Whether Christmas time is fast approaching or you just want to prepare early so you can drink hot chocolate in December and read books, here are our favorite Christmas books. These include character lessons & activities. Every year, amidst cheers…
What did Charlotte Mason mean by “school books”? She meant real, living books. She know that real learning occurred with real books.
Savvy homeschool parents with a library of top-quality books (whether from your bookshelf at home or the public library down the street) have the potential to teach their children almost anything. If you doubt this, keep reading to learn why…
King Alfred’s English: A History of the Language We Speak and Why We Should Be Glad We Do, by Laurie J. White is a homeschooling mom’s dream. Why is it so valuable to have this literary delight on your shelf?…
Did you know trees can talk to each other? š³ Not with words, of courseābut through an underground network that lets them share water, nutrients, even warnings about hungry insects. Some trees will pass food to their struggling neighbors. Others send…
If you homeschool using Charlotte Mason methods, you’ve often heard that narration is the activity to do after reading books. Oral narration is an excellent teaching strategy, but did you know that there are many other ways to make creative…
How to bring life to your kids’ education by teaching history, science, and language arts using excellent literature instead of dry textbooks!
