Tips for Homeschool Science Podcast from Elemental Science
Is science one of those subjects you struggle with teaching in your homeschool? You have come to the right place! Hi, I'm Paige Hudson, a veteran homeschooling mom, and author of the programs at Elemental Science. In each season of the Tips for Homeschool Science Show, we will take the complexities of teaching science and break those down into building blocks you can use in your homeschool! See all the episodes and download show notes at https://elementalscience.com/blogs/podcast
Tips for Homeschool Science Podcast from Elemental Science
Ep 117 - What is a Living Book? (with Leah Boden, the Modern Miss Mason)
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Season 10 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast is here! This season will be all about living books and science. In this episode, we'll be discussing what living books are with Charlotte Mason education expert, Leah Boden, the Modern Miss Mason.
Key Takeaways
- A traditional education spoon-feeds. A Charlotte Mason education ask of the child, "Why don't you contribute?"
- Living books help our kids to form relationships with knowledge.
- If a book is full of facts and pictures, it's not a living book.
Episode's Topics
- 00:00 – Intro
- 01:23 – Who was Charlotte Mason?
- 04:05 – The single most important idea from her education philosophy
- 06:35 – What is a living book?
- 10:57 – Tips for picking living books
- 12:40 – How you discuss living books with our kids.
- 19:33 – Leah's living books for science, plus a glimpse at how they handled science
- 24:52 – Leah's new book - The Modern Miss Mason.
- 31:20 – How Elemental Science can help with living books and science
Episode Links
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