Homeschooling with the Trivium

Christian Classical Homeschooling with a Practical Focus – Resources for Homeschoolers who use the Classical Approach.

Homeschool Resources

• Reviews of Good Books – Eh, Lassie, are ye leukin fer a gude beuk to read aloud to yer wee bairns? These are a few books we have especially enjoyed reading to our children:
• Homeschool Speech and Debate
• How to Use the Internet to do Research
• The Hidden Costs of Doing Business Outside of Your Philosophical Neighborhood

Articles for Beginners

• The Trivium in a Capsule
• Building a Firm Foundation for Classical Education: Then Things to Do Before Age Ten
• The Grammar Level: Ten Things to Do From Ages 10-12
• The Logic Level: Ten Things to Do From Ages 13-15
• The Rhetoric Level
• The Transformation of Classical Education
• Seven Undeniable Truths of Homeschooling – Every parent homeschools, some more than others.
• Suggested Course of Study – Need to know what to do and when? No overloaded curriculum suggestions. (part also in Spanish)

Trivium & Classical Education

• Classical Q & A – Questions you always wanted to ask.
• Classical Q & A -- Part Two
• Classical Q & A -- Part Three
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 1998
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 1999
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2000-Part 1
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2000-Part 2
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2001-Part 1
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2001-Part 2
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2001-Part 3
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2002-Part 1
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2002-Part 2
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2002-Part 3
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2003-Part 1
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2003-Part 2
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2003-Part 3
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2004-Part 1
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2004-Part 2
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2004-Part 3
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2005-Part 1
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2005-Part 2
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2005-Part 3
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2006-coming soon
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2007-coming soon
• Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter -- Year 2008-coming soon
• Four Approaches to the Study of Ancient Literature
• Homeschools Should Increase, and Classrooms Should Decrease
• A Definition for Classical Education
• Three Pillars of Classical Education
• Compare Outcome-Based Education versus Trivium-Based Education and you'll see what our goals should be in Christian Classical Education.
• Why Classical School at Home? – If parents want to give their children a good classical education, wouldn't their best option be a Classical Christian private school?
• What is the Trivium? (now also in Spanish)
• Why Study Classical Languages?
• An Interview with Martin Luther On Classical Education

Practical Articles

• Ten Things to Do with Your Child Before Age Ten – Chapter 11 from the book Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style – Download in PDF (also in Spanish)
• On Early Academics – There is a difference between unschooling and delayed academics.
• Research on  the Teaching of Math – Classically, math was taught to older students.
• Comparison of Different Methods & Approaches to Home Education 
• The Trivium and Charlotte Mason
• Contests in Your Curriculum
• What Makes a Book Good
• Interview with Johannah Bluedorn
• Interview with Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn

Greek

• Why Study Greek? by Harvey Bluedorn – It is a preparation for true revival.
• Three Levels to Mastering Greek by Harvey Bluedorn
• Comparison of Greek Pronunciation Systems by Harvey Bluedorn
• Eκκλησiα in the New Testament by Harvey Bluedorn – Eκκλησiα is the Greek word which is commonly translated “church” in English Bibles, but Eκκλησiα is more properly translated gathering, meeting, congregation, or assembly. This study covers 118 uses of the word Eκκλησiα in the Greek text of the New Testament. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 in Acrobat PDF.
• The Text and Margins of Robinson and Pierpont Compared to the Text and Margins of Hodges and Farstad by Harvey Bluedorn
• The King James Version Versus Modern English Versions by Harvey Bluedorn
• The Comparative Critical Greek New Testament by Harvey Bluedorn

Exegetical Translation of the Bible (XT)

• A Brief (and Incomplete) Introduction to this Exegetical Translation (XT) by Harvey Bluedorn
• John 1:1-3 Exegetical Translation (XT) by Harvey Bluedorn
• John 1:4-5 Exegetical Translation (XT) by Harvey Bluedorn
• John 1:6-8 Exegetical Translation (XT) by Harvey Bluedorn
• John 1:9-10 Exegetical Translation (XT) by Harvey Bluedorn
• Philippians 2:1-30 Exegetical Translation (XT) by Harvey Bluedorn
• Philippians 4:4-9 Exegetical Translation (XT) by Harvey Bluedorn
• James 4:1-10 Exegetical Translation (XT) by Harvey Bluedorn

Logic

• What is Logic, and Is It Dangerous?
• Why Study Logic?
• Logic Comes in Two Flavors – A practical introduction to inductive and deductive reasoning.
• Suggested Course of Study – A practical guide for homeschoolers.
• Reasons from the Bible to Study Logic – The Bible speaks about learning how to reason well.
• Formal and Informal Fallacies
• Two Methods of Reasoning - An Introduction to Inductive and Deductive Logic.
• Inductive and Deductive Bible Studies
• Learning Logic At Home

More Articles

• Nehemiah – A study of Nehemiah 1-2
• The Homeschool Movement in Germany
• On Family Worship: Biblical Facts, Biblical Foundations, and Practical Suggestions
• The Trivium Pursuit Story
• A Few Words About the Sin of Hasty Conclusions
• How to Use Noah Webster's Speller to Teach Spelling, Handwriting, Grammar, and Vocabulary
• Short Discussion of Matthew 5:19 -- Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom in heaven.
• James 4:1-10 The Cause and Cure of Conflict Among Brethren
• Philippians 2:1-30 The Pattern of Humility -- Resetting the Direction of Your Mind
• Salvation by Grace: John 5-6

Artículos en Español

• Curso del Estudio Sugerido – Traducido por Luz Hunton
• ¿Qué es el Trivium? – Traducido por Judy Arroyo
• Diez Cosas Para Hacer Con su Niño(a) Antes de la Edad de Diez Años – Traducido por Luz Hunton
• Siete Verdades Innegables de la Educación en Casa – Traducido por Perla Adams
• La Transformación de la Educación Clásica – Traducido por Perla Adams
• La Defensa Logica de la Fe – Traducido por Perla Adams
• Entrevista con Harvey y Laurie Bluedorn – Traducido por Perla Adams
• Sobre la Enseñanza Temprana de Asignaturas Académicas – Traducido por Perla Adams
• ¿Por que Estudiar Griego? – Traducido por Perla Adams
• Sobre la Alabanza Familiar: Hechos Bíblicos, Fundamentos Bíblicos, y Sugerencias Prácticas – Traducido por Perla Adams
• Descripciones de los Libros de Trivium Pursuit y Christian Logic -- Traducido por Perla Adams

Artigos em Português

• Dez coisas para fazer com os seus filhos antes que eles completem 10 anos – Tradução para o português Allan Ribeiro
• O Nível Gramática – Tradução para o português Allan Ribeiro
• O Nível “Lógico”: Dez Coisas para Fazer dos 13-15 Anos – Tradução para o português Allan Ribeiro