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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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

Booklists, Mathematics

“Living” Math Booklist | My Family’s Favorites Books About Math

Mathematician Biographies The Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah Heiligman The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity by Amy Alznauer Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain by ...

by jessr90 • May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

Booklists, Mathematics

“Living” Math Booklist | My Family’s Favorites Books About Math

by jessr90 • May 6, 2025May 6, 2025