We use the same version of the Little Pilgrim's Progress and my daughter loves it. Started when she was about 5 or 5.5 and did 1 chapter 2-3 times a week. I read and she narrated. Took a long time cuz lots of chapters. I love how its "easier" for younger kids to understand but still keeps the essence of the original story. Finally finished Christian's part and decided to move the Christiana part as bedtime story (no narrations). And thus my husband got to read it with my her and he loves it too.
I love your recommendations! I want The Little Pilgrims Progress. It is great to hear more about the Charlotte Mason method as you describe what you will be doing/using. Thank you for the information!💜
This is our first year incorporating more of the Charlotte Mason philosophy into our home. Thanks for sharing all your curriculum. I love finding other Charlotte Mason resources to check out.
Love your video! Very inspiring to see you pulling together your own CM curriculum. It's great to see all your choices. Have you ever looked into Christine Miller's All Through the Ages? It's a wonderful book or books! She lists books for the different time periods for all the various reading levels as well as listing timelines of events and listing the books by geographical location. You may enjoy that resource in the future instead of the Beautiful Feet guides.
I’m loving your videos! I wish you were still making more!❤😊 I have been homeschooling for 5 years, but am trying a little more CM each year. I have 18 more years to go…so by then I will be fully CM 😂
Our homeschool is so similar to yours. Almost to the t. I love the idea of printing out smaller versions of the artist prints and hanging them up. I will also be checking out the composer study resource. We use the menu holders for our recitation too.
I just got two BF units for the first time! I can wait for them to come in! I’m planning on making a video on how they work for us! I like how eclectic your homeschool materials are! Great video! New sub!
So cool and encouraging to see someone a little ahead of us making similar choices and enjoying them! I love the insights, and resources ideas for solfa - we just moved into Form IA and I need to learn about that 😅 so I can add it too! You are adding to my shopping list, haha! I’ve been eyeing the mapmaking book and the Holling maps for a while now. Where do you get the older version of the Christian Liberty Nature Readers? I need to find those. I love that you are trying to stay true to Charlotte Mason but still implement things that aren’t exactly how she did it but using it in as CM of a way as possible. We have also tweaked a few things, but trying to stay true to the beautiful method!
This is such an encouraging comment - thank you! We really do strive to stay true to her method, but with the addition of 100 years of updated research since then! I got the nature readers from Amazon, and they're honestly my very favorite nature study books we have!
i don't know if you have any family from the south but i swear we must be related because you look so much like me and my family LOL. i am a homeschooling mom of a 8 and 6 year old. i throw in some CM when it works!! great video, thanks!!
I love CM as well but never knew how to start it. I don’t know a thing about terms. My kids are older. With that said, they have extreme learning disabilities. 9th and 10th graders on a 1st/2nd grade level. I have lazy 5th grader and he is “behind” due to a speech delay early on and his laziness for schoolwork, but he is pretty smart and a fast learner. Where would I start? I don’t have time to read her books. I’d love to. Was there a source you found helpful and where to you get your term lists?
I would recommend starting with A Delectable Education's podcast. It's a great way to "dip your toes in" while you're getting chores done, and they have their episodes broken into categories and forms, so you can learn about one area of a CM education at a time!
That's a great question! Elementary Arithmetic follows a very different scope and sequence from more traditional math programs, so things like calendar, telling time, geometry, etc. aren't covered in the first couple of years (I simply added those in on my own). However, it does develop a very solid number sense and really gets students comfortable with mental math and problem solving. Everyone will feel differently about what they want a math program to cover, so I think it's important to identify your goals for your homeschool and keep that in mind when selecting a program. I'm happy to answer any other questions you have about our experience with it!
I'm so sorry for such a late reply! If you go to A Delectable Education's website, they have all kinds of teacher helps, which includes the map questions!
Love your choices. Thanks for sharing. Just subscribed. I’m trying to move more toward CM in our homeschool. I also have a channel mainly about homeschooling and it would be fun to be friends and connect here 😊
Yes, I do still love Elementary Arithmetic! We actually switched to Beauty & Truth Year 3 for my oldest son, but I'm still using SCM EA Books 1 and 2 for my younger kiddos. *Hopefully* I can get a video up soon comparing the two!
@abeautifullywreckedlife A comparison video would be AMAZING! I actually purchased both SCM Arithmetic and Beauty & Truth Math to look over this summer, but I am still having a difficult time deciding between the two.
Does your son have a difficult time remembering what happened last in the books you don’t read super frequently? Wow so many aspects to a CM education! I am overwhelmed but also intrigued.
As long as we read each book at least once a week (like Pilgrim's Progress and the Wonder Book), he's always able to tell me where we left off. After a school holiday I always go back and reread a few paragraphs (or pages, depending on the book) to refresh our memories. This was an honest concern of mine when we first started, but it really hasn't been an issue. Kids' capacities to remember details is pretty impressive!
@@abeautifullywreckedlife nice. I’m sure narration helps with that too. We are reading the same Little Pilgrim’s Progress in our morning time. We are really enjoying it.
Hi Amy! Thanks so much for your question! We aren't to Elementary Arithmetic Book 3 yet, so I can't really answer your question about it specifically. However, I've been impressed so far with the first two books, and I feel like the curriculum really meets the child where they are to challenge them. If you haven't already, you might check out the book samples to see if the scope and sequence is sufficient for you to meet your state's requirements. I hope that helps!
Hi Rachael! Instead of moving on to EA Book 3, we've actually switched to Beauty & Truth Math for Year 3. I'm still using EA Books 1 and 2 with my younger kiddos, though, because I do really love them!
I am going to be starting homeschooling next year with my rising 3rd grader Lily who is currently 7. I am doing lots of research. My question is, this is a lot of material. How is it worked in to a school week?
Hi Holly! First of all, YAY for beginning your homeschool journey! Second, that's an excellent question! A lot of the subjects that we cover are only taught 2-3 times per week. We do Bible, math, reading, spelling, recitation, handicraft, poetry, Spanish, and handwriting every single day. But the rest are only a couple times a week, and when it's all spread out, it's very manageable. Also, most subjects are between 15-20 minutes long each day, and some (like poetry and handwriting) are even less. In our homeschool, we cover about 13 subjects per day and get all of our schooling done in 3 hours. So it seems super overwhelming to see that entire list, but once you get your timetable figured out, it's actually very doable and provides a lot of variety each day! I hope that helps!
Thanks so much for your question, Jenny! I am actually editing a video right now where I go into detail about scheduling and planning a Charlotte Mason homeschool year - including our daily routine. The short answer is that we only do a handful of subjects 5 days per week (reading, writing, math, spelling, poetry, handicrafts, PE), and we do others (such as geography, history, literature) 2-3x per week. We start each day with Morning Basket, which usually takes 30-45 minutes, and then move into what I call Seat Work. That usually takes us 1.5-2 hours, depending on the day. We're always finished with lessons by noon, and then my oldest son works on his Afternoon Occupations (handicraft, piano practice, drawing/painting, etc) independently for about an hour every afternoon. I hope that helps!
Hi Angela! We usually spend between 2-3 hours on school each morning, and then we typically add some type of nature study, scouting lesson, or handicraft in the afternoons for occupations.
We use the same version of the Little Pilgrim's Progress and my daughter loves it. Started when she was about 5 or 5.5 and did 1 chapter 2-3 times a week. I read and she narrated. Took a long time cuz lots of chapters. I love how its "easier" for younger kids to understand but still keeps the essence of the original story. Finally finished Christian's part and decided to move the Christiana part as bedtime story (no narrations). And thus my husband got to read it with my her and he loves it too.
I love your recommendations! I want The Little Pilgrims Progress. It is great to hear more about the Charlotte Mason method as you describe what you will be doing/using. Thank you for the information!💜
You're so welcome!
I hope you continue posting updates!
Thank you for your encouragement! I'm hoping to get back to it this summer!
This is our first year incorporating more of the Charlotte Mason philosophy into our home. Thanks for sharing all your curriculum. I love finding other Charlotte Mason resources to check out.
You're welcome! I hope that you find the feast to be delightful this year!
Thanks for this awesome video! I love your recommendations
You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful!
Love your video! Very inspiring to see you pulling together your own CM curriculum. It's great to see all your choices. Have you ever looked into Christine Miller's All Through the Ages? It's a wonderful book or books! She lists books for the different time periods for all the various reading levels as well as listing timelines of events and listing the books by geographical location. You may enjoy that resource in the future instead of the Beautiful Feet guides.
I have never heard of that resource, but I'm definitely going to check it out now! Thank you so much for the recommendation!!
I’m loving your videos! I wish you were still making more!❤😊
I have been homeschooling for 5 years, but am trying a little more CM each year. I have 18 more years to go…so by then I will be fully CM 😂
Thank you for the encouragement! I'm *hopefully* going to be making more starting this summer! And YES, I get a little more CM every year, too!
Thank you so much!! This was immensely helpful.
I'm so glad it was helpful!
so many CM resources I had never even heard of :) We are diving into CM for the first time this year.
Yay!! I hope you have a wonderful school year!
Our homeschool is so similar to yours. Almost to the t. I love the idea of printing out smaller versions of the artist prints and hanging them up. I will also be checking out the composer study resource. We use the menu holders for our recitation too.
I love it! I hope you guys have an awesome year!!
Hi! Love this video so much! Can you share how you schedule all of your geography lessons?
Thank you! I'm actually working a Q&A video, and will be answering this question in depth!
I just got two BF units for the first time! I can wait for them to come in! I’m planning on making a video on how they work for us! I like how eclectic your homeschool materials are! Great video! New sub!
Yay!! The guides are sooo beautiful! I hope you have a wonderful year!
So cool and encouraging to see someone a little ahead of us making similar choices and enjoying them! I love the insights, and resources ideas for solfa - we just moved into Form IA and I need to learn about that 😅 so I can add it too!
You are adding to my shopping list, haha! I’ve been eyeing the mapmaking book and the Holling maps for a while now. Where do you get the older version of the Christian Liberty Nature Readers? I need to find those.
I love that you are trying to stay true to Charlotte Mason but still implement things that aren’t exactly how she did it but using it in as CM of a way as possible. We have also tweaked a few things, but trying to stay true to the beautiful method!
This is such an encouraging comment - thank you! We really do strive to stay true to her method, but with the addition of 100 years of updated research since then!
I got the nature readers from Amazon, and they're honestly my very favorite nature study books we have!
i don't know if you have any family from the south but i swear we must be related because you look so much like me and my family LOL. i am a homeschooling mom of a 8 and 6 year old. i throw in some CM when it works!! great video, thanks!!
Haha, I love this!
Where do you find and choose all your resources/books?
I love CM as well but never knew how to start it. I don’t know a thing about terms. My kids are older. With that said, they have extreme learning disabilities. 9th and 10th graders on a 1st/2nd grade level. I have lazy 5th grader and he is “behind” due to a speech delay early on and his laziness for schoolwork, but he is pretty smart and a fast learner. Where would I start? I don’t have time to read her books. I’d love to. Was there a source you found helpful and where to you get your term lists?
I would recommend starting with A Delectable Education's podcast. It's a great way to "dip your toes in" while you're getting chores done, and they have their episodes broken into categories and forms, so you can learn about one area of a CM education at a time!
Thank you for your video! Do you by chance have a link to the frame holding the paddle to the sea map?
I do! It's this one on Amazon (affiliate link): amzn.to/3JS6oGs. I hope that helps!
I know this is older video but I'm curious about the SCM math. I've heard on another review video that SCM math isn't enough and needs more
That's a great question! Elementary Arithmetic follows a very different scope and sequence from more traditional math programs, so things like calendar, telling time, geometry, etc. aren't covered in the first couple of years (I simply added those in on my own). However, it does develop a very solid number sense and really gets students comfortable with mental math and problem solving. Everyone will feel differently about what they want a math program to cover, so I think it's important to identify your goals for your homeschool and keep that in mind when selecting a program. I'm happy to answer any other questions you have about our experience with it!
Thanks for sharing. I'd love to grab the map questions but can't find them...is there a link you can share?
I'm so sorry for such a late reply! If you go to A Delectable Education's website, they have all kinds of teacher helps, which includes the map questions!
So really really love all your resources but I have a question un related 🤔🧐😬. What brand and paint color is on your door behind you?
It's Sherwin Williams Tradewind, and I LOVE it! It's such a soft blue!
Love your choices. Thanks for sharing. Just subscribed. I’m trying to move more toward CM in our homeschool. I also have a channel mainly about homeschooling and it would be fun to be friends and connect here 😊
Hi, are you still enjoying and recommend SCM Arithmetic? I’m considering it next year for my 2nd grader.
Yes, I do still love Elementary Arithmetic! We actually switched to Beauty & Truth Year 3 for my oldest son, but I'm still using SCM EA Books 1 and 2 for my younger kiddos. *Hopefully* I can get a video up soon comparing the two!
@abeautifullywreckedlife A comparison video would be AMAZING! I actually purchased both SCM Arithmetic and Beauty & Truth Math to look over this summer, but I am still having a difficult time deciding between the two.
Are J. Paterson Smyth’s books based mostly on a Catholic view?
Great question! They're actually written from an Anglican perspective, if that helps at all.
Does your son have a difficult time remembering what happened last in the books you don’t read super frequently? Wow so many aspects to a CM education! I am overwhelmed but also intrigued.
As long as we read each book at least once a week (like Pilgrim's Progress and the Wonder Book), he's always able to tell me where we left off. After a school holiday I always go back and reread a few paragraphs (or pages, depending on the book) to refresh our memories. This was an honest concern of mine when we first started, but it really hasn't been an issue. Kids' capacities to remember details is pretty impressive!
@@abeautifullywreckedlife nice. I’m sure narration helps with that too. We are reading the same Little Pilgrim’s Progress in our morning time. We are really enjoying it.
How is the simply charlotte mason arithmetic 3. Do you feel like it is enough for a 3rd grade education?
Hi Amy! Thanks so much for your question! We aren't to Elementary Arithmetic Book 3 yet, so I can't really answer your question about it specifically. However, I've been impressed so far with the first two books, and I feel like the curriculum really meets the child where they are to challenge them. If you haven't already, you might check out the book samples to see if the scope and sequence is sufficient for you to meet your state's requirements. I hope that helps!
Curious if you’ve moved to Elementary Arithmetic 3?
Hi Rachael! Instead of moving on to EA Book 3, we've actually switched to Beauty & Truth Math for Year 3. I'm still using EA Books 1 and 2 with my younger kiddos, though, because I do really love them!
@@abeautifullywreckedlife ok :) I would love to know more about your choice in switching! I’m trying to figure out for my upcoming 3rd grader.
I am going to be starting homeschooling next year with my rising 3rd grader Lily who is currently 7. I am doing lots of research. My question is, this is a lot of material. How is it worked in to a school week?
Hi Holly! First of all, YAY for beginning your homeschool journey! Second, that's an excellent question! A lot of the subjects that we cover are only taught 2-3 times per week. We do Bible, math, reading, spelling, recitation, handicraft, poetry, Spanish, and handwriting every single day. But the rest are only a couple times a week, and when it's all spread out, it's very manageable. Also, most subjects are between 15-20 minutes long each day, and some (like poetry and handwriting) are even less. In our homeschool, we cover about 13 subjects per day and get all of our schooling done in 3 hours. So it seems super overwhelming to see that entire list, but once you get your timetable figured out, it's actually very doable and provides a lot of variety each day! I hope that helps!
What does your day look like?
Thanks so much for your question, Jenny! I am actually editing a video right now where I go into detail about scheduling and planning a Charlotte Mason homeschool year - including our daily routine.
The short answer is that we only do a handful of subjects 5 days per week (reading, writing, math, spelling, poetry, handicrafts, PE), and we do others (such as geography, history, literature) 2-3x per week. We start each day with Morning Basket, which usually takes 30-45 minutes, and then move into what I call Seat Work. That usually takes us 1.5-2 hours, depending on the day. We're always finished with lessons by noon, and then my oldest son works on his Afternoon Occupations (handicraft, piano practice, drawing/painting, etc) independently for about an hour every afternoon. I hope that helps!
Do you do read alouds?
How long does a typical day take?
Hi Angela! We usually spend between 2-3 hours on school each morning, and then we typically add some type of nature study, scouting lesson, or handicraft in the afternoons for occupations.