6th Annual Curriculum Sale Blog Hop
Create a blog post with your gently used curriculum (and any other books/items) that you’d like to sell or pass on to another family, with pictures if possible.
Please add a link to your post, referring back to this post, so that others can find the link up.
Using the linky below, enter the direct link to your post.
A couple years ago I also created a Facebook Event page for those who would like to participate in selling books during the blog hop but don’t have blogs. After all the requests the other day, I decided to go ahead and do this again this year. You are welcome to post photos and prices of books you have for sale. Here is the link: 6th Annual Online Curriculum Sale Blog Hop Event Page
Out of consideration for everyone participating in the Curriculum Sale Blog Hop, please only request items that you intend to purchase and are able to submit payment for promptly, preferably within 24 hours, unless prior arrangements have been made with the person selling the books.
Sellers please update your posts with “sale pending” or “sold” when possible, and be sure to include your payment and shipping terms.
Purchasers, if you request books from a seller, please respond to their confirmation email within a reasonable amount of time. If the seller doesn’t hear back from you within 24 hours they may decide to remove the “sale pending” and make the books you requested available to others.
The link-up will remain open from August 5-15, 2015, so be sure to check back for new links! I’ve added a button to the side of the blog which will be there for the duration of the link-up so this post can be found easily.
Our 2016 Used Book Sale
If you are interested in purchasing any of the items in this post, please leave a comment listing the books you would like, along with your email address. (The email address box is part of the comment form here at Shower of Roses and it won’t be displayed publicly.) I will send you a private email with your total, including shipping, along with my Paypal address to send payment. I will also accept payment in the form of Amazon e-gift cards for those who do not use Paypal.
To keep it as simple as possible, I have decided to once again charge a flat rate to help cover the cost of packaging, media mail postage, and any Paypal fees. This year it will be $5 for 1-3 items and $7.00 for 4+ items.
Please only request items that you intend to purchase and are able to submit payment for promptly. Comments are moderated, but I will do my best to approve/publish them as quickly as possible and update the post with “sales pending.” If multiple visitors request the same book it will be sold to the first request. I may continue to add to this post over the weekend, if I have time to go through more of our books. We’ll see! I can’t believe how many books we have in this house…
Thank you!
Note: Most links are affiliate links.
Classically Catholic Memory – Alpha Year, complete set, like new, minor shelf wear, Asking $85.00 (Sold)
Second Form Latin – Workbook, new, Asking $10.00 REDUCED $7.00 each, three available (Sold)
First Form Latin Complete Set, DVDs/CD and Text Book (some writing inside) used one year, Teacher’s Manual in very good condition, flashcards still in shrink wrap, replacement workbook and quiz booklet in brand new condition, Asking $90.00 for set (Sold)
First Form Latin – Workbook, new, Asking $10.00 each REDUCED $7.00, two one available
First Form Latin – Quizzes & Tests, new, Asking $4.00 REDUCED $2.50First Form Latin – Student Text, some writing in pencil in book, cover crease, Asking $7.00 (Sold)
Latina Christiana I Set (Teacher Manual, Student Book and DVDs), missing flashcards, first seven lessons completed in student book, Asking $50.00 for set REDUCED $40.00Ludere Latine I: Latina Christiana I Activity Book, new, Asking $15.00 (Sold)
The Book of Roots and Answer Key, Lesson one partially completed in pencil, Asking $18.00 REDUCED $12.00 (Sold)
Roots of English, new, Asking $15.00 REDUCED $12.00
Roots of English, a few pages of lesson 1 completed in pencil, Asking $12.00 REDUCED $8.00
The Book of Roots, Lessons 1-4 completed in pencil, Asking $15.00 REDUCED $10.00
Prima Latina Text Set (Teacher Manual, Student Book, Pronunciation CD), Student book is new/replacement, others are in very good condition, Asking $30.00Prima Latina DVD Set, good condition, used a couple years, Asking $30.00Prima Latina Copybook, new, Asking $12.00
Or purchase complete set pictured above for $60.00 (Sold)
Following Narnia Teacher’s Manual & Student Book (sold as a set), new, Asking $40.00 (Sold)Following Narnia Student Book, new, Asking $20.00 (Sold)
All About Spelling Level 4 Teacher’s Manual and Student Packet, new, Asking $32.00All About Spelling Level 5 Teacher’s Manual and Student Packet, new, Asking $32.00All About Spelling Level 6 Teacher’s Manual and Student Packet, new, Asking $32.00All About Spelling Level 7 Teacher’s Manual and Student Packet, new, Asking $32.00Or purchase all four levels for $120.00 (Sold)
All About Reading Level 1: Teacher’s Manual, Blast Off to Reading Activity Book, Reading Games with Ziggy the Zebra and All About Reading Review Box with Divider Cards, cards from student packet have been separated and stored in box, some shelf wear to books, otherwise in like new condition, Asking $60.00 (Sold)
Editor In Chief B1, first 5 of 33 exercises completed, Asking $7.00 REDUCED $4.00 (Sold)Editor In Chief B1, first 2 of 33 exercises completed, Asking $7.00 REDUCED $4.00 (Sold)
Word Tracking: High Frequency Words, Like New, Asking $5.00 REDUCED $3.00
Getty-Dubay Instruction Manual – Like New, Asking $2.00 REDUCED $1.00
Straight Talk: A Parent’s Guide to Language Development, very good condition, Asking $30.00 REDUCED $18.00 (Sold)
Explode the Code 1, pages 1-3 completed, sticker on front, Asking $4.00 (Sold)Explode the Code 1 1/2, new, sticker on front, Asking $4.00 REDUCED $2.50 (Sold) Explode the Code 2 1/2, new, Asking $4.00 REDUCED $2.50 (Sold)Wordly Wise A with Answer Key, new, Asking $8.00 REDUCED $5.00 (Sold)
Wordly Wise B Answer Key, 2 available, Asking $1.00 each REDUCED 50cents each
Wordly Wise C Answer Key, 2 available, Asking $1.00 each REDUCED 50cents each
Reading Comprehension 1, Asking $1.00 REDUCED 50cents each
Handwriting Skills Simplified, Asking $1.00 REDUCED 50cents each
Mind Twisters, Asking $3.00 REDUCED $1.50
The Winston Grammar Program: Basic Level Teacher’s Manual, Student Workbook, Supplemental Workbook, Supplemental Workbook Answer Key, Word Works Teacher’s Manual, Word Works Student Workbook, Basic Level Card Set – all in very good condition, Asking $50.00 for set REDUCED $38.00
Saxon Math 7/6 ISBN 1565775074, $10.00 (Previous school textbooks, with wear to covers, fourth edition and nearly identical to the Saxon 7/6: Homeschool Edition. This is a duplicate of the one we own and use.) Asking $10.00 (Sold)
REDUCED $60.00
The Usborne Science Encyclopedia, $5.00 REDUCED $4.00The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Biology, $8.00 (Sold)
How Do Apples Grow, Asking $1.00 REDUCED 50 cents
Sunlights, Skyscrapers, and Soda Pop: The Wherever-You-Look-Science-Book, Asking $10.00 REDUCED $7.00
Maps Charts Graphs: A (new, duplicate copy), Asking $6.00 (Sold)
Daily Lesson Plans for Light to the Nations Part Two from CHC, new but taken out of shrink wrap (I decided to use the Kolbe course plans for my high-schoolers instead), Asking $12.00 REDUCED $10.00
The Young Reader’s Shakespeare Collection, all in like new condition:Romeo & Juliet, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, and Julius CaesarAsking $13.00 each or $50.00 for the set of all 5 (Sold)
These are all duplicate copies of books we have on our shelves. All in new condition.Olivia and the Little Way, signed by author, Asking $6.00 (Sold)
Past Suspicion, shelf wear to cover, $3.00 (Sold)Frozen Footprints, shelf wear to cover, $3.00 (Sold)
Catholic Philosopher Chick Makes Her Debut, Asking $6.00 REDUCED $4.00
Hope and a Whole Lotta Prayer, Asking $8.00 REDUCED $4.00
Catholic Children’s Treasure Box #9 (duplicate copy, faded cover), Asking $1.00 (Sold)
Baltimore Catechism No. 1, Asking $2.00Habemus Papam! Pope Benedict XVI, Asking $6.00 (Sold)The Story of the Sacred Heart, paper pamphlet type, you can see a picture of the inside here, duplicate copy, this has wear to cover including writing, Asking $1.00 (Sold)
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss, $5.00 REDUCED $2.00
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography, like new, Asking $18.00 (Sold)Crochet Designs for Kids: 20 Projects to Make for Boys or Girls, Asking $3.00 (Sold)Mamarazzi: Every Mom’s Guide to Photographing Kids, Asking $5.00 (Sold)
Fun Stuff CupcakesFun Stuff Cookies (Sold)
Fun Stuff Silly Snacks
$4.00 each
The Priests: Noel, new in shrink wrap, $3.00 (Sold)
Susan Boyle: Someone to Watch Over Me, new in shrink wrap, $3.00A Real Irish Christmas, $2.00 (Sold)
Celtic Christmas, $2.00
Fulton Sheen Angels (VHS), $4.00 REDUCED $2.00
Tatiana: The Story of Christmas, $3.00 (Sold)Amy Grant: The Christmas Collection, $2.00 (Sold)
Antique Christmas: A Christmas Memories Collection, $2.00The Angels Sang: An Inspirational Christmas, $3.00 (Sold)
Gounod at St. Agnes, $2.00
Feasts of Our Lady, $4.00 REDUCED $2.00Alma Mater: Featuring The Voice of Pope Benedict XVI Deluxe Edition, $3.00 (Sold)
Choral Moods, $2.00
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, $5.00
Best Known Gregorian Chants, $2.00
Classics – Ave Maria, $2.00
Mozart: Great Mass in C, $2.00
Mozart, $2.00
Amadeus, $2.00
Listing more books for my mom…
My mom has been asking all summer if I was going to host another book sale this year. A couple of my sisters, the twins, have been helping her clean out her attic this summer. The other night JoAnn dropped off a few books for me to sort through and list for sale….
The books in this post will be shipped directly from my mom, Josephine. Paypal payment is preferred, though contact me privately if this isn’t an option. Out of consideration for myself and anyone else who might like to purchase books from this post, please only request items that you intend to purchase and are able to submit payment for promptly, unless other arrangements have been made. If multiple visitors request the same book it will be sold to the first request. Comments are moderated, but I will do my best to approve them as quickly as possible.
Shipping will be a flat rate of $5.00 for 1-3 items and $7.00 for 4+ items, to cover the cost of packaging and media rate postage in the U.S.
The St. Paul Way, Truth and Life Series, Set of books pictured above $45.00 Reduced $30.00
Christ: Our Way to the Father, $5.00 each, 3 available
Christ’s Law of Love, $5.00
Radiating Christ, $5.00
Christ My Life, $5.00 each, 2 available
Following Christ, $5.00 each, 2 available
Credo: I Believe, $5.00
Modern Saints, $2.00
Catholic Truth for Youth, $4.00
The Week of Salvation, $4.00
From a Far Country, $2.00
Blood of the Martyrs: The journey of a Catholic priest to the rescue movement, $2.00
The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton, $2.00
The Life and Revelations of Anne Catherine Emmerich Vol 2, $5.00Relics, $2.00 (Sold)
The Blessed Eucharist, $4.00True Devotion to Mary, loose cover, $1.00 (Sold)
Father Peter John de Smet: Jesuit in the West, $8.00The Apostolate of Holy Motherhood, $6.00 (Sold)The Tears of Mary and Fatima, $3.00 (Sold)The Wonders She Performs, $4.00 (Sold)
Prayers and Heavenly Promises, $2.00
The Secret of the Rosary, $2.00The Pro-Life Prayer Book
Wild Bill Hockok Tames the West by Stewart H. Holbrook, Lots of Cover Wear, ©1952, Asking $2.00 (Sold)
California: The Story of Our Southwest Corner by Grace S. Dawson, ©1939, Cover split and taped together, Asking $2.00Wild Animals I Have Known, ©1926, Spine loose from age, wear to cover, Asking $10.00
The New If I Were Going, ©1936, 1951 Edition, Asking $5.00
The Kingdom of God Series, Bible Lessons, William Newton & Ellamay Horan, ©1937/1942, Good,
Asking $5.00
American History, ©1970 with Test Booklet and Answer Key, Asking $10.00
Quest of a Hemisphere, ©1970, Asking $6.00
Of America Vol. 1 and Vol 2, Asking $4.00 for the set
Science and Living in God’s World Grade 5 with OLVS Answer Key, Asking $6.00
Abeka Earth Science with Test Booklet and Answer Key, Asking $4.00
Abeka Basic Science, Asking $4.00
Voyages in English 7 Hardcover with Exercises in English 7, ©1960, some writing in pencil that has been erased, Asking $10.00 for the set
The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time, $2.00The Wild West, $2.00 (Sold)Native Americans, $2.00 (Sold)
Cowboys by Peter Newark, $2.00
Cowboys: The real story of cowboys and cattlemen, $2.00Meet The North American Indians, Asking $2.00 (Sold)
Algebra 1 (First Edition), Asking $4.00
Manual for the Slide Rule, Asking $2.00
Saxon Physics Student Textbook, Asking $15.00 (one page ripped in half, will tape back together)
Wheelock’s Latin Grammar, Asking $2.00
Workbook for Wheelock’s Latin, (a few lessons with writing), Asking $2.00
Material Logic, Missing Front Cover, Spiral Bound, Student Text, Asking $2.00
Latin: Second Year (Henle Latin), Asking $4.00
Prima Latina Teacher Manual, Asking $7.00
Writing Workshop Level E Teacher’s Edition, Asking $2.00
Writing a Research Paper Grades 6-12, Third Edition, Asking $5.00
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level G, Asking $2.00
Catholic National Reader #3 and #5 Answer Key, Asking $1.00 each
Traditional Catholic Speller & Workbook Grades 5, 6, and 8, Asking $1.00 each (Sold No 6)
Traditional Catholic Spelling & Poetry No 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11, OLVS, Asking $3.00 (Sold No 6)
Our Life With God Religion Series, Teacher’s Manual and Key for Book 5, God Leads Me, ©1960, Very Good, Asking $4.00
The following Baltimore Catechisms are old and in awful shape. Perhaps someone still has a use for them though? “Cure of Ars” (written across the top of some of these books) was the small school that my Grandparents (my Dad’s parents) started with a few other families when my Dad was growing up. My Grandma JoAnn was always so supportive of homeschooling! If you can use any of these they are free with postage paid:
The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism Vol 1 (3 2 available)
The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism Vol 2 (2 1 available)First Communion Catechism (Sold)
Ride of Courage, $2.00 (Sold)The Race, $2.00 (Sold)Sea Star: Orphan Of Chincoteague, $2.00 (Sold)Eagle’s Wings, $1.00 (Sold)
Writing on Tablets of Water, $1.00Skedaddle, $1.00 (Sold)
Twenty and Ten, $1.00Lilies of the Field, $1.00 (Sold)Number the Stars, $1.00 (Sold)
Winter Eyes, 50 centsMeet Bejamin Franklin, cover damage, $1.00 (Sold)Wolves, (one of my boys snagged this one)
The Song of the Scaffold, $4.00
Agent Arthur on the Stormy Seas, 50 cents
The Lucky Pocket Rhyming Dictionary, 50 cents
Windy and the Willow Whistle, $3.00
The Tale of Jeremy Fisher, Jack & the Beanstalk and Puss In Boots – $ 2.00
Rome and Vatican, $2.00
Crime and Punishment, $1.00
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia’s Founding, $2.00
The Eleventh Hour, $3.00
The Official Guide to Montserrat, $1.00
Herbal Remedies for Common Diseases, $2.00
The Cocker Spaniel Handbook, $2.00
Communism as I Know It, $2.00
Pride & Prejudice, $2.00
Coming Soon :: 6th Annual Curriculum Sale
Do you have any curriculum collecting dust and taking up precious space on your bookshelves?
One of the ways I save money on schoolbooks each year is by reselling any curriculum that either we won’t be using again in the near future or which didn’t work for our family. This way, I can make some of the money back that I paid and put it towards any new curriculum purchases needed for the new school year, make a little room on the (always overfull) bookshelves, and give other families the opportunity to purchase what they might be needing at a discounted price.
Sponsor Love:: Quarterly Update & Current Specials {scroll to the bottom for a giveaway!}
August has arrived which means I’m working on planning our upcoming school year, ordering curriculum, making checklists, and it’s time for another quarterly sponsor update here at Shower of Roses!
I have a couple wonderful new sponsors to introduce to you all today, along with many returning sponsors as well. You’ll find lots of coupon codes and specials listed below, and be sure to scroll to the bottom for a chance to win one of the brand new Catholic Cuisine aprons!
Please welcome my new sponsors for this quarter:
Kolbe Academy
“Kolbe Academy was founded in 1980 by three families who experienced first-hand the rapid decline of the public school system and who were looking for a wholesome, academically challenging educational environment. The founders anticipated the need to form young Catholic citizens who could effectively defend their Faith through a thorough understanding of doctrine and regular reception of the Sacraments. They also foresaw the growing need for better, more individualized and intensive instruction in basic education. Kolbe Academy Home School became an outgrowth of the day school in 1993 when parents who lived too far away to commute asked for our help with home schooling their children. Recently Kolbe Academy merged with Trinity Grammar and Prep to become Kolbe Academy/Trinity Prep, which educates students from Pre K through high school. With a focus on providing an education that is Ignatian in Method, Classical in Content and Loyal to the Magisterium in a small-class size environment or at home, Kolbe Academy continues to thrive.”
Note: I mentioned the other day that we enrolled our high school students with Kolbe Academy for this upcoming school year! I think it will be a perfect fit for our family and they will be working towards the Magna Cum Laude Diploma. In addition to all the benefits of enrolling, I really love the flexibility that Kolbe offers and that we can continue tailoring our curriculum to our family’s preferences and our children’s needs. I’m sure I’ll be blogging more about this soon, once I finish this year’s curriculum plans.
In Search for the Hidden Garden, readers will meet Saint Thérèse as a fifteen-year-old living in Lisieux in the months before entering her Carmelite convent. An imaginative historical novel, the story focuses less on Thérèse herself and more on the ways she helps the heroine, Charlotte Delacroix, grow in her love for Jesus.
This welcome addition to Pauline Kids’ Friends with the Saints series takes readers into the heart and mind of a young girl coming to grips with life and unraveling a mystery? but is the mystery the location of a hidden garden for children, or is it the mystery of how to create a life by doing “small, good things” for others and thereby for God?
Sherry Weaver Smith follows up her acclaimed novel The Wolf and the Shield with the story of a friendship that transcends social class, life’s challenges, and even death itself.
Note: Our children loved The Wolf and the Shield which we purchased and added to our collection last March! I’m looking forward to giving them Search for the Hidden Garden (also available from Amazon) this October for the upcoming feast of St. Therese!
to all my returning sponsors!
Prayer Pillowcases
… more than just a pretty place to lay your head! They’re a unique way to bring Catholic art and prayer into your home. And a practical way to share the Faith with your family and friends. Our distinctive line combines original art and favorite Catholic prayers that appeal to all ages and transform pillows from the ordinary to the divine! Honor a special occasion or make any occasion special with the gift of a joyful, lasting (and personalizable) Prayer Pillowcase. We’re always working on new designs and hope you’ll visit again soon to see even more ways to help your loved ones begin and each day with a prayerful heart.
“Our goal is to help you find the finest resources to help you nurture the faith of your Catholic child and strengthen him or her for the challenges of the journey ahead. Each one of the hundreds of items you find here has been chosen by us with care, reviewed for faith and quality, and has been child and parent approved. When you buy from Catholic Child Catalog you are supporting an independently owned, personally run business that remains committed to searching out products to guide, inspire and delight the young Catholics in your life.”
“In addition to our existing products, we have several new products being released this fall:
For high school students we have the highly anticipated 3 part video series entitled Who Was the Real Margaret Sanger. The study focuses on helping students understand how Margaret Sanger helped Americans embrace the contraceptive mentality which led to abortion and how her legacy still impacts their lives to this very day.
We’ll also be releasing, as a purchasable download, Defend Life: The Beauty of the Developing Human Being – a parent or teacher led study for 7th and 8th grade students taking them on a complex journey through the development of the preborn baby. Not only will students learn the basic milestones in the life of a preborn child but they are also given the chance to examine the philosophical reasoning that is the basis and foundation of the pro-life movement.
Finally, we have a dozen new e-lessons coming out this fall including an elementary and middle school lesson on the soon to be St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta!”
De Montfort Music –
The Monks of Norcia
“Inspiring, beautiful music of Chant at it’s very best – from Italy by The Monks of Norcia. Recorded on location at the monastery in Norcia, Italy, the album was produced by 11-time Grammy Award-winning producer Christopher Alder and engineered by Grammy-Award winning engineer Jonathan Stokes.”
Gail’s Designs has been creating unique, elegant jewelry and cherished rosaries since 2009. Gail has been an artist for most of her life and is grateful for her faith and being able to make elegant jewelry and cherished rosaries for people of the Catholic faith.
Behold Publications, LLC
“Behold Publications, LLC is more than just a publisher! Family owned and operated since its founding in 1999, we have developed great Catholic clubs like the Little Flowers Girls’ Club and Blue Knights Catholic Boys’ Clubs for Catholic girls and boys ages 5 and up. What makes these clubs unique is that they are at their core faithfully Catholic. We don’t “tack on” Catholic identity as other clubs might, but begin and end with a Catholic world view. We also believe that local clubs best operate the way they see fit, so there is no national organization, policies, registration or dues. Groups can easily adjust the program to fit their local needs. Behold Publications also produce a line of historical fiction based on American history and American saints for ages 7-15.”
Regina Martyrum Productions
“Regina Martyrum Productions produces the finest works of Catholic audio theatre. With emphasis on the lives of the Saints, these products are edifying, and entertaining.”
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“The mission of Peanut Butter & Grace is to help Catholic parents raise children who know and love Christ and his Church. We do this by providing digital and print resources that assist parents in forming their children in the faith within the daily life of their family. All of our products are made for Catholic parents—either to use themselves (think of 77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids), or to hand to their kids (think of the Illuminated Rosary prayer books). Our primary audience is “middle pew Catholics”—parents who attend Mass regularly and want to do more to integrate the faith into their family life, but don’t know where to begin. They might even say, “I can’t teach my children about the faith because I don’t know how.” These parents are probably both working to support their family, living the crazy-busy lifestyle of the typical working- and middle-class American family.”
“Shining Light Dolls is dedicated to bringing high quality religious dolls to children of all ages! At Shining Light Dolls, we believe children deserve to have beautiful toys with a contemporary aesthetic and meaningful message.”
Coming soon: St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) will be here in the middle of August, just in time for the canonization in September; and then in September St. Therese of Lisieux, Our Lady of Charity and Our Lady of Mount Carmel will arrive!
“I create handmade, heirloom-quality rosaries and chaplets. I use high-quality parts and careful craftsmanship. These rosaries should last a lifetime. I also create hand-embroidered 100% wool brown scapulars, and handmade religious jewelry. All my products have a lot of reflection behind them — each one was created with a purpose. I have something for everyone, and for all budgets.”
“Our shop provides families ornaments and tools to share the traditions of the different seasons of the church year, like the Jesse Tree, O Antiphons, Advent, Lent, Easter and other aspects inspired by Jesus. We create ornaments that would help others share their faith with their children and last for years to come.”
Visit Catholic Folk Toys for beautiful hand painted wooden saint dolls and more! Custom orders are welcome! In addition to the hand painted wooden dolls and jewelry, Tammy is also making silver rosaries, rosary bracelets, and painting wedding and baptismal gowns. Custom paintings are available and also prints and cards of paintings. They make lovely “save the date” cards, thank you notes or invitations. Please contact for availability and details.
Note: Tammy has been gone for some of the summer but will be back and re-stocking her shop soon!
Robin Nest Lane
Robin is a Catholic mother of 15 ( 7 with Our Lord ) who spends her days serving, loving, praying, and sewing. She started making veils for her daughters and wanted to share with others. She truly loves creating veils to serve Our Lord!
Almond Rod Toys makes Saint Blocks that are just the right size for little hands and can be used for imaginative play, building, stacking or collecting. The front has a print of original watercolor artwork. The back has a quote or a prayer chosen to inspire little ones and the one that cleans up behind them. The saint’s name, feast day and patronage are also listed; just enough to be a reminder and an inspiration for further learning.
Visit Almond Roy Toys at Etsy and follow the Facebook page!
Currently on vacation, but the shop will open again soon:
Once again we have beautiful Catholic Aprons available over at Catholic Cuisine! All of our aprons are embroidered, not screen printed, giving them a rich, elegant, look! Our durable 100% cotton-twill aprons, with soil-release finish for added stain protection, provide ultimate full length cover and comfort. Designed with two large pockets and 1″ wide neck and waist ties, with adjustable neck strap, they measure 22”W by 30”L.
I thought it would be fun to give away one of our brand new aprons. I love this new design which features the Carmelite Seal on a brown apron!
Space is filling up quickly for the Nov-Jan quarter!
Looking Back :: Our 2015-2016 Curriculum
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| The Catholic Daily Planner and 2016 Saints Calendar (You can order the 2017 Saints Calendar & 16-Month Planner now, ready to use beginning in September!) |
I had every intention of sharing our 2015-2016 Curriculum Plans last fall. However, once our school year got underway, shortly after our month long summer road trip, I needed to focus on actually completing the plans with our children, rather than blogging about them… 😉 We successfully finished the year and I’m working on plans for 2016-2017 now, but first I wanted to pull this post out of my draft folder and finish it up for my own records at least.
This past school year our children were in 9th, 9th, 6th, 5th, 3rd, Kindergarten, and Pre-K.
Ranger actually started the year as an 8th grader, even though he has been studying at the same level as his older brother for a few years now, but by the end of September we made it official and he was moved up to 9th grade!
Our children have been enrolled in a home-based charter school for a number of years now. We‘ve jumped through the required hoops (testing, weekly samples, etc) in the past in order to be able to use the “allotment” our children receive to pay for extra-curricular activities, sports, and tutoring.
Originally I thought Ranger would be able to earn high school credit in 8th grade for his high school level courses, but that wasn’t the case. If he wanted to earn the credit he had to be enrolled as a high schooler by the end of the year. We had three options that we considered:
1. Leave him in 8th grade and basically have him complete 5 years of high school, filling in the graduation requirements with advance classes or dual-credit classes at the community college. (He wasn’t thrilled about this option.)
2. Move him up to 9th grade at the end of the school year depending on how he did in the high school classes. (This is what the charter school director was suggesting, but we didn’t like that it would mean that he would miss out on a year of high school sports, if he ended up being moved up from 8th to 10th at the end of the school year.)
3. Move him up to 9th grade at the beginning of the year, with approval from the school depending on his beginning-of-the-year test scores. (My youngest two brothers did the same thing: Kevin was held back a year due to his Auditory Processing Challenges, just like our oldest son, and David skipped 8th grade, just like our second son. They are 22 and 20 now and will both be seniors in college this fall with full golf scholarships! I had quite a few conversations with my mom on whether it was the right thing to do or not. We also had conversations with Ranger about whether or not he wanted to be a little older his senior year – mainly due to the competitive sports – and if he wanted to have a year in those sports without his older brother. Not to mention that going this route meant we would have our oldest two leaving for college at the SAME time!)
We ended up going with the 3rd option and Ranger had a great school year! He was at the top of his Science class, had the best test scores in the school (he scored in the 96 percentile of all 9th graders statewide at the end of the year on the state math test), and finished the year with a 4.0. We also had the added benefit of having a built in tutor as well. Late at night I’d often find Ranger explaining math concepts to his older brother. Such a blessing! The Regional Varsity golf tournament was hard for him. I had to remind him that not only were he and his brother some of the only freshman out on the course that day, he was by far the youngest, and he didn’t come in last – far from it! We were so proud of them for their hard work and just qualifying to complete with all the older Varsity players from all the other schools with so little experience! (Other than week long summer golf camps, this was their first year playing golf.) In addition to earning the Varsity Award for hockey and golf, the boys both received Athlete-of-the-Week during golf season and Kiwanis Student-of-the-Month Awards!
The charter did have quite a few challenges though… I’m not going to go into them all right now, but I will say that we have decided to withdraw at least our boys. We have already enrolled our high-schoolers in Kolbe Academy for this upcoming fall! I think it will be a perfect fit for our family and they will be working towards the Magna Cum Laude Diploma.
We continued using Saxon Math with all the children, as well as courses from Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) and All About Learning (AAL) for Language Arts, Focus on Science Geology from Real Science for Kids, Latin from Memoria Press (making changes for next year), portions of Connecting with History from RC History, and Meet the Masters for Art.
Captain and Ranger :: 9th Grade
Theology:
Our Quest for Happiness: Our Goals and Our Guides (with Dad)
The History of the Church (supplemental reading)
Christ 101 (partially completed, plan to continue)
Additional resources:
Beginning Apologetics
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Ignatius Catholic Bible (Compact)
Imitation of Christ
English:
The Elegant Essay: Building Blocks for Analytical Writing (1st Semester)
Speech Boot Camp (2nd Semester)
Fix It! Grammar: Frog Prince, or Just Deserts (all year)
Phonetic Zoo, Level C (all year)
History & Literature – World History I:
A Light to the Nations, Part I: Development of Christian Civilization
Tests from A Light to the Nations Student Workbook and Teachers Manual
Additional Literature chosen from Connecting with History Volume 2 (starting at Unit 5) and Volume 3 for Independent Reading, various Audio Books, and Family Read-Alouds – I will try and share the booklists and checklists I created for them for the year.
Mathematics:
Saxon Algebra 1 with Art Reed DVDs and 1-2 hours of weekly tutoring
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| We had been using the Saxon Teacher CDs (which were working fine) but switched the older boys to the Art Reed DVDs for 2015-2016. They are excellent! I’ve already ordered the Art Reed DVDs for the girls for next year. |
with weekly science labs at our local charter school
Latin I:
First Form Latin with DVDs and Quizzes & Test Booklet
(We will be making changes for 2016-2017. I’ll share the details when I post our curriculum plans.)
Electives:
High School Robotics
Drivers Education (summer – Captain only)
Fine Arts:
Meet the Masters: Tracks B & C (8 artists, 4 per semester)
Physical Education:
High School Hockey – Varsity Team (winter)
In-House Hockey League (Oct-Mar)
High School Golf – Varsity Team (spring)
Religion:
Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 2 (continue with Dad)
Mathematics:
Saxon Math 7/6 with Teacher CDs
Student Writing Intensive Continuation Course Level B
Fix It! Grammar: Robin Hood
Phonetic Zoo, Level B
Pictures in Cursive and Copybook Cursive (Latin Hymns and Prayers)
Additional Literature
Latin:
First Form Latin with DVDs
History & Geography:
Maps Charts and Graphs Level F: Eastern Hemisphere
The World’s Story
Additional Literature chosen from Connecting with History Volume 2 (starting at Unit 5) and Volume 3 for Independent Reading, various Audio Books, and Family Read-Alouds
Life Is Precious: A Culture of Life Unit Study for Elementary Students
Focus on Middle School Geology with Laboratory Workbook, Quizzes, and Teacher’s Manual
Fine Arts:
Meet the Masters: Tracks B & C
Physical Education:
Hockey Lessons
Middle School Golf
Chiquita :: 5th Grade
Religion:
Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 2 (with Dad)
Mathematics:
Fix It! Grammar: Robin Hood
Phonetic Zoo, Level A
Pictures in Cursive and Copybook Cursive (Latin Hymns and Prayers)
Additional Literature
History & Geography:
Maps Charts and Graphs Level E: United States and It’s Neighbors
Founders of Freedom
Additional Literature chosen from Connecting with History Volume 2 (starting at Unit 5) and Volume 3 for Independent Reading, various Audio Books, and Family Read-Alouds
Life Is Precious: A Culture of Life Unit Study for Elementary Students
Focus on Middle School Geology with Laboratory Workbook, Quizzes, and Teacher’s Manual
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| St. Brendan the Navigator Puzzle to go along with our History Studies |
Snuggles :: 3rd Grade
Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 1 (with Dad)
Mathematics:
Saxon Math 3
Logic:
Logic Safari Book 1
Language Arts:
Student Writing Intensive, Level A (begin at a slow pace with lots of reinforcement, will continue next year in 4th grade)
Phonetic Zoo, Level A
Handwriting Worksheets
Lots of Readers – Faith and Freedom Readers, Saint Books, All About Reading Readers, Gospel Trekkers, Tales of the RAF, Farmer Boy, The Hobbit and much more (His reading really took off this year. He was reading all the time and to anyone who would listen!)
History & Geography:
Maps Charts and Graphs Level C: Communities
Founders of Freedom
Additional Literature chosen from Connecting with History Volume 2 (starting at Unit 5) and Volume 3 for Independent Reading, various Audio Books, and Family Read-Alouds
Science:
Life Is Precious: A Culture of Life Unit Study for Elementary Students
Focus on Elementary Geology with Laboratory Workbook and Teacher’s Manual
Rose :: Kindergarten
St. Joseph First Communion Catechism (with Dad)
Mathematics:
Saxon Math 1 (begin this year, will continue next year)
Language Arts:
Primary Arts of Language: Writing and Reading
All About Spelling Level 1
History & Geography:
Founders of Freedom
Additional Literature chosen from Connecting with History Volume 2 (starting at Unit 5) and Volume 3 for Independent Reading, various Audio Books, and Family Read-Alouds
Science:
Life Is Precious: A Culture of Life Unit Study for Elementary Students
Focus on Elementary Geology with Laboratory Workbook and Teacher’s Manual
Bud :: Pre-Kindergarten
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| Looks like one of my teens had some fun with the handwriting manipulatives. #handwritingwithouttears #highschooledition |
I have come to realize that just because I haven’t been able to keep up with my own hopes and expectations for our younger children, it doesn’t mean that the education they are receiving is lacking.
Our younger children’s “curriculum” may not include all of the same fun activities that our older children enjoyed while learning with “Little Saints” and “The Alphabet Path” but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t just as enriching, especially with so many fun and amazing older siblings to help teach them and include them in their own enrichment activities!
But we’ll see… Maybe this next school year will be the year that I’ll be able to add more of that back in to our plans.
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| Searching for “Hidden Treasure” courtesy of their older sisters whose geology experiment this week included burying a treasure, creating a map, and giving that map to a friend. #homeschoolingrocks #focusongeology |
I also have a WHOLE SET (Text Book, Test Book, Activity Book, Teacher’s Manual, Timeline, Dramatized Audio Book, and video lecture series – a $154.70 value!) of The Story of Civilization: Volume 1 – The Ancient World from TAN to review and giveaway (I’m looking forward to using this when we get back to Ancient History in a couple years) so be sure to watch for that in the next couple weeks.
Also, don’t forget Sacred Heart Books and Gifts when ordering your curriculum! I have a shopping cart going right now as I finalize our plans for this upcoming year. Not only does Linda offer great prices, you can also get free shipping on orders of $40+ with coupon code JMJFS OR free shipping and $5 off on orders of $60+ with coupon code JMJFS5 good through August 3, 2016.
Saint Anne’s Colors
According to Catholic Tradition, “Saint Anne has two colors, red and green, one for love, the other for rebirth, as she bore the New Eve, Mary. No artist is bound to paint the mother of Mary wearing these two colors, and a number of holy cards do not do so, but it is more often the case that Saint Anne is seen with one or both of these colors in her robes. Like the Virgin Mary she usually has a white lily for purity in the scene and often roses, too, again a parallel with the Virgin. The other symbol is an open book because it is she who steeped the Mother of God in the holy mysteries.”
Feast of St. James the Greater
A certain someone baked Madeleines again today… This time she made “Bacon and Chocolate” to celebrate her bacon-loving older brother’s nameday! Happy Feast of St. James!
The Summer Book of Days
I haven’t had a chance to share much about The 2016 Rocky Mountain Catholic Home Educators Conference yet (hopefully soon!) but thanks to some of my wonderful and always generous sponsors (Catholic Child, Prayer Pillowcases, De Montfort Music, Culture of Life Studies, and author Cay Gibson) I had all sorts of awesome prizes to give away during my workshops!
In addition to the copies of Catholic Mosaic and Christmas Mosaic that Cay sent for the giveaways, she also sent me a copy of her new seasonal planner, The Summer Book of Days.
The Autoimmune Protocol :: Homemade Guacamole
The Autoimmune Protocol :: Homemade Guacamole
I never did get around to sharing my guacamole recipe last year, after posting the Seven Snacks That Helped Me Survive the AIP Diet. I have had a few more requests for it lately so I dug the post out of my draft folder to finish up and share with you all! I don’t have exact measurements for you – it ends up a little different every time I make it depending on what I have on hand – but here’s what I use:
3-4 avocados, peeled and diced
1 large cucumber (or 4 small cucumbers), diced
1/2 cup red onion, chopped
1 lime, juiced
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
olive oil (I just drizzle some over)
apple cider vinegar (same thing, just drizzle some over)
1/4-1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 tsp sea salt
Mix avocado, cucumber, onion and garlic in bowl. Stir in lime juice. Drizzle olive oil and apple cider vinegar over, sprinkle sea salt and stir together. Taste to make sure it has enough salt. Garnish with cilantro. Use as a dip or a condiment. Enjoy!
I enjoy this autoimmune protocol homemade guacamole with plantain chips, with baby carrots, on my lettuce wrapped hamburgers, on my salads, on my fish taco lettuce wraps, or even by the spoonful! 😉 Mmmmmmm!
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