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Parts One and Two of Illustrated Pilgrim’s Progress Now Available
John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress Part One with 525 Illustrations Spanning 250 Years John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress Part Two with 186 Illustrations Spanning 250 Years
Cancer update — Resist the devil and he will flee from you
In April of 2017 I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. And, over these past 20 months, the Lord has performed a miracle in my life. No, the cancer has not gone away -- my most recent chemo infusion was yesterday. The miracle is that, all this time, the Lord has kept me...
How to study Pilgrim’s Progress with your children
Purchase our Pilgrim's Progress ebook -- Pilgrim's Progress like you’ve never seen it before -- 525 illustrations spanning 250 years. The text of The Pilgrim’s Progress used is in modern English while preserving John Bunyan's original meaning. Combine the...
Tools for studying the United States Constitution
How to Pass the U.S. Constitution Test The Constitution Study Guide Catechism on the U.S. Constitution This book uses the Socratic method of teaching -- teaching by asking questions. For over one hundred years this book was the method used to teach America's youth to...
A saint abroad, and a devil at home
by Charles Spurgeon The way in which a man lives in his home is vital. It will not do to be a saint abroad, and a devil at home. There are some of that kind. They are wonderfully sweet at church, but they are dreadfully sour to their wives and children. This will...
Logic Gallery by David Marans
Logic Gallery, by David Marans, is a history of logic. There are 171 full-page entries, century by century, for the primary contributors to logic, from Aristotle to the present. For each, there are quotations, a bio, and several seldom-seen images. The Open Access pdf...
Resource for teaching English history to children
Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall -- purchased print version Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall -- free ebook version A child's history of England beginning with the stories of Albion and Brutus through the end of the reign of Queen Victoria. published 1905 Ages 9-12...
Friends in Brazil using our art curriculum — A Child’s First Introduction to Art
Friends in Brazil are using our art curriculum -- What Do You See? A Child's First Introduction to Art, Volumes One, Two, and Three From Quintal do Aprendizado, our Brazilian friends ARTES - observação do quadro "Carrinho de cachorro" do artista Henriette Ronner-Knip...
That restless, invisible, subtle, experienced enemy
by J.C. Ryle The Gospel of Luke, 1858 Simon, Simon, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. Luke 22:31 We learn here what a fearful enemy the devil is to believers. Satan was near Christ's flock, though they saw him not. He was longing to...
Lives in Print: Biographies and Autobiographies for All Ages
Trivium Pursuit's new ebook Lives in Print: Biographies and Autobiographies for All Ages -- $2.99 "Men who courageously stood for what is right, women who passionately cared for those in need, Christians who sacrificed everything for what they believed, scientists who...
Grammy helping with Five In a Row and The Little Red Lighthouse
This week Grammy is helping to row The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge. The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift, illustrated by Lynd Ward Building the lighthouse Grammy's all-time favorite picturebook Five in a Row:...
New magazine for homeschooling teens in Korea plus win this issue
Samuel Chung is a 16-year-old homeschooler in Korea. He and his friends just published the first issue of a magazine for Korean homeschooling teens. The theme for this issue is "Why are you homeschooling?" Samuel: "Today, many Korean homeschooling teenagers and their...
The fables of Avianus and Aesop
Excerpts from Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn Many persons begin in classical literature with the fables of Aesop (Greek) and Avianus (Latin). These are suitable for all ages, young and old, however, each family...
Illustrated Bible Excerpts The Book of Esther — Free for five days
FREE through October 16 Illustrated Bible Excerpts: The Book of Esther Illustrated Bible Excerpts is a series of short ebooks telling the Bible stories we all know and love so well. Each ebook contains an excerpt from the Bible with numerous illustrations inserted...
Words to liven up your October
• affiance = to promise somebody or yourself in marriage to somebody else • apotheosis = the highest point of glory, power, or importance; the best or most glorious example of something; the supposed transformation of a human being into a deity • bucolic = relating to...
All About Reading in the treehouse today
Doing All About Reading in the treehouse. Am enjoying helping daughter Johannah and the grands with this curriculum. From How to Make Reading and Spelling “Stick” by Marie Rippel -- author of All About Reading "...Short-term memory is a system for temporarily storing,...
We need internal illumination
Archibald Alexander 1772-1851 When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth. John 16:13 A genuine Christian is not only taught out of the Word, but by the Holy Spirit. External teaching, however correct, is not sufficient. We need internal...
More favorite read-alouds with the Grands
Little Farm by the Sea by Kay Chorao Bats in the Band by Brian Lies The Restless Robin by Marjorie Flack Rush Revere and the First Patriots: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans by Rush Limbaugh Angelo by David Macaulay Roxaboxen Alice McLerran Watching...
Contest Time — win one of five signed copies of Archer and Zowie
This illustration is on page 22 of the book Archer and Zowie by Hans Bluedorn. Do you see the little arrow pointing at a star? What is the complete name of the star? Email bluedorn @ triviumpursuit.com your answer to this question. Out of all the correct entries,...
Pilgrim’s Progress for Children
Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim's Progress by Oliver Hunkin published in 1985 illustrated Young People's Pilgrim's Progress by S.J. Reid published in 1914 illustrated The pilgrim's progress told to the children by Mary Macgregor published in 1906 illustrated...
O Lord, I beseech You — deliver my soul
Excerpt from Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan About the midst of this valley, he saw the mouth of Hell — which was very close to the narrow path. "Now," thought Christian, "what shall I do?" The flame and smoke would continually come out in such abundance, with...
Suggestions for reading aloud — three “do nots”
Three "do nots” regarding reading aloud 1. Do not be afraid to read to young children books with long chapters. A five-year-old is capable of attending to and understanding books such as Treasure Island or Journey to the Center of the Earth. 2. Do not waste your time...
Screentime — Laurie, why do you keep harping on this subject?
How do you deal with a husband who comes home from work every day and sits in front of a screen till he goes to bed? He watches the news all day, plays video games, or stares at his phone -- he is seriously addicted to screens. I've tried for 10 years straight talking...
Envy: “if anything shall be lacking which would condemn Faithful, I will then enlarge my testimony against him”
Excerpt from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress Part One ...Then at an appointed time, Christian and Faithful were brought forth to their trial, and hence to their condemnation. They were brought before their enemies to be arraigned. The Judge's name was Lord Hate-good....
Curious about delayed formal math
Hi Laurie! We have been doing Classical Conversations for a few years now and recently I really gathered what the trivium is. A couple of years ago I gave up a formal reading curriculum and my son learned to read just having been read to and having the desire to read...
Sale on The Fallacy Detective this week
Sale on The Fallacy Detective this week. We have 20 copies of The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning at a price of $15 each (free postage — U.S. addresses only). These are all new, undamaged copies. Message us at our Fallacy...
Hans Bluedorn — co-author of The Fallacy Detective — just released his new book
Hello, this is Hans Bluedorn. The last two books I wrote were called The Fallacy Detective and The Thinking Toolbox. They taught critical thinking skills to unsuspecting teenagers. This book is very different. If you read it, you will learn absolutely nothing about...
O Nível Gramática
Por Harvey e Laurie Bluedorn Impresso na PHS nº 31, 1999. Tradução para o português Allan Ribeiro Considere este axioma básico do ensino em casa: "O dia só tem 24 horas". Mantenha esta idéia em mente quando você estiver decidindo quais dos muitos assuntos que o seu...
Christian Classical Education and the Ron Paul Curriculum: The Story of Liberty K-12
On our Trivium Pursuit web site we talk about what classical education is and how we can implement it in our homeschool. What do we hope to accomplish by giving our children a classical education? A classical method will enable our children to: 1. Think for themselves...
All About Spelling
Here is an article which will help not only the student, but you, the homeschooling parent/teacher. It will clarify some things for you as you teach phonics and spelling. One thing I would like to add -- over the years, English pronunciation has deteriorated...