Trivium Pursuit Blog

Large Families

by | Mar 20, 2006 |

I'm looking for suggestions on how a mom can best divide, share or even multiply her time among several little ones. My four sons are between 2 and 8 years with another on the way. I have two learning to read and write who need my time and attention for that. I find...

I Love You, Fido

by | Mar 18, 2006 |

Read it in the Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Nothing Says 'I Love You, Fido,' Like Food With Gourmet Flair by Deborah Ball tells us how pet food companies are trying to please the new breed of pet owners by producing sophisticated pet foods, including...

Delaying Formal Math, Continued

by | Mar 17, 2006 |

I have two boys, ages 8 and 6 1/2. Last year we used Saxon 1, the year before we used Math-U-See, and the year before that we used A Beka math. Some time ago I read your statement regarding not doing formal math with children before they were 10 years old. Based on my...

Training Parents?

by | Mar 16, 2006 |

We are just beginning homeschooling. I downloaded your article on What to Do With Children Under 10 Years. I have read some of it with my husband and we have discussed it as well. He sees the hurdle in front of us as -- ourselves. Neither one of us has been trained to...

Where is Mr. Pippin Today?

by | Mar 10, 2006 |

In Booleroo Centre, South Australia with the Maher children. Bill and Linda Maher own Adnil Press, which has now combined with Trivium Educational to bring you the best in Classical Education resources in Australia.

Great Pictures and Their Stories

by | Mar 9, 2006 |

Great Pictures and Their Stories, Volumes 1-9 (volumes 1-8 correspond to grades 1-8 and volume 9 corresponds with junior and senior high) by Katherine Morris Lester is a series of books for studying art masterpieces, using full color art reproductions. There are ten...

Where is Little Bitty Baby Today?

by | Mar 3, 2006 |

She's at the Curt Kappenman house, being read by the children. Please notice the beautiful bars of soap on the table. The Kappenman family specialize in soap making, and on their website you can buy ready-made soap and all kinds of soap making supplies. I keep several...

Socializing an Only Child

by | Feb 26, 2006 |

Dear Harvey and Laurie, As parents of an only child, we would be interested in good solid answers to the socialization arguments which we endure from family and friends: “he needs to learn to play with other children; to be patient with others who do not catch on as...

Reading Little Bitty Baby in London

by | Feb 26, 2006 |

Dear Laurie, We have spent a lovely family afternoon up at Tower Bridge. We hadn't been to this area for a while and our youngest was fascinated with the workings of Tower Bridge. Tower Bridge is also very close to one of the early sites of our church in Horselydown...

Unabridged Books on Tape

by | Feb 20, 2006 |

There are going to be days when you aren't able to do much reading aloud. Blackstone Audio offers homeschooling families a 50% discount on all their regularly priced audiobooks. We just purchased The Little Colonel by Johnston, Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates, Something...

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