Pre-Reading: Is This Necessary?
What is pre-reading? In a Charlotte Mason education, each student’s academic year leans heavily on reading and narrating living books. To...
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...
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....