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a book review
Crazy Homeschool Mama —
Authority: 116
Today Jesse and I read Crinkleroots Nature Alamanac. I totally recomment this book and the other books in the Crinkleroot series. A few are more for Pre-K that the kids pretty much laughed at, but most are great for Nature Study.The book we looked at today was Nature Alamanac. It covered the 4 seasons, wild ...5 days ago -
Cultivating Your Preschooler’s Spiritual Life–Early Years Homeschooling, Part 6
Simply Charlotte Mason —
Authority: 404
If you remember back to our first post in this Early Years series, we talked about a parent’s chief duties . Do you recall what those two duties are? 1. “To form in his child right habits of thinking and behaving,” and 2. “To nourish a child daily with loving, right, and noble ideas” (Vol. 2, p. 228). ...5 days ago -
Thankful Alphabet: Ideas
Dewey's Treehouse —
Authority: 135
I is for Ideas "The mind feeds on ideas, and therefore children should have a generous curriculum."--Charlotte Mason What ideas are we going to take in today? Where are we going to get them? Which ones will take root? What idea food will we put on the table? Swiss Family Robinson , the stories of Elisha, the ...1 week ago -
Books & Stories in the Early Years–Early Years Homeschooling, Part 5
Simply Charlotte Mason —
Authority: 404
My children have always loved a good book. I remember when my first two were preschoolers, we had two reading times set aside each day. They would come running to the couch with their arms full of their book choices—often from their special favorites —and we would read . . . and read . . . and read. Pretty soon I ...1 week ago -
A blog for you to bookmark
Dewey's Treehouse —
Authority: 135
If you havent checked in on Sallie, who inspired the Year of Abundance two years ago and who blogs at A Quiet, Simple Life , formerly known as A Gracious Home and Two Talent Living, in awhile, you can now also visit her at A Quiet, Simple Learning Life . Our babies do grow up!1 week ago -
Charlotte Mason - Autumn Beauty Edition
Our Journey Westward —
Authority: 418
What a glorious time of year! In my part of the world, God’s creation is singing in brilliant colors and crisp notes. In honor of His magnificent show, I thought I’d center the theme around bits and pieces of Autumn Beauty. Enjoy the wonderful articles! Nature Study Julee from Abundant ...1 week ago -
George Gershwin Composer Study
Our Journey Westward —
Authority: 418
I hope these resources come in handy as you plan a study of George Gershwin! George Gershwin Classics for Kids Books We’ll Read CD’s We’ll Listen To2 weeks ago -
recap of artist study books
Crazy Homeschool Mama —
Authority: 116
Well.....the books didnt go over as well as I had hoped. My kids are really getting harder to please lately, which is making school not fun. I keep telling them I am going to call K12 or someone and get a :::gasp::: boxed set of school books. That said, they did like Spot a Dog and Can you find it, too? Both of ...2 weeks ago -
Start off your work week with some delightful leisure
Dewey's Treehouse —
Authority: 135
In tribute to The Beehives very important post On Leisure, Learning, and Large Rooms : "You are, in short, blind, and should take a week or a month of delightful leisure during which you set aside all these lowly values that have enslaved you, open your eyes to honor and virtue, engage in a pleasant humanizing ...2 weeks ago -
New Early Years Homeschool Book
Simply Charlotte Mason —
Authority: 404
A new arrival always brings excitement, and we’re excited about the new arrival at SCM— The Early Years: A Charlotte Mason Preschool Handbook ! This book is filled with Charlotte Mason’s ideas for the preschool years, presented in bite-size chunks with modern-day examples, inspiring quotes, and practical tips. ...2 weeks ago -
Art appreciation
Crazy Homeschool Mama —
Authority: 116
One of Charlotte Masons subjects was picture study.I had some free time yesterday so of course I went to the library.Here are four books I found that are pretty neat for picture study and living books.Can you find it, too.Spot a Dog. A childs book of art.Paul Gauguin Great ArtistsIn Blue MountainsI will let you know ...2 weeks ago -
Outdoor Life for Preschoolers–Early Years Homeschooling, Part 4
Simply Charlotte Mason —
Authority: 404
“In this time of extraordinary pressure, educational and social, perhaps a mother’s first duty to her children is to secure for them a quiet growing time, a full six years of passive receptive life, the waking part of it spent for the most part out in the fresh air” (Vol. 1, p. 43). Did you catch that? Even in ...3 weeks ago -
September Nature Club: Trees
Song of My Heart —
Authority: 121
Over the summer I began thinking how fun it would be to be part of a nature club. I emailed the ladies in our homeschool group and was excited when five of them expressed an interest in starting one. My bloggy friends Melissa and Cindy inspired me with the idea of starting a group, so I asked them for tips on the ...3 weeks ago -
Quote: Home Education
Our Home on the Range —
Authority: 132
[T]here is no sort of knowledge to be got in these early years so valuable to children as that which they get for themselves of the world they live in. Let them once get [in] touch with Nature, and a habit is formed which will be a source of delight through life. We were all meant to be naturalists, each in his ...3 weeks ago -
Charlotte Mason Isnt Unit Studies
The Common Room —
Authority: 517
For example, some time ago the London Board Schools held an exhibition of work; and great interest was excited by an exhibit which came from New York representing a weeks work (on Herbartian lines) in a school. The children worked for a week upon an apple. They modelled it in clay, they painted it in brushwork, they ...4 weeks ago -
The Wonders of Nature
A Mother's Journal —
Authority: 120
‘The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork. ” Psalm 19:1When I was a teenager we had a friend visiting from the mountains. In driving around our county I was commenting on the beauty of it all. My mother seemed a bit embarassed and noted that our friend, having come from ...4 weeks ago -
On Home Education II
Our Home on the Range —
Authority: 132
In this time of extraordinary pressure, educational and social, perhaps a mothers first duty to her children is to secure for them a quiet growing time, a full six years of passive receptive life, the waking part of it spent for the most part out in the fresh air. And this, not for the gain in bodily health ...4 weeks ago -
Learning through the Five Senses–Early Years Homeschooling, Part 3
Simply Charlotte Mason —
Authority: 404
In my daughter’s baby book are two great “early years” photos. One is a picture of her after she tried to eat a chocolate ice cream cone. The front of her shirt is covered, her hands are dripping,—and how she got it in her sandals, I’ll never know. The other picture is of her standing in our front yard with ...4 weeks ago -
What are you using for spelling in your home school?
Homeschool Facts —
Authority: 462
Faith4jesus asked: I’ve homeschooled my oldest from the start. I say we started at the day she was born. ; ) She has really stuggled though with spelling. Early on I was told to relax by other...4 weeks ago -
Learning through the Five Senses–Early Years Homeschooling, Part 3
Simply Charlotte Mason —
Authority: 404
In my daughter’s baby book are two great “early years” photos. One is a picture of her after she tried to eat a chocolate ice cream cone. The front of her shirt is covered, her hands are dripping,—and how she got it in her sandals, I’ll never know. The other picture is of her standing in our front yard with ...6 weeks ago
