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Turning Over Responsibility For Meal Prep To Your Children

Reduce your workload and build valuable life skills by turning over responsibility for meal prep to your children. Includes tips for a smoother transition.

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Finding Time To Pursue Your Passions

Is there something God has placed on your heart, but you don’t feel you have time to do? Here are tips for finding time in your week to pursue your passions.

Is there something God has placed on your heart, but you don’t feel you have time to do? Here are tips for finding time in your week to pursue your passions.

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My Secret To Surviving The Winter

Winter can be a tough time with kids cooped up at home. Getting everyone moving is a great way to survive the winter. Here's our favorite ways to move.

Winter can be a tough time with kids cooped up at home. Getting everyone moving is a great way to survive the winter. Here’s our favorite ways to move.

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The Day I Told My Kids I Was Going To Work

Getting up early to work before the kids were up wasn't working anymore. I had to find another solution. Here's how I implemented a work day in our home.

Getting up early to work before the kids were up wasn’t working anymore. I had to find another solution. Here’s how I implemented a work day in our home.

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How To Start A Charlotte Mason Discussion Group

Regular fellowship with a group of moms who "get you" is important. Having a place where you can discuss Charlotte Mason's philosophy and methods will better equip you to implement them in your homeschool. Here are some tips for starting your own Charlotte Mason Discussion Group.

Regular fellowship with a group of moms who “get you” is important. Having a place where you can discuss Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and methods will better equip you to implement them in your homeschool. Here are some tips for starting your own Charlotte Mason Discussion Group.

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Ease Into The Charlotte Mason Method One Step At A Time

Implementing the Charlotte Mason method can be overwhelming. I love that this book eases you into the Charlotte Mason method step-by-step. It walks you through eighteen small changes that will add up to have a BIG impact on your homeschool. 

Six volumes. Charlotte Mason wrote six volumes about her educational philosophy. I don’t know about you, but when I first started learning about this method I was a little overwhelmed and wondered how to get started. From the little research I had done I knew the main points of her philosophy were to create “an atmosphere, a discipline, a life” where children would learn and grow in character. But what

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How Much Time I Invest In Our Charlotte Mason Homeschool

Homeschooling can often seem like it is taking over your day. Take heart moms! Home educating your children is often a full time job. Just remember that you are investing in the next generation! Here's a breakdown of how much time I invest our Charlotte Mason homeschool.

How much time does it require to homeschool your children? Here’s a breakdown of how much time I spend planning our Charlotte Mason homeschool.

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Dangers Of Not Seeing The Big Picture And How To Avoid Them

It is easy to be so focused on taking the next step that you forget to look up and make sure you are still on the right path. Here's a look at why it's important to evaluate your journey on the homeschool path and how to avoid some dangers of not seeing the big picture.

It is easy to be so focused on taking the next step that you forget to look up and make sure you are still on the right path. Here’s a look at why it’s important to evaluate your journey on the homeschool path and how to avoid some dangers of not seeing the big picture.

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Dear Younger Me…Advice To A New Homeschool Mom

If only I had known... When we first began homeschooling, there was a lot I didn’t know. Here are a few of the things I wish someone would have told me our first year homeschooling.

If only I had known… When we first began homeschooling, there was a lot I didn’t know. Here are a few of the things I wish someone would have told me our first year homeschooling.

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My Journey To A Charlotte Mason Education

There are so many homeschooling methods out there. How do you decide which one to follow? Everyone has their own story of how they began homeschooling. Here’s my story of how we came to embrace a Charlotte Mason education.

There are so many homeschooling methods out there. How do you decide which one to follow? Everyone has their own story of how they began homeschooling. Here’s my story of how we came to embrace a Charlotte Mason education.

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Start Your Homeschool Year With These Back-To-School Gifts

How can you make the first day of school special, especially when you homeschool and the “schoolroom” doesn’t look different from the summer? Here are five homeschool gifts for back-to-school to get your school started on the right foot.

How can you make the first day of school special, especially when you homeschool and the “schoolroom” doesn’t look different from the summer? Here are five homeschool gifts for back-to-school to get your school started on the right foot.

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Our Favorite Homeschool Supplies Have One Thing In Common

In reality, you don't need much to homeschool, but there's a lot of supplies that can make your homeschool life a little easier and a lot more fun. Here's a look at a few of our favorite homeschool supplies. They all have one thing in common—a lot of color!

In reality, you don’t need much to homeschool, but there’s a lot of supplies that can make your homeschool life a little easier and a lot more fun. Here’s a look at a few of our favorite homeschool supplies. They all have one thing in common—a lot of color!

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5 Reasons Why We Homeschool

Having a clear vision of why you homeschool helps you persevere through challenges and simplifies planning your school year. Here's why we homeschool.

Having a clear vision of why you homeschool helps you persevere through challenges and simplifies planning your school year. Here’s why we homeschool.

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How To Make An Eclipse Viewer To View A Solar Eclipse Safely

An eclipse is an amazing event to see! This video tutorial demonstrates two ways you can make your own eclipse viewer.

An eclipse is an amazing event to see! To view an eclipse safely though, you need to look through special safety glasses or an eclipse viewer. This video tutorial demonstrates two ways you can make your own eclipse viewer.

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Developing Your Strong-Willed Child’s Ability To Obey

Developing your strong-willed child's ability to obey is not easy. Learn how to stop battling him and start training his will to obey.

Developing your strong-willed child’s ability to obey is not easy. In this post, Learn how to stop battling him and start training his will to obey. In this post, I share how I stopped battling with my daughter and instead partnered with her to develop her ability to obey. We still have difficult days, but I have seen so much progress over the past seven years!

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HI! I’m Crystal…


I believe learning is not confined to a book or “school hours,” but is a lifestyle that positively impacts generations. That’s why I help homeschool parents simplify homeschool planning, make learning fun, and disciple their children. Learn More

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A Panoramic View of Geography: Geography Studies for a Charlotte Mason Homeschool teaches you how to incorporate Charlotte Mason’s principles into your geography studies and how to inspire your child to learn about other cultures and places.

Recent Posts

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  • 1Brieanna

    You had so many great tips and ideas I'm going to have to watch this a few times and take notes! I love it, thank you for sharing!!

  • 1Summer Seminar Attendee

    Crystal, thank you for continuing to inspire and lift my efforts to offer a broad feast of ideas to my precious children.

  • 1Denise

    I love your videos! I'm a new homeschool mom so it's great to get realistic ideas. We're an eclectic homeschool family and I'm always looking for ways to incorporate more Charlotte Mason. The resources that you provide are wonderful.

  • 1Susan Chrismansusanchrisman.com

    Crystal Wagner is a delightful speaker with a relevant and inspiring message for parents. She has an engaging style and offers practical application to the ideas she presents.

  • 1Sarah

    Thank you for your insight. I am constantly trying to pull back on this but all things around us say to increase our activity level. It’s good to hear encouragement about leaving margin.

  • 1Jessie

    Your tips have been so helpful. I look forward to implementing them in the coming school year.

  • 1Elizabeth

    I am enjoying reading what you send, and I regularly read the links you post on fb. Thanks for sharing!

  • 1Christy

    These are great ideas, thank you! I just printed your list to keep them at hand for the next time we are struggling to figure out what to do.

  • 1Annette O.

    Just wanted to share that your website is the only one that I choose to be in my newsfeed. Love your site.

  • 1Laura K.

    I just wanted to say what a joy it was to be in your workshops and learn from your wisdom. You had some refreshing ideas that I plan to implement into my homeschool day.

  • 1Kelly

    I wasn’t sure what to expect – would it be too far beyond my reach? It wasn’t! Crystal does a good job of making an intentional math lifestyle possible for the average person through examples and her passion for the subject.

  • 1Ashley

    This is really a great resource, thank you SO much!

  • 1Jayne Michener

    Like a rich stock, Crystal takes Charlotte Mason’s ideas and simmers them down into an easily digestible form where they are easy to understand and implement. To listen to Crystal speak is to dip from the pot of her hours of research and insight for a very pleasant and practical meal.

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    There is so much good information on your site, the book lists alone are a treasure for CM Mama!!

  • 1Loretta

    I have been scanning through your website and I absolutely love the content.

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