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Five Books, Twenty Minutes, One Charlotte Mason Friendly Home Preschool
ByAmy November 2, 2017May 22, 2020

This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series Charlotte Mason for the Early Years
In previous posts, I’ve covered both why we are doing preschool at home this year, and how we are keeping it in line with Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophy. Now I’d like share the five books I have in our preschool basket. Each of these books is appropriate for my nearly four-year-old. Some are just a…

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Charlotte Mason Friendly Preschool at Home
ByAmy October 30, 2017May 22, 2020

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Charlotte Mason for the Early Years
In my last post, I listed the reasons why our family is spending time on ‘preschool’ this year. Despite Charlotte Mason’s belief that children shouldn’t have formal lessons before the age of six, I think that our approach to preschool is in line with her philosophy. Preschool is short. Really short. We are looking at…

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Why bother with Preschool at Home?
ByAmy October 24, 2017May 22, 2020

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Charlotte Mason for the Early Years
One year ago, I assumed I wouldn’t do any sort of a formal preschool with my kids. Charlotte Mason advocates starting formal lessons no earlier than age six. So why complicate things? I trusted the method, and the wisdom of many home educators who said, ‘Wait on formal academics’. How things change in a year,…

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Teaching Reading the Charlotte Mason Way – Getting Started
ByAmy February 21, 2017May 22, 2020

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series Charlotte Mason for the Early Years
It’s easy to think that there isn’t much to do school-wise for the first six years of a child’s life when you plan to home educate the Charlotte Mason way. She assertively states in her writing that a mother’s (modern-day me reads that as ‘parent’s) chief responsibility is to make sure that a child’s first…

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Three Simple Activities to do when your Preschooler is Interested in Rainbows
ByAmy December 1, 2016February 20, 2019

[sc name=”Disclosure” ] A few weeks ago, I mentioned that N age-nearly-three asked me if we could make a rainbow. I saw this as a great opportunity to follow his interest and to expand his experience with rainbows. Today I want to share a few, simple activities we did together to ‘go with the flow’…

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How to Get Started with Child-Led Learning
ByAmy October 27, 2016February 24, 2019

I will be the first person to admit that I am a bit pooh-poohey about home preschool curricula. We know that young kids need to play. A lot. So, for the most part, I don’t have any big plans as N. approaches the age of three. Lots of unstructured time, outdoor play, reading stories and poems, listening…

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Respect Play
ByAmy October 13, 2016February 20, 2019

When N was much younger, a friend asked how was getting on. This happens to be one of my favorite topics, and I quickly started describing how he was hitting different toys with a mallet – obviously figuring out the different noises they make through a rigorous set of baby experiments. My friend commented, ‘Oh, he’s…

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Intro to Art Appreciation (for Preschoolers!)
ByAmy September 15, 2016February 20, 2019

Crayons. Finger paints. Glitter. Cotton balls. Glue sticks. All things that come to mind when you think about art for young children. Pinterest is teeming with ways to involve children in creating pieces of art. While I’m not a big fan of coloring-inside-the-lines, everyone-copies-teacher sort of projects, giving the children opportunities to learn techniques and…

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Practicing Masterly Inactivity with your Toddler
ByAmy September 8, 2016May 22, 2020

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Charlotte Mason for the Early Years
Recently, I introduced Charlotte Mason’s concept of masterly inactivity. Her thinking was that it is often best to ‘let children alone’ except in situations where we need to provide guidance and support, or to assert our authority. Additionally, in School Education (affiliate link) Miss Mason explains that there are several areas where parents really should practice masterly inactivity. I’d…

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Creating an Ideal Outdoor Play Space for your Preschooler
ByAmy September 1, 2016September 8, 2020

As I mentioned last week, we’ve moved house recently. The backyard in our former home was mostly a brick patio, with a patch of grass roughly the size of a postage stamp. Our new garden isn’t enormous (especially by American standards). However, there is plenty of room for the boys to run, play, and enjoy…

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