“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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Listen to this post here: “The schoolboy ‘crams’ for an examination, writes down what he has thus learned, and behold, it is gone from his gaze for ever: as Ruskin puts it, ‘They cram to pass, and not to know, they do pass, and they don’t know’ ” – Charlotte Mason While Charlotte Mason did not advocate the type of…
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We love cooking together almost as much as eating together! Even with all our food allergies, we have plenty of wonderful things to eat. Today we are sharing our epic Valentine’s Day Breakfast and our delightful Valentine’s Day tea. And because we love all our dear readers, we are giving you a gorgeous set of Recipe Binder printables for you…
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We love watching birds out our kitchen window. It makes mealtime lots of fun, too. We are going to be keeping a bird log a few days a week as part of our nature study learning. And we will be participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count this year! Keep reading to learn more about this fun February event. How…
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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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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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Charlotte Mason Advent Traditions We are so incredibly excited for Advent this year! Be sure to scroll down to the bottom to enter a wonderful giveaway of over $600 in homeschool goodies! Preparing A Gentle Advent for you has warmed our hearts so much toward the coming season. We are delighted that so many of our dear friends and readers…
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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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