Laying Down the Rails for Children - Simply Charlotte Mason

Contents
Book 1
Foreword .......................................................7
Introduction .....................................................9
How to Use Laying Down the Rails for Children. .........................10
Decency and
Propriety Habits
Cleanliness .....................................................13
Courtesy .......................................................25
Kindness .......................................................32
Manners .......................................................46
Modesty and Purity. ..............................................52
Neatness .......................................................58
Order .........................................................64
Regularity ......................................................70
Other Habits of Decency and Propriety ...............................70
Candor ........................................................70
Courage .......................................................77
Diligence ......................................................88
Fortitude. ......................................................96
Generosity .....................................................96
Gentleness ....................................................104
Meekness .....................................................111
Patience ......................................................121
Respect for Other People .........................................128
Temperance ...................................................128
Thrift ........................................................132
Mental Habits
Attention .....................................................141
Imagining .....................................................147
Meditation ....................................................153
Memorizing ...................................................159
Mental Effort ..................................................165
Observation ...................................................171
Perfect Execution ...............................................180
Reading for Instruction. ..........................................186
Remembering ..................................................193
Thinking. .....................................................197
Other Mental Habits mentioned in passing by Charlotte .................205
Accuracy ......................................................205
Concentration. .................................................210
Reflection .....................................................214
Thoroughness ..................................................220