With so many great Charlotte Mason curricula, products, and resources out there, following a Charlotte Mason philosophy in your homeschool can be very easy. However, for those of us who are secular homeschooling families, finding secular Charlotte Mason resources can be a little more difficult. So I have put together a quick round-up of some Read More
The UnPlanning Post: A Follow Up.
I have been asked now so many times, to PLEASE finally post what the rest of our plans look like for the year. And so I shall. Kind of. This has been a really strange post for me to write, to be honest, because while I am excited about the rest of this school year Read More
Homeschool Planning: Our Offbeat CM Year
So there I was. Off to a great, productive start with my homeschool planning. I had decided to use the Simply Charlotte Mason “Plan Your Charlotte Mason Year” book and dvd set, and it truly was making the planning process a BREEZE. Before I knew it, I was down to the point when I would Read More
‘Outside the Journal’ – Nature Study!
Very recently, I posted about how to get started with Charlotte Mason style Nature Study when you don’t know how to start, or what you’re doing. In that post, I talked a little about how we’re getting my “nature study resistant” son to do this in his own way. My 10 yr old is NOT Read More
Homeschool Summer School!
Homeschool Summer School Summer school. Does this conjure up images of being held back from your summer holidays, trying to pass classes that didn’t go well that year? While all your friends are off enjoying their break, you’re still nose to the grindstone every day slaving away at your school work? Well, HOMESCHOOL summer school looks Read More
Nature Study (When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing!)
We all know the importance of nature study in our homeschools – particularly if you are a Charlotte Mason homeschooler. Images come to mind of idyllic scenes with a sweet happy family, sitting in a field or under a big leafy tree, all drawing and observing quietly and without fuss. For many of us, though, Read More