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 …
Physical Geography for Elementary School Students
We talked about geography recently over at A Delectable Education podcast, but as we try to limit each episode to a reasonable bite-sized morsel, there are times when we have …
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 …
Nature Study and Science Lingo
Does the science “lingo” used in Mason’s volumes and around the CM community confuse you at times? I thought I would take a few minutes to clarify some of the nature …
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. …
Grow [LARGE] Alum Crystals
A quick search on the internet provided me with several sets of instructions for growing alum crystals, but none of them worked the way we had hoped. We kept ending …
Science – The Last Hold Out
In recent years there has been increasing conversation throughout the CM community regarding doing science Charlotte Mason’s way. Science seems to be a last hold out – that one subject …
To Experiment is Natural
Recently I purchased some grass-fed beef gelatin to make homemade jello. A friend told me that the best way to sweeten it is to use pineapple. I thought pineapple was …
To Use the Scientific Method is Natural
One of my children began reading a Christian Liberty Nature Reader this week. So far I highly recommend this for early readers. One of the difficulties with a Charlotte Mason …
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 …