Links to helpful Charlotte Mason books and online resources.
A Charlotte Mason Education - Charlotte Mason's ideas and methods are gaining in popularity in the United States, the United Kingdom, and throughout the world. Not only are people discovering her original writings for themselves, numerous webpages and books have been created, dedicated to this educational pioneer from a previous century.
BOOKS The Original Homeschooling Seriesby Charlotte Mason
Six-volume set in slip cover.
These are the original writings of Charlotte Mason encompassing her life-long dedication to the education of children. These books from an earlier time period allow Charlotte Mason's own thoughtful -- and often thought-provoking -- words to touch the hearts and minds of parents,teachers and children of today.
A Charlotte Mason Education: A How-to Manualby Catherine Levison
Indispensable. This guide is designed for easy referencing and will enable parents to implement Charlotte Mason's unique and effective methods right away. Levison draws together valuable information from all of Mason's original homeschooling series (plus other in-print and out-of-print resources). Practical, easy to implement, subject-by-subject ideas for quality home education (without the high expenses of pre-packaged curriculum).
"Surely, you will, as I did, find something to enhance the education of your children immediately. Catherine makes it so simple for us!" --Bob and Tina Farewell, Lifetime Books and Gifts
More Charlotte Mason Education: An Expanded How-to Manualby Catherine Levison
Thousands of home educators have already benefited from the practical ideas contained in Levison's first book. Now Catherine offers even more ideas for implementing the popular methods of Charlotte Mason in this concise and practical expanded how-to guide.
A Literary Education: An Annotated Book Listby Catherine Levison
The latest offering from the popular author and speaker. Catherine's personal recommendations for books to use in your Charlotte Mason home education efforts. A helpful scope-and-sequence for grades K - 12 is included.
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learningby Karen Andreola
A warm-hearted look into the life of a modern-day home schooling pioneer. Karen and her husband, Dean, were responsible for bringing Charlotte Mason's original six-volume set back into print for today's readers. Pour yourself a cup of tea, curl up on the couch, and prepare for an educational -- and thoroughly enjoyable -- reading experience.
Charlotte Mason Study Guideby Penny Gardner
Penny is the leader of a long running Charlotte Mason support group in Utah. In this book, she shares her study notes about Charlotte Mason's writings, along with excerpts from Charlotte Mason's six-volume set. An excellent resource for support groups or anyone feeling slightly intimidated by the idea of reading Charlotte Mason's work for themselves.
Teaching Childrenby Diane Lopez
A curriculum guide to what children need to know at each level through sixth grade. Basically an expanded scope-and-sequence based in part on Charlotte Mason's methods and educational ideas.
Educating the Whole-Hearted Childby Sally Clarkson
Particularly valuable for homeschooling parents just starting out on this educational journey with small children.
For the Children's Sakeby Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
An excellent overview and introduction to one family's discovery of Charlotte Mason's ideas and methods.
AUDIO TAPESIf you're unable to attend any Charlotte Mason-related workshops, conventions or seminars, consider buying copies of
Catherine Levison's audio workshops. These are an excellent resource to add to your local homeschool support group's library, too. Order all four tapes -- and attend a Charlotte Mason "Mini-Convention" in your own home! You'll enjoy listening to Levison's warm-hearted, humorous style, plus you'll gain extensive first-hand insight into applying Charlotte Mason's methods in a home setting. These tapes are a highly recommended, invaluable resource for any Charlotte Mason educator.
An Overview of the Charlotte Mason Method Want happy children who are thoroughly educated? Tap into how children naturally learn to increase effectiveness and avoid burnout. Go beyond the three R's and enrich your lives with the humanities. Includes information on how to use narration to improve children's comprehension level and replace expensive curriculums with the finest literature, poetry, art and music.
History and ScienceRetention is everything! Stop wasting your time and money -- replace those boring workbooks with real life. Learn how to combine well-chosen literary books, direct contact and sketching for lasting knowledge. Includes coverage of nature notebooks and a homemade book of the centuries.
The Language Arts for (Almost) Free So many language arts, so little money. There is a boring way to teach children and a more interesting way. Charlotte Mason's techniques bring an end to the tears and complaints for both parent and child while drastically reducing the cost of language arts teaching. This workshop covers foreign language, poetry, spelling and dictation.
Balancing Act: To Structure or Not to Structure Only you know if you need to loosen up or tighten up your home school efforts. Achieve the long, sought-after balance between unschooling and planned academics by implementing Charlotte Mason's "short lessons." Replace dawdling with good habits so that everybody has more free time to enjoy life.
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