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The short answer is we LOVE it! But, yes I should do a review/update video. I feel so much more freedom to adjust things as needed for my family because the book choices are so rich and doable.

10-15 minutes or follow the kiddos interest

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Hi! After they’ve mastered their letter sounds and phonograms.

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Hello! No I do not because I use dictation for spelling.

@@ashleymurphy4813 hmmm yes if you’ve done a good phonetic approach with them. Slow and steady with lots of review and copywork is helpful!

@@RevivalAcres thank you! That’s the plan👌🏻

Did you watch my interview with Amanda? That could definitely help! Mainly, we often try to divorce CM from the classical tradition but she was actually a part of it! She was influenced by the enlightenment though, so some of her recommendations aren’t always my favorite for younger kids. Her over arching ideas are spot on, especially narration and that living ideas shape and inspire. But she pulled kiddos out of the poetic mode too soon. She requires analysis through logic and rhetoric at a much younger age than what would have been in the classical tradition. She also purposefully divided subjects which I think was the age of reason seeping in along with deep rooted enlightenment (post-medieval) principles whereas the classical tradition would have grouped this much broader. For instance, one classic book could serve for all modern “subjects” (history, geography, LA, drawing, etc.). I’d recommend joining The Toolshed for a month to do a deep dive. This will also give you the ability to ask TCT members questions as well as Amanda and myself.

@@RevivalAcres thank you for this!! So helpful. I am so early on in my journey that I haven’t yet reached that point. When does Charlotte Mason go into logic and analytical thinking (which ages)? Also what is the tool shed?? I would love to join and geek out on this topic.

Can you give some examples of her recommendations for younger kids that you don’t love and what the classical tradition would offer and suggest instead? And how they support poetic knowledge? Trying to make sense of this concept 🤪

@luccalele9740 you’re welcome! The Toolshed is an off social media platform that’s for like-minded families learning about and/or using The Children’s Tradition. the-toolshed.circle.so/c/start-here/

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No, but there are ideas. If you join The Toolshed you will get access to other resources that TCT users have made with more suggestions! I’m about to share there my personal handicraft forecast for this year See my last community post for info. Thanks for being here!

For the little years, I’d begin reading the good books from the list in TCT which are labeled as “early years”. That’s why I love this curriculum; it truly is for the whole family! Beautifully illustrated fairy tales, classic picture books, nature lore, etc. Thank you so much for the encouragement and kind words!

@@frankbarron1907 love that!

Hi! I used it for two years Forms I and II.

@avalle05 I prayed and really desired more community this past year and this year a CMEC group started up in my City! I recommend putting yourself out there on their bulletin board to hopefully find more community. I myself am also using The CMEC to get a better hold of CM with the Mothers Education course, but I don't know that we will continue beyond this year, as well.

@missionari praise God! I too partnered up with another family using CMEC and it was so enriching and fun!

It actually didn’t take much time because I can group a lot of my family together! We’ve read many as a family so I am just moving down on the list through the years. She does include Y6 and Y7 in the Senior booklist so that should definitely help you. Most are also free online too.

​@@RevivalAcres Thank you! Do you mind if I ask how old your y6 would be? How difficult did you find it to arrange y6 yourself? (We're coming from CMEC so I'm used to laying out our own timetable already)

@LionWolverine you’re welcome! My Y6 is 11 years old. She is actually doing more Y5 work since she hasn’t read many of those. We used CMEC too. I’m almost done our timetable, but I may try looping this year. Still undecided, but book choices have been so easy with TCT.

I’m so glad it was helpful to you! Enjoy!

I feel the same 👏

Hi! This Substack article would probably be your best bet to understand what she has in mind for upper years. Hope that helps! open.substack.com/pub/thewonderyears/p/how-to-implement-the-philosophy-of?r=2qntaj&

Yes, of course!

I would continue if you’d like or just move to biographies. I’m still undecided to be honest. But we will do biographies recommended for sure, regardless of time period. I’m so glad it was helpful to you! Thanks for being here!

@@RevivalAcres Does TCT set the recommended biographies/historical fiction reads for each grade/year?

@@mariajscheller1284 yes!

Because this is the Beta version she is still building out that piece. I know it will include things like folk dancing and Swedish drill recommendations.

It really is wonderful!

TCT does not recommend a history spine, but rather historical novels.

I was all set to do Ambleside until I found this and I’m so glad I switched. Once I started looking at AO books I realized so many of them are asking the children to analyze ideas about things they have yet to learn/love. They also ask them to assimilate culture ideas while making connections for them. I’m thinking specifically the Foster books for an example. TCT gives the mother a philosophy that she can then expound upon into making book choices and setting the atmosphere for her children. It’s also gentle but very robust while keeping the family together as much as possible or desired. I will be keeping the AO free read books as supplement because they tend to be more classical in nature, aligning with TCT. The more I study CM through the lens of the classical tradition I see TCT fitting her philosophy better. I hope that helps in some way!

@@RevivalAcresyes! That does help - I don’t like AO so much for higher grades - but love Our Island Story 😅😂 for whatever reason … so I was only going mesh Y1-Y3 but I listened to your interview and it makes more sense and would be much more enjoyable not having specific history spines - I always felt that history really drives every curriculum which it really shouldn’t since young kids really don’t have any idea about time … thanks for your reply!

@TruthSeeker2996 I’m so glad it was of help to you!

What does this curriculum include? The website has very little info

@boomdiddyah everything you need to plan your child’s education years 1-6! This video has a walk through th-cam.com/video/-kD8_RpnC7s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Wyu5X2UzHTm5PsjD

Thank you for being here!

Agreed 🥰

I am really trying to discern, Ambleside Online or this. Any wisdom? I read the article that she wrote that you sent me. it was great and very helpful!

I was all set to do Ambleside until I found this and I’m so glad I switched. Once I started looking at AO books I realized so many of them are asking the children to analyze ideas about things they have yet to learn/love. They also ask them to assimilate culture ideas while making connections for them. I’m thinking specifically the Foster books for an example. TCT gives the mother a philosophy that she can then expound upon into making book choices and setting the atmosphere for her children. It’s also gentle but very robust while keeping the family together as much as possible or desired. I will be keeping the AO free read books as supplement because they tend to be more classical in nature, aligning with TCT. I hope that helps in some way! Your desire to raise your family in the instruction of the Lord will bless regardless of your final decision! 💜

It's interesting that you said that about the Foster books, I enjoyed prereading them but my children weren't fans at all, they found the books confusing with the jumping around and all of the characters.

@LionWolverine exactly! I find that with a lot of the AO core books. The free reads are fantastic but it seems the core books are definitely at a higher analytical level than appropriate for our kiddos.

Thank YOU for being here friend!! ❤️☀️

That is so thoughtful and kind; thank you! Glad to be back 🥰

I was going to use Ambleside until I found this and I think TCT is superior for grades 1-7. I will use their free read lists though! Amanda wrote a great Substack discussing the differences which might be of interest. I know Autumn is using TCT this year too. Thanks for being here! open.substack.com/pub/thewonderyears/p/how-the-childrens-tradition-differs?r=2qntaj&

@@miluskahakkel886 Thanks for being here and the encouragement! You could write them down for the child in their “My Words” notebook and then just move on, practicing until memorized. I like this little book for that purpose. amzn.to/3Wwbj6K

@@RevivalAcresThank you for the “my word book” recommendation. Do you mind doing a video of a McGuffeys lesson? 😬 Where did you get you little binders and protectors for the cards? What size are they? Thank you and blessings! ❤❤

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@@annagracehayes I will definitely ask her to expound on this, but I do know she would recommend by form just like CMEC. Year 1-3 cycling and Years 4-6 cycling and “riches” together.