Narration's Many Faces
Narration has another side to it that is often neglected. While we are always quick to note that narration involves the act of reading...
The History Rotation: Part II
The History Rotation -the first post of this topic. After more research and contemplation, I’m expanding on the topic of a history...
Not Just Scope But Sequence Too
I created the table which follows based on notes that I’ve actually been taking and keeping for a number of years now. My interest in...
Learning Languages
How did Charlotte Mason approach the teaching of foreign languages? How did this look in a general scope and sequence? To what main...
A Writer Blooms from Narration
For those of you with younger children, or those who are relatively new to the ideas and principles behind this educational method, you...
Why Study Nature?
Those new to a Charlotte Mason style education may wonder why the words "Nature Study" are so often used in connection with her work....
A Study of Charlotte Mason's Books
What does the study of an educator's book list reveal to us? What can be learned about her teaching methods from these choices? Through...
The Early Years
What are the most important skills which should make up the education of the early years? Most people will quickly answer, "Reading,...
Living Books for Preparatory
What should we look for in a book for young children? What makes one book a living book over another? What is a living book? Read this...
Living Books: What Are They and Why Are They Important?
What Are Living Books? Charlotte Mason refers to living books often and gives us ideas of what she means by this label. A living book is...
