freedom-minded people who acknowledge none but the laws of God and their own country, and...
Hitty — Her First Hundred Years
First published in 1929, Hitty: Her First Hundred Years is a nearly perfect book. Hitty is a doll carved by an old Irish peddler in 1827 from a piece of well-seasoned mountain ash wood. She tells the story of her first hundred years and how she is owned by many little...