The Trivium is a time-proven method for educating children. It is a model that recognizes God's design and how He created children to learn. For this reason, Homeschool Connections has created engaging, online classes that are classical in nature and also raise students' hearts to God. Homeschool Connections currently offers middle school (logic stage) and high school (rhetoric stage) courses. Grammar school courses are in the planning process. 

I love Pinterest. When people describe it as nothing more than a "time sucker", I'm perplexed. Used correctly, it is a great time saver. It can be used to save recipes, home repair ideas, academic articles, Catholic apologetics information, and so much more. For our purposes here, I'd like to share how Pinterest can save you time and improve your homeschool. I also include a Top-10 List of Catholic Homeschool Pinners at the end.

Parents sometimes ask us about the order in which our courses should be taken. We answer these inquiries by focusing on the needs of that particular family. Based on recent questions from parents, we offer you two different history scopes and sequences here.

Every homeschool parent approaches planning the school year a little differently. The following ideas and forms are only suggestions. Take what works for you and your homeschool. Tweak and adjust until it fits your family dynamic.

Before beginning to plan the next school year, it's important to first review the current year. Here is a form to help you reflect on your successes and failures...

To help you successfully plan the school year, here are the planning basics along with a free planning form.

Why Should I Learn This is a compilation of essays written by a wide variety of authors, much like my previous books A Catholic Homeschool Treasury and The Catholic Homeschool Companion. It includes great authors such as Joseph Pearce, Mike Aquilina, Carol Reynolds, Mary Ellen Barrett, Gray Michuta, Monica Ashour, and so, so many more.

"I hate math!!!" Have you ever heard this from one of your children? We want to introduce you to a new idea -- Math Appreciation!

For an example of a scope and sequence for high school please click here: Scope and Sequence for College-Bound Catholic High School Students. Here is a suggested scope and sequence for our 7th- and 8th-grade Catholic homeschooled students to compliment the above S&S. Remember, this is only our suggestion. You can easily make adjustments to […]