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“[Children] must be let alone, left to themselves a great deal, to take in what they can of the beauty of earth and heavens; for of the evils of modern education few are worse than this — that the perpetual cackle of his elders leaves the poor child not a moment of time, nor an inch of space, wherein to wonder––and grow.”

Charlotte Mason in Home Education, 1886

we have homeschooled our four over a decade

thoughts from our homeschool

our children thrive best, and learn most, with freedom and creativity.

 

"In concentrating exclusively on teaching the child how to read, we have forgotten to teach him to want to read…somehow we lost sight of the teaching precept: What you make a child love and desire is more important than what you make him learn."

Jim Trelease

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2020-01-17T02:32:38-06:00

Jim Trelease

  "In concentrating exclusively on teaching the child how to read, we have forgotten to teach him to want to read…somehow we lost sight of the teaching precept: What you make a child love and desire is more important than what you make him learn."

 

"Children possess an unestimated sensibility to whatever is deep or high, in imagination or feeling, so long as it is simple, likewise. It is only the artificial and the complex that bewilder them."

Nathaniel Hawthorne Lenox, July 15, 1851

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2020-01-17T02:50:23-06:00

Nathaniel Hawthorne Lenox, July 15, 1851

  "Children possess an unestimated sensibility to whatever is deep or high, in imagination or feeling, so long as it is simple, likewise. It is only the artificial and the complex that bewilder them."

 

"Upon the knowledge of these great matters -- History, Literature, Nature, Science, Art -- the Mind feeds and grows. The person becomes what is called magnanimous, a person of great mind, wide interests, incapable of occupying himself much about petty, personal matters. What a pity to lose sight of such a possibility for the sake of miserable scraps of information about persons and things that have little connection with one another and little connection with ourselves!"

Charlotte Mason

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2020-01-17T02:56:28-06:00

Charlotte Mason

  "Upon the knowledge of these great matters -- History, Literature, Nature, Science, Art -- the Mind feeds and grows. The person becomes what is called magnanimous, a person of great mind, wide interests, incapable of occupying himself much about petty, personal matters. What a pity to lose sight of such a possibility for the sake of miserable scraps of information about persons and things that have little connection with one another and little connection with ourselves!"
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a multiplication chart to print out

Here’s a Multiplication Tables Worksheet to Print

by grade· by interest· elementary· for the teacher· general· high school· math· middle school· printables· subjects

why memorize multiplication tables? Learning multiplication tables helps with quick math calculations. When we’re in a store and looking at something in a package, such as hamburger buns or eggs, we can quickly determine how many packages we need to feed a crowd. Sure, we could stand there and think “8, 16, 24…” or “12,24,36…” but we can more quickly…
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Balancing Homeschooling while Working From Home

Balancing Homeschooling and Working From Home – a Realistic Approach

by interest· creatively homeschool· for the teacher· general· thoughts from my homeschool

At times, well-intentioned advice suggests that dedicating an entire day to homeschooling leaves no room for a job during regular hours. This is not necessarily so. My husband and I owned a garden center for a few years while also homeschooling. After that, I had an online business while homeschooling. We did not “only work in the evenings or on…
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Free Printable Coloring Pages for Caspar David Friedrich

Free Coloring Printables for Studying the Artwork of Caspar David Friedrich

art· by grade· by interest· Charlotte Mason· college· creatively homeschool· elementary· general· high school· middle school· preschool-kindergarten· printables· subjects

I created more coloring pages for you! I chose Caspar David Friedrich for your students to study, as his works are deep and should give your students much to think about, and will hopefully spark discussions. Friedrich created many stunning pieces and is well worth studying in your homeschool’s art study. my favorite Of Friedrich’s works of art is the…
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1916 spelling manual

Learn Spelling from this 1916 Curriculum for Elementary and Middle School

by grade· elementary· general· middle school· spelling· subjects

When I’m researching through old books, I keep an eye out for educational guides, as education was often more rigorous in the ‘olden days.’ Don’t you agree? We would have never thought to teach much of the left column below. But the point then, as now, is that when we teach spelling, we need to remember to teach relevant and…
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free preschool toddler baby curriculum

Free Baby, Toddler, Preschool Curriculum + Daily Planner

by grade· by interest· curriculum· preschool-kindergarten· reading & writing· subjects

We used Letter of the Week years ago with our homeschooled children, and I’m happy to say it’s still online, still free, and still relevant for homeschoolers today. Many of you recently discovered it in our archives here, so I thought I’d re-highlight it for those who are looking for a simple reading curriculum, with daily to-dos, for teaching babies,…
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