Sharing Creative Ways to Homeschool the Charlotte Mason Way with a Unit Study Approach

Archive for May, 2009


It’s Coming Next Week!

June 1-5, next week, is the Ultimate Homeschool Expo! Don’t miss out! There is such a large variety of workshop topics, over 50, from training up our children, saving money with coupons, to teaching ideas for history, science, art, and writing to classes for your children. When you purchase a ticket, you will not only [...]

Ultimate Homeschool Expo and a Free Gift for You

I have a free gift for you and some exciting news I wanted to share with you. A great resource and inspiration to me in my homeschooling journey for the past few years has been Cindy Ruston. She has been hard at work gearing up for another year’s Ultimate Homeschool Expo, June 1-5. I have [...]

Using Narration with Exams, Essays, and Timelines

I love usingĀ  Charlotte Mason’s methods. I don’t profess to be an expert or even a “pure CM’er.” I am, though, a homeschool mom of two boys with very different learning styles, personalities, and talents. I have tried many different materials (my shelves and closets will back me up on this) and different teaching and [...]

Charlotte Mason and the Art of Narration

(If you haven’t signed up for our drawing for a chance to win a free ebook for your nature study, there’s still time – sign up for our newsletter, Katie’s Homeschool Cottage.) This week’s focus is on narration, Charlotte Mason’s art of narration to be more specific. When I first heard of the word narration [...]

A new Using Charlotte Mason method article series

(And remember to sign up for Katie’s Homeschool Cottage newsletter for our drawing for a copy of our new ebook coming soon called Nature Study, Nature Journals, and Poetry!) We are beginning a new series so that each week there will be a different topic in using the Charlotte Mason method. Based on the Charlotte [...]

Currclick is having a big Homeschool Curriculum Spring Sale

Hi, I just wanted to share with you the sale that Currclick has going on now. If you are shopping for next year, you might want to take advantage of their sale prices. Here is the information: You can’t afford to miss CurrClick’s Spring Back from the Recession Sale! Now – May 15th Discounts up [...]