How to Switch to Charlotte Mason Homeschooling, Stage 1
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- Ease into the wonderful Charlotte Mason approach to learning with living books and narration. First in a series that will help you make the transition to using Charlotte Mason in your home school.
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~ SCM Curriculum (book lists and ready-to-go plans)
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~ Favorite living books for history (and Bible)
Genesis through Deuteronomy & Ancient Egypt
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Joshua through Malachi & Ancient Greece
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Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation & Epistles
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Early Modern & Epistles
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Modern Times & Epistles, Revelation
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~ More about narration
5 Steps to Successful Narration (free e-book)
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Using Living Books Effectively
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Charlotte Mason Answers Your Questions About Narration
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Narration with Auditory and Speech Issues
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Narration and Composition in the High School Years
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Narration Notecards: A Fabulous Written Narration Idea
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Your voice is super relaxing. I have to say.
I agree, I would like her to tell me a bedtime story 😊
I automatically slipped into meditation mode. I had to snap out of it. Super soothing voice 🙂
Your voice literally calms my mind and heart. Thanks for letting the Lord use you. 😊
Thank you for your kind words, so glad that you are being blessed by this channel.
I wonder if the Charlotte mason system is what keeps Sonya Chaffer looking so beautiful! Her skin is glowing!
This is so true... she is so mellow!
I think it comes from trusting in the Lord!
I love how clearly, beautifully, and naturally annunciate every word you say!
Oh my goodness! Such simplicity and clarity in your videos Sonya. I love them! So helpful. Thank you!
I'm a newbie in this field, just started researching about charlotte mason and you have no idea how helpful this video is in terms of summarizing what I should do to begin my homeschool journey, many many thanks, I appreciate it ❤️
Sonya, thank you so much for this beautiful introduction to Charlotte Mason! After initially looking into Classical, my husband and I are really feeling connected to this approach and your videos are so inspiring to help us start implementing it now, while our daughter is still in public school. I plan on having her finish out elementary before going to full-time homeschooling. However, we just might switch over completely earlier!
thank you so much, you provide lots of help to me-a chinese homeschool mom
We are beginning school a few weeks early and have started this and the "once weekly" subjects from the other video. This is to ease the kids into our new Charlotte Mason education. Thanks, Sonya!
Just Beautiful!! Thank you so much for all these wonderful new videos. Your love for children, families, and providing one of the most beautiful life giving methods of learning.. is so very evident.. Thank you...
Great presentation! It has re-inspires me to implement narration. I love living books for history etc so that is easy to implement.
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Thank you for your kind words! Glad that you are enjoying this channel!
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I want to thank you for sharing all this information in such a clear, organized and nice way. I think I´m falling in love with Charlotte Masson method. I´m a new homeschool mom, preschool teacher for 16 years and recently pulled my girls out of school. Feeling so lost and confused but excited too. I live in Colombia, wondering how to make this CM method work, I´m worried about finding living books here and in spanish, because my girls English levels are just A2 and A1. If you have any suggestions for me, I´ll really appreciate :)
Thank you so much for all your videos. These have been so helpful in continuing to do more CM in our homeschool.
Love this. And love the Simply Charlotte Mason tools/curriculum.
Wonderful! More SCM videos!!
This is the first in a series. More soon!
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Subscribe! Super excited to learn more! And looking forward to starting this way of homeschooling with our daughter! ❤️❤️
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Question! As far as Living Books goes, they are so fun to read. My only concern is the possibility that more conjecture can be injected thereby straying from pure truth. Do you find that there is a good portion of Living Books that are written that don't cross the line from 'truth as far we can tell' to 'a story 'inspired' by a time/person/place'?
Good question! Yes, living books are available in both historical fiction form (which is similar to what you described) and in narrative form, which tells the story of what happened based on the facts but in an interesting, narrative way. For example, A Castle with Many Rooms and Ancient Egypt and Her Neighbors are living, narrative history books that present accurate descriptions of events and people without inserting conjectured conversations and such.
simplycharlottemason.com/store/ancient-egypt-and-her-neighbors/
simplycharlottemason.com/store/castle-many-rooms/
@@SimplyCharlotteMason, thank you!! I am so grateful for your responses.
Thank you for this awesome video!
This is so helpful. Thank you.
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Thank you!
So say you want to do a certain time period of history for sixth grade, how do I know what to teach from that time period and read a living book about?
All Through the Ages is extremely helpful in trying to decide what to use for the various time periods: www.nothingnewpress.com/product/all-through-the-ages-2/?doing_wp_cron=1641227290.3656220436096191406250
For those that prefer to have a plan put together for them, we have history guides that break history into 6 separate guides: simplycharlottemason.com/store/history-geography-bible-lesson-plans/
Hi my daughter is 9 years old. We did for 4 years Distance Education through Ace Curriculum and then they transferred to some other curriculum like modules.. I'm interested in Charlotte Mason, but still trying to understand it.
So what happens when they don't remember anything because they weren't paying attention. If you only read it once, and you need them to know the information your reading?
Hi Maryssa. Great question and one that frustrates many Mommas. Children giving their full attention to a lesson is important no matter which style of education a family utilizes and key to Charlotte's method. It's important to first determine any underlying reasons as to why they were mentally checked out and if they were truly not paying attention or simply aren't taking from the reading what we believe they should take. Charlotte discusses how we each take from a reading something different...what we are able to assimilate or need during a reading. It's like when Scripture is read at church, I'm always amazed at the different ways it stands out to various people. Are their distractions around, are they uninterested in a book, is the book living, are they tired from a lack of sleep, are the lessons varied, are they being weak-willed...? After determining what the cause may be, you can begin to work on helping him correct the issue. No, he won't have the information you previously read and that is ok. It's unfortunate that he missed the details. If it is because of a lack of sleep, distractions, etc, those can be corrected. Does he possibly need something in his hand to fidget quietly with? I (SCM team member) knit during Sunday School class. It helps me to focus on the lesson while keeping my hands busy (quietly and tucked near a wall so as to not disturb others). Some children are able to listen better when they are able to sit on an exercise ball or stand and quietly pace. You'll want to make sure your book choice is engaging. If he is simply being weak-willed, you may want to consider working on the habit of attention however it will be important to discuss the situation with your husband and together, determine consequences for the actions. Discuss the consequence with your son prior to school and then allow him to determine if he is going to pay attention or not. If he does not, then it is important to follow through with the consequence. If it may be due to a lack of varying lessons, Sonya discusses the idea further: simplycharlottemason.com/blog/student-mentally-checks/
@@SimplyCharlotteMason thank you very much! Adhd runs in the family, so fidgeting could be helpful. We are going to work of the habit of attention.
What do the kids do while I read? Don’t they get board of sitting? I know the stories are engaging but can they draw or color?
Absolutely! We recommend that you use any strategies that work for your family that you do not find to be distracting during read alouds. This may include: drawing, building with blocks or legos, etc. You will find some additional ideas in this post:
simplycharlottemason.com/blog/your-questions-answered-children-who-wont-sit-still/
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What would narration look like when reading to multiple children at the same time? For example, if I read the same book to all of my four of my children together should I have each of them take a turn at narrating different paragraphs?
There are many ways to approach narration with multiple children. This blog post presents several ideas that will keep things fresh and help ensure that each child is given a chance to narrate on his or her level: simplycharlottemason.com/blog/narration-multiple-children-narration-q-part-11/
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I love this I want to do this with my children. I have a question though, how can I fit all of history in with books that extend the story and time it would take to cover a lot more info and people out of a regular text book? Do I just tell myself honestly kids don’t remember every date and little thing a text book will tell them anyways and I should just pick certain things from certain time periods to focus on and bring to life? I hope this makes sense thank you so much!
Hi Frank. First, it is important to remember that education is a life. There is no need nor anyway to fit is ALL in. Our goal as home educators is to create a love of learning in our children and to help them learn how to learn for themselves so that when they leave our homes, they have the skill and ability to continue self-education. That said, traditional textbooks generally provide children with a wide but shallow coverage of events and people. Using Charlotte's method, there is not as wide of coverage however the coverage is more deep. Instead of knowing that the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, children will become better aquainted with the current events of that time as well as deeply involved with a few characters from the time period. By doing this, they better understand the "why" behind the signing. They are now in a "relationship" with that time period/event/person. Within our history lesson plans, we schedule a "spine" for the entire family that covers the particular time period of history (not as thick as a traditional textbook) and add more living books that are age appropriate for grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Children will dive deeper into an event, area, or person with the grade-leveled books.
simplycharlottemason.com/blog/teaching-history-subject-by-subject-part-3/
simplycharlottemason.com/store/history-geography-bible-lesson-plans/
If planning your own curriculum, All Through the Ages is extremely helpful: www.nothingnewpress.com/product/all-through-the-ages-2/?doing_wp_cron=1641227290.3656220436096191406250
@@SimplyCharlotteMason Thank you this helped a lot I just needed to have it stated out I guess !
We’re new to CM. I have no idea where to begin as far as books go. My kids are 6 and 8. Where do I start with bible? I have a lot of reading to do myself.. 🙏🏻♥️
All of our book lists are available starting on this page: simplycharlottemason.com/planning/curriculum-guide/overview-chart/
We also have a wonderful support team that would love to help you with which books you'll need. You can get in touch by emailing contact@simplycharlottemason.com.
Do you have a sample schedule of what a week looks like with each “subject”
I have a 7 year gap between kids (5th and preschool) any advice there would be appreciated
Thanks!
We'd love to help! You will find various examples of schedules for 3 days of the week here: simplycharlottemason.com/blog/how-to-finish-lessons-by-lunch/
You will find samples of weekly layouts in each sample of our history, enrichment and Individual Study guide lesson plans: simplycharlottemason.com/planning/curriculum-guide/
Homeschooling with Preschoolers in the Mix: simplycharlottemason.com/blog/homeschooling-preschoolers-mix/
Do they narrate EVERYTHING we read?! Or is it just a certain amount of reading given to narration? It seems like the flow of the story would be disrupted a lot if we have to stop to narrate. Just wondering, I’m new to Charlotte Mason but am loving the theory so far!
We're so glad you are researching Charlotte's method of education. Narration is a foundation to Charlotte's method of education. She utilized it as a method of assessment as well as a way for a child to grab hold of what was read and seal it in his mind. This paves the way for the science of relations. (Read more about that here:
We recommend all but literature to be narrated. Literature book should simply be enjoyed for the sake of the story and language. For those who are young and or new to narration it may seem tedious to stop every few paragraphs to narrate so we encourage you to keep the readings short. Allow the child to narrate and then you can add a simple wrap-up comment or discussion if desired. You'll be surprised at how quickly you are able to lengthen the passages being read!
By the way, a great place to get some help with questions about Charlotte Mason is to go to our SCM Facebook group. A wonderful team from SCM actively participates in the group and helps answer questions, plus there are many other CM-ers there who love to help out. You can find that here: facebook.com/groups/1445273695729787/
Just noticed we missed the link to the related article above. Here's what we meant to link to: simplycharlottemason.com/blog/i-can-relate/
What is the name of the living book about him?
Hi Katie. The passage about Albert Einstein came from Stories of the Nations, Volume 2: simplycharlottemason.com/store/stories-nations-volume-2/
Sha-Toina Swint ditto!
Is Story of the World a good curriculum for the CM method? Do you recommend it?
Many families like to use The Story of the World as a history spine in their CM home school. The do not use the recommended activity books and add in many living books (biographies, historical fiction, and non-fiction) to round out The Story of the World and make the time period come to life.
what's the book title and author of the living book mentioned about einstein?
Hi, Thank you for reaching out with your question! The passage about Einstein from a living book is taken from "Stories of the Nations, Volume 2" by Lorene Lambert. This particular passage is found in chapter 11 which is titled "On a Beam of Light." Here is a link to this resource if you are interested in learning more.
simplycharlottemason.com/store/stories-nations-volume-2/
As a heads up, this is one of the resources scheduled in SCM's history guides. It is by author Lorene Lambert who is currently working on a revision of this resource. She has already revised "Stories of the Nations, Volume 1" and the new resource is titled "Our Neighbors: Their Stories, Volume 1." We do not have a timeframe for a release of the new revised resource, just wanted to give you the heads up on that upcoming revision. Here is a link to Lorene Lambert's history books. You can download a free sample of all of these resources if you would like to read more of this author's work. simplycharlottemason.com/search-results/?q=lorene%20lambert
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Thank you. Would you consider, "America The Last Best Hope", By: William J Bennett a living book? My 13 year old has been reading Vol 1 this year. She will read a chapter and narrate back to me, in her own words, what the chapter was about. Do you think this is too heavy of a text for her age? Also, we use Grapevine Studies for Bible. Do you have any opinions on their Bible curricula?
We schedule America: The Last Best Hope for high school students (grades 10-12) in our Early Modern and Modern Times lesson plans.
We haven't review Grapevine Studies so we can't provide any thoughts on that curriculum.
@@SimplyCharlotteMason What do you recommend for history before 10th grade, for 6/7-8?
I can't wait to hear you speak at the Teach Them Diligently conference in Mobile! I'm sure I will get some of my questions answered there as well. ❤
We've homeschooled from the beginning. We are mostly relaxed homeschoolers, but recently I've become interested in having a method to follow. I've always liked the "look" of the CM method, so I'm trying to learn all I can about it.
We have a 13, 5, and 1 year old.
@@ashjade86 Look at this page for an overview of our history recommendations. Click on any guide to go to details about that guide. Each guide's page has a book list tab that will give you a list all the recommended resources for each grade.
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What was that book on Einstein??!
The living book excerpt on Einstein is from Stories of the Nations, Volume 2.
Is it also possible to use the CM method for children with English as a second language?
The methods can be used in any language. For children who are not fluent in English, their lessons should be in their fluent language and English can be studied as a foreign language.
How many times a week should history be on the schedule? And should I be reading just one history book until it's finished or should I be reading multiple history books through the week
We schedule history twice each week in our family history/geography/Bible lesson plans, with geography and Bible scheduled on the other three days. Our lesson plans schedule one history book as a "spine" to tie everything together, then bring in other books to go more in-depth on events in the "spine" book. If you look at the free samples of any of our history/geography/Bible lesson plans, you can see how that works. simplycharlottemason.com/store/product-tag/history-lesson-plans-series/
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Is it possible to teach CM with a whole class (grade 1)?
Yes. Charlotte Mason originally used her methods in a classroom setting.
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My child will be 6 in a few months. Should I start living books and narration then? Do I wait until she is 7? What should I be doing now?
Charlotte Mason started formal lessons at the age of six. Before six years old, you can (and should) read living books together; just don't require narration until she's six and ready for formal lessons. This page has some suggestions for the early years (pre-K-Kindergarten) before formal lessons begin: simplycharlottemason.com/planning/preschool-guide/
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