[Leslie]

Originally Posted by eve

I can't find some of the suggested books. I really need some advice on how to do this in my country because I really like her method.

The CM method is more than which books you use. It's actually more than living books, narrating and nature study, although those are some of its distinctives. It's a whole different way of approaching teaching because it recognizes a whole different way that children learn.

If you have some time, you could try reading some of the books about the method to get CM's perspective of children; once you truly understand that, much of the rest of it falls into place.

If you need to start school right away, you could try some interesting books in different subjects and have your children tell back after reading. "Interesting books" means books that are so fascinating that you yourself could curl up in a chair and read them and learn something from them.

If you're having trouble finding places to buy books, there are lots of online books for children at www.mainlesson.com; almost any of those could be used without having having to buy anything, although you'd have to read them from your computer or print them out on your printer chapter by chapter. If you need books in a language other than English -- I don't know of any websites, so I can't help with that . . .