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Pair Using Language Well with Spelling Wisdom to teach spelling, English usage, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and composition through great literature! (Grades 3 and 4) Note: Using Language Well uses the dictation passages in the corresponding Spelling Wisdom book. You will…
We’ve been discussing oral narration for several weeks now. It’s time to move on to the next step in composition. Wait a minute! you say to yourself. The next step? I thought written narration was composition. So often when we…
Below you will find helpful links to blog posts, book suggestions, and other resources that correspond to the topics covered in the Learning and Living: Homeschooling the Charlotte Mason Way video set. Click on a link in the Table of…
Sometimes it’s easier to see something demonstrated or listen to someone explain than to just read about it. Here are some helpful SCM videos on a variety of Charlotte Mason-related subjects. The Natural Progression of Language Arts Sonya Shafer walks…
Select one hymn to sing together until all of the family members have learned every stanza. If you learn one hymn every six weeks or so, you will be able to cover six in a school year. We’ve included six…
Every year Practical Homeschooling magazine hosts their much-anticipated Reader Awards for various homeschool resources. The way it works is that the magazine’s readers have an opportunity to nominate their favorite products; then once the ballot is compiled, everyone votes on…
In the past couple of weeks we have looked at two very important questions for homeschool mothers: Why must the children learn? and What should they learn? Charlotte Mason believed that those questions needed definite and thoughtful answers if we…
If you have been following our Language Arts series from the beginning, you will remember that Charlotte Mason approached language arts in a balanced two-pronged way: first, she integrated many language arts skills into regular school subjects; and second, she…
People often ask me what curriculum I used to teach my children to read. I didn’t use one. We just played with letters and their sounds, and eventually, when they were ready, I showed them how to put those sounds…
As we mentioned last week, Charlotte taught all the language arts skills in just a few power-packed subjects. One of Charlotte’s main strategies was to integrate language arts studies into other subjects, rather than pulling them out as separate skills.…
When I got married, I knew how to cook exactly two dishes: canned soup over rice and macaroni and cheese from a box. (And once I forgot to drain the macaroni.) Needless to say, those first few meals required a…
We’ve spent much of this series on high school talking about academics. And it’s easy to focus on the books, the grades, and the transcript, especially in the high school years. But our goal is not just to graduate our…
Charlotte Mason had a knack for keeping school interesting. Not only did she include a variety of subjects, but she taught those subjects with enjoyable (and effective) methods. Take the subject of spelling, for example. Most of us were taught…
When we started Simply Charlotte Mason several years ago, we asked the Lord to make our efforts a blessing to the families He would bring our way. But we never realized how much the families He brought our way would…
Charlotte Mason believed that we should give children ideas, not just information. So she taught spelling, not in isolated lists of words, but in the context of useful and beautiful language. We can present the child with a list of…
As we wrap up a school year and plan for the next one, the question lurks in the back of our minds: How much does my child remember? Some assessments are built right in to the subject, like math and…
Charlotte Mason described her approach to education in three words; she said, “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.” We’ve already looked at the first two words. Today let’s talk about Education is a Life.
One question we’ve been hearing a lot lately is, “How do I make the transition to using a Charlotte Mason approach?” Well, if your children are just starting school and haven’t known any other method, then dive in and incorporate…
This is the same daily schedule as the generic one, but subjects have been added to this one to give you a more detailed look. Use your weekly schedule to determine which subjects to do on which days. Remember, you…
This is the same daily schedule as the generic one, but subjects have been added to this one to give you a more detailed look. Use your weekly schedule to determine which subjects to do on which days. Remember, you…
