Ashley Penn

After a lot of work, my playlist compilation for the year is complete. Thank you all so much for your patience. This was definitely my most challenging year yet as there was just SO MUCH to cover! But I hope you'll be pleased with the result. And may it help enrich your school year.

11 months ago | [YT] | 25

Ashley Penn

Back into the swing of things and already hitting a slight bump in the road. For weeks 19-20, there are 2 melodies common to Jesus Lover of My Soul. And unfortunately, the more popular one is *not* the one in the book, so I'm actually going to include both versions and people can pick whichever one they'd rather sing. :)

1 year ago | [YT] | 6

Ashley Penn

Ok! Playlists coming in hot! I front-loaded a lot of the more repetitious topics (readalouds, memory verses, etc) so I didn't have to keep flipping back and forth between multiple tabs going week by week. So the only thing left to do on a weekly basis really is the history and science. This means they should be coming out a lot faster (and I won't be burning out as quickly!) though keep in mind, baby girl is due literally any day now!

I also put all the 2nd and 3rd grade supplements at the end of every playlist just to make them easier to find.

1 year ago | [YT] | 14

Ashley Penn

Well, I guess it's about that time. (Bear with me on this one cuz I'm 8 months pregnant so my schedule is gonna be erratic as I settle in to a new normal!)

1 year ago | [YT] | 17

Ashley Penn

Rome to the Reformation is complete! On to Exploration to 1850.

1 year ago | [YT] | 10

Ashley Penn

Ok, so.... I've been getting really, REALLY frustrated with the lack of decent Latin Roots videos for the vocabulary lessons. So I finally decided to roll up my sleeves and make my own (it's a first attempt so I recognize it's pretty basic). If this format works for everyone, I'll go ahead and make some more whenever I find myself with a lack of options from other sources. It might slow me down a bit on my compilation, but at least the collection will be more complete.

Thoughts?

2 years ago | [YT] | 4

Ashley Penn

So it begins...

2 years ago | [YT] | 10

Ashley Penn

[insert enormous sigh of relief here]

Alright, everybody! After a long, arduous, and incredibly frustrating almost-year of work, I *finally* managed to complete my compilation for Creation to the Greeks. Y'all don't even want to know how much craziness popped up in my life this year to blow me off course again and again (hubby still doesn't have a job lined up yet and now my oldest kiddo is in the throes of his latest CVS episode, so... ya know... that's... great) but THANK YOU for sticking with me through all of it.

God willing, Rome to the Reformation won't take nearly as long to put together. I already have the materials. Just need to get started. But first, I think I'm gonna go take a long shower and make a big old cup of coffee and celebrate my victory!

May God bless all of you in your school journey, and I look forward to sharing more resources in the days to come!

2 years ago | [YT] | 4

Ashley Penn

Quick question for you guys! I'm currently putting together the Bible videos for CTG and I have some that give an overview of each book of the Bible in addition to the ones that use each week's specific passages. Would you rather I include them at the beginning of each book so students know what to look for going in, or at the end of each book as a summary of what they've learned so far?

3 years ago | [YT] | 2

Ashley Penn

I'm so shocked that I reached 1k subs! When I started doing this, I just thought it would be a helpful aid to my kids and maybe a handful of others. I honestly never thought it would become this big of a deal. Thank you so much!

I'm working diligently on CTG the rest of this month. Got interrupted for a while there by unexpected family visiting but it was good to catch up with loved ones we hadn't seen in a long time.

3 years ago | [YT] | 13