Pull the Weeds: A Growing Time, Part 3In front of our house is a little perennial garden. I often tell people how much I love perennials because “you just plant them and forget them.” But that’s not quite true. Every morning as we return from walking the…Sonya ShaferMarch 28, 2012
Provide the Right Atmosphere: A Growing Time, Part 2Last week we started a discussion based on Charlotte Mason’s reminder that the goal of learning is growth: “Children learn, to Grow”; not just to know (Vol. 1, p. 171). And we took a lesson from Frog and Toad that…Sonya ShaferMarch 21, 20122 Comments
Lessons from Frog and Toad: A Growing Time, Part 1Frog and Toad can teach us some good life lessons. Have you read their story about the garden? Toad sees Frog’s beautiful garden and decides he wants one. So Frog gives him some seeds. Toad plants them and impatiently watches…Sonya ShaferMarch 14, 20125 Comments
2 Great Reasons to Attend a Homeschool ConventionWhere does the time go? It’s hard to wrap my mind around the fact that my friend Karen (the other half of Simply Charlotte Mason) will be graduating her two youngest children this year. It’s a big commitment to homeschool…Sonya ShaferMarch 7, 201219 Comments
