tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post4932723921964937343..comments2024-01-10T05:26:18.695-05:00Comments on Moments With Mother Culture®: History in Literary LanguageKaren Andreolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-29340188996254168962018-04-11T10:26:33.286-04:002018-04-11T10:26:33.286-04:00Yes, in my new book "Mother Culture" I e...Yes, in my new book "Mother Culture" I explain how narration can be used to "craft and understanding" of whatever we are reading, experiencing or observing. Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-31860491883384184632018-04-11T09:45:00.520-04:002018-04-11T09:45:00.520-04:00I actually wonder if it might be good for me to pr...I actually wonder if it might be good for me to practice narration myself. I may know about what I've read, but I cannot always explain it to another.<br />Thanks for answering me.<br />LauraMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-18949522190566282152018-04-11T08:36:01.328-04:002018-04-11T08:36:01.328-04:00You can pick up with narration where you left off....You can pick up with narration where you left off. Older students may gain a greater sense of accomplishment narrating on paper or in a Microsoft Word document. My husband is a "natural" at speaking his narrations around the house everyday. I find sharing with him at breakfast, what I've read the night before, a difficulty. Give me a keyboard and I'm at ease. Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-43946281226762738562018-04-10T23:55:42.419-04:002018-04-10T23:55:42.419-04:00This is an excellent post that wants me to read Le...This is an excellent post that wants me to read Leif the Lucky. I cannot remember if we read it when the children were little. Somewhere along the way, we lost narration in the craziness of our lifestyle after the Joplin tornado. We were not hit, but we helped extensively at the church to help those who were.<br /> I doubt my 16 year old remembers narration. Do you think she's too old?<br />Your friend,<br />LauraMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-21291614275957878162014-06-10T23:56:35.671-04:002014-06-10T23:56:35.671-04:00Thank you, Karen for this lovely post on Leif the ...Thank you, Karen for this lovely post on Leif the Lucky! What fun it was to find it on your blog as I was searching around for Viking related ideas! Cheers to you and yours!<br />Rea Berg<br />realoveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968338494252283418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-48837357340650610632011-09-17T10:17:04.941-04:002011-09-17T10:17:04.941-04:00I just wanted to say that just yesterday, we used ...I just wanted to say that just yesterday, we used your book "Story Starters" for the first time in our homeschool...and I loved it!! I am using it with my 8th and 9th grade children. They have had difficulty in the past with creative writing. I chose a story starter for each of them, based upon their interests and styles (one boy, one girl). They were a bit apprehensive at first, but once they got started on their writing project, they didnt want to stop! They each did SO well! I was so pleased with how it inspired them to be creative in their writing! Thank you for such a great resource! Blessings to your sweet family!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07196817003367588042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-16287704417053028302011-09-16T21:48:21.037-04:002011-09-16T21:48:21.037-04:00okay dokey.
I can see clearly now that your blog ...okay dokey.<br /><br />I can see clearly now that your blog posts are turning into a little novel in itself.<br /><br />I get that.<br /><br />I like it.<br /><br />I shall come visit moments with mother culture with an open mind that the lessons of blackberry inn and the lessons when my pockets were full of pinecones will live on and on and on with Carol right here on this blog;-)<br /><br />You truly have a sweet gift with story telling and words Karen.<br /><br />Loved this little lesson {I got} from this post on story telling those living books.<br /><br />~AmandaAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16310718367078901030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-53453579776094022032011-09-15T09:55:28.881-04:002011-09-15T09:55:28.881-04:00Yes, Higher Math definitely needs a well-trained t...Yes, Higher Math definitely needs a well-trained teacher and a good foundation. After graduating my older two I switched to Math U See and Teaching Textbooks for Math with my other children. I wish I had chosen to do that earlier! I've even learned some things I must have missed in my "public education."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-75823828804844235392011-09-14T18:17:53.816-04:002011-09-14T18:17:53.816-04:00This book is in our stack for this year's hist...This book is in our stack for this year's history study! <br />Just discovered your blog, and want to say how much I appreciate your Charlotte Mason Companion book. It's great to be able to pull it off the shelf and read a chapter or two when I need some fresh inspiration on the homeschooling journey. Thank you!Rebecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289672288435566060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-11352499934035565102011-09-14T11:25:20.477-04:002011-09-14T11:25:20.477-04:00Karen,
What a lovely post! I just recently read L...Karen,<br /><br />What a lovely post! I just recently read Leif to my little man and we finished Christopher Columbus yesterday. He kept giggling about Christopher tricking the Indians with the eclipse! ;o) I love the notebook pages that you shared! <br /><br />Love, HeatherHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633706420005740197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-7240289234552878232011-09-12T07:45:56.103-04:002011-09-12T07:45:56.103-04:00I'd like to add to my comment above that altho...I'd like to add to my comment above that although reading went smoothly, higher math during the high school years had definite bumps in the road. <br />Karen A.Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-20053311442732528132011-09-11T03:07:01.099-04:002011-09-11T03:07:01.099-04:00I love the picture of Leif on the beach. :)
I al...I love the picture of Leif on the beach. :)<br /><br />I also have a slow reader, but she's very keen to be read to and narrates back readily. Little steps often do work.Catherine (Alecat Music)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03772718253505116956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-27210266723667354322011-09-10T20:20:04.023-04:002011-09-10T20:20:04.023-04:00Dear Susan,
Sorry to hear of the children's ...Dear Susan, <br /><br />Sorry to hear of the children's struggles with reading. Each of my three children learned at a different pace. I remember listening to them read aloud to me every day. It was work but they did this work willingly - even if at a snail's pace - because they had a true fondness for stories of adventure. In "A Charlotte Mason Companion" I mention the reading scheme we used, "The Oxford Reading Tree." My children refer to them as the "Kipper" stories.<br /><br />It isn't a Christian scheme so some might not like the "magic" key aspect that transports the children to other lands and other times. <br /><br />This scheme from England gave them a good and pleasant grounding with sight-words.<br /><br />Yes, keep plodding steadily along. <br />Karen A.Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-36324624156510080692011-09-10T18:38:58.012-04:002011-09-10T18:38:58.012-04:00Have you had a child that struggled with basic rea...Have you had a child that struggled with basic reading? I have had eight children and three of them to this point have struggled. Two overcame it by the time they were middle school age but I hated that they missed so much of personal reading. Now I have another daughter who struggles. She loves books and is motivated ...it just seems so difficult for her. However, we will keep slowly pursuing the goal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-75681969566189658692011-09-10T16:53:45.787-04:002011-09-10T16:53:45.787-04:00Thank you for the trip down Memory Lane!
I'...Thank you for the trip down Memory Lane! <br /><br />I'm not home teaching this year. Both my children are in college now. I had wondered if I would be sad... So far, no sadness. Definitely some nostalgia, however. Happily, I have two great-nieces who love to read books.<br /><br />My children still maintain that they learned more from Mrs. Frizzle than from any school textbook until they began 9th grade work. Hooray for interesting, informative, passionate authors!<br /><br />SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-87724396550672761572011-09-10T16:49:55.048-04:002011-09-10T16:49:55.048-04:00This was wonderful! Ahhh, there is nothing like a ...This was wonderful! Ahhh, there is nothing like a book or a story to transport us to another place or age, or both...Homeschool on the Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400742529025230433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-65690711802397746242011-09-10T16:06:56.358-04:002011-09-10T16:06:56.358-04:00Glad to hear I am not alone in finding lost things...Glad to hear I am not alone in finding lost things in the couch! :)<br /><br />The greatest gift I received from your book and from Charlotte Mason, was the understanding of reading living books to learn. We especially love history - we are enjoying Genevieve Foster this year. Narration is a brilliant way to know what your children are learning.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing today!<br /><br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-67447950866907677192011-09-10T14:44:17.201-04:002011-09-10T14:44:17.201-04:00I remember this story and remember also, reading i...I remember this story and remember also, reading it aloud to my boys.<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing such an entertaining story :D<br /><br />ps: I doubt your cleaning skills are in need of changing ;D<br /><br />maria b.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com