The Early Years -Balance & Respect
Part II Note: This article is Part II of a series. Part I introduced suggestions for how to create an Early School environment for...
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...
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...
Narration and the Very Young
First Stones in the Foundation Early school in this curriculum includes Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory and Year One students and these...
Handcrafts for Small Hands
One of the most essential skills for small children to develop is the dexterity of their hands. This transfers over into writing and into...
Art Begins With the Very Young
Emeline Petrie Steinthal tells us how art training begins even in the very little. In “Art Training in the Nursery”, Steinthal explains...
Notes for the Preparatory Level
These notes are to help prepare the teacher for how to best teach children at the Preparatory Level. This level is not required as most...
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...
Charlotte Mason's Preparatory Level
I've recently found some PNEU schedules for what Charlotte Mason called the Preparatory Level. Here is a sample schedule that she...