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I love this section because there are some wonderful and practical applications to an outdoor education!!  It makes me want to write all of her examples on little cards and put them on a ring binder to keep in my purse and remind myself to ask questions and lead observations while we are outside living our daily lives!  A child has natural curiosity and this is the perfect time to encourage the discoveries of their natural world around them!!!  Enjoy reading! Additional reading: Blog post by Deborah and HollyAnne Dobbins Blog post by Nicole Williams Blog post by Carol and Andra Smith The scouting requirements in a Charlotte Mason PNEU school Pages 72-78 What does she mean by "small things may suggest great?" What are some examples that you can teach the position of the sun? Rain/clouds/snow/hail? What is the first step toward knowledge of direction and distance? What kind of compass activities can you do? Using your neighborhood, what are some ways you ca...

I feel like I've done some moderately intensive Google searching and haven't found exactly what I wanted with some extensions of our Shakespeare studies so I went ahead and made up what I have envisioned!!!  Now, if you are a Charlotte Mason educator.... this DOES NOT replace the narration that should come first after reading a story from Shakespeare.  BUT - it can be something fun for you and your kids to do after the story is read and narrations are given!!! I call it...... Shakespeare for Stuffies! One of our favorite narration tools is using our stuffed animals to retell the story.  In this script I created the stuffed animals all have their own lines to say but they can easily be repeated after you (the narrator) read and perform it for them!  The goal is to have fun and maybe you can even set up a little puppet theater to retell this famous Shakespeare play!  My son had fun retelling it in our living room as I practiced the script with him!  ...

These updates are the highlight of our culminating weeks!  I love looking through the reading list and reflecting on the growth of the kids and giving thanks to God for being able to be here to see their development in character and academics!  Reading through the Volume 6 study as well as the Volume 1 study this year also continues to shine a light that this path I am on is the right path at the right time.  I'm so thankful for my "tribe" of fellow Charlotte Mason mamas in our book studies and co-op and the support of my family!  I just realized this is starting to sound like an Oscar worthy acceptance speech so I will go on to update how our term went in weeks 7-12!  LOL!  If you want to see an update of weeks 1-6 click here. Schedule First off, let me share this video with you of how I plan out our weeks.  I have fallen in love with our schedule and although we don't get EVERYTHING done in a Charlotte Mason way (I totally have dropped the ball ...