Charlotte Mason Book Study, Omaha, Nebraska Ourselves Volume 4 2018-2019 Book I. Sept13 Pref to HEd, Pref to 4, Intro, Intro pp. 1-32. Map of Mansoul. October 11 pp. 33-80 November 8 pp. 81-125 December 13 pp. 126-166 January 10 pp. 167-210 Book II. February 14 Intro, Part I Sect 1, Chapter 1-6 […]
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All the photos on this site are real – meaning they are taken by myself or my daughters- more likely my daughters who have more patience to wait for the good picture and know more about the camera. I enjoy trying. I decided that using only our own photos would help demonstrate the purpose of
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The Faerie Queene (Book 1) by Edmund Spencer In this book, the 16th century poet Edmund Spencer originates the classic tale of what we today know as “St. George and the Dragon”. Written in iambic verse, Spencer tells of the travels and trials of the Redcrosse Knight and the fair lady Una as their adventures
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Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Greece by James Baikie This book is a quick look at life in ancient Greece. From the seashore of Athens, to the top of the Acropolis, to the Greek Theater, and of course, the first Olympic Games, you’ll practically live in the world of ancient Greece. With “street-view” descriptions of
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As I was reading through the introduction section for a particular math curriculum, I kept running across this heading, “Teacher support in preparation for year …”. I looked at these pages and found for each year there was a re-cap of the previous year and helpful instructions and notes for how to prepare and teach
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I’ve noticed the term purist surfacing frequently in the Charlotte Mason educational world. And it has me wondering- Am I a Charlotte Mason purist? What does the home learning life of a Charlotte Mason purist look like? My mind wanders back over ten years of homeschooling my four children. I, who knew absolutely nothing of
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For a girl from Nebraska not accustomed to spanning wide bodies of water on a suspension bridge, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge a few years ago was, to say the least, thrilling. In Nebraska most of our water ways are crossed by a mere heave-ho and a jump. Before this ride across the Golden Gate, my only encounter with this bridge was through
As we close one year and open a new one, I think back over some of the events of 2017 – things we did, things we learned, how we approach this brand new baby year. I found one important meditation from this past summer. May it bless you. We woke to a beautiful morning on
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