WendiWanders

Who am I? Christian, Mom of 7, grandma to 14, 'retired' homeschool mom after 29 years, AmblesideOnline Advisory member. I've camped on the Al-Can highway, snorkeled in the China Sea. I blog about Charlotte Mason, books, travel, and more. Posts often include affiliate links. I promise not to waste your time.

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Essay on Luxury by Oliver Goldsmith

Some of Oliver Goldsmith's writing is assigned to AO students in year 9. I don't think this essay is one of them, but it could ...

Monday, October 28, 2019

The Narration Jar

Narration is an important part of a Charlotte Mason education, and a deceptively simple one. Do not be fooled by its simplicity. Narratio...

L'Harmas Talk on Imagination in the Curriculum, part I

How ideas work themselves into a talk: I've gotten to speak four different times to four very different groups this year, and I enj...

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The Life of an Airplant

My husband (Bill Capehart) just finished up our October newsletter. If you want to see it but are not yet on our mailing list, please send l...

Monday, October 21, 2019

Additional helps in spelling, From a 1914 PNEU conference

At a P.N.E.U. conference in 1914, one of the discussion topics was how to help children who are not learning spelling through dictation. The...

Poetry for Living

“The thing is,” said Charlotte Mason in a book she wrote for children, “to keep your eye upon words and wait to feel their force and be...

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Charlotte Mason VS Unit Studies

Can we talk? There's an approach to education that looks fun, it looks well planned, it looks intricate and makes us feel busy and ...

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About Me

Wendi C.: Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, home educator 1988-2017, AmblesideOnline Advisory, book-lover, reader, writer.

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