YMB #51 Studying Geography Through Literature: A Conversation with Sarita Holzmann
Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill
Pam Barnhill
4.9 • 683 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2018
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Sarita Holzmann was a reluctant homeschooler but soon came to love it. With a heart for missionaries serving overseas and the people they serve, Sarita has always had an eye towards bringing geography to life using literature. On this episode of the podcast she joins us to discuss why geography is important and why literature is the best way to experience that. Get your notebooks handy -- there is more than one great book recommendation in this episode.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Your Morning Basket, where we help you bring truth, goodness, and beauty to your |
| 0:12.2 | homeschool day. |
| 0:16.2 | Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 51 of the Your Morning Basket podcast. I'm Pam Barnhill, |
| 0:23.6 | your host, and I am so happy that you are joining me here today. Well, today on the podcast, |
| 0:28.5 | I am honored to get to interview Sarita Holzman, who is the creator of Sunlight Curriculum. |
| 0:36.7 | Sunlight has been around in homeschooling circles for a very long time. |
| 0:40.6 | It was actually created to help missionary families homeschool their own children. |
| 0:46.0 | And as such, Sarita has a heart for bringing the world to families through the literature |
| 0:52.5 | and books that she chooses for her curriculum. |
| 0:55.7 | She is a wealth of resources on wonderful geography stories from around the world, |
| 1:02.5 | these stories of different cultures from all over the place. |
| 1:06.5 | And so I was thrilled to get to chat with her today about book recommendations and why these |
| 1:12.6 | stories are so important to our kids. |
| 1:15.3 | And we'll get on with that interview right after this word from our sponsor. |
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