I'm very interested in getting the CD now that you pointed this book out!

My daughter is 8. We bought the PDF which was a lot of pages to print. However following the method got us great results. My daughter did it for like 5 minutes 4 times a week and now she can draw the USA !

We used Brookdale House's Drawing the USA this year, and it was great. My daughter learned so much. We bought it when she had a sale on downloads which made it even more affordable.

Read classic books, and CLE Reading CLE Language Arts (switching from Rod and Staff to this. . .we'll see how it goes) Vocabulary from Classic Roots Maxwell's School Composition Lively Latin book 2 CLE Math 800 Fallacy Detective and Balance Benders Memoria Press History of Medicine and World of Biology VP Self-paced modern history Evan Moore Daily Geography 6 and reading travel books Morning Family work (folk songs, Shakespeare, Bible, Catechism, Poetry, Music (Jazz), Picture Study, Art, Read Aloud)

So I have done Rod and Staff English, but I'm switching my boys to CLE Language Arts next year. We did W&R for one year and it was fine but I never really found my groove with it. So next year I am planning to use Killgallon (either sentence or paragraph composing) to supplement with my fifth grader. My sixth grader is going to use Maxwell's school composition. Other than that I will continue to have them write one paragraph summaries most day of something they have read.

We did Logic Liftoff once a week and Balance Benders once a week. So twice a week total.

My fifth grader did Logic Liftoff and Balance Benders this year.

I'm making my plans for next year and I'm deciding between the 7 Continents series or Daily Geography for my boys who will be in 5th and 6th grades. They have spent the past few years learning to identify the countries of the world and reading travel-type books. Now I would like to work on more maps skills. Would it matter much which of these Evan Moor series I chose? They both seem good based on samples.

I'm doing English 5 this year with two boys. I don't have the worksheets, and I don't think we need them for additional practice. There is plenty of practice is the text. However, some days I do wish we had the worksheets to do INSTEAD of the text to make the work load easier. I bought the worksheets for English 3 with my daughter and I really like having them for that reason.

Have you looked at Dictation Day by Day? That is what we use. It is a free resource and very well organized.

We used them here. I liked the variety of extra practice on some items. I don't think they are essential, but if you have a child for whom math does does come easily, the sheets can be helpful.

I think Spunky is a great inexpensive and hardly-known option for basic beginning math.

My children do have their afternoons free. We start a little after 7 AM with group work. My fourth grader is my slowest worker and he is almost always done by lunch. If he really focuses he is done by 11.

I did the O.T. last year with my four. We did do it during our morning time at the kitchen table. We aimed to do it three times a week and it usually took us the three mornings to do one book of the Bible. It is easy to do it at whatever pace you want. I kept the pace rather slow so they had time to do nice coloring and had time to really discuss.

You're very welcome. Hope it is useful for you.

Lesson Sixteen Do Exercise 16.1 page 395 and 16.2 on page 396. Read “Cato the Censor†on page 397. Make page for history booklet. Answer questions on page 398. Do Exercise 16.3 on page 399 and Exercise 16.4 on page 400. Listen to Vocabulary J online and follow along on page 401. Create flash cards on page 403. Listen to Vocabulary J online and do Exercise 16.5 on page 407. Listen to Vocabulary J online and do exercise 16.6 on page 406. Complete Word Power J.1 on page 407 and Word Power J.2 on page 408. Listen to Vocabulary J online and do Exercise 16.7 on page 409 and Exercise 16.8 on page 410. Read “Cato the Censor and the End of Carthage†on pages 411-412. Make page for history booklet: The Destruction of Carthage. Play Vocabulary J game online and complete Exercise 16.9 on page 413. Play Vocabulary J game online and complete Exercise 16.10 on page 414. Listen to Vocabulary J online and do Word Power J.3 on page 415 and Word Power J.4 on page 416 (Word Search optional). Complete Exercise 16.11 on page 417 and Exercise 16.12 on page 418. Do Map Review on page 419 and Roman History Review on page 420. Do Test (multiple days)

Lesson Eleven Lesson 11.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 11.1 on pages 223-224. Lesson 11.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 11.2 on pages 225-226. Read “Camillus†on pages 227-228. Create page for history booklet. Lesson 11.3. Watch online video and do Exercise 11.3 on pages 229-230. Listen to Vocabulary F (from Lesson 10) and do Word Power F.2 on page 231. Listen to Vocabulary F (from Lesson 10) and do Word Power F.3 on page 232. Read “Camillus 2†on pages 233-234. Create page “Gauls Invade Rome†for your history booklet. Lesson 11.4. Watch online video and do Exercise 11.4 on pages 235-236. Gallic Invasion of Rome. Read, understand, and complete pages 237-238. Listen to Vocabulary F (from Lesson 10) and do Exercise 11.5 on page 239. Play an online Vocabulary F game (from Lesson 10) and do Exercise 11.6 on page 240. Read “Camillus 3†on pages 241-242 and then create history booklet page “Camillus Defeats the Gauls.†Read and complete pages 243-244. Listen to Vocabulary E (Lesson Eight) and do Word Power F.4 on page 245. Listen to Vocabulary F (Lesson Ten) and do Word Power F.5 on page 246 Complete “Review: Coriolanus, Cincinnatus, and Camillus†on page 247 and “Rome's Ancient Neighbors†on page 248. Lesson Twelve Lesson 12.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 12.1 on pages 249-250. Play online Vocabulary F games (Lesson Ten) and do Exercise 12.2 on page 251. Listen to Vocabulary D (Lesson Six) and do Exercise 12.3 on page 252. Read “Manlius Torquatus†on pages 253-254. Create page for history booklet. Complete “Manlius Torquatus Review†on page 255 and 256. Lesson 12.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 12.2 on pages 257-258. Read “Appius Caecus Claudius†and “Appius Caecus Claudius and the Toga†on pages 259-260. Create page for history booklet “Appius Claudius: The Builder.†Do map activity on page 261. Lesson 12.3 Watch online video and do Exercise 12.3 on pages 263-264. What the Romans Wore. Read, understand, and complete pages 265-266. Practice Flash cards and CHANTS. Complete Exercise 12.6 on page 267. Listen to Vocabulary F (Lesson Ten) and do Exercise 12.7 on page 268. Read “Appius Caecus Claudius and the Pyrrhic Victory†on pages 269-270. Create page for history booklet “War with Pyrrhus.†War with Pyrrhus and the Tarentines. Complete pages 271-272. Listen to Vocabulary G and follow along on page 273. Create flash cards on page 275. Listen to Vocabulary G and do Exercise 12.8 on page 277. Listen to Vocabulary G and do Exercise 12.9 on page 278. Complete Word Power G.1 on pages 279-280. Lesson Thirteen Lesson 13.1 Watch online video and complete Exercise 13.1 on pages 281-282. Listen to Vocabulary G (Lesson Twelve) and do Exercise 13.2 on page 283. Listen to Vocabulary G (Lesson Twelve) and do Exercise 13.3 on page 284. Read “Regulus and the First Punic War†and create page for history booklet. Do Map activity on page 286. Lesson 13.2. Watch online video and complete Exercise 13.4 on pages 287-288. Listen to Vocabulary G (Lesson Twelve) and do Word Power Exercise G.2 on page 289 and Word Power G.3 on page 290. Read “Regulus Makes a Promise†on pages 291-293. Create page for history booklet and do map on page 293. Complete “First Punic War†Crossword puzzle on page 294 and play online game for Vocabulary G (Lesson Twelve). Lesson 13.3. Watch online video and complete Exercise 13.5 on pages 295-296. Play online vocabulary game for Vocabulary G (Lesson Twelve) and do Exercise 13.6 on page 297. Listen to Vocabulary F (Lesson Ten) and do Exercise 13.7 on page 298. Listen to Vocabulary E (Lesson Eight) and do Exercise 13.8 on page 299. Listen to Vocabulary D (Lesson Six) and do Exercise 13.9 on page 300. Listen to Vocabulary G (Lesson Twelve) and do Word Power G.4 on page 391. Listen to Vocabulary G (Lesson Twelve) and do Word Power G.5 on page 392. Play online Vocabulary G games (Lesson Twelve) and do Exercise 13.10 on page 303. Play online Vocabulary G games (Lesson Twelve) and do Exercise 13.11 on page 304. Lesson Fourteen Lesson 14.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 14.1 on pages 305-306. Complete map activity on page 307 and do Review of Roman History to the 2nd Punic War on page 308. Read “Hannibal on the March†on pages 309-310 and create page for history booklet: Hannibal in the Alps. Complete Exercise 14.2 and 14.3 on pages 311 and 312. Read “Hannibal at Ticinus and Trebia†on pages 313-315. Answer questions on page 315 and 316. Create page for history booklet: The Battle of Trebia. Lesson 14.2 Watch online video and do Exercise 14.4 on pages 317-318. Read “Hannibal at Trasimene†on pages 319-321. Do map activity on page 322. Create page for history booklet: The Battle of Lake Trasimene. Listen to Vocabulary H online and follow along with page 323. Create flash cards on page 325. Listen to Vocabulary H and complete Exercise 14.5 on page 327. Listen to Vocabulary H and complete Exercise 14.6 on page 328. Read “Hannibal Outwits Fabius†on pages 329-332 and answer questions. Make page for history booklet: Quintus Fabius Maximus Gets Fooled. Listen to Vocabulary H and do Word Power H.1 on pages 333-334. Read “Fabius Wins Two Battles†on pages 335-336. Complete the Review on page 337 and the Character Study on page 338. Do Exercise 14.7 on page 339 and Exercise 14.8 on page 340. Listen to Vocabulary H and do Word Power H.2 on page 341. Listen to Vocabulary H and do Word Power H.3 on page 342. Read “The Battle of Cannae†on pages 343-344. Answer questions on page 345. Make history booklet page. Read “The Despair of Rome†on pages 346-348. Complete the map activity on page 348. Play an online Vocabulary game for Vocabulary H and do Word Power Exercise H.4. Play an online Vocabulary game for Vocabulary H and do Word Power Exercise H.5. Lesson Fifteen Lesson 15.1. Watch online video and complete the lesson on pages 351-352. Complete Exercise 15.1 and 15.2 on pages 353-354. Read “Scipio and the Capture of New Carthage†on pages 355-358. Create page for history booklet: “Scipio in Spain.†Lesson 15.2. Watch online video and complete Exercise 15.2 on pages 359-360. Listen to Vocabulary F (Lesson Ten) and complete Exercise 15.3 on pages 361. Lesson 15.3. Watch online Video and complete page 362. Listen to Vocabulary H (Lesson Fourteen) and complete Exercise 15.4 on page 363. Listen to Vocabulary G (Lesson Twelve) and complete Exercise 15.5 on page 364. Read “Scipio Goes to Africa†on pages 365-366. Do activities on page 367-368. Lesson 15.4 Watch online video and do Exercise 15.6 on pages 369-370. Read “Scipio at the Numidian Camp†on pages 371-372. Create page for history booklet: The Burning of the Numidian Camp. Lesson 15.5. Watch online video and complete Exercise 15.6 on pages 373-374. Listen to Vocabulary H (Lesson 14) on do exercise 15.8 on page 375. Do online Vocabulary H games (Lesson 14) and then do Exercise 15.9 on page 376. Listen to Vocabulary I online and follow along on page 377. Then create flash cards on page 379. Listen to Vocabulary I online and then complete Exercise 15.10 on pages 381-382. Read “Scipio and the Battle of Zama†on pages 383-385. Create page for history booklet: The Battle of Zama. Complete pages 386 (How the Battle Went), 387 (Scipio in Africa), and 389 (Character Study). Listen to Vocabulary I online. Do Word Power 1.1 on pages 389-390. Complete Review of 2nd Punic War on pages 391-392. (Word search optional). Listen to Vocabulary I online. Do Word Power Exercise I.2 on page 393 and Word Power I.3 on page 394.

Lesson Six Lesson 6.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 6.1 on pp. 117-118. Lesson 6.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 6.2 on pp. 119-120. Read “Junius Brutus' and “Overthrow of the Tarquins†on pp. 121-122. Make page for history booklet. Lesson 6.3. Watch online video and do Exercise 6.3 on pp. 123-124. Read “Junius Brutus and the End of the Tarquins†on p. 125 and do Art Study on p. 126. Listen to Vocabulary D and follow along on p. 127. Create flashcards on p. 129. Listen to Vocabulary D and do Exercise 6.4 on p. 131. Listen to Vocabulary D and do Exercise 6.5 on p. 132. Listen to Vocabulary D and do Word Power D.1 on p. 133. Listen to Vocabulary D and do Word Power D.2 on p. 134. Play online game for Vocabulary D and do Junius Brutus Review on p. 135. Play online game for Vocabulary D. Read the Government Chart on p. 136. Answer questions on p. 137. Play online game for Vocabulary D and answer questions on p. 138. Lesson Seven Lesson 7.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 7.1 on pp. 139-140. Read “Horatius at the Bridge†on pp. 141-142. Answer questions on p. 142. Make page for history booklet. Lesson 7.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 7.2 on pp. 143-144. Read the poem “Horatius†Continue to read the poem “Horatius†Continue to read the poem “Horatius†Listen to Vocabulary C (from Lesson 4) and do Exercise 7.3 on p. 155. Listen to Vocabulary D (from Lesson 6) and do Exercise 7.4 on p. 156. Listen to Vocabulary D (from Lesson 6) and do Word Power D.3 on p. 157. Play an online vocabulary game. Do Word Power D.4 on p. 158. Lesson Eight Lesson 8.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 8.1 on pp. 159-160. Lesson 8.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 8.2 on pp. 161-162. Lesson 8.3. Watch online video and do Exercise 8.3 on pp. 163-164. Read “Mucius the Left Handed†on pp. 165-166, answer questions on p. 166, and make page for history booklet. Lesson 8.4 Watch online video and do Exercise 8.4 on pp. 167-168. Listen to Vocabulary E and follow along on p. 169. Make Flashcards on p. 171. Listen to Vocabulary E and do Exercise 8.5 on p. 173. Listen to Vocabulary E and do Exercise 8.6 on p. 174. Listen to Vocabulary E and do Word Power E.1 on p. 175. Listen to Vocabulary E and do Word Power E.2 on p 176. Listen to Vocabulary E and play an online Vocabulary E game. Play an online Vocabulary E game and start TEST. Play an online Vocabulary E game and finish the TEST. Lesson Nine Lesson 9.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 9.1 on pages 177-178. Read “Coriolanus: Hero and Traitor†on pages 179-180 and “Coriolanus: Shamed by his Mother†on pages 183-184. Make page for history booklet. Lesson 9.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 9.2 on pages 181-182. Lesson 9.3. Watch video online and do Exercise 9.3 on pages 185-186. The Roman Legionary. Read and complete pages 187-188. Listen to Vocabulary D (from lesson six) and read and complete Exercise 9.4 on page 189. Listen to Vocabulary E (from lesson eight) and complete Exercise 9.5 on page 190. Organization of the Roman Legion. Read, understand, and complete pages 191-192. Complete exercise 9.6 on page 193. Listen to Vocabulary E (from lesson eight) and complete Exercise 9.7 on page 194. Play an online game and complete Word Power E.3 on page 195. Play an online game and complete Word Power E.4 on page 196. Lesson Ten Lesson 10.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 10.1 on pages 197-198. Lesson 10.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 10.2 on ages 199-200. Read “The Fabii†on pages 201 and 202. Make page for the history booklet. Lesson 10.3. Watch online video and do Exercise 10.3 on pages 203-204. Read “Cincinnatus†on pages 205-208. Make page for history booklet. Lesson 10.4. Watch online video and do Exercise 10.4 on pages 209-210. Listen to Vocabulary C (from Lesson Four) and do Exercise 10.5 on page 211. Listen to Vocabulary E (from Lesson Eight) and do Exercise 10.6 on page 212. Listen to Vocabulary F and follow along on page 213. Create flash cards on page 215. Listen to Vocabulary F and do Exercise 10.7 on page 217. Listen to Vocabulary F and do Exercise 10.8 on page 218. Complete “Military Words to Know†on page 219 and “Ancient Tribes of Central Italy†on page 220. Listen to Vocabulary F and do Exercise F.1 on pages 221-222. Play online games for Vocabulary F.

Okay, so I'll probably have to divide this between posts. Basically my son would do 4 of the "lessons" I scheduled and then the 5th day do review. Introduction to Latin Read “Why Do We Study Latin†on pp. iv-v and retell information to me. Read “Who Speaks Latin Today†on p. vi and do map activities on pp. vii-viii. Do map activity on p. ix. Read “Languages, Languages, Languages!†and answer questions on pp. xii and xiii. Read “The Mysterious French Connection†pp. xiv-xv. Do the “Timeline of Languages†pp. xvi-xviii. Watch “Pick a Latin Name†video and read pp. xix-xx. Lesson One Lesson 1.1. Watch online video and complete Lesson 1.1 on pp. 1-2. Lesson 1.2. Watch online video and complete Lesson 1.2 on pp. 3-4. Listen to Vocabulary A p. 5 online and make flashcards on p. 7. Listen to Vocabulary A and complete Exercise 1.1 and Exercise 1.2 on pp. 9-10. Listen to Vocabulary A and complete Word Power A.1 on pp. 11-12. Read “The Beginning†and “The Birth of Romulus and Remus†pp. 13-14, and complete the Art Study on p. 19. Listen to Vocabulary A and complete Word Power A.2 on p. 15 Listen to Vocabulary A and complete Word Power A.3 on p. 16 Lesson 1.3. Watch online video and complete Lesson 1.3 on pp. 17-18. Listen to Vocabulary A. Read “Romulus and Remus Avenge Their Grandfather†p. 20 and make page for history booklet. Lesson 1.4. Watch online video and follow along on p. 21. Read “Romulus and Remus Found a City†pp. 23-24 and make page for history booklet. Complete worksheet p. 24. Lesson 1.5. Watch online video and complete p. 22. Complete Exercise 1.3 on page 25 and make grammar flashcards on p. 26. Listen to Vocabulary A and play online vocabulary game. Lesson Two Lesson 2.1 Watch online video and complete Exercise 2.1 pp. 27-28. Listen to “Names of Cases†audio online. Read “Romulus and the Capture of the Sabine Women†on p. 29, answer the questions on the bottom of the page, and make history booklet page. Do Art Study on p. 30 and answer questions orally. Listen to “Names of Cases†audio online. Lesson 2.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 2.2 pp. 31-32. Lesson 2.3. Watch online video and do Exercise 2.3 pp. 33-34. Listen to Vocabulary B and follow along on p. 35. Make Vocabulary B Flashcards p. 37. Listen to Vocabulary B. Do Word Power B.1 pp.39-40 Read “Tarpeia and the Battle of the Sabines†pp. 41-42, answer questions on p. 42, and make page for history booklet. Listen to Vocabulary B. Do Exercise 2.4 p. 43. Listen to Vocabulary B. Do Exercise 2.5 p. 44. Listen to Vocabulary B. Read “The End of Romulus†p. 45 and complete “Romulus Review†on p. 46 Listen to Vocabulary B. Do Word Power B.2 pp. 47-48. Listen to Vocabulary B. Do “Romulus and Remus Review†p. 49 and play online Romulus Battleship game. Listen to Vocabulary B. Play online vocabulary hangman game. Do “Character Study: Romulus†on p. 50. Lesson Three Lesson 3.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 3.1 on pp. 51-52. Read “Numa Pompilius†on p. 53 and complete p. 54. Play a Vocabulary B game from Lesson 2. Do Word Power B.3 on p. 55 Do a Vocabulary A game from Lesson 1. Do Word Power B.4 on p. 56. Lesson 3.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 3.2 on pp. 57-58. Read “Numa Teaches the Romans About the Gods†pp. 59-62. Make a page for the history booklet “Numa Pompilius†and complete p. 67. Listen to Vocabulary A (from Lesson 1) and do Word Power B.5 on p. 63. Listen to Vocabulary B (from Lesson 2) and do Word Power B.6 on p. 64 Play a Vocabulary B game (from Lesson 2) and do Exercise 3.3 on p. 65. Listen to Vocabulary A (from Lesson 1) and do Exercise 3.4 on p. 66. Play Mythology Card Games. Lesson Four Lesson 4.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 4.1 pp. 79-80. Lesson 4.2. Watch online video and do Exercise 4.2 pp. 81-82. Lesson 4.3. Watch online video and do Exercise 4.3 pp. 83-84. Read “Horatii and the Curiatii†and complete “Character Study†on pp. 85-87. Make the history booklet page and do the Art Study on p. 88. Listen to Vocabulary C and follow along on p. 89. Create vocabulary flash cards on p. 91. Listen to Vocabulary C and do Exercise 4.4 on p. 93 Listen to Vocabulary C and do Exercise 4.5 on p. 94. Listen to Vocabulary C and do Word Power C.1 pp. 95-96. Play an online Vocabulary C game and start working on TEST. Play an online Vocabulary C game and finish the TEST. Lesson Five Lesson 5.1. Watch online video and do Exercise 5.1 on pp. 97-98. Read “The Tarquins†on p. 99 and do the map on p. 100. Lesson 5.2. Watch the online video and do Exercise 5.2 on pp. 101-102. Listen to Vocabulary C (from Lesson 4) and do Word Power C.2 on p. 103 Listen to Vocabulary B (from Lesson 2) and do Word Power C.3 on p. 104. Listen to Vocabulary A (from Lesson 1). Read “Building Projects†pp. 105-106. Make page for history booklet. Lesson 5.3. Watch online video and do Exercise 5.3 on pp. 107-108. Lesson 5.4. Watch online video and do Exercise 5.4 on pp. 109-110. Read “Tarquin and the Augur†and “Servius Tullius†on p. 111. Make page for history booklet. Do family tree activity on p. 112. Lesson 5.5. Watch online video and do Exercise 5.5 on pp. 113-114. Listen to Vocabulary C (from Lesson 4) and read “Tarquin the Proud†on pp. 115-116. Answer questions on p. 116. Listen to Vocabulary C (from Lesson 4). Play an online vocabulary game. Make page for history booklet.

I'm in PA and we have to count days (180 days). I'm much like Garga in that I like a schedule. My goal is always 160 days of "lessons" or typical school days where we follow the schedule and 20 days of field trips. The field trip days are often sprinkled throughout the school year, but I also count summer camps. We start counting days July 1. I start "lesson days" the last week of August. We really don't take off much during the school year except around Thanksgiving, Christmas and a few days at Easter. We are typically done by the first week of May.

I scheduled it all out ahead of time, planning for 4 days a week plus 1 day of week that would be only for review. At our current pace it will take us a little under 2 school years or a little over 1 1/2 years. My son was in fourth grade when we started and it was a good pace for him. We also did all the history even though we had covered it with VP history. He likes it and it changes up some of the days. I can cut and paste what we did here if that would be helpful as a sample schedule. I would say our schedule was on the slow and steady side, and like I said after 4 days of my lesson plans every fifth day was a review day. If we had done 5 days a week of lessons we would have finished much quicker.

Adelectableeducation.com has a wonderful Charlotte Mason podcast. They have one episode just on what is a living book. Also under each episode on their podcast they list some of their favorite living books for each topic. Also sabbath mood homeschool has a large section on her website devoted to CM method of teaching science.

Thank you. I appreciate your suggestions.

Great question.

Thank you for this pep talk. This is truly how I want to do it. :001_smile: