Welcome to the May 31, 2011 edition of the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival! I am so excited about all the submissions! I know you will enjoy them as much as I did!
Let’s dive right in and see what Charlotte Mason says about narration ~
“This, of telling again, sounds very simple but it is really a magical creative process by means of which the narrator sees what he has conceived, so definite and so impressive is the act of narrating that which has been read only once. I dwell on the single reading because, let me repeat, it is impossible to fix attention on that which we have heard before and know we shall hear again.” A Philosophy Of Education, by Charlotte M. Mason, volume 6, pg 261.
“Narration is assimilating information and retelling it. Anyone would listen closely if they knew they were going to retell what they had heard. Just like when you’ve seen a documentary and tell your friend all about it the next day, you will remember it better! A Philosophy Of Education, by Charlotte M. Mason, Volume 6, pg 11.
Now I LOVE how Catherine Levison breaks it down for us ~
“HOW TO: Read one single reading aloud, about 10 to 13 minutes for each book. It is very important to have children’s full attention during the reading. Don’t stop to define words during the reading; they’ll usually understand the sentence or paragraph anyway. Ask one of the listeners to tell you what you just read. If they hesitate, ask them if they remember one thing of what you just read!” A Charlotte Mason Education, by Catherine Levison, pg 12.
Now on to the Narration posts! Enjoy!
Sarah presents Narration…The Foundation Stone of Learning posted at All That’s Good
Jimmie presents Notebooking With Creative Interviews posted at The Notebooking Fairy
Nadene presents Narration ~ A Natural Art posted at Practical Pages
Penney Douglas presents Natural Narration: Spontaneous Storytelling posted at Changed By Love
Lanaya presents Narration posted at Gore Family News
Kay Pelham presents Narration of Edward II…Story of King Robert the Bruce and Bohun | Pelham House posted at Pelham House
Barb – Harmony Art Mom presents Narrating a Speech from Ambleside Online’s List posted at Harmony Art Mom
Traci Brooks presents Mental Discipline: Capturing Details posted at Traci’s Teaching Times
Becky presents CM Monday- How We Narrate posted at Golden Acron Homeschool
Amy outta Peru presents A Mother Can Narrate Too posted at Educating Mother
Other Charlotte Mason Topics
Nancy presents Cooperating and Conferences posted at Sage Parnassus
Sarah presents All That’s Good: Van Gogh Diarama posted at All That’s Good
Michelle presents Life Skill: Proper Dishwashing posted at The Holistic Homeschooler
Pamela presents Beautiful Bandelier posted at Blah, Blah, Blog
Jennifer in MamaLand presents Wishy, Wishy… posted at Adventures in Mama-Land
Ann presents Playing the Harp and Piano as Part of Homeschooling posted at Harvest Moon by Hand
Ritsumei presents Nature At The Park posted at Baby Steps
Ann presents Outdoor Hour Challenge Spring Series #4: Wildflowers-Dandelions posted at Harvest Moon by Hand
I had fun getting to know a little about all the families here today! Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoying the posts!
Be sure to submit your blog article to the next edition of the Charlotte Mason blog carnival using our Carnival Submission Form.
Which will take place on June 14, 2011 and the theme will be: Nature Study!
Click HERE to see the list of other upcoming themes!
Suggested reading for Nature Study:
*CM series: Vol.1, pages 43 – 93
*PR article: How to Best Study Nature
This looks wonderful, Heather! Looking forward to reading through all the informative entries.
Sursum Corda,
Nancy
Thanks Nancy! They were all great!
Thanks for including James’ narration from Our Island Story. If any of the carnival visitors do visit us at Pelham House, I’d appreciate any words of advice on a post from yesterday titled “Pardon me, I believe I was in your way again.” It fits in the narration category and involves mom inserting herself too much between the student and the reading. Thanks! Kay
can’t wait to take a look at that Kay!
I can’t wait to read all of these tonight, with a cup of tea in hand! :-)
So many great entries talking about narration…I am looking forward to reading each one as I have time this week. Thank you so much for hosting the carnival.
It was fun, thanks Barb!
Such wonderful, rich posts here! I love reading how others implement Charlotte Mason’s methods. Thank you for hosting the carnival.
Thank you Nadene!
Taking notes busily! Great carnival. I was a bit giddy when I saw your Catherine Levison quote :-) She’s one of my favorite CM authors.
Mine also Eve! She breaks CM down so simply!
Wow….I got through all of these posts and they are wonderful. Thank you SO much for hosting. :-)
They were great, thanks Becky!
This was one of my first carnivals and I enjoyed reading the entries. So much great information and experience. Thanks for hosting, looking forward to the next one!
I am glad you found the CM blog carnival! I am also looking forward to the next one, NATURE STUDY! YEAH!