Nancy Kelly -Guidance for Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool and Life
A few years ago, when Tree and Little Jack were still in high school, a popular speaker and author was staying in our home. He was admiring the set of Great Books of the Western World on our bookshelf. “My, they look so nice on your shelf. Unfortunately, I don’t know anyone who actually reads them. Do you?” I hope…
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One of the things that I am enjoying about blogging is sharing books with you that we have used and loved. I like to think that you are sitting here with me in my home with a latte made from fresh roasted beans by either Marit, Porfiry or Tree. I don’t make the coffee, I just drink it and praise…
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This photo was snapped by Marit last summer. The blue dazzles me every time I look at it. You can see the morning glory clear enough, but did you notice the honeysuckle behind it or the canna lilies starting on the ground? In some ways my children are like plants and plant metaphors sound mighty fine about now as the…
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I’ve been constantly teaching some aspect of the writing process for over 15 years. Because we homeschool, I get to show the preschooler how to hold a pencil and the high schooler when to use parenthetical documentation. Early years are full of copywork, dictation and written narrations while the later years are spent studying the masters – E.B. White, William…
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So says Hermione in The Winter’s Tale by Shakespeare. It’s before everything goes bad for her and believe me, she’s going to need it. Grace, that is. The Winter’s Tale is the play that we are loving this term. We do quite a bit of Shakespeare in our school. Since we experience at least two plays a year, my students…
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A Blog what? Six months ago, that’s what I would have asked. But today I am actually participating in one. So, for my friends who have never experienced a blog carnival, I will attempt to explain what one is. Generally speaking, a blog carnival is when someone gathers links to different posts by different bloggers.All the links are on the…
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I’d like to share about a favorite living book for Valentine’s Day. When I pulled this one off the shelf, LizzieBee said, “Oh, I LOVE that story!” I do, too. Plus, I’m writing this so you can get your own copy in time for Valentine’s Day. ; -) The book is The Story of Valentine by Wilma Pitchford Hays, illustrated by Leonard…
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Today, I received a lovely Christmas letter via snail mail from a friend that I met last summer at a conference in North Carolina. Her name is Jeannette and she is from Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. Isn’t that the coolest name for a town? But that’s not really what this is about. It’s about connections made by students day-in and day-out….
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First smile. First word. First step. Many children have creative, diligent mothers who chronicle these milestones for their children. Unfortunately, I’m not very good at keeping scrapbooks, photo albums or records. But my six-year-old, Cheney, had a “first” this week which I will remember because I’m writing about it here! She gave her first complete narration, completely unsolicited. Narration is…
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