Perhaps no knowledge is more delightful than such an intimacy with the earth’s surface, region by region, as should enable…
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Treasures of Local Museums – Book of Centuries
This year in TBG, I wanted to encourage the students to explore the treasures in their local museums. Here in…
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A Programme for Plutarch
Charlotte Mason (1989b) derides “nice little history books for children” that are mere outlines or childish retellings (p. 278). The…
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
London is not to be loved at first sight. You must get to know her. The more of her history…
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George Washington’s Slow and Beautiful Work
Speaking of copywork, this was read to my daughter this year. It wasn’t planned (as it rarely should be) to…
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A Family of Foxes
A few months back I picked up this book at a library sale because the title rang a bell. Had…
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Emma
No, this post has nothing to do with Jane Austen. It’s about a complicated and inspiring woman who wrote one…
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Hominus Vis – “The Strength of Man”
“Mom – what is Hovis?” asked Marit this week. “I have no idea, dear. What are you reading?” “How the…
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Economics for Nine-Year-Olds : The Mississippi Bubble
Chardin – Boy Blowing Bubbles We had a fun economics lesson today! LizzieBee and I were reading one of…
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Four Freedoms and Bing
During picture study yesterday, we looked at Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms (1943). Rockwell was inspired by Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech…
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Lives Like Loaded Guns
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.” -Emily Dickinson I have this on a nature-themed print…
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The Magic Meadow
Our family has built up our home library over the course of about 15 years, learning about what’s good and…
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