(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…
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…
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…
In this series of blog posts, we want to tackle some of the most common issues that parents face in a Charlotte Mason Homeschool. We hope that the questions we recommend can help you find solutions, and we refer back to Miss Mason’s principles to help you apply them practically Read more…