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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To say it Out Loud or Not. Occasionally as you are reading a book aloud to your child, or in a poetry selection if the book was published a few years back, you’ll come across words that have evolved in meaning over time. For example pussy, gay, and ass are words that in the past
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About 12 years ago as I sat planning picture study lessons, I evaluated where we were and what we had done. We had studied some of the older classic painters as we travelled along the line of history—Giotto, Van Eyck, Michelangelo, Vermeer, Bouguereau, Millet, Degas, Constable, Stuart, Copley, David, Homer… This time period is a
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In reaction to the educational philosophy which centers around children learning facts and information and the superficial nature of this supposed learning, CM educators may flounder knowing if or how memory work fits into a CM Life. Although we shun memory facts for a test, and memory for spouting off as if participating in an
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These are the notes from my talk on Living Books. Here is an acronym to help you gauge what a Living Book is. A Living Book is DELICIOUS. D Descriptive.A Living Book doesn’t present the topic as facts and information, but rather stirs the imagination by way of painting pictures for the reader. To paint
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The Possibilities of Principles “They are not born either good or bad, but with possibilities for good and evil.”This is Charlotte’s second Principle. Right out of the shoot she hits hard. No dancing around. She tackles education, parenting, and religion in one punch. Gotta like Charlotte. This principle is important-very important. I know families who,
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Cathy Duffy has done a review of Living Geography Curriculum Set. You can see her review of Living Geography here: https://cathyduffyreviews.com/homeschool-reviews-core-curricula/history-and-geography/geography/living-geography-curriculum-set After reviewing the curriculum set, she states, “The Living Geography Curriculum set is a huge improvement over trying to use Charlotte Mason’s original work, and even more so for those living in the United
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“They are not born either good or bad, but with possibilities for good and evil.”This is Charlotte’s second Principle. Right out of the shoot she hits hard. No dancing around. She tackles education, parenting, and religion in one punch. Gotta like Charlotte. This principle is important-very important. I know families who, after giving CM an
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Here are two quotes from Charlotte that don’t seem to line up. On the one hand, Charlotte often says that narration is an individual telling back, that is is not verbatim, but given back with the student’s own words and workings. Here is one of the several quotes where she talks about this output of
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