Hi friend,
I wanted to send a quick Fostering Wonder update because several new things have been added to the website, and I am excited to share them with you.
Using Fostering Wonder with my own family has helped us keep a peaceful rhythm in our home. It has reminded me to leave room for quiet moments, outdoor time, good books, and simple joys woven into ordinary days.
This week at Fostering Wonder
The website has grown with new free Charlotte Mason resources, read-aloud and independent reading lists, planning help, and a newsletter archive for past notes.
A note about Spanish
The Spanish curriculum is now being shaped more clearly as a foreign language curriculum. It is intended for families who want to teach Spanish as a second language, whether their student is very young or beginning later. The lessons are meant to give families a gentle, approachable way to bring Spanish into the home without assuming the child already speaks or understands the language.
Instagram and YouTube
We also now have a Fostering Wonder Instagram account and YouTube account. On Instagram, I plan to share videos on how to use the curriculum, what my family does for the other subjects not covered in a Fostering Wonder education, a weekly Spanish phrase you can use with your family throughout the week, and encouragement for the busy homeschooling mom. YouTube will hold helpful companion videos, especially for the Spanish Pre-Reader lessons, so families can hear the rhymes and songs read or sung aloud.
What we’re reading aloud
During lunchtime, we have been reading from a collection of classic short stories. This week we read Rumpelstiltskin, and the table grew quiet as everyone listened with intrigue, waiting to see whether the queen would discover the little man’s name in time.
A Charlotte Mason reminder
You do not have to use every resource at once. Sometimes the most peaceful next step is simply choosing one good book, keeping lessons short, and letting the day have room to breathe.
My hope is that these pages will feel like a calm starting place. Not a long list of things you must do, but a helpful shelf to pull from when you need encouragement, book ideas, or a little structure for your week.
Free resources
Warmly,
Scarlette
Fostering Wonder