Catholic Schoolhouse Tour 2: Week 9
How are you doing so far? I saw this and thought of you all! Memory Work Idea Play a memory work head game! This is a great one if you have lots of students or are meeting with a Catholic …
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Catholic Schoolhouse Tour: Week 8
Something funny to get you started… 🙂 Thanks and may God bless your schooling! Memory Work Idea Play a version of the game cold and hot, memory work style! Write the memory work on a card. Send your ‘seeker’ out …
Catholic Schoolhouse Tour 2: Week 7
Ready to start your second quarter? We get to dive into string instruments in music, chemistry in science, and Greek art this quarter- it’s going to be a fun one! Memory Work Idea Do your kids brush their teeth? (I …
Catholic Schoolhouse Tour 2: Week 6
Look we’re already at the last week of the first quarter! How has it been going? It’s our last week to focus on percussion in music, Egyptian Art, and Botany in Science. History is moving right along with Bible stories …
Catholic Schoolhouse Tour 2: Week 5
Week 5 is here, and I hope you are going strong. Here’s your encouragement for the day: Memory Work Play a version of follow the leader. Have your students form a line and choose a starting place. The leader picks …
Catholic Schoolhouse Tour 2: Week 4
I hope you’re getting into the school grove by now! How are your youngsters doing on their memory work? Memory Work Musical Memory work Pull out the drums, sistrum, or make the tambourine (see below) this week to help you memorize. …
Catholic Schoolhouse Tour 2: Week 3
I’m glad you’re back for more ideas and printables to make your homeschool come alive! Memory Work Idea Play duck, duck, goose to a memory work sentence this week. Have your students sit in a circle. The ‘goose’ recites the …
Catholic Schoolhouse Tour 2: Week 1
It’s a new year, are you excited?! I pray your schoolroom is stocked, your students are eager and you are refreshed from a summer off and ready to start a new year of Catholic Schoolhouse homeschooling. It can be hard …
Blending Catholic Schoolhouse and Mother of Divine Grace in the Primary and Grammar Stages
This is a post by Chantel Ricci, a contributing author of the Catholic Schoolhouse blog. As a member of a Catholic Schoolhouse Chapter and an enrolled Mother of Divine Grace family, I am often asked what it is like to …
When sickness strikes: 5 Recovery Strategies to get Homeschooling back on track
This is a post by Mary Donellan, Pre-Grammar tutor in the Birmingham, AL Chapter. You can learn more about her at our Blog Contributors Page. While it seems that nothing leaves you feeling warmer or fuzzier than the Christmas holidays, …
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Finding the Childlike Joy in Christmas as an Adult
This is a post by Jeremy Skrdla, homeschooling father of 7 in Nebraska. You can learn more about him at our Blog Contributors Page. One Christmas memory from my childhood was gathering with my uncles and cousins in Grandma’s living …
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St. Gianna’s Secret of Happiness for Homeschooling Moms
This is a post by Mary Donellan, Pre-Grammar tutor in the Birmingham, AL Chapter. You can learn more about her at our Blog Contributors Page. Many homeschooling moms confess that, even after years of experience, they still feel they don’t …
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5 Ways Dad Can Help with Homeschooling
This is a post by Jeremy Skrdla, homeschooling father of 7 in Nebraska. You can learn more about him at our Blog Contributors Page. Growing up, after Mass each Sunday, my Great-Grandma Dorothy and I watched the likes of Andre …
FUN Ways to Display that Memory Work at Home- Picture Post!
I LOVE seeing all the different ways families display the Catholic Schoolhouse Memory Work at home! Recently several moms in CSH Chapters around the US shared their displays in our private file sharing, chat, forum (and everything else) resource, Basecamp. …
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Memory Work Inspiration + Ideas
Looking for unique ways to learn memory work in your homeschool? Try these activities and games in your family. They can be used with any tour, any week, and any subject of memory work. Some are appropriate for groups and …