I'm happy to see that I have most of these wonderful books in my lending library. Hall's Living Library, Dallas, GA. Thank you for the recommendations.
Wonderful!! Thank you for sharing! I love great wholesome, well-written, educational stories. I really appreciate this as I appreciate all your other quality videos.
We will hit Middle Ages/Ren with SCM in the ‘24-‘25 school year. It will be our third year with their History, Bible, and Geography and we love it. Just listening to all the book recommendations for grades 1-6 as my children span those years currently. Getting excited!!
Great video. I look forward to the others in this series. I think we have read every one of the books you mentioned and loved them (except Brother Francis because I can't find a copy).
We're planning more episodes in the future that will cover other time periods. The full book lists for every time period are on our website and can be accessed on this page: simplycharlottemason.com/planning/curriculum-guide/overview-chart/
We're planning to do videos for each of our History/Geography/Bible lesson plans. We're starting with Middle Ages roughly once a month, then we'll cover another time period. The full book lists featured in these videos are on our website. Start on this page: simplycharlottemason.com/store/history-geography-bible-lesson-plans/
Charlotte Mason did not use living books to teach math. Instead, she used short, engaging lessons that introduce the math concepts with real objects first, then progress to abstract equations. We have published the first book in a series of math books that follow her approach, with the second book coming very soon. Here's where you can find The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 1: simplycharlottemason.com/store/charlotte-mason-elementary-arithmetic-series-book-1
@@hillaryenloe The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 1 is appropriate for any child who has not yet covered the math concepts in the book. However, we would encourage you to follow Charlotte Mason's recommendation that formal lessons wait until the child is 6 years old. If your child shows interest in math, you can do some informal lessons as he asks for them, but don't require lessons until the age of 6.
Absolutely! At SCM we encourage you to teach the child. Always feel free to adapt our curriculum recommendations to meet your individual child's needs. You can use books from a different grade-level grouping, read some (or all) of the grade level books aloud to your student, read shorter sections at a time, etc. You are on the right path here and doing a great job of implementing Charlotte Mason's principle of respecting your child as a person. Here are some blogposts to further encourage you in this area. Teach the Child: simplycharlottemason.com/blog/teach-the-child/ How to Teach the Child, Not Just the Curriculum simplycharlottemason.com/blog/teach-child-not-just-curriculum/
Thank you very much! Can you explain when does a child begin toread on their own? I find that very confusing. Is every single subject to be read aloud?
In a Charlotte Mason approach the child starts to transition to reading on his own around grade 4, or 10 years old. (Now, if the child is not yet able to read on a fourth grade level, you will want to hold off on that transition and continue reading the school books to him until he is able to read on that level for himself.) You will read everything to the child except for his reading lesson book(s). That might sound like a lot, but remember that you’re not doing every subject every day and your child will be working with things as well as with books. Plus, in those early elementary grades, the child is doing only a couple of hours of formal work each day. So perhaps on Monday you would work on Scripture Memory and sing a hymn at breakfast. Then after chores, gather to read aloud a portion of your history book and ask for an oral narration. Then do your math (which is mainly oral in a CM approach at that age). Then look at a picture and discuss it. Then have the child read aloud for his reading lesson or reading practice and work on a short handwriting copywork assignment. Finish up with reading aloud a chapter from a literature book later in the day during snack time. You can also do nature study or handicrafts during the afternoon. As you can see, during that full day of learning, you read aloud from only two books.
I'm happy to see that I have most of these wonderful books in my lending library. Hall's Living Library, Dallas, GA. Thank you for the recommendations.
Love these videos. Keep them coming! Thank you so much!
Wonderful!! Thank you for sharing! I love great wholesome, well-written, educational stories. I really appreciate this as I appreciate all your other quality videos.
We will hit Middle Ages/Ren with SCM in the ‘24-‘25 school year. It will be our third year with their History, Bible, and Geography and we love it. Just listening to all the book recommendations for grades 1-6 as my children span those years currently. Getting excited!!
So glad to hear that you are enjoying SCM's history guides and that you are excited for what's to come!
Great video. I look forward to the others in this series. I think we have read every one of the books you mentioned and loved them (except Brother Francis because I can't find a copy).
This is so, so useful, and much appreciated! Thank you Sonya for sharing these, and very much look forward to future similar videos.
Yes, please do a video on picture books! It would be appreciated!
You amazingly know all of those books! Thank you!
Love this video! Looking forward to this series.
This is wonderful! Thank you! Great idea for a series.
Is there a list like this on here or the website for other time periods? This is so wonderful!
We're planning more episodes in the future that will cover other time periods. The full book lists for every time period are on our website and can be accessed on this page: simplycharlottemason.com/planning/curriculum-guide/overview-chart/
Could you do a video about each major time period?
We're planning to do videos for each of our History/Geography/Bible lesson plans. We're starting with Middle Ages roughly once a month, then we'll cover another time period.
The full book lists featured in these videos are on our website. Start on this page: simplycharlottemason.com/store/history-geography-bible-lesson-plans/
Thanks for this wonderful vedio...please also share the living books that can be followed for mathematics for grade1-3..
Charlotte Mason did not use living books to teach math. Instead, she used short, engaging lessons that introduce the math concepts with real objects first, then progress to abstract equations. We have published the first book in a series of math books that follow her approach, with the second book coming very soon. Here's where you can find The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 1: simplycharlottemason.com/store/charlotte-mason-elementary-arithmetic-series-book-1
@@SimplyCharlotteMason Thank you so much!
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Can we start with your math 1 book for a complete beginner ... 5 year old. Who can only ID numbers up to 20?
@@hillaryenloe The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 1 is appropriate for any child who has not yet covered the math concepts in the book. However, we would encourage you to follow Charlotte Mason's recommendation that formal lessons wait until the child is 6 years old. If your child shows interest in math, you can do some informal lessons as he asks for them, but don't require lessons until the age of 6.
Could you try these with slightly older kids that struggle with reading and memory? I think my 10 year old would like these.
Absolutely! At SCM we encourage you to teach the child. Always feel free to adapt our curriculum recommendations to meet your individual child's needs. You can use books from a different grade-level grouping, read some (or all) of the grade level books aloud to your student, read shorter sections at a time, etc. You are on the right path here and doing a great job of implementing Charlotte Mason's principle of respecting your child as a person.
Here are some blogposts to further encourage you in this area.
Teach the Child:
simplycharlottemason.com/blog/teach-the-child/
How to Teach the Child, Not Just the Curriculum
simplycharlottemason.com/blog/teach-child-not-just-curriculum/
Thank you very much! Can you explain when does a child begin toread on their own? I find that very confusing. Is every single subject to be read aloud?
In a Charlotte Mason approach the child starts to transition to reading on his own around grade 4, or 10 years old. (Now, if the child is not yet able to read on a fourth grade level, you will want to hold off on that transition and continue reading the school books to him until he is able to read on that level for himself.) You will read everything to the child except for his reading lesson book(s). That might sound like a lot, but remember that you’re not doing every subject every day and your child will be working with things as well as with books. Plus, in those early elementary grades, the child is doing only a couple of hours of formal work each day.
So perhaps on Monday you would work on Scripture Memory and sing a hymn at breakfast. Then after chores, gather to read aloud a portion of your history book and ask for an oral narration. Then do your math (which is mainly oral in a CM approach at that age). Then look at a picture and discuss it. Then have the child read aloud for his reading lesson or reading practice and work on a short handwriting copywork assignment. Finish up with reading aloud a chapter from a literature book later in the day during snack time. You can also do nature study or handicrafts during the afternoon. As you can see, during that full day of learning, you read aloud from only two books.
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would you recommend these books to a 6-year-old? my daughter will be 7 in 5 months
Hi Goldie! We heartily recommend these books for 6 and 7 year olds.
And what was the biography of Pippo that YOU read??
“Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture” by Ross King.