A post about reading instruction is not what you might expect to see on a Charlotte Mason early years blog. One of my huge motivations for wanting to homeschool in the first place was the sheer joy of teaching my children to read. Sheer joy, you say? Does teaching Charlotte Mason reading lessons sound like something other than joyful and … [Read more...]
Mud Kitchen Recipe Book Preschool Idea
Sometimes I just want to bottle up the wonder and imagination that my little ones show. I try to write down as much as I can, and take lots of pictures, but since we don't do cute activities in our preschool at home, I don't have a lot to hang on to that shows the beautiful moments we're having. I wouldn't change our Charlotte Mason preschool … [Read more...]
We Have Play Based Learning All Wrong
A little boy sits in a quiet room, the chiming music of an "educational" app piercing the air. His parents let him play just a little longer, then an hour longer, because they believe he's learning through play. A teacher colors and cuts and laminates little game pieces late into the night. This is a lot of effort, but her students will learn … [Read more...]
Schemas of Play In the Great Outdoors
I love to watch my children play. A lot of the time, I don't get on the ground and play with them. There is value in independent play, and there's value in observing our children's play. Children demonstrate natural play schemas (or schemata, to get technical!) through the stuff they find in nature. Schemas of play follow a child's developmental … [Read more...]
The Important and Beautiful Narratives of the Early Years
A story is in us. We see it from the beginning, when a child, maybe not even old enough to walk, crawls up on Mommy's lap with a book wedged under their balancing arm. Soon, he might begin to say, "Book! Book!" as he urges you to read it. This post may contain affiliate links. You can read more about them in my policies. As you read the … [Read more...]
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