I don't use this method, but I came across it and it looked very interesting. Look left on the first page and they have a sample to download. http://www.livingbookscurriculum.com/living-books-homepage.htm
It's so strange you posted on this. I had just been thinking of doing the same exact thing!!!!!! The ABC's of Charlotte Mason http://bushnell.net/~peanuts/faq1.html Charlotte Mason and Classical Education http://welltrainedmind.com/charlottemason.php Home Schooling without Homework http://www.home-school.com/Articles/HSwoHomework.html Ambleside Online -Free Curriculum http://www.amblesideonline.org/New.shtml Charlotte Mason Education Living Literature http://home.att.net/~d.hiffernan/charlottemason.html Charlotte Mason Research http://www.charlottemason.com/ Higher Up and Further In http://higherupandfurtherin.blogspot.com/ Penny_Gardner http://www.pennygardner.com/ Simply Charlotte Mason Scripture Memory system http://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/memorysys/ Harmony Fine Arts http://www.harmonyfinearts.com/index.php The Charlotte Mason House http://charlottemasonhome.150m.com/entrance.htm The Works of Charlotte Mason http://cmblog.homeschooljournal.net/ Books: A Charlotte Mason Companion http://www.christianbook.com/Christ...20902&netp_id=114474&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW For the Love of Learning http://www.christianbook.com/Christ...01215&netp_id=294432&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW When Children Love to Learn http://www.christianbook.com/Christ...42598&netp_id=337058&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW The Origional Home Schooling http://www.christianbook.com/Christ...13540&netp_id=154011&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW A Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason http://simplycharlottemason.com/home/started/cmedphil/ More Charlotte Mason Education a Homeschooling How-To Manual by Catherine Levison http://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-Mason-Education-Catherine-Levison/dp/1891400177 Charlotte Mason Resources http://www.homeschoolshare.com/charlottemason_naturejournal.htm Reading List Twaddle Free http://members.aol.com/BeeME1/bookstore.html You can also join the several Charlotte Mason Yahoo Groups: CMNatureWalk cmason cm4earlyyears TheClassicalReview ChristianclassicalCM cmspecialkids CM-Waldorf house-of-education sl-cm CMCurricula charlotte-mason-list CMSeries catholicmason Charlotte Mason Forums http://p207.ezboard.com/bcharlottemasoneducation
Based on Miss Mason's writings, a CM education would include: 1. - Narration, which consists of the child telling back a story.This takes the place of composition in the early years 2. - Copywork, or the transcribing of a well-written piece of literature as handwriting practice. 3. - Nature study with an emphasis on close, focused observation of creation as a means to knowledge of God. 4. - Outdoor life is necessary to teach nature first-hand, which means plenty of time spent out of doors each day in all weather and in different environments for students of all ages. "School" for children younger than six consisted almost entirely of time spent outdoors. 5. - Habit training as a discipline of the child's will and behavior. Children are trained to develop the will, which is manifested in a strong resolve to act in a right manner. 6. - Living Books rather than textbooks to convey ideas. Living books, whether fiction or non-fiction, are more than just interesting books that make a topic come alive. A true Living Book has the best material, from the best minds, or at least the real story from someone who was there or has a real interest in their subject.There is a high standard in literary excellence and, while she advocated the use of many books, quality is to be preferred over quantity. 7. - First-hand exposure to great and noble ideas through books in each school subject, rather than rote memorization of dry facts. Besides books, children are exposed to great minds through art, music and poetry, which was read to the child daily. 8. - Memorization was used, not to assimilate facts, but as a means to have material to meditate on, so her students memorized scripture and poetry. 9. - History is taught with primary sources and well-written history books. 10. - Literature is taught along with history. For example, if one is studing the Civil War, one would at the same time read works of American literature written at that time. 11. - Once children are able to read fluently, they read the lessons themselves, except for books that need editing like Plutarch's Lives. 12. - Reading instruction was primarily based on sight vocabulary, but did include use and teaching of phonics. Even beginning readers, she thought, ought to have something interesting to read, like nursery rhymes, rather than dull first readers, so she taught the sight words necessary to allow them to read real books. 13. - Schooling is teacher-directed, not child-led, though the child can pursue any number of personal interests during their free time (and her students had all afternoon free. 14. - Short lessons with an emphasis on excellent execution and focused attention and variation in the day's scheduled activities so as not to over-stress the brain on one task. 15. - In the teaching of mathematics, the ability to reason is emphasized over "working sums", so emphasis is placed on story problems and working with numbers that are within the child's comprehension, therefore, a manipulative-based instruction is desirable. 16. - CM encouraged proficiency in at least one other language, specifically French, as well as study in Latin. 17. - Charlotte Mason set aside time each day for some form of physical fitness routine which included daily walks and a "drill" which included stretching, breathing exercises, calisthenics, dancing, singing, and games. 18. - The knowledge of God, as found in the Bible, is the primary knowledge and the most important.
<sigh> Yep, Thanks Nellie. Posting again... I'll have to remember to keep checking this thread. I'm only on the like, second or third link. :lol:
Thanks for the info! The idea has been rolling around in my head for a month or so now to switch to Charlotte Mason cause dd is such a little nature freak!!!lol!
bugsmommy: You might like these then: Nature Walk Guide Sheets http://www.homeschoolshare.com/nature_walk_guide_sheets.htm Nature journal pages http://www.homeschoolshare.com/naturejournalpages.htm Bug journal http://highland.hitcho.com.au/bugjournal.pdf Plant identification http://highland.hitcho.com.au/plantid.pdf Tree leaf identification label http://highland.hitcho.com.au/treeid.pdf Animal report http://highland.hitcho.com.au/animalreport.pdf Winter nature hunt http://highland.hitcho.com.au/winterscavengerhunt.pdf Nature Journal Entry http://highland.hitcho.com.au/naturejournalgeneral.pdf Journal forums http://donnayoung.org/forms/planners/journal.htm Books: Pocketfull of Pinecones by Karen Andreola The Burgess Bird Book by Thornton Burgess Nature's Art Box by Laura Martin
WWWOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!Thank you soooo much! We are still on vacation but I will be checking all of this out as soon as we get back home!!!
