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


Combining Notebooking and Lapbooking

(Working feverishly on completing my Nature Study, Nature Journaling, and Poetry ebook – due to a family health issue, it has been slow going – but now is picking up! If you haven’t signed up for my Katie’s Homeschool Cottage newsletter to enter for a chance in the free drawing for this ebook, please do [...]

Notebooking Pages Sale

It’s time to gear up for another school year! And Debra at Notebooking Pages is having a wonderful sale here at NotebookingPages.com Back-to-School Sale Event – 50% Off. Here is the scoop you need to know:   Tired of Busywork? Seize the Most from Your Day . . . with Notebooking! Save 50% August 3rd [...]

Using Copywork

If you have read my previous articles, you know that  I use some Charlotte Mason’s methods in a variety of ways. Some methods I follow exactly as Ms. Mason would have used them with her students; others, I have customized to suit my teaching style and my and my children’s needs. Some Charlotte Mason followers [...]

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 using  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 [...]

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 [...]