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The Habit of Reading

Language Arts, Membership

The Habit of Reading

“The most common and the monstrous defect in the education of the day is that children fail to acquire the habit of reading. Knowledge is conveyed to them by lessons ...
by jessr90 • September 7, 2025September 7, 2025
Stage Four | Reading Words

Membership, Reading Lessons

Stage Four | Reading Words

“Lessons in word making help him to take intelligent interest in words; but his progress in the art of reading depends chiefly on the reading at sight lessons.” (pg 204) ...
by jessr90 • September 7, 2025September 7, 2025
Stage Three | Word Building

Membership, Reading Lessons

Stage Three | Word Building

“The first exercises in the making of words will be just as pleasant to the child. Exercises treated as a game, which yet teach the powers of the letters, will ...
by jessr90 • September 7, 2025September 7, 2025
Stage Two | Recognize Letters

Membership, Reading Lessons

Stage Two | Recognize Letters

“… if the alphabet be taught to the little student, his appreciation of both form and sound will be cultivated. When should he begin? Whenever his box of letters begins ...
by jessr90 • September 7, 2025September 7, 2025

Membership, Reading Lessons

Stage One | Recognize Sounds

Your child is ready for this stage if they can speak clearly and understand words. Anywhere from three to four years old. Learning to hear the individual sounds that make ...
by jessr90 • September 7, 2025September 7, 2025
Reading Lessons Overview

Language Arts, Membership

Reading Lessons Overview

The Reading Process Reading is a complex process; multiple brain processes must work together and multiple skills are required to read words and comprehend them simultaneously. The following is a ...
by jessr90 • September 7, 2025September 7, 2025

Geography, Membership

Scope & Sequence | Geography

*This is the scope and sequence suggested by Charlotte Mason and how it was taught in her schools. After teaching geography in a family setting I’ve adapted her methods and ...
by jessr90 • September 6, 2025September 7, 2025
Land + Water Forms Lesson

Form 1, Geography, Membership

Land + Water Forms Lesson

In Charlotte Mason’s schools her students did map drills and map making as a large part of their geography lessons. But before children can begin map drills they need to ...
by jessr90 • September 5, 2025September 5, 2025
Map Work + Map Drills Lesson

Geography, Membership

Map Work + Map Drills Lesson

Map Drills and Map Work Once children finish Elementary Geography and have made maps of places they know (like their neighborhood, a park, or their town) then they are ready ...
by jessr90 • September 5, 2025September 5, 2025
Map Making Lesson

Geography, Membership

Map Making Lesson

At the beginning of a school year, before diving into a study of a continent and it’s countries, we draw a large (blank) map of the continent. Over the course ...
by jessr90 • September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

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