Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Headquarters

Charlotte Mason was a teacher who truly understood children and how to teach them. Although she lived in Victorian England, her philosophy is relevant for homeschooling parents of the twenty-first century. These lenses will help you understand the basics of Miss Mason's thought and give you some directions towards implementation.

Miss Mason's works are all available for free online in the public domain, so there's no excuse not to read her original words. If you'd prefer nuggets of wisdom instead of the whole text, try these Charlotte Mason Quotation lenses.

When you first investigate Charlotte Mason homeschooling, you may be overwhelmed with all the things to change and add in. Don't get overloaded! Just take it one step at a time. Narration is a cornerstone and is not difficult to implement. Then add a timeline, then artist study, etc. Before you know it, you will have a CM homeschool.

Artist study is one of my favorite parts of a Charlotte Mason homeschool. I've always wanted to know about art, and teaching my daughter has given me a wonderful excuse to study great artists of history. These lenses will help you add artist study to your homeschool repertoire.

Miss Mason was a proponent of children's learning handicrafts and sketching. Learn about teaching these to your children with these excellent lenses.

Another richly rewarding element of a Charlotte Mason homeschool is nature study. Spending time in the outdoors, observing nature first-hand is such a relaxing activity that I miss it when we don't do our nature studies. I strongly encourage you to make time for nature study. It is a delight!

Exploring a specific area such as the beach, a desert, or a river, adds a freshness to your nature study explorations that the backyard can't give. Here are some ideas for making the most of those trips to special habitats.

When you want to dig in and focus on a specific area of nature, these lenses will offer you some direction, free printables, photos, and encouragement.

Charlotte Mason's philosophy is based on living books. Each of these curricula follow that same love of great literature.

From hymns to opera to classical symphonies, Charlotte Mason encouraged parents to expose children to all kinds of great music. Take it one composer at a time, and enjoy the music.

Miss Mason espoused a living approach to math and science. That meant hands-on, direct exploration and living books. These lenses will help you get a handle on how to teach math and science with this mind-set.

History is not boring when taught in a Charlotte Mason way. Living books bring out the narratives of history -- the battles, the biographies, the peoples of the past. Fascinating stuff when approached in this way and not from dry textbooks.