Tips for Switching to Charlotte Mason from Unit Studies

Simply Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

Sonya Shafer

Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Parenting, How To

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🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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If you are coming from project-based learning with Unit Studies to a Charlotte Mason approach, you'll want to keep these things in mind. // MENTIONED How to Switch to Charlotte Mason series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhkD5hzLjrk3tqby9SMnlStC4rmiRC4rs 6 Tools for Self-Education https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/series/6-tools-for-self-education/ // FOR MORE Basic Book of Centuries (free template download) https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/basic-book-of-centuries/ My Book of Centuries https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/my-book-of-centuries/ 5 Steps to Successful Narration (free e-book) https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/five-steps-to-successful-narration/ Narration Ideas https://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/narration/ This Year's Feast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/this-years-feast/ // FOLLOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplycharlottemason/ Facebook News: https://www.facebook.com/SimplyCM SCM Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1445273695729787/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/simplycm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimplyCM SCM Forum: https://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Subscribe Listen to the audio version of the podcast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/switching-to-charlotte-mason-from-unit-studies/#audio Read the blog post version of the podcast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/switching-to-charlotte-mason-from-unit-studies/ Upcoming Events https://simplycharlottemason.com/events-speaking/ Contact https://simplycharlottemason.com/contact/

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0:00.0	Sometimes I like to think back over a day and look at how many ideas I've received during the past 24 hours.
0:07.0	Let's see. I've read about or had discussions about what factors are involved in a football game's outcome,
0:16.0	about calcium citrate, about cutting boards, about who I allow to have a platform to influence
0:24.9	my thinking, about how weather affects tire pressure, about Oklahoma, and plant-based and
0:32.5	animal-based meat products, and book recommendations for light reading, and that's just a sample.
0:39.7	Do you see a common theme running through all of those topics?
0:43.5	Neither do I.
0:45.5	That wide variety is mentally stimulating because my brain doesn't get bored with the same
0:51.4	thing all the time.
0:53.7	Some of those conversations or readings
0:55.5	were short and some were lengthy, but all of them provided ideas that I could continue to
1:02.6	ponder. And that's one of the key differences between a Charlotte Mason approach and a unit
1:08.7	study approach. Unit studies are designed for theme-based learning.
1:14.9	You focus on one topic and see how many subjects you can connect to it, trying to keep that
1:21.3	theme running through them all. But Charlotte Mason is designed for variety in learning.
1:29.9	So if you're making a switch from a unit studies approach to a Charlotte Mason approach,
1:34.9	you'll need to shift your thinking on some things.
1:37.9	Let's talk about it.
1:43.7	Welcome to the Simply Charlotte Mason podcast.
1:47.7	I'm Sonia Schaefer.
1:49.4	As we have done for the past few episodes, we are exploring some mental transitions that
1:55.0	you may need to make if you're switching to a Charlotte Mason education.
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