Charlotte Mason is quoted as advising parents to have their kids out of doors for “not two, but four, five, or six hours they should have on every tolerably fine day.” I admit, four to six hours outdoors seems to be the norm for kids who grew up during the Read more
Ahhhh, the preschool years! It seems we mommies have a love-hate relationship with the thought of our little ones’ first day of school! Sometimes we cry inside to think they’re already big enough to do school, but other times we’re also excited and proud to tell the world that they’re Read more
One of the questions I get asked most frequently by families who are just starting to look into the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling is, how do you do exams? If, throughout the year, we steer clear of asking direct questions, fill-in-the-blank type tests, or multiple choice questions, how do Read more
When we were first starting off with the Charlotte Mason method, I encountered the term mother culture and felt that it was a timely reminder for self-care: after all, homeschooling takes so much from us, it’s only understandable that we would need ways to refresh and re-energize ourselves. But the Read more
In the Charlotte Mason method, we introduce our children to the Bible at an early age. And by the Bible, we mean, reading to them and letting them read from an actual Bible, and not Bible stories! (Isn’t that amazing, considering even we adults these days don’t always feel undaunted Read more