pWe at SCM are committed to continue to grow and improve the resources that we offer. As our name suggests, our goal is to make it simple for you to give your children an enjoyable, quality Charlotte Mason education. Today we are pleased to announce three updated and revised lesson plan books: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation Epistles, Second Edition Early Modern Epistles, Second Edition Modern Times Epistles, Revelation, Second Edition Here is what you will find in these Second Editions. The Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation Epistles, Second Edition, features the fabulous new living history spine, A…/p

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pChildren need food to grow. Nutritionists tell us that the best way to feed our children for physical growth is to regularly provide good portions of a variety of healthful foods several times a day. Charlotte Mason believed that the same principles hold true for feeding your child knowledge. “He needs knowledge as much as he needs bread and milk; his appetite for knowledge is as healthy as his appetite for his dinner; and an abundant regular supply at short intervals of various knowledge is a constitutional necessity for the growing youth as well as for the curious child” (Vol.…/p

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pMaybe you are new to Charlotte Mason’s methods and are on the fence about whether to use them in your home school. Or perhaps you aren’t sure that CM methods would work with your boys. Well, take some encouragement from Amanda L.’s experience with her two sons. Here is her Happy Results story. I have been homeschooling my two oldest sons for a few years now, using various methods. School was fine, but not good or great. I first learned about Charlotte Mason two years ago, and I had a strong feeling that her teaching methods were what my family…/p

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pMy daughter just sent me a sweet side-by-side picture that shows my granddaughter at five days old and at one year old in front of the same blossoming apple tree. Children grow so much that first year! It has been especially fun to watch that little one become mobile. She has wanted to move and explore since the day she was born. Over this past year we have watched as she learned to sit up, to crawl, and to gain her balance on her feet; to practice moving those feet with a grown-up’s hand to steady her, then to take…/p

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pWe are so excited to announce a new living history book for the whole family: A Castle with Many Rooms: The Story of the Middle Ages! Now you and your children can follow the fascinating story of the Middle Ages from the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution. From Europe to Africa, the Americas, Middle East, and Asia. When you spend time in A Castle with Many Rooms, you will discover a beautiful tapestry that unrolls a 950-year-old tale, join the hunt for the prestigious green feathers of a quetzal bird, follow the adventures of a…/p

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pWe hear a lot about nature study as one of Charlotte Mason’s key methods. And it is a key activity for learning. The question is sometimes asked, though: Is nature study all you do for science? Let’s talk a bit about how nature study and science fit into a Charlotte Mason education. Charlotte taught her students science with a two-faceted approach: one is nature study; the other is living science books. She used both components in order to give her students a balanced and rich knowledge. Not just nature study. Nature study is wonderful, but if you learn science only…/p

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pCharlotte Mason was sure that even young students could enjoy Shakespeare. She reported, “Their power to understand, visualise, and ‘tell’ a play of Shakespeare from nine years old and onwards is very surprising” (Vol. 6, p. 182). Michelle F. recently witnessed the same thing when she introduced Shakespeare to her nine-year-old. Here is her Happy Results story. I recently have been able to introduce Shakespeare into our schedule. I chose Lamb’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to read first. It has been so wonderful to see my nine year old daughter become so interested in the story. I love to read…/p

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pThere’s something about looking closely and carefully at a historical object that makes that era become more real in your mind. Taking your time to observe in detail the treasures that people of the past created seems to help you form a stronger relation with them and the time period in which they lived. The Stuff They Left Behind portfolios are designed to offer your children that wonderful experience of connecting with people of the past—witnessing close-up the fruit of their labors, the results of their ideas, the culmination of their personal struggles and victories. Today we are pleased to…/p

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pWe are thrilled to announce that the much-anticipated Visits to Asia geography notebook is now available! This gentle weekly study walks you through an exploration of the countries of Asia with captivating photography, a traveler’s firsthand accounts, delightful living books, and step-by-step work with maps. Your children will especially enjoy the guided readings from two fantastic travelogues—Material World and Hungry Planet: What the World Eats. In Material World a photographer traveled to different countries and took a picture of a typical family outside their house with all of their possessions on the front lawn. He also wrote notes about his…/p

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pMany of you are in the midst of planning for your home schools, so I thought it might be helpful to share a quick explanation of how I plan my weekly schedule. I’ve been using this 1-2-3 method of planning a weekly schedule for about 15 years now, so you know two things: first, it’s simple; and second, it works. Here’s how. Lay out your school days in columns, one day at the top of each column. You can do this on a spreadsheet on your computer, on a whiteboard with dry erase markers, on the table or floor with…/p

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