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Christina | Relaxed, Charlotte Mason inspired | 5 KIDS

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Christina resides in Upstate New York, with her husband Seth and their five children, ages 3, 4, 7, 11, and 15. Christina has been homeschooling for three years, and taught middle and high school English in both public and private schools before coming home full time to homeschool her children.

Christina believes homeschooling is not just an educational method, but a lifestyle. She focuses on family-style learning, unit studies, and is influenced most heavily by Charlotte Mason. Good books, time outside, and discipling her children are pillars in her homeschool.

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CHRISTINA’S TOP PICKS

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  • Any of the family Bible studies from Not Consumed

    (These are more family style, with a leveled workbook for each child and parent)

    *Many of our favorite unit studies include Bible as well

  • Simply Good and Beautiful Math from The Good and The Beautiful for more traditional math (but still fun!)

    Wild Math for more nature-inspired math through play! (There is also Wild Reading!)

    *For middle/high school math we have used Saxon, with Nicole the Math Lady, but will be looking into SHORMANN math moving forward.

  • We love unit studies by Gather ‘Round and The Good and The Beautiful, but much of our Science is focused on nature study!

    Here are our favorites and their differences:

    Exploring Nature With Children: A year-long nature study curriculum, with weekly topics. An optional guided student journal is also available. Black and white. Books (from the book list or your own choosing) needed for color and visuals.

    Nature Study Club: A monthly nature study topic with teacher’s manual, and leveled student notebooks. Books not needed for color and visuals.

    Idlewild: A year-long, literature-based nature study curriculum, with optional Bible add on to go with every lesson! Specific books from the book list are needed.

  • We love The Good and The Beautiful for Language Arts, but many of our favorite unit studies also include Language Arts!

  • We love Playful Pioneers from The Peaceful Press, but also love unit studies from Gather ‘Round!

  • We love the hymns and artwork included in our Playful Pioneers curriculum, but we also love the Music units from Thistles and Biscuits

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