They notice for themselves, and the teacher gives a name and other information as it is asked for… In this way they lay up that store of “common information”… and what is more important, they learn to know and delight in natural objects as in the familiar faces of friends.

Charlotte Mason, School Education, p. 237 Show Summary:

• On The New Mason Jar this week, we bring you a conversation all about spring nature study with Cindy, Dawn and Cindy’s friend Jeannette Tulis, who has been a previous guest on the podcast
• How can moms begin nature study when they have never done it before?
• How to find spring ephemeral wildflowers, and other things to look for at this time of year
• Ideas for stepping up your nature study game
• What are some tips for nature journaling?

Books and Links Mentioned:

Episode 12: Charlotte Mason Study Groups

Episode 56: Building a Home Library

Who’s Afraid of a Little Paint? by Jeannette Tulis

The Tree Identification Book by George Symonds

Wild Green Things in the City by Anne Ophelia Dowden

The First Book of Weeds by Barbara Beck

 

Find Cindy:

Morning Time for Moms

Cindy’s Patreon Discipleship Group

Mere Motherhood Facebook Group

The Literary Life Podcast

Cindy’s Facebook

Cindy’s Instagram

 

Let them once get in touch with Nature, and a habit is formed which will be a source of delight through life. We were all meant to be naturalists, each in his degree, and it is inexcusable to live in a world so full of the marvels of plant and animal life and to care for none of these things.

Charlotte Mason, Home Education, p. 61