Our first days...

After reading a terrific book over the summer (When Children Love to Learn), I have corrected a lot of the mistakes I have made in the past implementing Charlotte Mason's teaching methods. Every day now starts with reading straight from God's Word, reading a bit of poetry and every Monday morning is devoted to nature walks. We got the most adorable pocket journals for the boys to jot down notes or drawings from the nature walks. We have a long way to go with my youngest writing without a little encouragement, but we will get there eventually. I have corrected the way we implement narratives and I have stopped my "the moral of the story" speeches at the end of reading anything. The boys seem happier with the readings without my regurgitated edicts at the end. I've caught myself almost doing it a few times but with a little encouragement, I'll get there eventually. ;)