You Can Make Your Own Unit Study
Using Charlotte Mason Methods Overview
Session 1 – Introduction to Your
Course
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An overview of what to expect from this course.
Print out your handouts so you will have them ready
to refer to during each session. Each handout is
labeled with the appropriate workshop session
number.
There are 10 sessions total, including the
introduction.
For questions, contact
katieshomeschoolcottage@yahoo.com
Session 2 – What is the Charlotte
Mason Method? Part 1
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Background information on Charlotte Mason, who
she was and how her philosophy and methods came
to be.
Overview of the “Living Books” component of her
methods.
Ideas of how our family has used living books in our
studies.
Some suggested titles of series of books for
reluctant readers.
Session 3 – What is the Charlotte
Mason Method? Part 2
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Continuation of overview of Charlotte
Mason’s main components of her methods.
Explanation and implementation ideas for
“Narration”, “Copywork”, and “Dictation”.
How to incorporate Grammar, Punctuation,
Spelling, Vocabulary, and Handwriting into
these methods to complete your Language
Arts study.
Session 4 – What is the Charlotte
Mason Method? Part 3
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Continuation of overview of more
components of the Charlotte Mason
methods.
Description and implementation ideas for her
philosophy for “Handwriting”, “Grammar
Study”, “Lesson structure and Habit
Training”, “History”, and “Science – Nature
Studies”.
Session 5 – What is the Charlotte
Mason Method? Part 4
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Completion of the overview of the
components of the Charlotte Mason
methods.
Explanation and implementation ideas for
“Poetry”, “Bible”, “Shakespeare and
Plutarch”, “Foreign Languages”,
“Mathematics”, “Music”, “Art”, and
“Handicrafts”.
Session 6 – What is a Unit Study?
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Overview of what constitutes a unit study,
ways to plan and implement a unit study, and
some examples of unit studies.
Description of three types of foundations for
unit studies.
Extensive examples of types of unit studies
and implementing them into your
homeschool to suit your family’s needs.
Session 7 – Brainstorming a Unit
Study Using Charlotte Mason Methods,
Part 1
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Begin the step by step process of
brainstorming and planning a unit study.
A detailed explanation of this process using
an example topic
Using a “brainstorming sheet” to mind map
your ideas
Filling out separate “Subject Area Goal
Planning Sheets” to assist in lesson
planning.
Session 8 – Brainstorming a Unit
Study Using Charlotte Mason Methods,
Part 2
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Continuation of completion of “brainstorming”
sheet and specific “Subject Area Goal
Planning Sheets” to include all subject areas
in the unit study topic example.
Tying in and designing the implementation of
the Charlotte Mason methods into the unit
study and specific subject areas.
Session 9 – Brainstorming a Unit
Study Using Charlotte Mason Methods,
Part 3
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Completion of the “brainstorming sheet” and
the corresponding “Subject Area Goal
Planning Sheets” for each academic subject
to be included in the unit study topic
example.
Session 10 – Lesson Planning and Unit
Study Culmination Activity Ideas
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Crossing the bridge from your goal planning sheets
to filling in “Lesson Planning” sheets for each week
of the school year.
How to pull ideas from the “Subject Area Goal
Planning Sheets” and integrate them into a weekly
lesson plan for a unit study that uses Charlotte
Mason methods.
A detailed explanation and example for planning the
first few weeks of your unit study using our notes
from the workshop for our example topic.
Overview of ideas for you to develop a culmination
or “end of unit” fun activity to tie all of your work
together.
Additional Resources and Information
from Katie’s Homeschool Cottage
Katie’s Homeschool Cottage
http://charlottemasonhomeschooling.wordpress.com/charlotte-masonhomeschool-curriculum/
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We have the following additional titles available for your use:
Make Your Own ABC Book About… The 2012 Presidential Election
Make Your Own ABC Book About… Thanksgiving
Make Your Own ABC Book About… Christmas
Make Your Own ABC Book About… The Middle Ages
Make Your Own ABC Book About… The Human Body
Make Your Own ABC Book About… The Animal Kingdom
Having Fun with Shakespeare for Kids and Teens
Summer Nature Study and More
Spring Nature Study and More
Autumn Nature Study and More
Winter Nature Study and More
Using Nature Study, Nature Journals, and Poetry Through the Year
Insect Unit Study Using Charlotte Mason Methods and More