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As I am rereading this section I am finding more and more truth and encouragement in my parenting and home education!  On my instagram I can't help but snap photos of pages that have jumped out at me like this one: Parenting gold right here!!! #goals #charlottemason A post shared by RaeAnna Goss (@sewingmamaraeanna) on Feb 21, 2018 at 7:22am PST I am glad you are reading along with me and hope that passages like this give you encouragement as well!  The training of habits is so important!  Along with advice from CM I also pray daily for wisdom and discernment from God on how to raise and train up my kids. It's hard work!  I'm reading the book "How to Raise a Wild Child" right now and there are so many places that I see a relation between what CM wrote in Vol. 1 and Dr. Sampson writes in his book.  Two examples that pop up right away are the role of a parent as a "trickster coyote" in learning more how to guide a child to think of ca...

We are going to make it a priority to travel once a year and take the kids exploring to different parts of the country/region!  So far for school we have done a trip to Kentucky for the Creation Museum/Ark (Sept 2016), and to Florida to enjoy the ocean (October 2017!)  We've also traveled to visit family in Idaho (2016) where we did school activities like become Jr. Rangers at a National Park and visit places like a fish hatchery!  We also had a blast learning and visiting family in Michigan especially after reading Paddle to the Sea in 1st grade (2017!) This week we took a few days to drive down to Atlanta and enjoy the perks of homeschool schedule flexibility!  Here are the main three events for our long weekend! Legoland Discovery Center   This was the best place to start after a 5 hour drive!  The kids had a blast running out all their pent up energy and creating fun Lego creations and learning a little about how they're made!  We went to Le...

Spring is always a whirlwind of homeschool events and this year is no exception!  I didn't get a chance to update my blog with brass family suggestions last month, but we were SO happy with the concert and the kids had a blast "wrangling" the notes throughout the concert while learning about each instrument of the brass family!  Last year they did a similar program for percussion.  I wonder what next year will be?! This week, the theme is "Composers of Hope" and the concert program is filled with wonderful selections!  I have a feeling I may need tissues at this one. Here are some activities and questions I have spent time discussing with my kids: Finlandia by Sibelius Find Finland on a map.  When Sibelius wrote this song he was protesting the oppression that Russia was placing on the country of Finland.  Russia had come to occupy Finland and they were fighting for their freedom.  It is now a musical symbol of pride for the people of Finland wh...

In many Charlotte Mason resources you can find wonderful examples of listening selections to learn about Classical music and composers! I've narrowed down a rotation of three years with composers and songs that appeal to the younger audiences! This is perfect for your pre-k age kids to grade 3! My kids are 6 and 8 years old and we've been following the Ambleside schedule but I have also been exposing them to some songs that I really don't want them to miss while they are young! I will say that the Ambleside site does have a "Children's Classics" schedule but in my opinion, it has a lot of gaps! I'm hoping by offering my suggestions you'll have so much fun introducing your kids to this wonderful music! I am going to work on a downloadable e-book with activities that will help you guide your child into exploring this wonderful world of music! Several months ago I also wrote about some children's classics in music and you can see some book r...