Drawing is one of those skill-based subjects that every person should learn, like math and language arts.Knowing how to express your thoughts and ideas visually is so important! But how do you teach it at home? Especially if you’re not confident in your own drawing abilities. Luckily, there are so many drawing resources available to us. Here's how I teach it and the books/resources I've used to teach my three boys to draw well.LINKSCreative Form Drawing by Angela LordDrawing with Children by Mona BrooksDrawing Textbook by Bruce McIntire

Sentence diagramming, learning the technical terms for parts of language, direct writing instruction... does it REALLY work? NO!The way most of us have been taught grammar -- sentence diagramming, direct instruction, separate writing classes -- isn't actually effective in making us better writers. In fact, it can create paralysis for some people (like me!) and make writing WORSE.

So how should we teach writing and grammar? In this video I summarize years of research in writing and grammar and discuss how it should be taught. Next, I talk about the stages of writing and how each stage builds on the next. Most importantly, I combine Charlotte Mason's methods/philosophy with current teaching methods to meet your child where they're at and confidently teach writing and grammar at home.

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Study on Grammar Instruction

More research and professional advice

Know and Tell by Karen Glass

The Writing Revolution 2.0

Patterns of Power by Jeff Anderson

Grammar Lessons

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Teaching math can be DAUNTING. Parents considering homeschool may doubt their ability to teach math if they don't have a degree in math or teaching. But you can do it! And in this video I'll show you how. I share research-based teaching methods that you can use with any curriculum, some basics on how to teach math in a way that is developmentally appropriate, as well as my preferred curriculum (Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic series) that I've been using for 6 years now. I'll also share my favorite books, games, and other resources I've found essential for teaching math. How to Teach Math at Home blogpost:https://simplewonders.org/2025/04/10/how-to-teach-math-at-home-using-charlotte-masons-methods/YouTube Video:

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Charlotte Mason used a lot of "living" books to teach history. It makes sense since she considered it the "pivot" upon which her whole curriculum turned. So, which books did she recommend? And how did she use them? What purpose did they serve? 

In this video I discuss the different books that Charlotte used in her schools  and how to use them, as well as my family's favorite living history books!

A SPINE is an overview of a historical period. It could be 10 years or 100 years. The main purpose is to give a birds-eye view of that period. 

A BIOGRAPHY was used to focus on a person, from birth to death. It could be a famous person (like an inventor, musician, or politician) or a common person. The point is for kids to form an relationship with a person from that time period and step into their shoes for a time. I like to also use "biographies" of buildings as well (I show you some of my favorites in the video). 

A HISTORICAL FICTION helps kids jump into that time period by capturing their imagination through story. Historical fictions add details where we don't have any. The help bring everything together. These are the true living books of history. They can be written in recent years (like Prairie Lotus) or written about that time period during that time period (like Little Women). 

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In this video I go over why we should teach history and how Charlotte Mason taught it in her schools. Teaching history to kids of the same age is different than teaching it to a variety of ages, so I share my experience teaching it family-style at home with my 4 kids. There are many ways to approach history, but I've adjusted Charlotte Mason's method to fit the needs of my family. I hope you find answers to your questions and idea to implement in your own home! In future videos I'll share:📚 my favorite living history books📆 the notebooks and "things" we use to enrich our history lessons

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Nature study is a hallmark feature of a Charlotte Mason education, but how do you teach nature study? What plants and animals should you study? What questions should you ask? And what does a lesson look like?

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You've heard about nature notebooking (AKA journaling) or seen some beautiful shots of children's nature journals. But you have reservations...

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Nature study is one of the most important subjects in developing the mind and heart! For this reason it is my FAVORITE subject to teach. It is one of the reasons I was drawn to Charlotte Mason's method of education.

In this episode I briefly discuss the principles behind nature study and how I teach it at home with 3 simple steps -- weekly nature walk, object lesson, and nature notebook.

Over the next few episodes I will go into detail about each one of these steps. For now, I hope you get a general idea of what it looks like and (hopefully) some excitement to begin!

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