Living Books and Charlotte Mason

Living Books and Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Finds Brought to you by The Old Schoolhouse® woman and child sitting on couch reading

Do you want to bring the subjects your children are studying to life? Then you should look into living books! These are books described by Charlotte Mason as “the fit and beautiful expression of inspiring ideas and pictures of life,” and they are well loved by homeschool families who follow the Charlotte Mason method.  So … Read more

Cursive and Copywork

Homeschooling Finds brought to you by The Old Schoolhouse® Cursive and Coypwork with photograph of blackboard with letters above it

When a homeschool social media account asks about requiring cursive for one’s homeschooled students, there is often a great debate in the comments. Homeschool parents and others have strong and diverse feelings about cursive. And copywork too! The wonderful thing about homeschooling is that we can choose what works best for our families when it … Read more

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