Teaching our children to read and write are probably two of the main concerns of the homeschooling beginner. Thankfully, in the Charlotte Mason method, we can find her recommendations even for teaching these two mechanical skills. Printing is the first phase of actually writing with pencil and paper. Here is Read more…
One of the most highly-debated subjects when it comes to our children’s education is this: at what age should a child learn to read? If you’re like most parents, you can be pressured by all that you see around you, including on social media, about toddlers who are happily reading Read more…
Reading. Ahhh… Isn’t this every homeschooling mom or homeschooling-mom-wannabe’s greatest fear: not being able to teach our children to read? In this post, we want to share an overview of reading lessons as outlined by Charlotte Mason. We hope to elaborate on each phase in future posts, but we believe Read more…
As part of nature study and outdoor time, Charlotte Mason recommends what she calls sight-seeing exercises. What are sight-seeing exercises? Here is how Miss Mason describes sight-seeing exercises–which she recommends to do AFTER you arrive at your location and the kids have had the time to run around, get loud, Read more…
Charlotte Mason believes that, no matter what social class a child is, the curriculum we offer him needs to meet three requirements: He requires much knowledge, for the mind needs sufficient food as much as does the body. The knowledge should be various, for sameness in mental diet does not Read more…