How to Choose a Stereo Microscope for Your Homeschool Once you know what a stereo microscope does, the next question is the practical one: How do I choose a good …
Microscope Mini-Series: Part 1
Two Types of Microscopes (and How to Choose the Right One for Your Homeschool) There’s a moment every homeschool parent remembers—the first time a child leans over a microscope and …
A Gentle Start to Formal Science in Form 2
By the time a child enters Form 2, they’ve been preparing for formal science for several years—they’ve been watching birds build nests, studying snowflakes through a hand lens, and asking …
Form 2 Science: Laying Foundations with Purpose
When we think about “science,” we often picture complicated formulas or sterile labs. But in a Charlotte Mason education, science begins with wonder—and that wonder continues even as students begin …
Physics, A Three Part Series
I am happy to announce a series of articles on Physics by Richele Baburina, posted at CharlotteMasonPoetry.org. Richele is the author of Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, published by Simply …
Podcasts on Living Science
Over at A Delectable Education we are in the middle of a series of podcasts on nature study and science. You know it’s my favorite subject, so I’m thrilled that we are exploring …
Elementary Science – Form I (grades 1-3)
A few months ago, I shared with you what Mason had planned for upper elementary science, and now I would like to talk to you about what she had planned …
Elementary Science – Form II (grades 4-6)
I think many Charlotte Mason homeschoolers have been under the false assumption that Elementary Science means reading naturalists’ books in the morning and taking a nature walk in the afternoon. …
Tree Collection
“To make collections of leaves and flowers, pressed and mounted, and arranged according to their form, affords much pleasure, and, what is better, valuable training in the noticing of differences …