In this post I describe our Kindergarten Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health which, under DepEd are combined as one subject called MAPEH. But all are very much part of a Charlotte Mason (CM) educational. Music Music was a subject we did on the fly, i.e., I didn’t prepare a list of songs to learn […]
History is tackled as early as Year 1 in a Charlotte Mason (CM) education. But since my dear daughter (DD) is still in Kindergarten (which isn’t actually required in a CM education), instead of diving into Philippine History head on, I decided to leisurely take our time reading about our culture instead. I tried to
Science in the early years of a Charlotte Mason (CM) education mostly focuses on Nature Study (outdoors) because it is believed to be the foundation for Science. But it doesn’t mean that books are not read for the subject. The books, however, in the early years, are more on the nature lore type, not technical
As I mentioned in my previous post, reading literature is one of the hallmarks of a Charlotte Mason (CM) education. So the choice of lesson books for the subject is one of great importance. I have also mentioned previously that I would be following AmblesideOnline‘s (AO) curriculum when my dear daughter (DD) starts Year 1.
One of the hallmarks of a Charlotte Mason (CM) education is reading literature. In fact, there are some circles who describe a CM-type of education as literature-based learning because of CM’s emphasis on living books. So when I was trying to create a curriculum for Filipino for my dear daughter’s (DD) Kindergarten year, I researched
Bible is one of the “meals” that comprise the abundant feast (a wide and generous curriculum) in a Charlotte Mason (CM) education. And I am very happy and grateful that I “met” CM because if not for her, I wouldn’t think of letting my kids read and study the Bible as part of school (i.e.,
