Monday Mix-ins: Indus Valley Civilization
Excavated ruins of Mohenjo Daro {photo by Saqib Qayyum via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0} NOTE: Before we jump into today's post, we wanted to let you know about
Category: Home Schooling
Working on It: Balancing SLOCA and Work – Hilary Graves
{photo by Olu Eletu} “I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible — oh, this
Monday Mix-ins: Babylon and Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi {photo by Fritz Grögel via flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0} This week’s mix-ins include links about the ancient kingdom of Babylon and it’s famous ruler Hammurabi.
Monday Mix-Ins: Mesopotamia, Sumer, and Early Writing
Ziggurat in Southwestern Iran {Photo by Adam Jones via flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0} Reminder: Tonight is our Trimester 1 History and Literature Training for SLOCA parents, at 6:30 pm
Teaching Responsibility with Literature
“SLO Classical Academy is a community that forges character, fosters wisdom, and nurtures a lifelong passion for learning.” We've all heard the SLOCA mission statement so often, that many of
SLOCA Parents Share: “Things I would do differently if I had known”
{Photo by Jason Briscoe} Many school or home education blogs run a post near the beginning of the school year titled something like “10 Ways to Start the Year Right,” and
Monday Mix-ins: Movies Set in Ancient Times
Happy Labor Day! Here’s a short video on the history of Labor Day. There’s no school today or tomorrow, so for this abbreviated week we thought we’d repeat what we
Back to School, Back to the Ancients!
{photo by Matthew Sleeper} “The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” ~ Joseph Campbell Welcome back to school,
Monday Mix-Ins: The Wright Brothers
Orville and Wilbur Wright (Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons} It’s our last week of Monday Mix-Ins for this school year! We know that you aren’t doing a lot of homeschooling
Reading Aloud to Kids Who Can Read
“Children become readers on the laps of their parents.” ~ Emilie Buchwald We know that the above quote is true, but why do we want to keep reading to kids
