When we started our first year of Charlotte Mason homeschool, I knew there would be a learning curve. I didn’t expect to be able to figure out everything before we even started our year. After we decided on a curriculum and ordered books, I printed a bunch of material for each subject. I thought this would be sufficient and decided that for the first week I would “roll with it” and see how it went. Well... I quickly realized that this approach would be stressful. I desperately needed a way of ... Read More about Organizing A Charlotte Mason Homeschool
3 Engaging History Books for Early Elementary Age Children
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please see my disclaimer. For 1st grade (Form 1B), Charlotte Mason had children start learning the tales of their country’s pre-history. If you make history about memorizing lists of names and dates, children probably won’t enjoy it very much. But if you can find books that bring history to life, you are much more likely to spark a love of history at a young age. Today, I’ll share 3 engaging history books for early elementary aged ... Read More about 3 Engaging History Books for Early Elementary Age Children
3 Truths for When You Feel Inadequate at Homeschool
When I wrote the title for this post, I chose the word “when” because there will be times we feel inadequate. Even though we’re only doing our form 1B year, some days I feel inadequate. Some days I don’t feel prepared enough. Other times the narrations are lacking. Perhaps attitudes are bad. Sometimes I’m just tired. Maybe homeschool isn’t the rainbows and teddy bears we envisioned. After the excitement of the start of school fades, what keeps us going? I realize that not every day will be a ... Read More about 3 Truths for When You Feel Inadequate at Homeschool
A Sneak Peek Into Our Charlotte Mason Homeschool Schedule
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please see my Disclaimer. You may be wondering what a Charlotte Mason homeschool day looks like. Well, each family will have a different look and feel. What works for us may not be a great option for others. With that caveat, I’ll share our basic schedule. In addition, I’ll mention some resources we use in our Charlotte Mason homeschool. Scheduling our Charlotte Mason Mornings I’m not an early riser these days. There have been ... Read More about A Sneak Peek Into Our Charlotte Mason Homeschool Schedule
Share Your Ambleside Tale
This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, please see my Disclaimer. Do you have an Ambleside Tale? I don’t mean a literal visit to the place; I mean do you have a tale of how you came to know about Charlotte Mason and her philosophy of education? Maybe your tale is long since you’ve been on this journey a while. Others may have a tale with lots of twists and turns as you tried different paths that eventually led you to Ambleside. My Ambleside tale has some history, but this ... Read More about Share Your Ambleside Tale