A Word of Encouragement from Our Heart to Yours “But no one except Lucy knew that as it circled the mast it had whispered to her, “Courage, dear heart,” and the voice, she felt sure, was Aslan’s, and with the voice a delicious smell breathed in her face.” – C.S. Lewis Hi there friend, There are times in our lives when…
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How to Make Morning Time Work for You A quick video workshop to show you what you can do with a little focused family learning. This post is a transcription of the video for our friends who aren’t video watchers. There are free planning forms to help you get started with your own morning time included or you can join…
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Today we are sharing a wonderful and encouraging guest post from our friend Alisha of The Masterpiece Society. Listen to the audioblog here: Charlotte Mason motherhood: Creativity and your soul In her book, The Hidden Art of Homemaking, Edith Schaeffer writes, “Christians should be conscious of the fact that we are created in the image of God, and should recognize…
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Listen to this post here: A Gentle Homeschool Morning Time Schedule We’ve been a morning basket homeschool for several years now. As far as homeschool schedules that work, beginning your day with your morning time binder in hand and delight filled subjects for your children to learn together is possibly the very best homeschool routine you can have. Why morning…
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Homeschool Gardening Unit Study For some, gardening is a sort of escape from every day life. And that’s ok! I’m one of those people. I love digging into the dirt, pruning, tending, and simply enjoying my gardens as a way to clear my head and refresh my soul. Homeschool plants many seeds in our children’s minds and hearts. We can…
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Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 5 of our 5 Days of The Green Ember series. We are so sad for this series to be done, but we are thrilled to be sharing with you this art incredible lesson. Is there another series you’d like for us to tackle? We love our rich literature based lessons and enjoy adding fun twists…
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The Mended Wood Embroidery Handicraft Welcome to Day 4 of our 5 Days of The Green Ember series! Today we will be working on a handicraft. This is a perfect handicraft for your Afternoon Occupations during the cooler winter months or for quiet time. And it can be easily adjusted for your younger stitchers by breaking it down into smaller…
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Nature study is a vital part of Charlotte Mason homeschooling. As part of our 5 Days of The Green Ember series we are so delighted to share this nature study with you. The printable packet is below and we’d love to see your students’ nature study pages so share them with the hashtag #THGmorningtime! Thanks for being part of our…
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A Green Ember Inspired Tea Time Have you ever loved a story so much you found all kinds of reasons to listen to it again and again? That’s how I am with the beloved Anne of Green Gables and how my boys are with The Green Ember. This is our second post in our 5 Days of The Green Ember…
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We are story formed creatures. The impact a true, good, and beautiful story can have on a life is, quite simply, remarkable. As the lovely Karen Swallow Prior says in Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me, “Books have formed the soul of me. I know that spiritual formation is of God, but I also know—mainly because I learned it…
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