tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639174396927912134.post8740465052225895110..comments2023-09-29T02:56:58.995-07:00Comments on Apples and Jammies: Considering CharlotteBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658498412486586653noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639174396927912134.post-38551914008485304932009-04-16T20:03:00.000-07:002009-04-16T20:03:00.000-07:00First off, thank you for this comment "There is no...First off, thank you for this comment "There is no sense of hurriedness with Charlotte Mason. Quite the opposite in fact. Learning is something to wallow and soak in, rather than rush through." I needed to be reminded of that today!<br /><br />I love Charlotte Mason for all the reasons that you listed and your fears have been my own, but have proved to be unfounded.<br />Yes, it's neater to finish school while little ones nap but it isn't impossible while they are awake either just different.<br />I will have 2 2nd graders and a 1st grader this next school year and we will actually be combining several subjects in a similar fashion to a unit study so don't be afraid to go that direction. <br />Jessica<br /><br />www.homeschoolblogger.com/creativemommyJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107451982585501073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639174396927912134.post-54921511149118475922009-04-15T06:54:00.000-07:002009-04-15T06:54:00.000-07:00I really appreciate all this wisdom! I am very en...I really appreciate all this wisdom! I am very encouraged to work through some of my doubts and make Charlotte Mason work for us! Thank you!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658498412486586653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639174396927912134.post-18684022445533611362009-04-15T00:22:00.000-07:002009-04-15T00:22:00.000-07:00Welcome to the CM side of the HS world. Glad to ha...Welcome to the CM side of the HS world. Glad to have you among us!<br /><br />I think you can still do unit studies in a CM flavor. As long as the foundation is living books and you're narrating, it can be CM style. Visit Our Journey Westward blog. She seems to me to be a CM unit study mom.<br /><br />Poetry is not hard. Here's a link that shares what we do. (http://www.squidoo.com/hspoetry) It's poetry in a CM style. I read; my daughter narrates. We do one poem per day. Once a week she makes a poetry notebooking page. It's very simple, actually.<br /><br />I didn't see how old your child is. But if she's old enough, she can do some/much of the reading by herself and narrate in writing. It doesn't always have to be your reading and her listening and then oral narrations. Yes, narrating takes some time to form into a habit. But it can happen. (http://www.squidoo.com/narration)<br /><br />And lots more CM helps at --http://www.squidoo.com/groups/charlotte-masonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628472484731723590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639174396927912134.post-86312695978806711992009-04-14T19:05:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:05:00.000-07:00As I currently have just one, and we're only in 2n...As I currently have just one, and we're only in 2nd grade, I don't have a lot of advice for you, but I do think much of it is easier than it seems once you actually get started doing it. :-)Jamie {See Jamie blog}https://www.blogger.com/profile/18212749055211487304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639174396927912134.post-87781738160918283162009-04-14T16:58:00.000-07:002009-04-14T16:58:00.000-07:00We don't do unit studies much now that the boys ar...We don't do unit studies much now that the boys are getting older. It seems like it makes it more fun when they are younger but as they move through the grades, it seems less and less important. <br /><br />You could totally pull literature, science biographies, history, art, and composer studies from the same history time period and make it more like a unit study. Instead of a theme, use a time period. <br /><br />Poetry advice? Take it one poet and one poem at a time. Don't get overwhelmed. Use the poet schedule on Ambleside and if you only cover one or two poems per term, then you are at least giving it a shot. <br /><br />Hope that encouraged you,<br />Barb-Harmony Art MomBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565810011908156870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639174396927912134.post-272881602925376862009-04-13T12:29:00.000-07:002009-04-13T12:29:00.000-07:00Just a quick suggestion for the "labor-intensive" ...Just a quick suggestion for the "labor-intensive" read aloud"... try to use recorded books. As I type at this moment the boys are in the other room listening to the second installment of Eragon. I wouldn't totally rely on this, but it even makes school in the car possible and is a great way to get kids to read along and thereby increase their reading level. :)Jujujems Art and Photo Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204036080525711852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7639174396927912134.post-20641225239384846862009-04-11T19:58:00.000-07:002009-04-11T19:58:00.000-07:00Thanks for submitting this post to the Charlotte M...Thanks for submitting this post to the Charlotte Mason blog carnival, and welcome to Miss Mason's world! We don't use integrated unit studies, though Charlotte was all about the "Science of Relations" and units studies, based around a good book, for example, could certainly make that happen.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413921190654038723noreply@blogger.com