Tag: Co-op and Home Curriculum
Schola Rosa: Making it Easier for the Catholic Family
Why on earth did we put so many grades in one Schola Rosa suite? Before we went into full development of the Schola Rosa: Co-op & Home Curriculum as a product, we had to figure out a way to organize it. This took a great amount of brainstorming as well…
Successfully Preparing a Just-Home Schola Rosa Unit within an Hour
by Alecia Rolling Time: 45-60 minutes Family Stats: Doing “Just Home” Schola Rosa this year with 6 children ~ 1 infant, 1 toddler, 1 Preschooler, 1 Kindergartener, 1 First Grader, and 1 Third Grader My Work Space: I have a wall system with built-in cabinets, shelves, and a counter top…
Schola Rosa: A Tool for Catholic Homeschool Community & Solidarity
Why on earth did my husband and I begin Schola Rosa? In the very beginning, we created Schola Rosa for our own Catholic community, so our children and ourselves could foster and experience Catholic solidarity. We desired to share our talents and to have others share their talents with us. As the…
Put Some Glory in Your Stories!
We are excited to announce that Holy Heroes, the makers of the wonderful CD tales of the saints “Glory Stories” has extended a discount to Schola Rosa families. In addition, we are pleased to offer a FREE Glory Stories CD to all teachers in 2015. We were so impressed with…
Classically Catholic Memory ~ Schola Rosa Edition CDs now available!
A set of three (3) audio CDs containing all of the CCM: Schola Rosa Edition memory work for one cycle, broken down by week and by subject. CD 1 includes: The first half of memory work by week and subject. CD 2 includes: The second half of memory work by…
Cycle 2 Summer Readiness Activities and Ideas
Cycle 2 Primary Themes: Early Christian & Medieval History and Geology & Astronomy by Alecia Rolling Are you getting ready to do Schola Rosa Cycle 2 in the fall? Perhaps, you would like to do some activities in the summer time that will be worth recalling during the school year.…
Cycle 1 Summer Readiness Activities and Ideas
Cycle 1 Primary Themes: Ancient History and the Classification of Living Things by Alecia Rolling Are you getting ready to do Schola Rosa Cycle 1 in the fall? Perhaps, you would like to do some activities in the summer time that will be worth recalling during the school year. If…
Painting with Homemade Paint ~ A great practice run!
By Alecia Rolling We are working on iconography this year, so we also decided to make our own paint! This was quite the learning experience. After trial and error we successfully mixed spices, oils, vinegar, and flour together to make paint. The most successful colors were brown made from leftover…
Elementary Science in Stories ~ The Nature Readers and Fabre in Schola Rosa
by Alecia Rolling; originally posted at www.therollingacresfarm.com March 30, 2012 By far the most exciting find of 2012 was the Seaside and Wayside Nature Readers I-IV. (Also available free at Gutenberg Project.) These have been great read aloud books for our kids, who are so interested in knowing the animals and insects around…