#charlottemason

I've already finished my tasks in our homeschooling for Grade 2. Or so I thought. I just realized I haven't talked to my daughter about how our 4th quarter went on a technical standpoint. We always talk

This week is exams week. As usual, we did not do any reviews or recall before we started the exams on each subject. We did have a minor setback though. The other night, the powerline exploded in the middle

My daughter's interest in painting is growing as ever. Especially now that we discovered gouache. I liked it because it was easier to mix the pigments, quick drying yet easy to reactivate should you change

There are three important question that a mother needs to ask when deciding on the lessons to give to her children. What should they learn, why should they learn it and how should they learn it. That's

I've discussed in my previous blog entries about my Charlotte Mason readings that educators are limited to three tools when educating children: the atmosphere of environment, the discipline of habit, and

As a part of providing a wholistic kind of education to my daughter, we do riches everyday. Riches include hymns, folk songs, music and composer study, art appreciation with artist study, and of course

My daughter and I always have a casual talk before going to sleep. Our night time routine includes reading a bed time story to her (right now, we're reading through The Blue Fairy Book), then we talk about

My 7-year-old daughter is growing up to be such a bookworm. Her wishlist always includes books or series of books. She has finished quite a lot of book series already, and shows no signs of stopping. I

I just had the most fun study time with my daughter today. For our Nature studies, we were discussing the book A First Look at Philippine Fishes. She's really excited about this book because she wanted

Reading through the book Towards a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason, I learned that learning for the sake of learning alone is enough to educate a child. Parents and educators do not need to

As part of habit training, doing chores is one of our focus this year. I read in Charlotte Mason's Home Education that our children do not belong to the parents. They belong to the society and as parents,

I have found that it is a huge help in our homeschooling journey to have a community that supports each other through everything that we are going through. That's why I am grateful for the Home Edders

We have just gone home from our vacation and of course, I am climbing back into my rhythm. I brought my book to the trip so that I could read during any down time. We stayed indoors during lunch and a

Continuing with my reading, I discussed the different tools that a mother needs in educating her child. I talked about the atmospherenof environment and the discipline of habit. I mentioned that discipline

Happy Monday! It is the official start of our 4th quarter today although we had a soft start last week where we did lots of arts and crafts, lots of Maths, and a few Greek and Roman Mythologies. Today

In my post yesterday, I discussed the educational tools or instruments that Charlotte Mason talked about. Education is an atmosphere means that we should keep the schooling whether it is homeschooling

Charlotte Mason wrote 20 principles of education. When I was just getting started with homeschooling after meeting Charlotte Mason during my search for the homeschooling provider that fits our profile.

This is the final installment of my reading of Chapter V of Charlotte Mason's Towards a Philosophy of Education. As I've mentioned in my previous posts about my readings, this chapter is about the sacredness

We were at my husband's grandma's birthday last weekend. As usual, when family is gathered, there's kumustahan, asking how's school, how's homeschooling, et cetera, et cetera. An aunt brought up the question

Every parent feels that sense of accomplishment once they hear their kid start reading on their own. It has been one of my personal goals with my child to have her be able to read and love reading books