If there’s one subject that makes homeschooling moms pull their hair out, it’s trying to teach writing to young kids. Are you struggling with this? If so, you’ll want to read what Charlotte Mason said about teaching composition. One of the things I love about the Charlotte Mason method of teaching is that it doesn’t…
When Beth Hempton and I worked together, we loved teaching homeschool moms and private school teachers how to make a lapbook and mini-books. The best part was always seeing some ‘traditional textbook curriculum” moms and teachers learn that hands-on projects such as mini-books and lapbooks were not only fun to make, but also educationally valuable!…
That’s it? That’s all you have to do? Said my friend who was in her second year of homeschooling. (She started her first year using a textbook curriculum with lots of questions her children were supposed to answer after their reading. And they hated it.) She couldn’t believe how simple my suggestion was. How much less…
