Trivium Pursuit Blog

The Black Arrow and Kidnapped

by | Mar 16, 2009 |

We are currently trying to read through Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow. We are reading about knights and history, etc. during the Wars of the Roses and my boys, 9 and 11, are very interested in this particular text. Unfortunately, I am having a terrible time...

Trivium Pursuit Sale This Week

by | Mar 16, 2009 |

Trivium Pursuit has a new ancient history ebook! Ancient Literature -- Significant Excerpts From the Books of Classical Authors Which You Can Use to Supplement Your History Curriculum --Volume Five: Caligula, Claudius, and Paul This 95-page ebook can be used to...

Caligula and Claudius

by | Mar 7, 2009 |

Does any of the following sound familiar? Dio Cassius Roman History 59.1-10 Gaius Caligula rules Rome (A.D. 37) ..... As it was, however, he lavished boundless sums upon actors (whose recall he at once brought about), upon horses, upon gladiators, and everything of...

Caligula and the Fine Print

by | Mar 7, 2009 | ,

Concerning the Roman emperor Gaius Caligula Dio Cassius Roman History 59.28 28 Gaius ordered that a sacred precinct should be set apart for his worship at Miletus in the province of Asia. The reason he gave for choosing this city was that Diana had pre-empted Ephesus,...

Raffle at Homeschool Christian

by | Mar 4, 2009 |

Homeschool Christian's annual raffle is going on now! With over 70 items ranging in value from $20 to $1,500, the raffle has something for every homeschooling family. The drawing is March 24, so hurry over to see all the amazing possibilities of items to help you...

Boys and Pencils

by | Feb 28, 2009 |

Hi Laurie, I found your blog a few years back and have found both it and your website to be a tremendous help with my homeschooling venture. I have one son who is now 9 years old and has disliked writing since we started schooling. This perplexed me because I can...

Trivium Pursuit Sale This Week

by | Feb 27, 2009 |

Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn (retail price is $34) -- $15 Handy English Encoder Decoder: All the Spelling and Phonics Rules You Could Ever Want to Know by Harvey Bluedorn (retail price is $15) -- $7...

William Clark Russell — Author

by | Feb 24, 2009 |

Hi Laurie, I found your name on the internet with your brief review of William Clark Russell's John Holdsworth: Chief Mate and The Wreck of the Grosvenor. I've been collecting this author's books for a few years now and I'm trying to write a book (the first, I...

Books on Tape

by | Feb 23, 2009 |

Books on tape from Blackstone Audiobooks Men of Iron -- Pyle The Bronze Bow -- Speare Jo's Boys -- Alcott Sufferings in Africa -- Captain James Riley The Captivity of the Oatman Girls -- Lorenzo Oatman The Shining Company -- Sutcliff The Elusive Pimpernel -- Orczy The...

The Battle Is Not Yours

by | Feb 23, 2009 |

II Chronicles 20:15-17 ... Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, ... Thus says the LORD to you: Do not be afraid nor dismayed ... for the battle is not yours, but God’s...You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still...

Logic is neither Greek nor Hebrew

by | Feb 15, 2009 |

I am new to visiting your site and I read with great interest your article on the Sabbath in the correspondence section for your web site. At the end of the article you invited comments detecting flaws in your logic. My question to you is this: How sure are you that...

How to think, not what to think….

by | Feb 11, 2009 |

Recently posted on the Homeschooling Facebook Page: Hello Homeschool wall and all who visit, I have so many great memories that are associated with my own homeschooling background. I am incredibly grateful that my mom and dad made the brave decision to pull us out of...

Inquire of the Lord

by | Feb 10, 2009 |

Taken from Morning and Evening by C.H. Spurgeon Morning, February 9 “And David inquired of the Lord.” 2 Samuel 5:23 When David made this inquiry he had just fought the Philistines, and gained a signal victory. The Philistines came up in great hosts, but, by the help...

Delaying Math

by | Feb 9, 2009 |

Dear Bluedorns, I have reached the point with my 9yos where I may be ready to try your recommendations regarding math. I must admit that I have been too "chicken" until now. I realized today, while teaching two-digit multiplication, that he can follow the steps...

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