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 […]
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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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
How does one explain “living books” to someone not familiar with this cornerstone of Charlotte Mason philosophy? Sometimes it helps to put it into language people are more familiar with. Here is one of my favorite quotes about good literature, which, of course, is what a living book is. “The classics are books that refuse
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The kids came up to me this morning jumping up and down with excitement saying, “Rain!! Rain!! It’s Raining!!” They immediately headed for the closet where the dusty umbrellas were and headed outside to play. Oh to be so filled with elation at the simplest things and to be able to express it so freely
I’m up late again, almost halfway through “the little green book”, Charlotte Mason Reviewed and came across an explanation of the method of learning advocated by CM and thought it was definitely worth posting here. I’ve often found it difficult at times to dig up the “how to” in CMs 6 volumes of writings and
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Let me introduce myself as a contributor to this new CM blog, a journey in which I am so excited to be part of with our dear friends. I am Johnna, a mama of two beautiful blessings, Julia and James. We use Ambleside Online curriculum and just last week started year 2 with our daughter.
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