Karen Smith joins Sonya to share four steps to great nature study.

4 Steps to Great Nature Study originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Sonya shares some practical tips for breaking a bad habit the Charlotte Mason way.

Habits Q & A: How to Break a Bad Habit originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

As a person, your child has one chief responsibility.

Responsibility: Core Values of Charlotte Mason originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Karen Smith shares some of her favorite living science books for grades 1–3 that will give your child a gentle introduction to the wonders of God's Creation.

Favorite Living Science Books for Grades 1–3 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

One of the great things about doing Charlotte Mason nature study is that you don’t have to have a bunch of expensive equipment. Just grab your journal and go outside. But sometimes it can be helpful to expand our nature study practices by having some equipment, if we want to. So today we want to discuss how you might be able to use binoculars as part of your nature study and what to look for in finding some binoculars that work well for that practice. Here to join me in this discussion are my friends and coworkers Karen and Doug…

Binoculars in Nature Study originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Today we want to talk about a question that I think most of us have heard at some time or other in our homeschool career. “I don’t like doing (whatever the subject is).” What about when my child doesn’t like to do a certain subject? Here to join me is my friend and coworker, Laura Pitney. Sonya: Laura, thanks for joining us. Laura: Glad to be here. Sonya: Let’s talk about What if my child doesn’t like a certain subject? What are the next steps? Laura: That’s hard because I think we’ve all been there at some point or another.…

Your Questions Answered: When Your Child Doesn’t “Like” a Subject originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

I love sharing great book recommendations with other homeschoolers. Today I’ll be sharing my top picks for grades 4–6 who are studying modern times, about 1850 to the present. I already reviewed books that will give an overview of that time period for the whole family to enjoy together. Today I want to zero in on some additional titles that focus on specific people and events. I’ll be sharing both American history and world history books, so you can give your 4th–6th grader a global perspective and help him understand that American history did not happen in a vacuum. Much…

Favorite Modern Times History Books for Grades 4–6 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

When I was a little girl, I would go visit my grandparents once or twice a year. I quickly figured out that things at my grandparents’ house were different from my own house. They had different-looking furniture; they watched different TV shows and played different games; they had different toys for me to play with; they didn’t have air conditioning; they ate different foods. They even used different words. At my house, we ate “cereal” for breakfast; at their house that box of cereal was called “breakfast food.”  Perhaps you experienced the same kind of thing at your grandparents’ house.…

How to Read History originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.