PHILOSOPHY. History, is one of the most important subjects in a Living Education to focus on. Charlotte ranks Bible lessons as paramount, with history coming in next. It pairs with Literature, Bible, Geography, and to a degree Science, Math, Art, and Music. This is why Charlotte Mason said it was the pivot on which her […]
In a Charlotte Mason Education you as the table-setter can begin your journey with the simple idea of bringing a natural meal to your children. It sounds beautiful and natural- and it is. But sometimes with the myriad of posts, blogs, information, instagram, web sites, chatter, chatter, “I do this, you should too”… well it
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Learning to read can be done simply. It takes two things: time and patience. You don’t need fancy programs. Just good ‘ol persistence. Keep a mindset of consistent practice over a long period of time. Some children take off quickly and some need more time, and that is perfectly normal. Keep it light, engaging, and
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Don’t over complicate history. You don’t need comprehension questions, tedious, purposeless memorization, or quizzes. Like the post I did on narration and many other CM subjects, I want you to see that history doesn’t have to be complicated or overwhelming. Keep it simple– because… it is.——♦♦——Find a Living Book.Read. Done.
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This is taken pretty directly from CM, I added Service Projects and Handiwork (chores). The items with * are things that we do during Together Time (the whole family). Form 1a= age 7-9 / grade 2-3 Bible *-Old Testament-New Testament Literature-imagination stories like fables, fairy tales, and legends-poetry (read)* History-own country-charts of the lives of
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These are the first verses my children learn. Acts 16:31 – Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved. Psalm 145:9 -The LORD is good to all. Genesis 16:13 – You are the God who sees. John 11:35 – Jesus wept. 1 John 4:19 – We love because He first loved us. Psalm
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Sometimes the same repeating process get to the the same ‘ol, same ‘ol. It gets to be quite boring frankly. The mind needs new and varied input. Eating oatmeal every single day, gets old (I know because we did it when we had food allergy issues here). Boring, turns into drudgery, which turns into dislike,
I’m previewing the first drafts…. some tweeks to do…. then send back for corrections…. then another draft… I’m working on getting the Word Cards in a format for cutting apart…. won’t be long now! It makes my heart jump a skip when I actually get the finished product in my hands. After working for years
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PHILOSOPHY.Sounds and sight recognition of words through observation and attention is what Charlotte Mason’s reading lessons use. The lessons should not be drudgery, but interesting and engaging. Sounding out words as well as sight word recognition are part of her method. Lessons in CM are short in order to train attention. These lessons typically run
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Selected Quotes from Charlotte Mason on Reading Lessons.Annotations in [ ] by Real Living Life. Read the complete chapters where Charlotte describes reading lessons in Volume 1 page 199-222. “Learning to read is hard work for most children, but it must be done, and we as parents should try to make the lessons as easy
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