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Using Notebooking Pages with Classical Conversations

Is the Foundations memory work enough? 

I asked myself this question multiple times over the last year. In theory, yes - the memory work is enough. Classical Conversations provides 144 facts which children in the Foundations program memorize during each cycle.  That means if they participate in 3 cycles there will be 432 grammar facts memorized.

That is AMAZING! 

There were many weeks when we just focused on the memory work, and that was enough!

There were weeks, however, where we had more time and my son was showing a particular interest in an area of the memory work. During those times I alwasy turned to notebooking, and our favorite resource Notebooking Pages.

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Music Resources for CC Cycle 2 - With a Bonus Giveaway!

 

Last week our local CC community began our musical studies with a drama of Peter and The Wolf. It was so much fun!  Learning about the instruments through this musical classic is the perfect way to kick off any child's study of great music. 

{Stick around and at the end of the post you can win a copy of Peter and the Wolf from Maestro Classics!}

One thing I have learned through being involved with Classical Conversations is that less really is more. The material is of such a high quality, that if I find one or two good supplements to the memory work/art and music suggestions then we're good. 

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