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What do Geography lessons look like once formal schooling begins? What in the world are "map questions" and how can my kids answer them if they aren't fluent readers? On today's podcast we explore the next step in our children's education and how Geography is truly a delightful subject for lower elementary students in years one through three. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule Elementary Geography by Mason (Living Book Press) (Yesterday's Classics) The New World at Home by Kirby (revised by North) The New World at Home Geography Pictures by North (also available as a discounted bundle with The New World at Home) The Guyot Geographical Reader by Pratt World Atlas - search by ISBN number to get the correct edition: 9780760793091 Heidi by Spiri ADE's Form 1A Map Questions ADE's Geography Across the Forms handout ADE's Out-of-Door Geography in the Early Years through Form 1 handout Kinetic Sand ADE on YouTube

Charlotte Mason had great faith in us mothers to know what to teach our children and how. She said, "but the mother will find a hundred opportunities to teach geography by the way." Indeed, the whole field of Pictorial Geography may be covered in this way. So stay tuned to today's podcast to hear her ideas on how to go about this daunting feat while our children are still in the early years. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule ADE's Geography Across the Forms handout The Hole in the Dike by Green The Story about Ping by Flack and Wiese ADE on YouTube

Today we're embarking on a new subject series, one very adjacent to Science, but also adjacent to History. That is the subject of Geography. Join us today on the podcast to get an overview of this amazing subject's scope and sequence across a child's education, and find out why Charlotte Mason considered this the most delightful subject of all. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule ADE on YouTube

If you've been following along with our series on Charlotte Mason Science lessons, you likely have some lingering questions. We'll address many common queries that we hear from parents and teachers about Science and Nature Study on the podcast today. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule Sabbath Mood Homeschool (SMH) Science Curriculum Lower Elementary (Form 1) Nature Study Scope & Sequence Upper Elementary (Form 2) Science Curriculum Guides Middle School (Form 3-4) Science Curriculum Guides High School (Form 5-6) Science Curriculum Guides SMH Special Studies Guides Nature Explorers (Rotation A) (Rotation B) Understanding Biomes (Rotation A) (Rotation B) ADE Special Studies Rotation The Extinction of Experience by Christine Rosen ADE on YouTube

Today we are taking a close look at Charlotte Mason's Science lessons for high school students. How do we spread a wide enough feast to encompass all the scientific knowledge that we've discovered in the last century? Are the types of lessons Charlotte Mason designed enough for 21st century students living in the digital age? Tune in to today's podcast for our discussion. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule The Body by Bill Bryson For the Love of Physics by Walter Lewin Sabbath Mood Homeschool (SMH) High School Science Curriculum Guides SMH Understanding Biomes Guides (Rotation A) (Rotation B) ADE Special Studies Rotation SMH Special Studies book lists (This is a treasure trove! Use the left hand side bar to navigate down) SMH Living Science book lists SMH details on List Keeping Emily's favorite Science Notebook: Stillman & Birn Epsilon softcover 8x10 Nicole's favorite notebook for keeping a Book of Lists: Blueline business notebook Nature Notebooks: Stillman & Birn Alpha softcover 8x10 (Emily's favorite!) Stillman & Birn Epsilon hardcover 5.5x8.5 (Nicole's favorite!) ADE on YouTube

Science lessons ramp up even more in middle school, and we'll explain exactly what to teach and how lessons work at this stage as students deepen their knowledge of the universe and thus care more deeply about the world around them. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule Winners in Life's Race by Buckley (Yesterday's Classics) (Living Book Press) Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Form 3-4 Science Curriculum ADE Special Studies Rotation Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Special Studies book lists (This is a treasure trove! Use the left hand side bar to navigate down) Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Living Science book lists Sabbath Mood Homeschool's details on List Keeping Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Calendar of Firsts Handbook of Nature Study by Comstock Emily's favorite Science Notebook: Stillman & Birn Epsilon softcover 8x10 Nicole's favorite notebook for keeping Lists: Blueline business notebook Nature Notebooks: Stillman & Birn Alpha softcover 8x10 (Emily's favorite!) Stillman & Birn Epsilon hardcover 5.5x8.5 (Nicole's favorite!) ADE on YouTube

Charlotte Mason believes strongly in hands-on experimental science, but she reserved these types of lessons for upper elementary students beginning in year four. In today's podcast, we'll talk about why this is important and still good advice for today's students. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule Life & Her Children by Buckley Madame How & Lady Why by Kingsley Story Book of Science by Fabre (Living Book Press) (Yesterday's Classics) Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Form 2 Science Curriculum The Sciences by Holden ADE Special Studies Rotation Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Calendar of Firsts Handbook of Nature Study by Comstock Nature Notebooks: Stilman & Birn Alpha softcover 8x10 Stilman & Birn Epsilon hardcover 5.5x8.5 ADE on YouTube

What do Science lessons look like once formal schooling begins? Join us on the podcast in today's episode as we explore the next step in our children's education and how Science and Nature Study play an integral role for lower elementary students in years one through three. harlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule Eyes & No Eyes series by Buckley (Yesterday's Classics) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) Individual books in the series from each publisher on Amazon: Wild Life in Woods & Fields (Yesterday's Classics) (Living Book Press) By Pond & River (YC) Plant Life in Field & Garden (YC) (LBP) Birds of the Air (YC) (LBP) Trees & Shrubs (YC) (LBP) Insect Life (LBP) Nature Lore by Dallas Lore Sharpe: Fall of the Year (Yesterday's Classics) (Amazon) Winter (Yesterday's Classics) (Amazon) Spring of the Year (Yesterday's Classics) (Amazon) ADE Special Studies Rotation Sabbath Mood Homeschool Nature Explorers: Rotation A Rotation B Sabbath Mood Homeschool Calendar of Firsts Nature Notebooks: Stilman & Birn Alpha softcover 8x10 Stilman & Birn Epsilon hardcover 5.5x8.5 Last Child in the Woods by Louv ADE on YouTube

Never be with indoors when you can rightly be without is a common quote we hear in Charlotte Mason circles. But what are we supposed to be doing in all these hours outdoors? In today's podcast episode we discuss the invaluable groundwork for Science that is laid in the early years before formal lessons begin. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) Also referenced in this episode is Volume 1 - (Amazon) (LBP, same code applies) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule List of Nature Lore Books from Sabbath Mood Homeschool Handbook of Nature Study by Comstock ADE on YouTube

Does the Charlotte Mason curriculum prepare students to live and work in today's STEM-focused world? Once again, we believe Charlotte Mason was ahead of her time and gives children not just the education they need, but the one they deserve. Join us in this episode to look at the big picture of Science and Nature Study in a Charlotte Mason education. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule ADE on YouTube

We're back for Season 12, and today we're talking about everything we've got planned for A Delectable Education this year. Join us in this podcast episode for all our announcements so you can follow along with us this year. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Season 12 Reading Schedule ADE Patreon ADE on YouTube

We're back for one last episode of Season 11, in which we have been taking a deeper dive into the curriculum as laid out by Charlotte Mason. We have a very important practice to share with you on the podcast today to help you finish your school year well and to get off on the right foot for the one to come. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List Episode 241: Seasonal Reflections Form Level Recap Episodes: Episode 83: Form 1B Recap Episode 84: Form 1A Recap Episode 85: Form 2B Recap Episode 86: Form 2A Recap Episode 87: Form 3 Recap Episode 88: Forms 4-6 Recap Episode 264: The Time-Table Episode 232: Forecasting Short Synopsis Episodes Awaken Living Books Conference July 17-18 in Traverse City, MI ADE Teacher Helps and Training Videos (check back over the summer for new additions!) ADE Patreon ADE Curriculum Cohort (registration for 2027 cohorts start Nov 1, 2026!) Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Nature Explorers Rotation B (available for purchase May 10, 2026!) Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Understanding Biomes (Rotation B available for purchase by the end of August, 2026!) ADE on YouTube

How do you feel about classical music? Like art, music is a language in itself that conveys thoughts and ideas that words alone cannot. Charlotte Mason recognized this and included musical appreciation in her curriculum as knowledge that was due to all children. Join us in today's podcast and get inspired to begin your own musical education if you haven't already. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List Composer Study Guides from Tillberry Table Music Study with the Masters series from Simply Charlotte Mason Great Musicians series by RaeAnna Goss (info here; shop here) ADE on YouTube

Children should learn pictures line by line, group by group, by reading not books but pictures themselves, Charlotte Mason writes. At a time when colored reproductions were non-existent, she required each student in her schools to own their own set of art prints. In this episode of the podcast, we're going to discuss how and why to teach art appreciation in the Charlotte Mason Method. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List Emily's Picture Study Portfolios from Simply Charlotte Mason Artist Study from Riverbend Press Picture Study from A Humble Place ADE on YouTube

When Charlotte Mason admonishes us that we don't have the right to pick and choose which subjects to educate our children in, her primary example is Latin. "But we do not know how much we are shutting out from Tommy's range of thought besides the Latin grammar," she says. "Latin itself is a means of providing our students with stimulating ideas." Join us on today's podcast as we discuss the teaching of Latin in a Charlotte Mason education. Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!) ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List Visual Latin (can be purchased from a variety of retailers) ADE on YouTube