Welcome to the Charlotte Mason Carnival for August, 2012. Our theme for this carnival is Principle #11
But we… give him a full and generous curriculum; taking care only that all knowledge offered him is vital, that is, that facts are not presented without their informing ideas.
See The 20 Principles for more of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy.
Science
Nebby shares Charlotte Mason, Science, and Biblical Scholarship
Charlotte Mason lived in a time when new ideas were taking hold in science and biblical scholarship. She did not live in fear of these new ideas but embraced them while maintaining a healthy degree of skepticism.
Art and Handicrafts
Tricia Hodges reveals Simple Afternoon Art Projects.
At Dewey’s Treehouse you can read a short book review: At Home with Handmade Books. It appears to be something crafty children would love for narrations or for handicrafts.
Nature Studies
The discovery of a simple gadget has made Cindy’s nature walks a little bit more convenient: Nature Walk Clipboards.
LindaFay at Higher Up and Further In outlines Nature Journaling.
Do you have a child who just doesn’t seem to enjoy drawing in his nature journal? Does he draw his specimen in a few minutes and then is ready to go on to something else because this activity bores him? This is a normal behavior for children in the first stage of nature journaling. We must help them get past this initial phase or they may never learn to enjoy nature.
Academics
Barb, AKA Harmony Art Mom shares Charlotte Mason Helps Me Keep It Simple and Alive: High School Courses. She reminds us once again that CM can be used all the way through high school.
My own contribution is Why See Shakespeare Performed Live? Seeing a play is full of vital information that informs the student in ways mere reading can never achieve.
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Hi and welcome! I'm Jimmie and this is my online collage of our Charlotte Mason homeschool. Taking just a little more time to document our learning shortens the learning curve for other busy homeschool moms.
Feel free to browse around my posts and freebies. My aim is to bless each reader with something useful. 
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Thanks for hosting the carnival Jimmie. What a meaty carnival!
Barb-Harmony Art Mom recently posted Sketch Tuesday – Garden Party.
Looks like a great variety! Can’t wait to do some reading
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I’m over the moon to find this blog! Thanks!
These look wonderful, Jimmie! Can’t wait to read them all.
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I’d love to be on your new post by email.
Thank you ma’am! I love your ‘Why See Shakespeare Performed Live?’
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August 8, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Thanks for hosting, Jimmie! I’m looking forward to digging in!
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Thank you for hosting! I’m feeling inspired. Especially for our CM nature studies.