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      • Patriotic Songs
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      • Traditional Children's Songs
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Example 1

Form Classes

We only had Forms 1-3 (ages 6-13) during this session. Teachers modified lesson plans depending on the age.

Matins
Pledge of Allegiance, Patriotic Song, Family Share, Prayer
Science
Nature Study (long nature walks in the meadow behind the facility; studied specimens we found (i.e. owl pellets, woolly worms, Carolina allspice, goldenrod)) and painted these into our nature notebooks using dry brush watercolor
Artist Study
Read biography of and then studied six works by Northern Renaissance painter Albrecht Durer.
Composer Study
Read and narrated the biography of Composer John Williams.  Learned about sections of the Orchestra, demonstrating each section using selections from film scores by John Williams.
Geography and the Bible
Paul's Missionary Journeys
Physical Education
Used drill to teach good habits in stretching, cardio, balance, agility, flexibility
Literature
Forms 2 and 3 narrated D'Aulaire's Norse Mythology and did map study.  Form 1 narrated D'Aulaire's Children of the Northern Lights and did accompanying map study.

Imaginative Play-based Class

  • Sing "God Bless America"
  • Listen to (and learn) the Pledge of Allegiance
  • Family share time (child can bring nature specimen or favorite book to share)
  • Listen to stories and poetry with rich, literary language
  • Nature walk, in all but inclement weather, and learn the names of the local plants, insects, and animals they encounter. 
  • Notice the position of the sun and shadows, locating north, noticing how water runs, etc. 
  • Tend a garden (indoor or outdoor, as weather permits).
  • Color, play with clay and blocks
  • Dressing up and play acting
  • Develop observation skills and vocabulary through "sight seeing" adventures around the facility
  • Creative play
  • Listen to music (J.S. Bach); look at fine art (bird and animal pictures by John James Audubon)
  • Simple crafts/activities (finger knitting, peanut butter/bird seed pinecones)
  • Rest time
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  • Home
    • Contact CMIC
  • Find A Community
    • Add/Edit Your Community
    • Add/Edit Your Online Community
  • Conferences/Retreats
    • Add/Edit Your Retreat/Conference
  • Living Books Libraries
    • Add/Edit Your Library
  • Start a Community
    • Hosting Information Sessions
    • Starting a Book Study
    • Starting a Home Based Community
    • Charlotte Mason Cottage School >
      • Beginning a Cottage School
      • Sample Course of Study
      • Sample Schedule
      • Cottage School Resources
    • Educational Cooperative >
      • CM Community Examples >
        • Considering Lilies (NC)
        • Great River Learning (OH)
        • Overstone School (KY)
        • Truth, Beauty, Goodness Community (MN)
      • Co-op Class Examples >
        • Classes - Ex. 1
        • Classes - Ex. 2
      • Co-op Schedule Examples >
        • Schedule - Ex. 1
        • Schedule - Ex. 2
      • Co-op Operations >
        • Sample Member Application
        • Sample Parent Handbook
  • Co-op Resources
    • Picture Studies >
      • Picture Study Tutorial
      • John James Audubon
      • Michelangelo Buanarroti
      • Mary Cassatt
      • Paul Cezanne
      • Edgar Degas
      • Albrecht Durer
      • M. C. Escher
      • Edward Hicks
      • Winslow Homer
      • Gilbert Stuart
      • Vincent van Gogh
      • Benjamin West
    • Composer Studies >
      • Composer Study Tutorial
      • Louis Armstrong
      • Ludwig van Beethoven
      • Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong
      • George Frideric Handel
      • Henry Purcell
      • John Williams
    • Hymn and Song Studies >
      • Studying Hymns and Songs
      • Hymns
      • Patriotic Songs
      • Folk Songs
      • Traditional Children's Songs
    • Poetry Studies >
      • Studying Poetry
      • Walter de la Mare
      • Emily Dickinson
      • Robert Frost
      • AA Milne
      • James Whitcomb Riley
      • Christina Rossetti
      • Robert Louis Stevenson
    • Nature Study >
      • Nature Study Tutorial
    • Co-Op Supplies