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)

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List of Nature Lore Books from Sabbath Mood Homeschool

Handbook of Nature Study by Comstock

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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!)

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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.

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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!)

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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!)

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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)

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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

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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)

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Charlotte Mason's school programs had students studying three languages, besides English and Latin, by the time they graduated. Why was the study of Foreign Language so important to her? We'll explore that idea and lay out her method for teaching languages in today's podcast episode.

Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!)

ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List

TalkBox.mom (a variety of languages)

theULAT.com (French, Spanish; Italian and German coming)

aliceayel.com (French)

Academia Late y Llama (Spanish)

*You can also search on YouTube for "Comprehensible Input [target language of your choice]"

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