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Top 8 Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Books

By Beverly Hernandez, About.com

Charlotte Mason was an innovative educator who developed a unique approach to education. Many homeschoolers are using her approach to teach their children. These are my top picks of books using the Charlotte Mason Method.

1. A Charlotte Mason Companion

A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning, by Karen Andreola, offers a chapter-by-chapter overview of the teaching principles of Christian educator Charlotte Mason. Karen gives the practical day by day method of how to teach using the Charlotte Mason method.
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2. Charlotte Mason Study Guide

This book by Penny Gardner is an introduction to Charlotte Mason's philosophy of education. It contains excerpts from Charlotte Mason's six-volume set along with current writings on how to apply this philosophy in home schools and classrooms.
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3. A Charlotte Mason Education

Catherine Levison has collected the key points of Charlotte Mason's methods and presents them in a simple, straightforward way that will allow families to quickly maximize the opportunities of homeschooling.
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4. More Charlotte Mason Education

"Catherine Levison takes an in-depth journey offering even more ideas for implementing the popular methods of Charlotte Mason into home schooling. In this concise and practical guide, Levison presents the key points of Charlotte Mason's methods as contained in her six-volume series."
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5. Wild Days: Creating Discovery Journals

In this friendly guide, Karen Skidmore Rackliffe combines careful observation of nature with the journal writing and the relaxing pleasure of watercolor. Discovery journals are fun for all ages and are particularly rewarding for families to do and learn together.
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6. Charlotte Mason's Original Homeschooling Series

This six-volume set is the complete works of Charlotte Mason. It includes over 2400 pages of the finest material ever written on education, child training and parenting.
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7. My Nature Journal

A Personal Nature Guide for Young People by Adrienne Olmstead. This interactive, creative and fun journal is designed to help children build a lasting personal connection to nature.
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8. Simply Grammar

"Large, easy-to-read print and beautiful 19th century illustrations make Simply Grammar inviting to use. Designed for home study for children, 4th through 8th grade, the book is the revised and expanded version of Charlotte Mason's First Grammar Lessons."
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