Charlotte Mason Advent Traditions We are so incredibly excited for Advent this year! Not only are we having A Gentle Advent with hundreds of other homeschool families, we have partnered with some blogging friends to bless TWO families with a $500 gift (via PayPal). Tis the season for giving 🙂 The giveaway begins November 16th, 2020. Preparing A Gentle Advent…
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“Are you going to homeschool through high school?” If I had a dollar for every time that question comes up! Parents are generally fearful of homeschooling high school, understandably. Include the fact that we follow Charlotte Mason inspired curriculum for high school, and we often leave people baffled. Why is that, you ask? It is hard for many homeschoolers…
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“Sometimes celebrating, enjoying, and laughing seem almost inappropriate in a world as broken as ours. We look around and see panic on the faces of everyone we see. Tragedies become ordinary. How, in good conscience, can we laugh and celebrate and eat pizza? I believe we must celebrate – because celebration is one of the most effective weapons we have…
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Listen here: Resources and recommendations: Joyfully Homeschooling Podcast and Blog Joyfully Homeschooling on Instagram The Homeschool Garden Morning Time Curriculum Resources Parenting Beyond the Rules by Connie Albers Listen to Connie’s wisdom on Cultivating Grace by clicking the image below. Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Messiner Homeschooling Joyfully with Misty Bailey Lara: Welcome friends. Today, we…
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Listen here: Resources and Living Books list mentioned: Dachelle’s blog Hide the Chocolate How to tips for Charlotte Mason narration IEW Timeline of Classics (resource for teaching the classics) The 5 Best Christian Adventure Series for Boys 20 Living Books for Advent and Christmas Emma by Jane Austen The Cricket in Times Square The Devil’s Arithmetic Literary Adventures –…
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Education is an Atmosphere Listen to this post here: Welcome, friends! Grab yourself a cup of tea as we dig deep into our next principle. Charlotte Mason Principle 6: Education is an Atmosphere. It’s one of my favorite principles and why I’m such a devoted Charlotte Mason advocate. Most of us have been indoctrinated with believing that children learn best…
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How to Teach Early Literacy the Charlotte Mason Way Listen here: Lara: Hello, friends. We are here today with my friend, Leah, from My Little Robins and she’s going to talk with us about Charlotte Mason and early literacy, so Leah, would you introduce yourself to us, please? Leah: Sure. I’m Leah. I’m a mom of three and I…
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What is Marxism? An introduction to The Homeschool Garden Morning Time session The Iron Curtain with Linda Lacour Hobar Listen here: The Iron Curtain – The Homeschool Garden Morning Time The Iron Curtain is a 4-week long morning time session that dives into The Iron Curtain, communism, and touches on the results of communism during that era and the effects…
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Listen to this post here: As a child, I would sit enraptured with the rhythm and rhyme of Dr. Seuss. The way the words rollicked about inducing fits of giggles and tied-up tongues was the beginning of my love of poetry. When I entered school, however, I nearly lost that joy. There was so much analysis and dissecting that Shakespeare…
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Listen to Cultivating Grace: How to love Shakespeare so your kids will, too! here: Lara: Today we are chatting Shakespeare with our friend Amy from Humility and Doxology. She is another Charlotte Mason fan. I am going to let Amy introduce herself and then we’ll jump into the fun! Amy: Thank you, Lara, so much for having me today….
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