Homeschool Language Arts Confession I’m going to confess a point of contention to you today. I do not like grammar as a subject. Not even a little bit. It never made sense to me beyond the basics, I never successfully diagrammed a sentence, and to this day I despise trying to explain the “rules” even though I am adamant…
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Advent Homeschool Curriculum Before I had children, I thought I was an organized person. I could write a to-do list and tick off jobs without batting an eye. Keeping track of appointments and deadlines wasn’t a problem. Staying on top of life seemed to come naturally. Now that I have three rambunctious boys, I realize that organization was never an…
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What better way to enjoy the weekend than with a movie night and hot chocolate? Autumn is a wonderful time to enjoy some indoor activities as the weather begins to cool and the nights get chillier. Our family enjoys lots of delicious movie night treats but paleo pumpkin hot chocolate is a favorite! For our most recent movie night, we…
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Having a Charlotte Mason Homeschooling house for over 5 years has given me a TON of insight on best practices. There are so many aspects of her practical ways that I cherish. However, my favorite Charlotte Mason principle is narration. I’d love to share with you the what, why and how to use narration the Charlotte Mason way! Definition…
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I can hardly believe that we’re entering another school year! I now have an official “middle grades” student. Yikes! They really are serious when they say that the days are long but the years are short. Our curriculum posts are always among your favorite posts yearly so we are sharing again the things we will be utilizing, with the caveat…
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Planning for a Delightful Homeschool Year You are so ready! It’s going to be the best year ever and you know without a doubt that you can plan your homeschool. You sit down with your freshly printed homeschool planner pages, a steaming cup of coffee, and your favorite pen. It is time to plan the most amazing homeschool year ever….
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Listen here: Resources: Theology and the Arts Home Education Mornings in Florence This Beautiful Truth Seeing the Form (Glory of the Lord) Vincent’s Starry Night and Other Stories: A Children’s History of Art The Purpose of Beauty in a Charlotte Mason Education To experience beauty is to experience a deep-seated yes to being, even in its finitude and its moments of tragedy, and such an…
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Today’s episode of Cultivating Grace is sponsored by: The Homeschool Garden Charlotte Mason Inspired Morning Time Plans for Busy Families Listen here: Charlotte Mason was Right about Art Art study is a beautiful part of the Charlotte Mason Feast. We already know how beneficial art study can be to our homeschool. For a quick review: Art study- Cultivates an appreciation…
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“Are you going to homeschool through high school?” If I had a dollar for every time that question comes up! Parents are generally fearful of homeschooling high school, understandably. Include the fact that we follow Charlotte Mason inspired curriculum for high school, and we often leave people baffled. Why is that, you ask? It is hard for many homeschoolers…
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Listen to this post here: “The schoolboy ‘crams’ for an examination, writes down what he has thus learned, and behold, it is gone from his gaze for ever: as Ruskin puts it, ‘They cram to pass, and not to know, they do pass, and they don’t know’ ” – Charlotte Mason While Charlotte Mason did not advocate the type of…
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