CHARLOTTE MASON & UNIT STUDIES | Charlotte Mason Principles #9-10 | COMMON MOM | The Commonplace
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- Have you ever noticed how many "Charlotte Mason Unit Studies" are available for purchase on the internet? Have you ever wondered to yourself how this can be when Mason ripped into Herbartian unit studies in her chapter explaining her ninth and tenth principles? (I mean, really, she calls him out by name in her principles!)
Well, what if I told you there are certain characteristics that can make or break a Charlotte Mason unit study?
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Autumn! I’m so glad you’re here on CZcams talking about Mason! There are SO FEW true Mason channels on here.
Thank you for the encouragement! Her principles are so lovely that I want every mom to feel equipped and free because she actually *knows* them.
So many things on IG claim to be CM because of the book chosen or the inclusion of nature study! This was a great video ☺️
Thank you, Kaley!
The CM IG world is a tricky place to be. But! If moms really get the principles under their belts, we’ll be able to find the true gold in the sea of scrolling.
Wow this was great!! Glad I found you.
Thank you, Dre!
Do you have an episode on daily structure? The big temptation in our household is to take advantage of nice weather days to be outside and that can throw things off schedule. Thanks!
I might not be the gal to ask about a nice weather day keeping you out-of-doors too much...I'm definitely guilty of that and don't even feel bad about it in the early years!
I have a lot of timetables, rhythms, etc. in Common House where I share a bit more of the practical!
I’d love you to make an example of what a CM unit study may look like, if their was one. I was actually about to make one but I wasn’t considering using 1 book just one subject. It also wouldn’t encompass the whole day but only a portion of it throughout 4 weeks. For example, subjects being broken down daily not throughout the day…subjects changing daily and that subject would replace our normal study. So maybe Monday would be poetry so our normal poetry would be replaced but that would be it for the day, next day might be art ect. I’m still learning about CM so I’d love to hear what you think.
This was so helpful! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
I took the plunge and subscribed! My first ever Patreon subscription 🤗. I've really enjoyed what you are sharing here, and now on Patreon too! Thank you Autumn!
Ah, yay! I’ll send a proper welcome message in Patreon in a bit but so happy to have you in there!
@@thecommonplacehomeschool Thanks again Autumn! 💜💜
Well this is a relief that I don’t have to make up unit studies 😅
Hahahaha, yes.
I just read that Robinson crusoe part last night. Hehe.
She really goes after it. 🫣🤣
This was such a helpful video. Thank you! Is there a Charlotte Mason inspired unit study that you know of that would be good for my 6yo, but also allow my 4yo to feel like she’s not included? I have been browsing “Charlotte Mason unit studies” online and felt so confused.
I'm sorry I can't be a help on this! I've not purchased/used a CM unit study so I can't speak to any of them. I've heard good things about Peaceful Press, so maybe take a turn through there?
Which Volume does she discuss these 2 principles? I'm currently reading Volume 1. Thank you!
Vol 6! It’s her full 20 principles in action!
@@thecommonplacehomeschool thank you, I've got a lot of reading ahead of me!
It is definitely a mountain!
Its like chewing the food for the child when you connect it all and tell them what to connect, at least thats my analogy when talking about education as a feast. 😅
100%.
This isn’t want you talked about but it got me thinking. I have a child who is not retaining her spelling words and I think it might be bc she knows that word list will be there for her to look at whenever she needs it. You mentioned something similar about the unit studies. I will have to figure out how to tackle this but if you have any tips I’m all ears. I think this is a huge problem with so much information at our fingertips as well. People think they are learning so much going from news video to tutorial to documentary, but are we retaining any of this information? Are we really able to use that information we “learned” and teach it to someone else?
Oh, I love this. YES. Our ability to get information immediately gives the feeling of knowledge, but true knowledge has been assimilated in a personal way, as if we’ve experienced it because we’ve engaged with our whole minds: imagination, memory, connection, judgment, etc.
But we can’t do any of that without the habit of attention and anything that impedes attention is worth re-evaluating!
SOOOO good Autumn!! My first thought was "what about 5 in a row"? I love this curriculum for my littles but I do sometimes have the "AGAIN mama?!?!?! WHY.." attitude from them. Could this be the reason? Has anyone else used 5 in a row? what are your experiences?
What is “5 in a Row”? I haven’t heard of this!
@@thecommonplacehomeschool it's a preK curriculum that uses living books. You read it 5 times (once every weekday) and then pull out a lesson to explore each day (math, language arts, geography, social studies etc.) It's cute and fun and has lots of practical applications for that kinderlaben age group.
@@laurenbuchanan7073 Hmmm. Pre-formal lessons are a little different (We reread favorite books! No narration. Etc.) but I suppose some of the concerning principles in the future would be entertaining to maintain attention and repeating material in various lessons. Something to consider but I can’t say specifically since I don’t know the program!
I was wondering the same thing! I was thinking about buying 5 in a row. But I’m on the fence.
Five in a row is unit study. This is why couldn’t stick with it. I would create these elaborate plans but I couldn’t force my child to “learn” I stead we just read and the kids love it. I do know many older mamas who used it. But I do t think it feeds the soul of a child. It’s only a “fun and memorable” things to do.
What do you do when your child just isn't getting anything from a book.
What makes you think the child isn’t?
I ask that because often we don’t *see* immediate “results”. We have narration, of course, but ideas can take time and each student will make connections at different paces. That being said, there may be atmospheric or discipline changes that need to be made so that the child can fully engage with the living ideas. Maybe it’s habit of attention, maybe the house is too rowdy or they’ve already exhausted themselves mentally before a reading. Maybe a drawn narration would reveal a deeper understanding than an oral one. Maybe, if your child is under six and not a formal student, you’re asking for things they can’t do yet.
It could be a lot of things or nothing at all.
I hope one of those helps jumpstart some ideas!
@@thecommonplacehomeschool I'm thinking of an older child.
Maybe it's just that they're not ready for the 'typical' high school level literature books.
Maybe I'm expecting them to be able to put into words the ideas they've gotten from the book instead of just retelling what they've read. I don't know how to help them to get beyond simply retelling. And they get burned out with just always writing what they remember.
We've not always followed Charlotte Mason's methods every year because of this.
That is tricky and without knowing the situation, I don’t have great specific helps. But if you’ve not read Karen Glass’ Know and Tell, I’d recommend it. It might offer some insight!
The child is probably getting more than what you think. It could be years down the road before a situation arises that they may think back to something that happened in a book they once read. It may seem all in vain but I believe there is more happening then what the child is just retelling during their narration.
I agree with this. 👆🏼 If you want to listen to Ep 12 of The Commonplace, I share all about narration and the “magical creative process” Mason understood it to be!