Hello! It's been some time since I've posted. It's been a crazy year all over the world, and I have been writing, teaching, and creating--but not here. However, I'm back.

Here's what's been happening: 

• I am speaking (or have spoken) at the Transformational Education Homeschool Conference on the subject, "Only History? Simplify Family Learning!" You can get the recordings here: Transformational Education Conference
• I'm excited to announce History is the Hook: The Ancient World Subscription! One Ancient World topic module will be sent to you each month--so 12 Topics, plus 2 Bonus modules! Check it out at www.historyisthehook.teachable.com 
• In the fall, I will be teaching a 10-week Hang It on the Hook: The Renaissance Course for moms and teens. The material will be the same for moms and teens, but the discussions will be separate. Enrollment is open now at the Teachable History is the Hook platform above! 
• I also have several evergreen courses on the Teachable History is the Hook platform above. You can go at your own pace! 
  • FREE Choose History as the Hook Mini-class
  • Choose History as the Hook!
  • History is the Hook Course 

​This experience in Tito Bustillo Cave changed me forever. I felt many of the same feelings as Jean-Marie Chauvet, Eliette Deschamps, and Christian Hillaire when they saw the first paintings in Chauvet Cave in 1994.

        Suddenly, as Eliette’s gaze swept the wall, she gave a cry: in the beam of her lamp she had just made out two lines of red              ochre, a few centimetres long. We joined her with beating hearts. On turning round, we immediately spotted the drawing              of a little red mammoth on a rocky spur hanging down from the ceiling. We were overwhelmed. Henceforth our view of                the cave would never be the same. Prehistoric people had been here before us. (Chauvet, Deschamps, and Hillaire, Dawn of          Art: The Chauvet Cave) 

Even if you don’t have ancient paintings or petroglyphs close to you, it’s possible to recreate some of those feelings with a physical or virtual field trip. Then apply what you have seen, felt, or learned with other media and applicational activities to round out your experience.
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If you are just beginning your study with History as the Hook, you might begin with cave art. It is one of the first evidences we have of human creative and communal life. I’d like to walk you through the creation of a Personal/Family Study Plan, using my visit to Tito Bustillo Cave as the Core Source. You may choose to use a cave near you, a virtual tour of a famous cave, or a book with loads of pictures and information. Let’s begin!