Year 2018

Switch to Charlotte Mason from Unschooling

Switching to Charlotte Mason from Unschooling

If you’re switching from an unschooling approach to the Charlotte Mason Method, here’s a little advice to keep in mind. If you’re not sure what “unschooling” is, it might help to take a moment and watch the video, Five Flavors…

Switch to Charlotte Mason from Unit Studies

Switching to Charlotte Mason from Unit Studies

Some people think that a Charlotte Mason approach is a unit study approach. But there are some key differences between the two methods. And if you’re making the change from unit studies to Charlotte Mason in your homeschool, you need…

Switch to Charlotte Mason from Classical

Switching to Charlotte Mason from Classical

I’m often asked, “Is Charlotte Mason classical?” Homeschoolers can debate that question all day. Here’s my take on it: If by “classical” you mean appreciating and using classic literature; cultivating good character; focusing on what is good, true, noble, and…

Switch to Charlotte Mason from Textbooks

Switching to Charlotte Mason from Textbooks

We all come to Charlotte Mason from different backgrounds. Perhaps your homeschool background has been mainly using traditional methods and materials like textbooks and workbooks, study guides and worksheets. If that’s the case, you may find that you have a…

Starting Charlotte Mason Homeschool from Classroom or Public School

Switching to Charlotte Mason from a Classroom

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about tendencies and tips for those who are making the transition to using a Charlotte Mason approach in their home schools. We all come from different backgrounds and those backgrounds can act…

Get Started with Charlotte Mason Homeschool

Starting Charlotte Mason from Scratch

We’ve been talking about making the transition to using Charlotte Mason methods in your homeschool. All of us come from different backgrounds and those backgrounds influence our thinking. That’s only natural. In the next few articles, I’d like to walk…

Homeschool Schedule Project Week

A Project Week Idea

When my children were younger, we would always run out of time to do hands-on projects. By the time we got out all the materials and cleared a space for the activity, we had about ten minutes to work on…

Charlotte Mason Method Nature Study Tips

10 Do’s and Don’ts for Nature Study

As we wrap up our series on nature study, I thought you might enjoy a highlights list of do’s and don’ts from Charlotte’s counsel to parents. Some of these tidbits of wisdom we have already covered in the series, but…

Charlotte Mason Method Nature Study Projects

5 Great Nature Projects (plus a few more)

During the past few weeks we have been sharing that there is more to nature study than just spending time outside. The well-rounded science education that Charlotte Mason described for her students included outdoor field work, living science books, natural…