Mathematics Enhancement Programme (MEP) offers a free full math curriculum for preschoolers up to 9th grade. MEP’s math curriculum is rather hands on, having children count real beads, for ex…
During my 27 years of homeschooling, nothing has contributed more to our stability and success than the McGuffey Readers. I am a great promoter of delight-directed learning and I believe it is the only way to allow the God-given genius in each child flourish and take flight. I ... Read More...
Yes! FREE homeschool math curriculum for K-8th grade does exist and it's wonderfully Charlotte Mason. Click, print, and done! Watch the video
Homeschool mother and blogger Larissa of Living in Color blog shares a video tour of her Charlotte Mason notebooks and notebooking.
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please see my Disclaimer. I knew roughly what I was getting into when we decided to pursue a Charlotte Mason homeschool program for our son. At least,
Picture study is one of the easiest components of a Charlotte Mason education to incorporate into your homeschool curriculum. You do not need to know anything yourself about art, or art history. I repeat ...You do NOT need to know ANYTHING about art or art history to begin. All you need is knowledge of the
Engaging Charlotte Mason geography activities for your homeschool with map study, drawing, and discussion. All are vital to an understanding of history.
Beautiful drawings and paintings are a hallmark of a Charlotte Mason education. But what if you're not an artist? You can still teach your child to draw with Charlotte Mason drawing lessons.
Homeschooling high school and researching curriculum options for the upcoming year? Here's a look at our Charlotte Mason-ish 10th grade homeschool plans.
A Charlotte Mason French Lesson Before we begin A Charlotte Mason French Lesson … First, I explain why I’m focusing subject by subject. Also, I include Charlotte Mason quotes because I find her original lectures on education to be SO inspiring and helpful. Next, please keep reading to see the break down of implementing lessons, the schedule, […]
I recently did an article called Productive Afternoons, and in it I mentioned that in Charlotte Mason's schools formal lessons were done by lunch. Well, we
Teaching a child to read should be a joyful experience! We are going back to basics with Charlotte Mason reading lessons beginning with sight reading. Find out how to choose reading material and build a framework for your lessons and get your child reading!
Wondering how to do preschool the Charlotte Mason way? Here's what a Charlotte Mason preschool and Kindergarten looks like.
A Review of the Charlotte Mason Simple Spanish Curriculum: a Charlotte Mason Inspired Foreign Language Program for children aged 0-8 Years.
What does it mean to have a Charlotte Mason homeschooling approach and how do we do it? Read this simple summary to see if it's right for you!
Homeschooling ( for me ) presented a brand new way of living when I first began 13 years ago. You see... I was SO used to having a boss or having my work lined up for me. When you become a homeschool mom, you suddenly must become self-disciplined. You become a manager. In this post,
This free, no-frills elementary Charlotte Mason weekly planner will keep you on track with your Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling.
Help your students learn interesting facts about 35 amazing insects with this set of Charlotte-Mason style FREE Insect Nature Cards
Would you like to do a picture study with the kids? Get your Charlotte Mason Homeschool Resource for Art -- an art study for Charlotte Mason homeschoolers!
Engaging Charlotte Mason geography activities for your homeschool with map study, drawing, and discussion. All are vital to an understanding of history.
The Charlotte Mason approach is very different to the Montessori approach. However, I love the Charlotte Mason focus on nature study and the significance of the 'atmosphere'. Miss Mason wrote “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.". Here are a few really lovely Charlotte Mason inspired learning spaces. Above the homeschooling room at Wildflowers and Marbles. Pyjama School Learning Space. These are good examples of setting up a home schooling space in a home, Charlotte Mason or otherwise. Farmhouse Schoolhouse - which has an amazing range of environments and materials, including some Montessori influences. You know I love this...
Do you sometimes ask questions about a reading passage, and your kids just return a deer-in-headlights stare? Please tell me I am not the only one. That is what I get sometimes now, but when my son was little it was different. I would try to ask him about what I just had read him, and his answer was almost always… plainly… Jesus. It was adorable but I was like, “What else honey?”
Children are born persons. They are not born either good or bad, but with possibilities for good and for evil." Charlotte Mason’s first and second principles seem pretty straightforward. When I first learned about them, they seemed obvious to me. Children are born persons- they seem plenty valued, today. They are born neither good nor bad- I've
Our Muslim Homeschool uses affiliate links in posts and sidebar ads. Please refer to my Disclosure Policy for more information The following post is from Shannen at Middle Way Mom It just me, or do very few homeschooling methods refer to little ones being in the mix of a typical homeschooling day? One of the things
How to we capitalize on our children's curiosities while still delaying formal lessons until a child is 6 years old? Teaching the alphabet the Charlotte Mason way is a fun, joyful way to spend time with our babies and preschoolers and instill a love of learning.
Charlotte Mason said that the foundation of knowledge didn't start in the classroom but rather in the teaching of good habits at home.
Don’t have time for crafting? It’s been a real struggle for me, but well worth the effort when I made it. Children should be working with their hands to create useful and beautiful things–this is what Charlotte Mason believed, and it lines up well with the Bible, research, ... Read More...
Charlotte Mason habit training is more than routines and manners. We also want our children to develop moral habits. Here's how to start.
Even if you're not a big fan of the outdoors, you can enjoy these Easy Nature Journals for Kids. Grab these printables and resources today!
Share Wildflower Ramblings!I am looking forward to sharing our First Grade Charlotte Mason Inspired Schedule. Here we are, in our Year 1 (Form 1B) of homeschooling. I have never felt more grounded or more sure that I am doing what is right for my son and his education. Ever since I began listening to the...
The Charlotte Mason method is truly an amazing way to homeschool, but its genius is clouded by too much information. If you are like me, you don't have the time nor the inclination to swim through a sea of impressions. You need a summary, and then you need someone to tell you how to put these ideas into practice.
I’m sharing about how we use Charlotte Mason method for Preschool Reading lessons. Kinderleben (pre-school) student who is using this method.
Learn all about bugs with this interesting insect unit nature study for preschool through 2nd grade. Great for homeschool or classroom use
Before we discuss how to build the habit of attention, let’s just take a moment and acknowledge that attention is a habit. It’s easy to just gloss over that, but in this era of ADHD hysteria, it’s good to think for a moment about the idea that attention is something that can be trained. I mean, yes, some children are naturally born more attentive than others. No doubt. Some are also born naturally more musical, I suppose. But, like music, attention can Continue Reading...
If you’re new to the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling, you may have heard about narrations and notebooking. Narrations are a key piece of a Charlotte Mason lesson.
Charlotte Mason knew that teaching was most effective when students could experience what was being taught, not simply memorize information. She created a method of teaching that employed living books, nature study, hands-on exploration, and more so that students truly absorbed, deep in their hearts, what was being communicated.
I know many of you have already started your homeschool year. Here where we live the school system doesn't start back until the day after Labor Day and
When I began my business, my goal for Charlotte Mason Mama has always been to enrich home life and inspire mothers in their homes. I also didn't want a website full of "busy work" or junk. I will never offer printables to you that I wouldn't use myself or deemed poor quality. Everything I make
Ever wonder if you are doing enough in your home school? Sonya has some encouragement for you.
I’ve heard of KISS Grammar for several years, but haven’t highlighted it because although all of the content is 100% free, and there are no ads, the KISS site is rather clunky and confu…
This is a FREE Updated Charlotte Mason Planner. This year it includes two files, one with all the subjects included and one you can fill in.
