K-12 Plan For A Christ Centered Education

Here at Schamelot we take a living books approach to education, allowing for lots of free time to explore, create, experiment, imagine, and cultivate the virtues, particularly piety, obedience and diligence. What is called "The Charlotte Mason Method" permeates our homeschool philosophy, and Kolbe Academy and Mother of Divine Grace are the spring boards for our curriculum, which I put together for each child each year. I hope you will find something I have shared helpful to your homeschooling adventure! (scroll down after clicking a link)

Catechism and Character Formation

Science and Natural History

Mathematics

Language Arts and Literature

History and Geography

Music and Art

Scheduling


Friday, August 17, 2007

Natural History

Natural History:

Reptiles, amphibians, insects and arachnids of every variety are frequent guests in our home. We have a whole shelf of field guides (a collection I was inspired to acquire by my dear friend, Angela, who has since left this world, God rest her soul), and Holling Clancy Holling's books are among our favorites. Of course we have Anna Botsford Comstock's Nature Study Handbook, and a slew of natural history books from Yesterday's Classics. These include delightful stories about the creatures of the pond, forest, night, and meadow, as well as explanations of scientific principles and phenomena on a child's level from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre. All the books from Yesterday's Classics are available to read online at The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project.

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