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Charlotte Mason Carnival

Cindy — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:40 +0000

Welcome to the Charlotte Mason Carnival! An Atmosphere of Learning is our theme – and don’t you just LOVE the atmosphere a Charlotte Mason education provides?? Me, too!

I wouldn’t trade for the world our times of snuggling up with living books, basking in the sunshine of nature study, or enjoyment of handicrafts and artist study. I bet you wouldn’t either. All the contributors this week are sharing, in one way or another, a glimpse into their wonderful Charlotte Mason homeschools. Enjoy!

Barb shares precious homeschooling wisdom in her post Ingredients to Building a Lifelong Learner.

Lanaya shows us how her family enjoys poetry in Appreciating Poetry.

Naomi reminds us to teach gratitude in The Atmosphere of Economic Woes.

Amy inspires us to think about how precious each moment is with our children in Atmosphere: Intentional Living.

Jimmie gives us direction in focusing on poetry in Poet Study: Maya Angelou.

Patti provides some reading accountability for her family in Reading Record Sheets.

Shannon shares some living literature activities about the book Harold and the Purple Crayon.

Nancy encourages us to enjoy winter nature walks in Fertile Observations and Family Diaries.

Penny writes about the power of living literature in I Tell You, It Works.

Kelly shares her thoughts about how a Charlotte Mason education still works in Homeschool Methods: Charlotte Mason in the Modern Age.

Tammy gives us a glimpse into creating a Charlotte Mason atmosphere with a special needs child in A Full Life in the Real World.

I have shared about Nature Study in the Winter and some yummy living math ideas in M&M Math.

And that’s a wrap. I hope you feel refreshed and armed with new ideas or new resolve. Enjoy the rest of your week!

The Charlotte Mason Carnival Goes on a Woodland Walk

Cindy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:00:33 +0000

Welcome to the Charlotte Mason Carnival! What joy it is to be back into the busy and boisterous season of spring again! Birds calling, frogs croaking, bees humming and children laughing are all sounds that have made me smile so far this spring.

My children and I would like to invite you along to see some of the sights as we take a woodland walk. Don't hesitate to stop here and there to take a rest in order to read all the lovely posts along the trail!

The sky is perfectly blue and the temperatures are in the mid-70's. It's the perfect day for a walk in the woods.

Redbuds! What a sight to behold as we enter the woodland.

Rest Stop #1 – CM Philosophy

Nancy from Sage Parnassus shares how a CM education often requires rethinking traditional schooling in The Stress of Education.

Keri from Sunny Scholars reminds us that Charlotte Mason intended for us to use our own Ideas and Thinking skills as parents.

Beth from Apples and Jammies reminds us slow down and be refreshed in Losing Focus.

Tiana from God Made, Home Grown talks about the joy of natural education vs. “Doing School”.

Beth from The Homeschool Post is thinking about next year and the fear of teaching older children in Homeschooling…(even) Highschool?

Flowers spread across the entire floor of the woodlands - violets, ground ivy, buttercups, nettle, and this - garlic mustard.

Mosses line several of the rocks and fallen trees, especially since we're nearing the creek.

Rest Stop #2 – Living Literature and Book Reviews

Samantha from To Be Busy at Home shares how she tames “antsy hands” in Keeping Hands Busy and Minds Engaged During Read-Alouds.

Amber from The Mommy Earth gives a very in-depth look into a living nature study book in Book Review: The Burgess Animal Book for Children.

I can’t remember if I already shared the about living listening literature, Jonathan Park CD’s, from The Curriculum Choice or not. Forgive me if I have.

Jill from History for Children shares about the Dear America series as living literature in The Oregon Trail.

Mama Squirrel from Dewey’s Treehouse shares a her opinions of Terrible Lizard, by Deborah Cadbury (book review).

The creek! It looks like recent high waters have left behind some flood debris.

Oops, sorry. Our nature walks involve lots of stops, not only to observe things, but to play as well.

Rest Stop #3 – Music and Art Study

Jimmie from Jimmie’s Collage shares how her Charlotte Mason homeschool is Beginning Hymn Study.

Barb from Harmony Art Mom gives you some ideas for Building on Picture Study: Part Two.

Alicia from La Famille shows her children’s latest art ventures in Artist Study – Henri Matisse.

Look up! Since the leaves aren't very big yet, we can see a hawk's nest in the huge sycamore tree.

It's a good thing we looked up! Take a look at those giant bracket mushrooms growing.

Rest Stop #5 – Living Math and Other Living Lessons

Makita from Academia Celestia inspires us to give our children living math lessons in Fractions :: Book Sharing Monday.

Julie from The Adventures of Bear gives you several living math ideas for little ones in Some Recent Math Activities.

Dawn from My 4 Sweetums celebrated the end of a study about the Middle Ages with the entire family in Medieval Party. She shares another fun family activity in Our Travels on the Silk Road.

How exciting! We've come upon a 10'x10' area of Virginia bluebells. Aren't they beautiful?

And look at the fossils embedded in this rock over here! They look like large pieces of bone to me, what about you?

Rest Stop #6 – Nature Study

Tiffany from Natural Family Living Blog gives a great overview of nature study in Natural Play for Teaching Science.

Jill from Children in the Midst takes you along on her spring nature walk in Beautiful Spring.

ChildBlessed from Kid Junkie shows you the blessings of a nature walk in Spring Has Come!

Kris from A Private Eye Nature teaches you The Basic Steps of how she uses the book The Private Eye for nature study.

Melissa from In the Sparrow’s Nest gives you a wealth of spring nature study ideas in April Nature Notables.

What's this? Oh, wow! We've never discovered signs of beavers before. What a wonderful find!

Sorry again. The kids want to finish the job the beaver started.

Timber!

What? You think you found the beaver's lodge?? Way cool!

Rest Stop #7 – More Nature Study

At Shining Dawn Books I explain the difference between two common nature study finds in Lichens vs. Mosses.

Dana from School For Us has been enjoying some exciting nature study while on vacation in Elephant Seal (Day 2).

Amy in Peru from Fisher Academy International takes you on a Biblical journey about The Why’s of Nature Study. And, in Nature Study on the Road she talks about how to take in nature during long trips.

Barb from Handbook of Nature Study and her children spent some time noting the weather in Our Spring Weather Observations.

Tammy from Adventures on Beck’s Bounty gives you a couple of indoor nature study ideas in Alternative Nature Study Ideas for When Your Family has the Plague.

Whew! It's been a long walk, but refreshing and beautiful. Looks like the trail is coming to an end. Thank you so much for walking with us!

Oh wait, the kids have spotted a dry creek bed. Shall we follow them?

Thanks for enjoying our walk with us! Barb at Harmony Art Mom hosts next time. Be sure to submit your articles here.

Charlotte Mason Carnival – Autumn Beauty Edition

Cindy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:00:33 +0000

What a glorious time of year! In my part of the world, God’s creation is singing in brilliant colors and crisp notes. In honor of His magnificent show, I thought I’d center the theme around bits and pieces of Autumn Beauty. Enjoy the wonderful articles!

Nature Study

Julee from Abundant Harvest shares her family’s awesome nature study that came from an injured monarch in Nature Study – Butterfly.

Alicia from La Famille gives a great tutorial for making a dye from black walnut shells in Nuts About Dye!

Ritsumei from Baby Steps shares about her family’s recent trip to their local nature preserve in Critters and Moss.

Kris from At Home Science provides a nice list of living books and such for anyone planning to study rocks, soil or the earth in Geology Study Resources.

Barb at Handbook of Nature Study shares about one of her nature challenges in Outdoor Hour Challenge Autumn Series – Seasonal Weather.

Yours truly is sharing an article from Shining Dawn Books about Nature Study with a Toddler or Preschooler.

Art/Picture Study

Dana from Epi Kardia takes us on a how-to journey through picture study in Charlotte Mason Mondays – Picture Study.

I’d like to share a recent picture study resource review I wrote at The Curriculum Choice about Dover Art Cards as well as our latest artist study activities in The Thinker and Other Rodin Fun.

Living Literature

Keri from Sunny Scholars helps unmuddy the waters when it comes to finding good literature that’s also friendly to beginning readers in Readers.

Amber from The Mommy Earth shares how she and her children enjoyed a cozy reading time together in Book Review: Five Little Peppers.

Kris from Science of Relations provides a set of living literature for our reading enjoyment that focuses on history in Westward Expansion: Santa Fe Trail.

Jimmie from Jimmie’s Collage reminds us that even older children enjoy picture books, and she’s found several goodies in Picture Books for Middle School.

Science/History

Heather from Maple Hill Academy shares how she has implemented a family time line in Book of Years.

Barb from Harmony Art Mom shows us how she uses a traditional teaching text with CM flair in Apologia Physical Science with a CM Style.

Super Odds and Ends

Penny from Our Crazy Adventures in Autismland! gives us a glimpse into habit training in Bedtime Routine into Habit.

Richele from Under the Golden Apple Tree reminds us of the importance of leisure time in Masterly Inactivity.

Johnna from Living Charlotte Mason in California is the perfect ending to a cool weather carnival as she shares about her family’s adventure making Autumn Butternut Soup.

Thank you so much for visiting the Charlotte Mason Carnival today! Richele from Under the Golden Apple Tree will be hosting next time on November 17th. I hope you’ll consider submitting an article! Until next time, I hope your autumn days are spent in thankfulness to our Creator for His bounty!

Charlotte Mason Carnival – Peaceful Winter Edition

Cindy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:36:41 +0000

Snow Toward Evening

Suddenly the sky turned gray,

The day,

Which had been bitter and chill,

Grew soft and still.

Quietly

From some invisible blossoming tree

Millions of petals cool and white

Drifted and blew,

Lifted and flew,

Fell with the falling might.

~Melville Cane

Welcome to the first edition of the Charlotte Mason Carnival in 2009! You sure are in for a treat as there are over 30 posts to savor and enjoy. I know there are gems to be found in every CM Carnival, but this one is full of really great posts! I hope you’ll take the time to encourage each one of the writers with a kind comment. Enjoy!

Thinking About a New Start to the Year

Jimmie of One Child Policy Homeschool shares her new scheduling plans in Rotation Scheduling for Our Homeschool. She also shares an eye opening post about living math in Living Math is Not Quick or Neat.

Dana from School For Us gets us thinking about being passionate homeschoolers in Great Teachers.

Penny from Our Crazy Adventures in Autismland! reviews her learning goals for the new year in Task #64 Make 1 yr and 5 yr Homeschool Plans. She continues the planning as she shares Our New School Schedule! WooHoo! I am on a roll!!

Sandy from Falling Like Rain has been rethinking some things for the upcoming school year, too, and shared them in A Peek Inside My Planner.

Makita of Twinkling Stars Family School reviews last semester’s plans and makes goals to improve on a few things in Change of Direction – Mid Year Review.

Christin of Journey to a Gracious Woman has written a post about all the CM goals she has for the upcoming months in As We Resume School.

Jennefer of Smooth Stone Academy is just beginning her journey into CM style learning. She shares some of her thoughts in Learnings From Miss Mason.

Our CM Carnival organizer deserves a big thank you in her comment section! Jamie from Rose Cottage Intentional Homeschooling shares some of her thoughts about school and life in .

Preschool

The Queen of Carrots from Introducing the World talks about Charlotte Mason’s ideas on reading books versus storytelling with preschoolers in Tell, Don’t Show.

I have a busy toddler in the house who can make school challenging (to say the least!) I’ve written a post called Taming the Toddler to remind myself of things to keep him meaningfully busy while the big kids are involved in school work.

Habit Training

Anne of French Kids Don’t Get Fat takes an interesting look at Charlotte Mason’s thoughts on reward systems as they relate to getting our children to eat well in How You Might Be Teaching Your Child to Hate the Very Foods You Most Want Him to Eat.

Teaching Ideas

Lapbooking has become a popular method of recording lessons learned. Lynn from Eclectic Education Christmas Lapbook shares one of her son’s latest creations and links in .

Artist and Composer Study

Kris from Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers presents Simple Artist and Composer Studies at Homeschool Bliss.

Barb from Harmony Art Mom gets us thinking about a topic we may or may not have ever considered in Art Books-How to Deal with Nudity.

Patti from Charlotte Mason in America gives tips about artist study, including some nice links, in Art.

Melissa of Living Life Between the Trees had me chuckling as I read her post about artist study in Do Art (Not Crafts).

Amanda from Hearts and Trees continues her watercolor tutorial series in Watercolor Techniques #8 Watercolor Splatters.

Handicrafts

5intow from Delighting in His Richness gives a wonderful paper quilling tutorial in Giving and Quilling.

Living Learning

Kris of At Home Science has started a new blog called Education is the Science of Relations. She shares an interesting post about twaddle free viewing and listening in Living Media.

Molly of Counter-Culture School shares a post from her series about living literature in Whatever is Noble: Hero Stories.

Nature Study

Jonnia of Giggles, Wiggles and Wonder takes us on an impromptu nature study in Unofficial Outdoor Hour.

Julie of Homeschooling Ideas gets us thinking about displaying nature finds in Homeschool Nature Table.

Melissa from In the Sparrow’s Nest gives us some great winter activity ideas in Snowflake Craft and Project – Paper Snowflakes and Borax Snowflakes. She also encourages us to get outside and enjoy winter in Winter Nature Study.

Barb shares a post encouraging a winter nature study of birds in Watching Sparrows and Learning Their Habits on her nature blog Handbook of Nature Study.

Candace from His Mercy is New shares all sorts of snowy ideas in A Winter Nature Study. She also shows a wonderful idea for keeping nature study memories in A Nature Scrapbook.

Shannon from Song of My Heart gives several practical and fun ideas for studying nature this season in Winter Nature Fun!

Theresa of Grace Like Rain also gives several practical and fun ideas for nature study this season in Winter Nature Study.

Jacci (if you’ll remember as the founder of the Charlotte Mason Carnival) is back with a new blog called Understanding Charlotte. She shares a post about getting outside in winter in Winter Nature Walks (a.k.a. a mother self-talks through the PNEU motto to combat her SAD and get her grumpy self outside).

And believe it or not, there’s one more exciting thing to tell before this carnival wraps up…. Barb from Handbook of Nature Study has come up with a plan to help us all get ourselves moving with winter nature study. It’s called Winter Wednesday. Click on the button to see what it’s all about. I hope to be able to join Barb and many of you some weeks!

Ladies, thanks for starting off 2009 with such a great carnival full of practical Charlotte Mason ideas! I pray 2009 is a year full of wonderful memories with your children. Take time to snuggle with them during these peaceful winter days.

Nest of Pleasant Thoughts will be hosting the next CM Carnival in two weeks. Be sure to submit a post here.

Charlotte Mason Carnival – Back To School Planning Bash

Cindy — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Charlotte Mason Carnival Back To School Planning Bash!

This has turned out to be such an exciting and busy carnival that I feel like some sort of festive music should be playing - like you might hear on a merry-go-round. ) I just know you’re going to enjoy post after post of planning and organizing wisdom. In fact, you may want to have a pad of paper and pencil ready to jot down all the wonderful ideas you’ll come across! Don’t get overwhelmed, though. One idea at a time……

Daily Schedules and Curriculum Choices

Erin from Delighting in His Richness tells us how her plans are coming along in Ready, Set…Still Working on the Set Part.

Kris from Musing Mom gives us a glimpse into her day in Our Schedule for Next Year.

Makita from Twinkling Stars Family School shows us her detailed plans in Our 2008/09 School Plans.

Kathy from Piney Woods Homeschool tells us how she plans practically using the Ambleside curriculum in Scheduling CM.

Barb from Harmony Art Mom gives us some planning ideas for older children in Our Plan for High School: Tapestry of Grace ala Charlotte Mason.

DeeDee from Doing Things Anglo/American Style shows us how she is easing into a CM lifestyle in Wanna Be Charlotte Mason Homeschooler.

Tiffany from Homeschool Nature Study lays out how she plans to begin implementing some serious CM plans this year in Charlotte Mason Back to School Planning Bash.

Amada from Manifold Musings of a Missionary Mom takes us through her planning in What to Teach?

Sandy from Falling Like Rain reminds us that not everyone is cheerfully planning and preparing for a new school year. She gives some great advice in Homeschool Fatigue.

Jimmie from One Child Policy Homeschool has been evaluating her homeschool in Some Homeschool Goal Setting.

Dawn from My4Sweetums has also been setting some goals for the year in Charlotte Mason Planning Bash.

Elizabeth from In the Heart of My Home shares her fall term plans in Sneak Preview – What’s New for the Fall Term at Serendipity.

Tammy from Adventures on Beck’s Bounty shows us how she plans her lessons in Planning at Beck’s Bounty.

Keri from Sunny shows us how she goes about planning in A New School Year.

Swylv from Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life answers several planning questions in Back to School Edition Submission.

Sonya from Simply Charlotte Mason shares how she makes time for larger projects in A Project Week Idea.

Sheri from On the Right Track talks about how she planned for fun learning in Summer Session Success.

Rebecca from Home Sweet Homeschool gives us a peek into how she plans using the Ambleside Online curriculum in Week-at-a-glance.

Schoolroom and Other Organizing Ideas

Candace from His Mercy is New gives us a couple of great ideas in Our Bulletin Board and Prayer Door.

Melissa from In the Sparrow’s Nest has organized all the toddler toys and big kid manipulatives in Busy Bookshelf.

Barb from Harmony Art Mom share a simple organizing trick in Need Some Inspiration: Try an Idea Portfolio. Also be sure to glean ideas for organizing an art study area in Our Van Gogh Wall. I couldn’t resist adding one more of Barb’s wonderful organizing tips in Keeping Your Art Supplies at the Ready.

Cindy from On Our Journey Westward (that’s me!) hopes to encourage you that the schoolroom can at least make you smile one time a year (before the children enter the room or area for the first time) in An Organized Schoolroom.

Leslie from Pockets of the Future shares an organizing tip about printer ink in A Key Homeschooling, Homesteading, Self-Sufficiency Item You Can Buy in Bulk.

Plans for Particular Subjects

Candace from His Mercy is New has a fun plan for Fine Arts Friday at her house this year. Along the same lines, be sure to check out her post about their Music Appreciation Time.

Kysha from Love’s School tells us about her new approach to spelling plans in My Rambles On Spelling.

Mama Squirrel from Dewey’s Treehouse shows us the fine arts side of her second grade plans in Crayon’s Grade Two: What’s Left? (Art, Music, This and That).

Mary Beth at Cheaper By the Half Dozen has reminded us that adding fine arts into our curriculum is not only important, but easy in Picture Study the Charlotte Mason Way. Be sure to see the second part of this idea at More Picture Study Tips.

Leila at Fredom Academy has started what sounds like a very fun group. You can read about it in a Charlotte Mason Co-op.

Lindafay from Higher Up and Further In offers her plans for CM-style testing in Year 4 Exams – Term 3.

Keri from Sunny shows us how she incorporated history in History with Story of the World.

DeeDee from Doing Things Anglo/American Style has a great idea for those wonderful read alouds in The End – Finally!

Andrea from Kids and Nature shows us how she plans to use the zoo in her homeschool this year in A New Approach to the Zoo.

Ritsumei from Baby Steps shares how she does nature study with preschoolers in Munchkin Nature Study.

Rachael from Homeschooling Kiwi Style takes us through a year’s worth of picture study in Monet and the Impressionist Picture Study Plan.

Lisa from House of Many Blessings shows how she spices up school in Artist Study and a Little Bit of Fun.

Amy from Growing Fruit…Part 2 shares how she includes literature along with math in Living Math Books.

Jenny from Chartwell Academy and Pook’s Hill Nursery has a fun idea for using postcards to enhance a wall timeline in Postcards from the Edge of Educational Tourism.

Melissa from In the Sparrow’s Nest gives a great overview of how and why to include nature study as part of your curriculum planning in Carving Out Time for Nature Walks.

Cindy from On Our Journey Westward (that’s me, again!) offers her plan for artist, composer and nature study in Setting Aside Time for the Good Stuff.

Thank you so much for visiting and/or participating! Remember, everyone enjoys positive comments (even me.) ) If you like someone’s ideas, let them know!

Thanks to Jimmie and Swylv for some of the pictures for the carnival!

Let’s continue with another super year of the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival. Keep submitting those great posts! Our outstanding leader, Barb, will be hosting the next carnival on September 2nd!

Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival: "Love"liness Edition

Cindy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the 10th Edition of The Charlotte Mason Carnival!!

The “Love”liness Edition

When thinking about educating my children the Charlotte Mason way, the word “loveliness” describes the pictures in my mind. Children snuggled up with mom, literature that paints vivid pictures, lessons that inspire my children and a general sweetness that surrounds the day. Of course, this picture is the “ideal” picture, not always the one that is painted! But, we try. And many days ARE just that – lovely. Sweet. Precious. Calm. Easy. Natural. Loving. So, in honor of those days and the upcoming Valentine’s Day, the theme of this carnival is Loveliness. Enjoy!

Dwelling in the Land takes us right to the heart of what we should strive for in our homes in Hymn-spiration. She also shares a day of fun spawning from living literature in Wigwams.

Pockets of the Future tells about a new approach she’s found to teaching piano in Simply Music is a Fun and Very Effective “Living Music” Approach to Playing the Piano.

Interested in a New Composer Study? Peakmore Academy gives us many ideas for studying Duke Ellington.

Freedom Academy reminds us of the importance of setting a good example in Mother Culture – Mom’s Nature Journal.

The Heart of Harmony takes us in to nature even in the midst of cold weather in The Pleasures of Winter. On her nature study blog Handbook of Nature Study, join her on a wintry trip in Snowshoe Adventure: Tahoe Snowshoes Hare.

Science, anyone? Where the Kudzu Grows shares a bit about nature study and a bit about science, or should I say a lot about both, in Homeschooling: Science and Nature Study…Part 5.

Treasuring the Moments encourages us to get outside with our little ones in Out of Doors Studies for Children Under Six.

Just can’t stand the cold? Hearts and Trees has a wonderful indoor nature study alternative for us in Indoor Nature Study Idea- Tabletop Garden.

My Nature Study also has an idea for warm winter nature study in Bird Watching.

Praiseworthy Things makes nature study seem so easy and inviting in Love of Nature.

Nature Notes From Above gives a super tutorial in Nature Activity – Build Your Own Fruit Bowl Bird Feeder.

Wildflower Morning reminds us of the importance of nature and encourages us to bring the camera in Pass the Wonder.

Check out One Child Policy Homeschool’s icy nature adventures in Winter Ice Play. She also gives a book recommendation in Last Child in the Woods Book Review.

Don’t let the scientific method scare you. Lifestyle Homeschool walks us through easily incorporating the scientific method into our day in The Scientific Method: Conversations With Science.

Take a peek into Country Cottage’s learning in Term 2 Books.

Piney Woods Homeschool explains how to incorporate CM style education with little ones in Year 0 Introduction.

I’ve shared a glimpse into our special math days in Living Math – Winter Fun.

Dewey’s Treehouse gives her ideas on CM math in Multiplication Without Vexation (CM and Math).

Distinctly Different reminds us to smile as we think back on the lovely literature we’ve read with our children in Of Friends and Fellows.

May the Lord Find Us Faithful has written a very honest post about easing into Charlotte Mason methods in Dictation.

School For Us shows us how she is introducing dictation in her homeschool in Beginning Dictation. She also askes the question “How am I doing?” in Intellectual Food.

CM, Children and Lots of Grace shares an excellent tip for memorization in A Helpful Technique for Memory Work.

Adventures On Beck’s Bounty has made plans to be sure her children learn wonderful handicraft skills in On Handicrafts (A Charlotte Mason Style Resolution).

Morningstar Academy Art is sharing Week Four: Van Gogh Study, but you’ll want to be sure to check out the previous weeks, too!

Education is an Atmoshpere, a Discipline, a Life shares her thoughts on what this phrase means to her in Meaning Behind ths Weblog’s Title.

Some Encouragement is exactly what Teacher Britt gives us in this thoughtful article.

La Sopa Smith gives a wonderful account of CM Education working in her homeschool in Let the Games Come to You.

Sunny Homeschool encourages us to keep our CM focus in An Aim and Direction.

The House at My Corner tells us her thoughts in Why I Like Charlotte Mason.

(If you submitted an article and don’t see it here, would you please let me know? A few people had a problem submitting their articles and I want to be able to pass any submission problems on to Barb before the next carnival. Thanks!)

If you would like to visit past editions of the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival or submit an article for the next carnival, please visit this page.

The “lovely” clipart comes from The Stock Solution’s Vintage Valentine’s Art Collection.

Charlotte Mason Carnival – Thankful Homeschooling

Charlotte Mason Carnival – Thankful Homeschooling

Cindy — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:01:00 +0000

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise Him all creatures here below.

Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts.

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people. Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him, talk ye of all His wondrous works. Glory ye in His holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face continually. Remember His marvelous works that He has done, His wonders, and the judgements of His mouth.

1 Chronicles 16: 8-12

Welcome to the 5th Edition of the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival!! As we prepare to give thanks for all the bountiful blessings we have, I decided to go with the theme of Thankfulness. I’m sure integrating Charlotte Mason techniques and ideas into your homeschool has made you a very thankful momma (or daddy!) As you watch your children grow in their love of learning because of the gentle, meaningful Charlotte Mason way, you know you’ve found the key to combining family, homeschooling and love. May you be blessed in your ventures and never forget to be thankful to the One from whom all your blessings flow.

Remembering What a Charlotte Mason Education is All About

The Common Room gives an excellent overview of some of Charlotte Mason’s teachings in Charlotte Mason, Education, and Ideas, Part 1.

Did you ever think that taking care of yourself was part of a Charlotte Mason education? My4Sweetums explains this idea in Making Time for Mother Culture.

Training Your Child’s Heart

Higher Up and Further In has written a beautiful post about training a child’s soul to be motivated by God in Challenge Your Child with Greatness.

Praiseworthy Things shares a timely post about teaching the topic of loyalty to your children in Teaching Loyalty.

The Nitty-Gritty of Homeschooing

Would you like a simple way to keep track of what you’ve been doing for school, keep your family updated, and organize and plan your lessons? Living, Loving & Learning shows you how she uses a weekly blog entry to take care of all these thing at once in Plans For October 14-19.

How about exams? What would Charlotte Mason think? Freedom Academy gives an insightful look into how she handles them in Semester Exams Charlotte Mason Style.

Do you ever get frustrated with homeschooling? We all do at one time or another. Homeschooling Journey tries to keep frustrating days in perspective in Stay Cool While You Homeschool.

Do you ever get bogged down trying to do everything? The Educational Life shares how she tries to plan her week to fit in everything from school to housework, while not becoming overwhelmed in Rainy Days Clean My Toilets.

Dominion Family debates the need for a schedule versus an atmosphere of learning in Education as Atmosphere: The Schedule.

Nature Study

I’m never more thankful than walking outside in the fresh air taking in every slice of beauty that surrounds me. Yielded Heart shares a lovely blog about the importance of taking notice of this beauty in Why Nature Study.

Freedom Academy takes you along on a wonderfully fun Nature Study trip. Be sure to see all their exciting finds!

One Child Policy Homeschool also takes you along on their Last Nature Study for a While trip, but their’s is halfway around the world!

Falling Like Rain gives a very honest and pleasant look into how nature study is incorporated at their house in Nature Study – Relaxed.

Harmony Art Mom keeps a nature study blog called Handbook of Nature Study. She reminds us of a few of Charlotte Mason’s thoughts in Nature Study for Children, Part 1.

Bright Star Christian Homeschool explains how nature study brings joy to their homeschool in Nature Study = Observing God’s Creation

Life Nurturing Education is encouraging her children to observe the world around them and shares about her children doing just that in Learning by Observation.

Living Literature

I’m so very thankful for good books. Really good books that just whisk my children and myself away to another time and another place, making us feel as if we’re standing right alongside the characters as they go from one adventure to the next. Mama Squirrel has written a very lovely and thorough post about falling into books and enjoying the adventure in Notes from a Book Talk

Artist Study

Harmony Art Mom gives a wonderful overview of how easy it can be to add picture study to your curriculum in More Than a Heart Can Hold: Paintings for a Lifetime.

Dwelling in the Land shows the ease of artist study, even with little ones, in Picture Study: Noah’s Ark.

Handicrafts

My post called Handicrafts for the Craftless helps put handicrafts into perspective for those of us who aren’t naturally blessed with handicraft talent.

Music Study

Do you like hymns? In Music and Toddlers, New Little Blessings tells how she incorporates learning hymns with young children in a very gentle way.

Learning Fun

Dwelling in the Land had me chuckling all the way through her entry called Shoot! as she recounted their day spent learning about William Tell.

Ally Jo’s Erudition shares a high school history lesson and several links in Veterans Day – World War 1 Study.

Timelines anyone? Such a Time shows us how her first grader is keeping track of history in Century Book Pictures and Planning.

Play

Free play is such an important aspect of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy. In Masterly Inactivity and some Autism Therapies, Aut-2B-Home in Carolina gives some very concrete example of how free play has worked wonders in her autistic child. Don’t be fooled, though, there is much to glean for parents of all children in this article.

Visit this link to see past editions of the Charlotte Mason Carnival. If you’re interested in submitting an article for the 6th Edition of the Charlotte Mason Carnival, visit this link.

If you are thankful for this edition of the Charlotte Mason Carnival, won’t you leave a comment?

The cute clipart came from ChristiansUnite.