‘Rose's Guide’ Archives
Kindergarten surprises
Okay, I know I said in the lesson plan post that we were just coasting in K this year. Well, Princess S is not a "coaster." She's more a force of nature. The [...]
Rose’s Guide: PA for the home
Yes, I'll get to the upper grades too, but I wanted to talk a bit about the material in his Guide that will make you say, "Wow! I didn't know that was in [...]
Rose’s Guide: reading
The section starting on page 153 begins with the problem of illiteracy in America. He states on p. 155 that "Literacy is one of the keys to liberty and [...]
Rose’s Guide: elementary arithmetic
This is strictly my own interpretation of how to go through this section (which begins on p.231). It was authored by James Kilkenney. Rabbit trail here: James [...]
Rose’s Guide: elementary history
This Guide will give you all the help you need to set up your teacher notebook and create your own plans. It even gives you resources for research and lesson [...]
Rose’s Guide: elementary literature
Rosalie Slater has written this part. The steps for reading this section are only my suggestions. Of course you must begin at the beginning, which is forming [...]
Rose’s Guide: where to start
Well, since I talk so much about James Rose's book, A Guide to American Christian Education, I thought I'd talk a little about where to start for those of you [...]















