The Classical Homeschool Archives | Classically Homeschooling https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/category/classical-education/ educating kids at the kitchen table Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:21:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Transparent-Logo-Cut-favicon.png The Classical Homeschool Archives | Classically Homeschooling https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/category/classical-education/ 32 32 13 Important Classical Education Books You Must Read https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/classical-education-books/ https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/classical-education-books/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2023 01:50:38 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9622 By the time my oldest kid was 4, I knew I wanted to give my children a classical education at home. But I had no idea how to go...

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]]> https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/classical-education-books/feed/ 25 101 Reasons to Give Your Kids a Classical Education https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/why-classical-education/ https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/why-classical-education/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:00:39 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=19048 One question I’ve heard many times is, “Why classical education?” Why teach your children a dead language? What’s the point of struggling with long reading lists? Why Give Kids...

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]]> https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/why-classical-education/feed/ 5 How to Teach Classical High School Science https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/teach-classical-high-school-science/ https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/teach-classical-high-school-science/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2021 11:01:27 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=423 What is the goal of classical high school science? Is it to teach the principles of studying the disciplines? Teach a student how to conduct research in a lab...

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]]> https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/teach-classical-high-school-science/feed/ 9 Tired? Focus on Scholé for a Delightful Homeschool https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/delightful-homeschool/ https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/delightful-homeschool/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:03:22 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=18053 Do you want a homeschool that you love? A delightful homeschool where you read amazing books aloud to your kids, revel in long nature walks, and delight in a...

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]]> https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/delightful-homeschool/feed/ 1 5 Truths About Teaching Latin at Home https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/teaching-latin/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=26064 When I first started teaching Latin, I thought it would be so easy to teach Latin at home! Sing a few songs, do a few chants, and the kids...

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]]> 6 Excellent Things to Teach in the Elementary Homeschool https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/things-teach-homeschool/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=24203 Are you worried about what things to teach in the homeschool? Don’t be! All you need is this list of six subjects. And you don’t even need to do...

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]]> How to Give Active Kids a Classical Education https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/teach-active-kids/ https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/teach-active-kids/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=24781 Do you believe that classical education is only an appropriate homeschool method for quiet, studious children? That you can’t teach active kids and give them a classical education? As...

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]]> https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/teach-active-kids/feed/ 2 What Do You Know About the Rhetoric Stage? https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/rhetoric-stage/ https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/rhetoric-stage/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:00:00 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=1427 Modern classical education recognizes three stages of childhood development. The first is the grammar or parrot stage when kids repeat everything they hear. The second is the dialectic or...

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]]> https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/rhetoric-stage/feed/ 6 What Exactly Is the Dialectic Stage? https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/dialectic-stage/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:30:00 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=1425 In classical education, children start out in the grammar stage. That sweet, angelic stage where little parrots mimic everything you do and say. Then one day your children enter...

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]]> What Is the Grammar Stage in Classical Education? https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/grammar-stage-parrot-years/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:00:00 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=1424 Have you ever been embarrassed by your small child repeating something you said? Or swore only to hear your angelic three-year-old repeat you verbatim? Welcome to the grammar stage!...

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