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Aug. 31, 2008

Charlotte Mason Habit Training

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Barb at Handbook of Nature Study is hosting this edition of the Charlotte Mason Blog carnival!

I contrived this list using

Laying Down the Rails: A Charlotte Mason Habits Handbook

 

These are all wonderful habits that we should want to instill in our children.

The habits that I am going to address here, may not be of most importance...

but there is no doubt, that they ensure smooth and easy days!

Because I did not want to reward the kids for doing what is expected of them,

but at the same time, I want there to be an incentive and a time limit;

I have given them a list of my expectations to be done before our mealtime or snacktime.

(sort of like chores on a farm being done before breakfast!)

   
It is also my goal that my children can run the household if need be.

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May. 25, 2008

Charlotte and Drawing

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Charlotte encouraged her students to keep nature notebooks,

 with drawings, poems, writings from observations, and pressings.

We could use some help with drawing!

We have been using Sunday nights as our drawing lesson time.

We have used Lee J. Ames Draw 50 series.,

Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes,
and this most recent lesson suggested byBarb for
Green Hour Challenge #15 :
How to Draw Flowers and Plants .
 
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May. 12, 2008

History and Charlotte Mason

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“Charlotte Mason's students were taught history in chronological order,”
We have been enjoying 'The Story of the World, Volume 1. Ancient Times.'
We are doing a chapter a day, five days a week.
It will take eight weeks to finish.
We will then continue with 'The Story of the World, volume 2, Middle Ages'
and continue on with volume 3 and 4 in chronological order.
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Illustrations by the Children
"History provides great material for narrating, and children enjoy narrating what they've read or heard. They also love to draw pictures."
- C.M. Volume 1, page 295.-
  
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'Playing at' History

"Narrating and illustrating aren't the only ways that children express the ideas that fill them when they are exposed to great materials."

- C.M.Volume 1, pg.295 -

   
 
This is our first time at paper mache!
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Geography Should be Interesting
- C.M. Volume 1, page 273.-
 
"The Meaning of a Map
Geography should mostly be learned from maps."
- C.M. Volume 1, page 278-
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Charlotte Mason encouraged the use of whole books
 not portions of books.
I get supplemental books from the library.
If I keep them around the kids will read them.
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Dates

"Children will need to have a sense that what they're reading has a specific time when it happened before their collection of knowledge gets too vast."

-C.M. Volume 1 page 292 -

My Book of Centuries post.
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We do all of our lessons together, (11 yr, 9 yr, & 5 yr old)
even the little guy can narrate a bit and illustrate!
It's more fun when you have each other, to share and discuss what you're learning. 
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Apr. 28, 2008

Short Lessons and a Schedule

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"Charlotte advocated short lessons for younger children, growing progressively longer as the child matures. Elementary-age children's lessons should be no longer than fifteen or twenty minutes on one particular subject before moving on to something else. In this way, the habit of full attention is encouraged and children receive a broad education filled with many varied subjects."

I can attest to this!

Short lessons have worked well for us!

If we have spent too long on one subject...it shows...the interest starts to lag.

The Charlotte Mason method also includes the posting of a schedule. This would include what to do and how long each lesson will last. She writes, “This idea of definite work to be finished in a given time is valuable to the child, not only as training him in habits of order, but in diligence; he learns that one time is not as good as another; that there is no right time left for what is not done in its own time; and this knowledge alone does a great deal to secure the child's attention to his work.

A schedule works well for providing a plan and structure...

Everyone knows what to do and when. The days run smoother!

But, I do allow flexibilty. If we find ourselves enjoying a particular subject, then we continue on.

if time does not allow for a subject, (or two) to get done...that's o.k...

I know that it's on tomorrow's schedule! 

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Apr. 14, 2008

Book of Centuries

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Charlotte Mason's students kept a Book of Centuries.
They added people and events to the pages as they studied about them.
Book of Centuries
 
My children both have their own book.
They can add any
 authors, events, and figures that they are interested in...
besides the historical figures that they learn of during school time. 
I use pictures from the internet, copy them and they cut and use 'stickies.'
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Mar. 3, 2008

Ourselves

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This is Charlotte Mason's character curriculum written to children to teach morals and self-control.
Volume 4 was written directly to children to help them understand the good and evil tendencies within themselves and their duty to master themselves and obey God.
I keep coming back to this book...to read to myself.
We can't just teach our children morals and self-control without developing it in ourselves.
Here is a Short Summary of Ourselves - Volume 4 of the Charlotte Mason Series
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Feb. 18, 2008

Mother Culture

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Simply Charlotte Mason is hosting the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival!                                                   

The theme is  Mother Culture.                                                                                                                         

Karen Andreola used the phrase “mother culture” to refer to those things that provide refreshment, renewal, and rest for the busy homeschool mom.

 I Iove homeschooling my kids. I enjoy our time together. I consider it a blessing. I also consider it my hobby.    (Hobby: An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.)

But...what refreshes and renews me?

 
One hour each morning, before my husband leaves for work. I take a one hour walk on the beach... by myself! During this time I can pray and ask for guidance and evaluate how my time will be spent that day, I can have time to think in quiet, AND enjoy the sunrise and the ocean AND get my exercise in.

I also get refreshed at the keyboard... music keyboard that is.                                                                         

I have a light-up keyboard (no need to read notes!) that I can play beautiful classical music on. I  practice to get better and faster. It may seem silly to some...but for me, playing Fur Elise is so therapeutic.

And of course... taking pictures. I can take my children to a field or park and observe through the lens of a camera. When I take a photograph of an insect or flower up close...I can view it with focused attention on that detailed object without the distraction surrounding it. When I take pictures of my children...I am watching them observe, I am able to focus, for that instant, on what they are watching or doing, and capture it. So when my kids say, "Can we go catch grasshoppers?"  I'm quick to agree, as long as I have my camera in tow.

These things make me happy, and in turn, make for a happier, Sunny household!

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