As busy moms, learning a new homeschool teaching method can get downright frustrating and stressful! Homeschooling alone is difficult, but learning a new co(...)
Wanting to learn more about the Charlotte Mason style of homeschool? Here are 20 Charlotte Mason books to get you started.
Unit studies Charlotte Mason might like are literature based, short & avoid weak associations. Children make their own connections.
In this blog post, I'd like to share some of our homeschool journey with you. We'll talk about how we prepared for the school year, the various curricula we're using, our daily schedule, and some of our favourite activities and lessons so far. I'll also be honest about the challenges we've faced and
This is a FREE Updated Charlotte Mason Planner. This year it includes two files, one with all the subjects included and one you can fill in.
Is Charlotte Mason homeschooling only for Christians? Can it be adapted for secular education? What did Charlotte Mason say about this?
Homeschooling using the Charlotte Mason method is so much more than "homeschooling". It's a lifestyle! In our home, we start with essentials of: Nutrition, Cleanliness, and A Well-fed heart. Nutrition: While we all know nutrition is important, it is extremely important on homeschool days, as you are working on the habit of attention. Cleanliness: We
Ever wonder if you are doing enough in your home school? Sonya has some encouragement for you.
This post is all about the mother’s notebooks that I keep as part of our Charlotte Mason homeschool & my mother culture.
Share Wildflower Ramblings!I am looking forward to sharing our First Grade Charlotte Mason Inspired Schedule. Here we are, in our Year 1 (Form 1B) of homeschooling. I have never felt more grounded or more sure that I am doing what is right for my son and his education. Ever since I began listening to the...
Inside: I thought my kids hated Charlotte Mason narration, so I quit using it. Two years later, my kids started narrating spontaneously and without prompting, but this kind of narration was different. I was introduced
Have you ever heard of NestWatch? It is a monitoring program that tracks the status and trends of the reproductive biology of birds, particularly during the period of nesting. Learn how to teach a Charlotte Mason nature study with NestWatch.
The most difficult part of homeschooling isn't the curriculum, it's the "managing it all" part. When I first started homeschooling 11 years ago, I had our curriculum perfectly planned out in my neat little planner. I couldn't wait for our first day. Everything was going excellently until...the laundry started piling up, math papers needed to
Unit studies Charlotte Mason might like are literature based, short & avoid weak associations. Children make their own connections.
Homeschool mother and blogger Larissa of Living in Color blog shares a video tour of her Charlotte Mason notebooks and notebooking.
I recently did an article called Productive Afternoons, and in it I mentioned that in Charlotte Mason's schools formal lessons were done by lunch. Well, we
If you’re new to the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling, you may have heard about narrations and notebooking. Narrations are a key piece of a Charlotte Mason lesson.
Don't overcomplicate your homeschool! Here are 3 simple parts to our minimalist homeschool that can work for any family with any budget.
Charlotte Mason was an amazing educator! Perhaps my favorite quote from Charlotte Mason reveals her understanding that a personal knowledge of and intimacy with God is the highest form of education. This is where we must
Need some fall nature study tips? Fall is one of the best seasons to get outside and explore nature! Use these nature study ideas this fall.
(We are an Amazon Affiliate and may receive a commission if our links are used to make purchases) May is a new month filled with opportunities to be intimate with nature and learn outside. Charlotte Mason believed that children (I believe this is true for adults as well) learn most from what they are intimate
Read this post to find out why you need the Nourished Children Early Years Guide (also known as a Charlotte Mason Preschool Guide).