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Teacher and Student Binders
These beautiful 3-ring binders are lovingly designed to provide constant, gentle reminders of what is good and true and lovely. Choose from five Charlotte Mason-specific designs!
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End-of-School-Year Organizing Ideas
Sonya chats with Laura about how to stay organized at the end of the school year.
Learning As You Homeschool with Charlotte Mason
Sonya is joined by Amber O'Neal Johnston to talk about learning as you go while homeschooling the Charlotte Mason way.
How to Teach Grammar
Today we want to discuss how Charlotte Mason taught English grammar. Grammar analyzes the system and the structure of a language. That’s a heavy concept that requires abstract thinking, so Charlotte did not start formal grammar lessons until the student…
Charlotte Mason Notebooking
Some of you have asked about notebooking and whether that is a Charlotte Mason method. It’s a good question, and the answer all depends on what you’re thinking of when you think “notebooking.” For some people, notebooking is like scrapbooking.…
2 Ways to Schedule Your Homeschool Day
Today I’d like to walk through two different ways to schedule a school day. Both are viable options. Use the one that fits best during this season of life. Over the years—or even during different terms of a single year—you…
How to Do Transcription
Today I want to explain a practice that will help your student develop handwriting fluency, practice beautiful penmanship, encourage correct spelling, and feed your child’s mind with worthy ideas. It’s a simple practice, but it can yield big results. That…
Your Questions Answered: Audiobooks in a Charlotte Mason Home School
My friend and coworker, Laura Pitney is with me today for another episode of Your Questions Answered. Today’s question is What is the place of audiobooks in a Charlotte Mason home school? Laura: That is a great question for sure.…
Homeschool Planning Subject Cards (free download)
Use these free Subject Cards to quickly and easily lay out weekly and daily schedules for your Charlotte Mason home school.
5 Steps to Planning Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool
DIY—Do It Yourself. For some of you, those initials generate great excitement! Images of potential projects arise in your imagination and you can hardly wait to dive into a new one. Others of you get tired just looking at those…
What Charlotte Mason Exams Week Looks Like
Here's how to make exam week a time to celebrate your student's growth.
What Exam Week Sounds Like in a Charlotte Mason Home School
What do you mean "Charlotte Mason didn't do tests?" She did whole weeks of exams!
5 Life Habits Built Into a Charlotte Mason Education
We all want to instill good habits in our children, from the time they are toddlers through the time they move out to start their own households. We often think of habit training as something we do on the side.…
40 Ideas for Independent Work (Not Busywork!)
Homeschooling comes with its own set of blessings and challenges. One of the challenges is figuring out what one child can do while you’re busy helping a different child. A home school is very much like a one-room schoolhouse. You’re…
Using Language Well, Book 3, Is Here!
Using Language Well, Book 3, focuses the spotlight on analyzing sentences. We recommend it for grades 7 and 8, and it is available now! Learning how to analyze sentences is an important skill for your student to have in order…
Using Language Well Book 3 Student Book
Pair Using Language Well with Spelling Wisdom to teach spelling, English usage, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and composition through great literature! (Grades 7 and 8) Note: Using Language Well uses the dictation passages in the corresponding Spelling Wisdom book. You will…
Using Language Well Book 3 Teacher Guide
Pair Using Language Well with Spelling Wisdom to teach spelling, English usage, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and composition through great literature! (Grades 7 and 8)
5 Questions to Ask about Your Schedule
A slip of paper. That’s all. A slip of paper. I find it very interesting that the word schedule comes from the Latin for “a slip of paper.” Can you imagine? When Charlotte Mason homeschoolers talk about schedules, somehow it…
The Natural Progression of Language Arts
Sonya Shafer discusses the natural progression of language arts in the Charlotte Mason approach to education.
The Right Stuff—How to Switch to Charlotte Mason Homeschooling, Stage 4
We’ve been talking about how to make the transition to the Charlotte Mason method in your homeschool, easing into it little by little. We’ve talked already about Stages 1–3: The Basics, Once a Week, and Everyday Subjects. I recommend that…