The Early Years -Playroom
Part I Note: This article is Part I of a series. Part II is coming soon! The follow-up article will include ideas for helping parents...
Progymnasmata, Writing and Charlotte Mason
Introduction As teachers and families prepare for a new school year, they have many questions and concerns. Here is the first of several...
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...
A Quality Curriculum is...
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.
