How Can I Get Started with Nature Study?

Simply Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

Sonya Shafer

Kids & Family, Education, Self-improvement, Parenting, How To

4.8 • 552 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

If you're wondering how to get started with Charlotte Mason nature study, Sonya and Karen have some ideas and answers for you. // MENTIONED 4 Steps to Great Nature Study https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/4-steps-to-great-nature-study/ Using All Your Senses in Nature Study https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/using-all-your-senses-in-nature-study/ Help Your Child Learn to Observe More Closely https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/help-your-child-learn-to-observe-more-closely/ Nature Study: Not Just a Checklist https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/nature-study-not-just-a-checklist/ How to Do Nature Study https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/how-to-do-nature-study/ How to Choose and Use Field Guides https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/how-to-choose-and-use-field-guides/ Natural Object Lessons https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/natural-object-lessons/ Nature Study in a Nutshell https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/nature-study-in-a-nutshell/ Small Steps: Nature Study Help for Mom https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/small-steps-nature-study-help-for-mom/ // FOLLOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplycharlottemason/ Facebook News: https://www.facebook.com/SimplyCM SCM Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1445273695729787/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/simplycm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimplyCM SCM Forum: https://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Subscribe Listen to the audio version of the podcast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/how-to-get-started-with-nature-study/#audio Read the blog post version of the podcast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/how-to-get-started-with-nature-study/ Upcoming Events https://simplycharlottemason.com/events-speaking/ Contact Us https://simplycharlottemason.com/contact/ Tags: #CharlotteMason #homeschool #naturestudy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	It seems like many Charlotte Mason home educators fall into one of two categories when we're
0:06.2	talking about nature study. Some of them fall into the category of, I don't know how to
0:11.3	do this, how do I do it? I don't know very much about nature myself. And some people might
0:17.2	fall in the other category of I love nature so much at such a passion,
0:21.5	how do I not overwhelm my child?
0:24.4	And some of us are kind of in the middle between the two.
0:27.7	Well today we want to talk about answers and ideas to help with all of that.
0:33.3	And as always, we're going to Karen Smith, my go-to nature study person.
0:38.2	If you haven't seen the previous episodes in this series, check the show notes for links
0:42.8	to that.
0:43.8	And let's get started.
0:49.8	Welcome to the Simply Charlotte Mason podcast.
0:53.8	I'm Sonia Schaefer. Today we're doing another
0:56.6	Nature Study Q&A and joining me is Karen Smith. Thank you, Karen. We have quite some collection,
1:05.4	let's say, of questions for today that we're going to just fire at you and I'm sure you'll have some
1:11.9	great ideas so let me give you a taste of the questions we've received that we want
1:18.1	you to address today it's kind of like the questions are about knowing too much
1:23.1	knowing too little and supporting a love of nature, basically help. Okay? All right. Here are the questions.
1:35.4	How do we organize ourselves as moms to make sure nature study happens in our school weeks?
1:41.7	How do we deal with the pressure to teach this subject well while knowing
1:46.5	very little ourselves and trying to just keep up with daily life demands? Then another parent
1:53.6	says, what's the balance between mother leading and teaching during nature study and allowing the child to discover on their own.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sonya Shafer, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Sonya Shafer and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.