Classically Catholic Memory at home

A few additional ideas for incorporating Classically Catholic Memory (CCM) work at home:

~ all of us loved Jamie Spiering's motions for learning the TIMELINE phrases; we worked on them today for just a few minutes and we had them down!  Thanks Jamie (and Alecia; I have a feeling you were in on this too!)

~ assign "listen to CCM CD Week One" to all older children as Independent Work, written in their assignment book, student planner, or whatever else you use to plan your student's day

~ listen to the CD all together as background to the beginning of LUNCH time (no kidding, we did this today, and will probably continue to do so, as we don't have a lot of "wiggle room" in our morning schedule; with four youngish school age kids K, 1st, 3rd and 4th, we're trying to fit a lot in on school days and many of you are in the same boat)

~ if you can remember, leave the CD near your purse, car keys, etc. and grab it on your way out the door to soccer, swimming or other activities. Fit in another listen while on the road.

As for CWH History, I have yet to figure out exactly how to map out all of the readings from the various books suggested for each Unit for my children's different ages.  I realize there are suggestions built into the CHW manual, but with each reading assignment I still wonder - should we read this aloud as a family?  read it to younger ages only, other to older, assign as independent reading?........oh boy, so much good stuff.  Notebooking is a whole 'nother mountain to conquer. I'm used to History programs (like Story of the World) that lay it all out for you, maps, Activity pages all included. Any ideas on how to tackle RC History would be much welcome.

For now, my younger ones are reading Bible stories with their father, older ones are reading a Core Text with me. I have yet to send off the older ones with independent reading, but partly that is because I want to read it all along with them!