Nov. 6, 2007 - Nature Study
I have been meaning to blog about this for a while, but just haven't kept up with blogging as much as I'd like to. At any rate - given my 'research' into homeschooling methods, I found I love the Charlotte Mason approach. I have wanted so much to include nature study in our schooling but for whatever reason just hadn't taken the plunge. well, one day while doing our written work in the schoolroom, we opened the window blinds to see some very large crows in the front yard - time for a nature break! I had avoided actually getting out paper etc. in the past partly because I knew what would happen - which did. Perfectionism and my ds6!!!!! "I can't do it" etc etc..... but then, a breakthrough! After the 10th time of reminding him that he could dictate to me and I would do the writing for him, he suddenly says, "Ok, write - Poems" and proceeds to dictate some excellent poetry. Below are his pages and my page (no laughing!) and a squirrel pic too.
I'm so proud of him!!!
one of Mommy's pages...
Comments
Nov. 9, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by noahsmom
so glad you've discovered the joy of educating the charlotte mason way .... thanks for sharing
I enjoy reading over at homeschoolblogger.com/jimmie
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