FREE Living Books & Nature Study Resources
Published:
February 22, 2014
Contributor:
Carrie
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We were not always Charlotte Mason homeschoolers. It has simplified our life a ton! Read about our CM journey here & how it brought happiness back to our homeschool! Note, this was written when my daughter was in seventh grade. She is now in eighth grade. To read about what we are using this year, click here.
So, what is a living book? Great question. Living books are inspiring stories that engage the mind and open it up to worlds and ideas. The books “come alive” and are passionately written, normally by only one author. They are the opposite of text books. Children learn by reading stories, both fiction and non-fiction. If you Google “What is a Living Book?” you will get a ton of different answers!
FREE right now – The Ultimate Living Book Unit Study Adventure: A Literature-based, Bible-based Unit Study Plan for All Ages
This internet-linked core/spine ebook pulls all 16 ebooks contained within “The Ultimate Living Book Unit Study Adventure” curriculum together into a very comprehensive unit study.
Its introduction gives a concise explanation of how a Literature-based, Bible-based unit study can easily be created; the rest of the ebook places the study within the context of everyday life, offering in greater detail suggestions for activities, and abundant free resources. (The remaining 15 ebooks contained within the curriculum offer even more assistance and resources; these individual titles can also be used separately.)
Here are some more freebies:
Ambleside Online Curriculum – a free homeschool curriculum designed to be as close as possible to the curriculum that Charlotte Mason used in her own private and correspondence schools.
Getting Started in Homeschooling (Simply Charlotte Mason FREEBIE)
Education Is – Free ebook by Simply Charlotte Mason that explains the basics of a Charlotte Mason education, one that includes the atmosphere of your home, the discipline of good habits, and the life-giving ideas that come from great books and methods.
Smooth and Easy Days – A free e-book that looks at Charlotte Mason’s common-sense ideas and practical tips for cultivating good habits in your child’s life. A great introduction to the concepts in Laying Down the Rails.
Old-Fashioned Education – free homeschool curricula, literature and text books organized for the use of homeschooling families.
Living Books Curriculum often has FREEBIES at CurrClick!
FREE – First Lessons in Nature Study
FREE Instructions – How to Make a Nature Journal
Nature Study FREE Printables & Lessons
Charlotte Mason Homeschooling in 18 Easy Step-by-Step instructions – Would you like to teach your children in ways that encourage curiosity and enthusiasm, while at the same time expecting excellence in many areas – even more areas than most curricula expect? Learn how with this book (not free, but so valuable!)
There are many Charlotte Mason/Living Books Curriculum available for homeschoolers. Some of them are: Five in a Row, Sonlight, Winter Promise, Living Books Curriculum, Tapestry of Grace, Heart of Dakota, and my favorite Queen Homeschool Supplies!
Here is an awesome Charlotte Mason Style Writing Curriculum:
For Nature Lovers, find fun unit studies here:
Lots of FREE Nature Study Resource (some are members only, but there are many that are FREE!
Carrie
Carrie Fernandez is the founder of Homeschool Giveaways and owner of Daily Skill Building. She has been homeschooling for over 18 years, has two girls and works side by side at home with her awesome husband. She has been saved by grace, fails daily, but continues to strive toward the prize of the high calling of being a daughter of the Most High God.
