Articles tagged Memory Work
Finding Freedom in the Grammar Stage
by Brandy
Tuesday, 31 December, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Tuesday, 31 December, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Once upon a time, I attempted to find a craft, worksheet, and online activity or video to flesh out almost every subject of every week of Foundations memory work.
When we entered a year of overwhelming challenges and setbacks, I desperately struggled to keep a firm...
Memory for the Master
I have never worked very hard on memorizing. With varying degrees of memory success, I have carried around little Bible memory cards and even worked on long passages of scripture. In high school, I memorized Macbeth’s speech about the petty pace that creeps on. And I...
The Power of a Question
May I ask you a question? As a mom, I am good at that:
“Are you up yet?”
“Do you need some help?”
“Why did you leave that here?”
“Is your throat sore?”
“When will you be back?”
“Do you call that clean?”
As a homeschool mom of two for more than a dozen years, I have...
Confessions of a Thirty-Something-Year-Old Memory Master
by Kathy
Wednesday, 22 May, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Wednesday, 22 May, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
At the beginning of the year, our Foundations Director, Stephanie Ross, posed the question, “Are there any mothers who want to be Memory Masters?” As someone who is a lifelong learner, I secretly wanted this. Besides the fact that I love challenges, I wanted to...
One Child's Memory Master Journey
During the first week of our family’s homeschooling journey, I taught this verse to my children: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs 1:7, NIV). It is a wonderful day when a parent can see the fruit of...