Charlotte Mason homeschooling encompasses everything that is wonderful about homeschooling. Gentle lessons in a literature-rich environment, short lessons that focus on real-life with plenty of opportunity to explore the world indoors and out. And, these are just a few of the reasons I love this style of homeschooling! In these articles, my goal is to share the wonder, joy and creativity of the Charlotte Mason style, while giving you plenty of ideas and practical advice for implementing it in your own home. Enjoy!
Ah, the middle ages – kings, knights, castles, art, politics, plagues and more. What an exciting time in the history of our world! It was hard to narrow my favorite medieval history living books into a Top 10 list, but below you’ll find the best of the best. Be ready for adventure! This post contains…
Being a Charlotte Mason homeschooler with a Classical flair when it comes to history and science, I love living literature that teaches history in rich and meaningful ways! Over the years, we’ve hit ancient history three different times and each round has included new and exciting literature. I tried to make a Top 10 list,…
If you’ve been around here long, you know I love living math! One part of living math that makes so much sense for kids is connecting math concepts with literature. If you’ve never tried it, you’ll be amazed at the understanding gleaned from a simple book that teaches the topic in a new and fresh…
Raising Christian teens isn’t so hard when you have a little help. The Bible, a supportive church and great living books for Christian teen girls are three of my greatest tools! I’ve read many of these books with my sweet teenage daughter and I’m always amazed at her growth and understanding on topics of growth…
There are so very many wonderful books we’ve found over the years to encourage our walk with Christ. In this Loving Living Literature post, I’d like to share our top 10 favorites. I hope you find these to be as precious as our family has. This post contains affiliate links. Great Books for Christian Kids…
Loving Living Literature Welcome to my Loving Living Literature Series of posts! As a Charlotte Mason homeschooler, of course I love living literature. But, you don’t have to follow Charlotte Mason’s principles to appreciate really good books in your homeschool! In this post, I’m sharing with you our Top 10 all-time favorite living books that…
(This post contains affiliate links.) I’m so excited to share with you Eli’s elementary adventures around the world! Over the course of the year, I’ll share each of the country studies we do. You will always be able to find an updated list of the posts in this category by clicking on this image in…
(This post contains affiliate links.) Charlotte Mason Narration – Easy Peasy I’ve admitted before that narration was one of my weaker Charlotte Mason passions with my older two kiddos. I’m working on it, though, and Eli’s success is making me wish I would have been much better at it with the big kids. Not that…
Welcome to the Charlotte Mason Carnival! In this edition of the CM Carnival, we are taking an in-depth look at how Charlotte Mason homeschoolers plan and organize – everything from curriculum and daily schedules to school rooms. Enjoy! Letters from Nebby shares her Charlotte Mason curriculum choices for elementary in Our School Plans. Homeschool Room…
There is so much goodness to learn about during a modern history study. We loved our living literature-based approach. This post contains affiliate links. Modern History For us, modern history goes from 1860 to the present. That’s a lot of territory with a lot of happenings to cover in one school year! Here’s our plan…
(This post contains affiliate links.) High School American Lit I love meeting the particular needs and interests of my children in our homeschool studies. Once my children reach high school, the same philosophy applies. Thus, the reason I’m pulling bits and pieces of various American Literature courses and adding some of my own choices in…
This post contains affiliate links. Read my entire disclosure policy here. Artist Study of the Month Since Michelangelo’s birthday is coming up on March 6th, we’re gearing up to focus on him again during this month’s artist study. We studied his work once before (several years ago) as part of a mini-unit about Renaissance artists. …
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