Wednesday Wonders: Reading to Sister
{photo by Julie Leppelmeier} Wednesdays are the best around here at Down Home. We love hearing from SLOCA parents about fun or special moments from your home days – those moments of
Category: Home Schooling
An Astronomical Local Resource
Our students are into Astronomy! Are your children fascinated by all they are learning in science about space? We recently shared a link to some pretty amazing astronomy videos, and
Monday Mix-ins: Suleiman, Calvin, and Knox
“Siege of Esztergom 1543” by Sebastian Vrancx {Public Domain image via Wikimedia Commons} Today’s Monday Mix-ins are going to cover two different topics – for the younger kids we’ve got
Classical Character: Character Matters
Classical Character Mrs. Burns’ Book Review Blog Last year Jenna Burns brought us Pedagogic Ponderings, a blog review of books on education. This year she brings us Classical Character, a
January 23rd is National Handwriting Day
{photo via history.com} During our recent Andrew Pudewa seminars, one of the training sessions discussed paper and pen vs. technology. The research cited was fascinating, and reinforces the importance we
Monday Mix-ins: Henry VIII
{Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger – Portrait of Henry VIII via Wikimedia Commons} We are making our way through the Reformation, and this week we look at famous king
Astounding Astronomy
Our 1st-8th grade kids are currently learning about Astronomy in science, and we found a fun collection of awesome space videos on The Kid Should See This website that you
Tuesday Ten: Love of Learning
“SLO Classical Academy is a community that forges character, fosters wisdom, and nurtures a lifelong passion for learning.” This is our school’s mission, and for many of us it’s part
Monday Mix-ins: Martin Luther and the Reformation
Martin Luther (1529) by Lucas Cranach the Elder {image via biography.com} This week in history we get deeper into the Protestant Reformation, focusing on Martin Luther. Surprisingly, there is very little
Monday Mix-ins: The Transatlantic Slave Trade
The former slave ship HMS Black Joke firing on the Spanish Slaver El Almirante {“HMS Black Joke (1827)” by Nicholas Matthews Condy 1816–1851 – Public Domain via Commons} Welcome back
