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 …
Hatching Baby Chicks
Several years ago I decided I wanted chickens. Live ones, living in the backyard. I had been moving my family to a more traditional lifestyle, and growing my own food …
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 …
Opening Their Eyes
Early on in my family’s Charlotte Mason education, nature study time just meant going outside to see what we could see. There was no plan. I’m not knocking that way …
Special Study – Minerals
Natural bodies are divided into three kingdomes of nature: viz. the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms. Minerals grow, Plants grow and live, Animals grow, live, and have feeling. — Carolus Linnaeus, …
Special Study – Rocks
Every stone detective needs these things to work with: A knife or a steel file for scratching the stones, A piece of glass to make scratches on – get a …
Special Study – Soil and Soil Conservation
In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth. – Rachel Carson Where to look for books in your …
Implementing Special Studies – An Outline
Nature study is the foundation of formal science, and it shouldn’t stop in the upper grades. To facilitate much learning in the areas of botany, biology and earth science during …
Stuck at Home
I have been practicing what I preach, by doing a little nature study out the window! It’s been dreadfully cold and snowy here this week, as it has been over …