It’s been a year (or so) of great flux for us in our homeschooling… and life in general. From moving across the country, to new cars, new jobs, not to mention a new house. From exploring Flipper’s issues (and realizing that it’s not something that just “better discipline” or “more self-awareness teaching” is going to [...]
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Oct
27
Thoughts on Waldorf
by heather
Tags: analysis, anthroposophism, arts, charlotte mason, criticism, curriculum, drawing, early academics, Enki, eurhythmy, fairies, festivals, form drawing, gnomes, Homeschooling, movement, narration, painting, philosophy, playsilks, rhythm, sensory integration, soul, Steiner, Waldorf
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May
17
Considering History Odyssey
by heather
I just learned about a program by Pandia Press (who also does R.E.A.L. Science) called History Odyssey. It’s kinda Charlotte Mason-ey, in that it focuses on living books and history through stories as much as possible, rather than pure textbooks.
It’s a bit more structured that “pure” CM, though, since there are some guided question-and-answer [...]
Mar
22
First Session Wrap-up: Our First Six Weeks of Charlotte Mason
by heather
We’ve come to the end of our first session of homeschooling with a Charlotte Mason approach. I decided to follow the idea of organizing 6-week session blocks according to the TangleWood School’s suggestions. At the end of the session, we compare what we’ve done with what we’ve planned and see what adjustments might need to [...]
Tags: Aesop, archaeology, book of centuries, Canada, charlotte mason, copywork, curriculum, daily grams, French, geography, grammar, guitar, handwriting, history, Homeschooling, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Leonardo DaVinci, literature, logic, math, Mozart, Music, narration, NOEO science, Pippi Longstocking, poetry, reading, rightst, schedule, Secret Garden, TangleWood, values
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Feb
10
A Charlotte Mason Shift
by heather
Today was day 2 of our new, Charlotte Mason-inspired schoolday. I’d meant to blog about the plans for this whole thing, the reasons and rationales and ideas and all that, before actually starting it. But, ya know, life and busy-ness and all that stuff. The actual planning took up any spare time I might have [...]
Tags: charlotte mason, curriculum, homeschool, math, narration
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