Have you ever imagined a world without sticks? The thought had never even crossed my mind, nor my children’s… until today. As our group was leaving one of our favorite nature trails, a worker came out to tell the kids not to take the sticks they were carrying. I believe her exact words were: “If […]
Breaking from our usual nature outings, we ventured into the heart of the city to experience Olvera Street, the birth place of the city of Los Angeles. What a blessing to be able to take our babies, toddlers, five year olds, eight year olds; all ages alike, on an off day of the week, without
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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope this Thanksgiving, perhaps through literature or poetry alongside our family experiences, we are able to share a living idea with our children. the dead yet speak their living thoughts in the work they have left us, and by which as by links of an endless chain all men are bound to
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“This fine Maple, with its hard wood, its beautiful autumnal colors- red and yellow and orange- and its sweet sap, is the close western relative of the famed Sugar Maple of the eastern states. If it were as abundant as the true Sugar Maple and grew as accessibly, it would doubtless be an important hardwood
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As soon as he is able to keep it himself, a nature-diary is a source of delight to a child. Every day’s walk gives him something to enter: three squirrels in a larch tree, a jay flying across such a field, a caterpillar climbing up a nettle, a snail eating a cabbage leaf, a spider
Have you ever worried about the phantom “holes” in your child’s education? You know, the important lessons, connections and facts that we might miss by not using the nationally sanctioned public school curriculum? I especially worried about these “holes” when I realized my six year old didn’t know the days of the week in the
Yesterday we made a visit to our local Tanaka Farms to hand pick vegetables for soup. After walking through the corn maze we headed over to where we saw the green tops. The children enjoyed the farm land, pulling the carrots and onions right from the earth. The carrots were so loose in the ground
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Hello All, Rachelle here, this is my first time blogging/posting, anywhere, woohoo! I am the mother of 4 wonderful daughters, and love CMism in my life. We recently moved to a more rural area and home and are beginning our “Homestead” adventure, starting with Shelby and Daisy. Well, we actually started with their home… my
I used to have this picture perfect image of what homeschooling would be like, especially after reading some of Charlotte Mason’s writings. I imagined joyful children delighting in living books, asking for “one more page pleeeeaase!”, dancing to classical masterpieces, painting beautiful pictures, running through grassy meadows with butterflies and songbirds fluttering about. Ahhh…. so
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I love my schedule. I refer to it throughout the day. It’s like having a road map to know what comes next. Over time, parts of my schedule become habit, and I hardly need it, but I still find satisfaction in checking something off my list, feeling productive, doing as I ought. I have a