My son always has a literature and history book going. At first, he would orally narrate his books, now he write a one page written narration about what he read! He has enjoyed most of these, though he is a reluctant reader at heart — he’s my tough one! But these awesome living books with…
Living books for elementary readers
Children love living books with enlightening and clever stories! We have loved using this fun list of living books for elementary readers! After we have read the Little Bear and Frog & Toad books, this is what we use next! If you haven’t picked up the Fox books, you are missing out! They are absolutely…
First & second grade living books for early readers: Storytime Treasures from Memoria Press
Children crave living ideas, brilliant stories, and heartfelt illustrations. When you give them these, then reading is simple! The living books that are a party of Memoria Press’ Storytime Treasures are amazing first books. These would be read after a child has learned how to read and is learning more sight words. You can find…
Movement & sensory tools in Waldorf & Charlotte Mason homeschool
Children need to move all day long! They cannot be expected to sit or stand in one place for more than ten or so minutes (longer time can of course be expected as children grow older). But as for my seven year old, I will continue to keep our lessons short and engaging! The Waldorf…
living books for emergent readers: I Can Read! American history books
“Children benefit from working steadily through well-chosen books,” Susan Schaeffer Macaulay writes in her book, For the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School, a summary of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of education. And how true this is! When we give children the opportunity to read life-giving books, and ask them to share their…
Understanding your child’s learning style and differentiating homeschool instruction
Differentiating instruction for homeschool is important for parents to feel confident with, so they can continue their important work of teaching and learning alongside their child. I include questions about differentiation in a free printable you can download at the bottom of this post. I taught full day kindergarten. It was painful to try to…
Middle Grade Reading List for Classical Child promoting good morals and values {free printable!}
How can we find and provide good, quality reading material for our middle grade children? After children have learned to read, we must provide well-written reading material so they continue in their love of reading, while also emphasizing strong moral character and values. We want to promote good morals and values with Classical Choices for…
Charlotte Mason Homeschool Nature Program: Gentle + Classical Nature Vol. 1 Review
We love the Gentle + Classical Nature program. This is a wonderful and gentle nature curriculum which includes hands on exploration as well as beautiful poetry and literature. Gentle + Classical Nature Volume 1: Inland Waterways and Forests was created to make Charlotte Mason’s “Formidable List of Attainments for a Child of 6” more attainable for…
Charlotte Mason Homeschool: Fourth Grade Curriculum
Here I am sharing our Homeschool Choices for my fourth grader! I love to adapt our curriculum according to each of my child’s needs, so I don’t use the same exact materials and resources per student. Here you can see what we use and how we use it for all subjects but what we do…
Charlotte Mason Homeschool Rhythm
I am excited to share our homeschool routine that we go through on a daily basis. We abide by the Charlotte Mason principles but really adapt those to meet our family’s needs as well as the needs for each of our children. I am not a Charlotte Mason purist by any means! Our core curriculum…
What we do daily using the Charlotte Mason Method in our homeschool
Breaking down why we use the Charlotte Mason method with A Gentle Feast curriculum for our homeschool and how we adapt it to fit our needs. I share what materials and rhythms we have for our Charlotte Mason homeschool. I am not a purist, but we like to abide by many of Mason’s principles in…
First Grade in our Charlotte Mason Homeschool
Adapting homeschool materials and methods for each child is why we chose to learn at home. I love that each of my children are seen as a whole person, they are respected in their gifts and their struggles. Here is an overview of what I use with my first grader in our Charlotte Mason homeschool….
