There are some pretty tough academic standards imposed on children today. The expectations keep getting pushed earlier and earlier, crowding out childhood necessities, like play. Charlotte Mason's expectations were much different. In some of the schools that Charlotte Mason oversaw during her day, teachers were guided by The List of Formidable … [Read more...]
Twaddle: Junk Food for the Mind
Are you an avid avoider of the library? If you're a Charlotte Mason mom, bringing your child to the library is kind of like letting them have free reign in a candy store. At first glance, everything looks so colorful, so delicious. But then a closer look will tell you that it's all junk. Your child will most definitely leave with their fair share … [Read more...]
Charlotte Mason and the Apple Unit Study
Fall is coming quickly, which means the aroma pumpkin spice and apple pie will soon be filling kitchen across America. Pictures of smiling children picking the perfect pumpkin will fill up my Instagram feed. And cute ways to study apples and pumpkins will fill up Pinterest boards. My eye often catches on those sweet little unit studies, but then … [Read more...]
Our Preschool Morning Time Plan
If you've followed My Little Robins for a while, you might have noticed the transformation that our early years "preschool" went through last year. I started out the year wanting a strict schedule to structure our days- and the pendulum swung the opposite way a few months later. Not only did we not have a schedule, we pretty much just played … [Read more...]
Protected: The Mindful Alphabet Videos
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