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Simply Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

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Simply Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

Sonya Shafer

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

4.8552 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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These five subjects add variety and interest to your homeschool week, but they only take a few minutes to do! // MENTIONED Switching to Charlotte Mason series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhkD5hzLjrk3tqby9SMnlStC4rmiRC4rs Free printable Book of Centuries template https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/basic-book-of-centuries/ My Book of Centuries https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/my-book-of-centuries/ Journaling a Year in Nature (weekly nature study prompts) https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/journaling-a-year-in-nature/ Lesson plans for history, geography, and Bible https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/history-geography-bible-lesson-plans/ // FOR MORE Subject by Subject the Charlotte Mason Way (free e-book) https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/subject-by-subject/ Picture Study Portfolios https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/picture-study-portfolios/ Music Study with the Masters https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/music-study-with-the-masters/ Enjoy the Poems series https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/enjoy-the-poems/ // 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/transition-to-cm-once-a-week/#audio Read the blog post version of the podcast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/transition-to-cm-once-a-week/ Upcoming Events https://simplycharlottemason.com/events-speaking/ Contact Us https://simplycharlottemason.com/contact/ Tags: #CharlotteMason #homeschool

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One of the hallmarks of a Charlotte Mason education is the wide variety of subjects that are included.

0:07.0

Your student will be studying about 19 or 20 different subjects, but that wide variety does not weigh down your day

0:16.0

because several of the subjects are done just once a week.

0:20.0

They are a great way to include a little change of pace into your daily schedule, and at the

0:25.9

same time to expand your students' horizons and help them form relations with good ideas

0:33.3

that they might not normally seek out or even know about.

0:38.3

So today, let's explore those once-a-week subjects that will add a lot of variety and are

0:44.6

simple to do.

0:53.5

Welcome to the Simply Charlotte Mason podcast.

0:55.6

I'm Sonia Schaefer.

0:57.4

We've been talking about how to make the transition to the Charlotte Mason method in five

1:02.0

stages.

1:03.7

Last time we talked about Stage 1, The Basics.

1:07.0

Today, we're moving on to Stage 2.

1:10.7

Once a week.

1:11.6

We're going to walk through five subjects that are simple to do, and you'll do each one

1:17.2

only one day a week.

1:19.6

Since there are five, you can easily spread them out and pick one to do each day of the

1:25.5

school week.

1:26.9

However, it works best for you. They take about five

1:30.2

or ten minutes, so this stage shouldn't be hard at all. In fact, I think you and your kids will

1:35.7

enjoy it. The first of the once-a-week subjects is picture study. This is a great way to give

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