Monday Mix-ins: The Roman Republic
{photo by DomyD on Pixabay / Public Domain} Let’s learn more about Ancient Rome during the time of the Republic – today we’ll cover the beginnings of the Republic, daily life,
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Classically Inspired: Archery Contest
{source: Pinterest} Even though we're in a new trimester, let's keep looking for examples of stories inspired by the ancient classics. Here’s another one! Then into the hall came Penelope,
Monday Mix-ins: The Founding of Rome
The She-Wolf with Romulus and Remus {photo from Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0} Welcome to Trimester 3! Don't forget that we have our History and Literature Parent Training tonight
A Day in the Life: High School Edition 2018
First, we look forward to celebrating as a school tonight at our Greek Myths History Day event! Our kids are ready to showcase these timeless stories for us and we
Monday Mix-ins: End of Trimester Fun Videos
{photo by Anne Davis on flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0} Monday Mix-ins are a great way to keep learning. Today’s mix-ins are a mix of purely fun but still mostly
Teaching Courage with Literature
“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” ~ Aristotle Before we get to this month’s book
Monday Mix-ins: Aesop
Illustration by Milo Winter {photo by janwillemsen on flickr / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0} Just for fun, this week we rounded up a few links about dear old Aesop and his
Wednesday Wonders: Grammar Shows Up in Unexpected Places
Here’s a quick wonder moment I (Jenny) wanted to share. This actually happened back in November, and here’s the story behind it: This year my youngest son Calvin is in
Homeschool Corners: Math Manipulatives
{photos by Jenny Bischoff} Today we are trying something slightly new here at Down Home. We all know and love the virtual tour posts that we share occasionally, where SLOCA
Monday Mix-ins: Ancient Greece Culmination
{public domain photo} Happy President’s Day! As we enjoy a couple of days off of school to honor our presidents, here are some fun enrichment links to help us wrap up
