
Understood Betsy, the Habit of Attention & Narration
If you haven’t read Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, then you might want to add this one to your list. Nine-year-old...

Short Lessons Are Meaningful Lessons
There are several key words and phrases which quickly lend themselves to thinking about Charlotte Mason and her education philosophy....

Clarifying Some Charlotte Mason Misunderstandings
Charlotte Mason’s methods and practices are often misinterpreted –sometimes deliberately– so, it’s very important to have these ideas...

Should Fairyland be Safe?
“It is the mark of a good fairy-story, of the higher or more complete kind, that however wild its events, however fantastic or terrible...

Descriptive & Detailed Narrations -Encouraging More
First, check to be sure that you are considering the following: *Am I moderating the content meant to be narrated? In other words, am I...

What Makes a Quality Curriculum?
A quality curriculum has teaching guides which are clear and understandable, have layouts which are not cluttered, are organized in an...

Thoughts on "The Art of Book Reading"
“The Art of Book Reading” is a two part article written by Mrs. A Coumont in the Parents’ Review. Mrs. Coumont discusses the importance...

Narration -A New Revelation
As I was thinking about my daughters and some of their favorite books over their childhood years, I realized something new about narration.

The Children's Hour
What is the Children’s Hour? After researching through Charlotte Mason’s own Home Education series as well as through articles from the...

Calendar of Firsts
The Calendar of Firsts is a record of natural history when it is first seen, such as the “first cardinal”, “first tadpole”, or “first...