Need help with learning stlyes

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  • February 16, 2017 at 2:40 pm
    jill smith
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    Hi, ladies,

    Okay, I have a number of children. Some are more tactile learners ando I have one that is more auditory. I can’t find anything in charlotte Mason History to make it hands on for every lesson. Can someone direct me. I am horrible with coming up with extras. A friend told me about misery for History. It looks good. But I have all the cm history. Any suggestions? Thanks

    February 17, 2017 at 8:03 am
    retrofam
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    There is a list of activities somewhere on this website for each history guide.   I don’t know if there are enough for a daily activity all year.

    In my house I don’t do a correlated activity each day, but I do tell my children to find something to keep their hands busy before I read aloud. We have used blocks, clay, tracing, drawing, toy cars, puzzles,  Famous Figures of … times series, timeline figures,  plastic canvas crafts, and knitting (teen). I don’t have the energy to come up with correlating crafts, and too many becomes busywork. SCM suggestions are meaningful work that correlates.  Notebooking or lapbooking may work. I looked at many,  but have not tried it yet.

    February 18, 2017 at 7:14 am
    HollyS
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    My kids also pull out quiet materials for read alouds.  Our current handicraft is crochet, so it makes a great activity for read alouds.  They also like drawing or playdough (for the youngest two).

    Many aspects of CM are hands-on: nature study, handicrafts, art, music instruction, etc.  In CM schools, they spent their afternoons on these types of things and often did things like yardwork as well.  Paper sloyd has been a great activity for my kids, who love hands on activities.  Many math choices are hands on as well, especially Mathusee.  A Book of Centuries or timeline add a hands on element to your history readings.  If you follow the SCM guides, they have hands on projects at the end of each term, and their science guides have projects as well.  They aren’t on a daily basis, but a few per term are about all I can handle!  😉

    We’ve used history programs with lots of hands on activities and many seemed like busy-work to me.  It can be challenging to find meaningful hands on projects that are worth our time and energy!  SCM picks the best ones.

    One area I’ve enjoyed adding some hands on learning is Scripture Memory.  We’ve made posters of our verses, written them on the board and recited (erasing a word or two each time), and built the verses out of Reading Rods.  We’ve also recited going around the room, one at a time.  We don’t do these activities every time, so it gives a fun break from the routine.

    Personally, I wouldn’t worry about hands-on for every single lesson.  I find CM lessons very rich overall that it’s not needed, and can even take away from the lesson itself.

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