Scripture Memory Box and Prayer Baskets {Charlotte Mason Monday}
Family meal times are a special time to come together and enjoy each other’s company and fellowship. We have been blessed to spend pretty much every dinnertime meal all together since we started a family. And as home schoolers, I get to spend every lunch hour with the children too! When the children were very little, we found it challenging to keep them seated and establish the habit of patience and attention as they ate (or didn’t eat…). We started reading books and scripture at dinner first to simply keep the children entertained! We had no idea it would turn into such a cherished family habit. There is rarely a…
Homeschooling 2012-2013
It’s an exciting time of year as we plan for the coming homeschool year. I love it – new beginnings, new plans, new opportunities. I spent several months researching a general curriculum that would work within our Charlotte Mason/Unit Study learning structure. I like to use a base for learning and then springboard from there. I’ve found boxed curriculums do not work for our family or our method, so I tend to piece together several resources and programs. This year we are using Galloping the Globe as our main curriculum. GTG takes us on a journey to every continent on the globe. Within each continent, we study various countries, their people, cultures, landscapes,…
