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
(Book Review written by a Charlotte Mason-homeschooled high school boy.) This is the first in a series of eight books, featuring orphaned Anne Shirley, an engaging, talkative girl with red hair and an imagination. It tells of how Anne came to be adopted by the Cuthberts, and of how she 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
Fish are a bit difficult to record in your nature journal unless you’re watching them through an aquarium. In my experience, even after already honing our observation skills with birds that flit from tree to tree and out of sight, when we went snorkeling, it proved more challenging to remember all Read more
In this post, I hope to give you some quick practical “how-to” steps in terms of implementing different aspects of a Charlotte Mason method. For more information on each aspect, I encourage you to check back regularly, where I will continue to flesh them out in more detail, including real-life Read more