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EP 03: Routines that Bless| Taming the Laundry Beast Feb 16, 2024

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“Wash on Monday. Iron on Tuesday. Mend on Wednesday. Churn on Thursday. Clean on Friday. Bake on Saturday. Rest on Sunday.” -Little House in the Big Woods.

Welcome to, However Imperfectly where homeschooling and homemaking intersect. This podcast is for the homeschool mom who desires to educate her children with a rich Charlotte Mason education, and also has meals to put on the table and laundry sort each day. I am your host, Joy Cherrick. I hope you find encouragement as we explore the ideas of Charlotte Mason in the context of our modern homes. Mason provides the playbook for living and learning with our children that not only gives us an education unlike the one we received, but a full life together. We don’t have time for the latest educational fad. We need time-tested tools to help us raise and educate our children in truth, beauty, and goodness. I'm sure you will come to find, as I have, “that the education we are giving, however imperfectly, exceeds all that we intended or imagined.”)

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EP 02 Routines that Bless| Make Meals Everyday and Like It Feb 02, 2024

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Children need to eat at regular intervals. They seem to grow grumpy when not fed on time or in a regular rhythm.

As a young mother, I knew this to be true, however, I found myself always surprised by how quickly the meals came. For each meal, I’d scramble together what we had. I was not a “planner” nor was I sure how to manage the home in a way that would make this part of the day seamless.

Once I had three small children with one on the way, I knew it was time to apply my creative energy toward feeding my family well. Instead of being surprised, I developed a plan. Instead of being frazzled, I cultivated peace. You can too.

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I hope you find encouragement as we explore the ideas of Charlotte Mason in the context of our modern homes. Mason provides the playbook for living and learning with our children that not only gives us an education unlike the one we received, but a full life together. We don’t have time for the latest educational fad. We need time-tested tools to help us raise and educate our children in truth, beauty, and goodness. I'm sure you will come to find, as I have, “that the education we are giving, however imperfectly, exceeds all that we intended or imagined.”

Picture: Millet, Feeding the Young or La Becquée

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EP 01 Charlotte Mason, an Invitation Jan 19, 2024

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What is a Charlotte Mason education?” you ask.

This little question inaugurates you into an entire new way of looking at education, homemaking and living well.

Welcome. I’m glad you’re here.

As we explore Charlotte Mason’s ideas about education, you will find that you, my friend, are the heir to a vast kingdom. You want a better education for your children than the one you received. Me too. Mason gives us a map to follow so we can provide our children not only a robust academic education, but a full life.

Picture: Winslow Homer - Hark! The Lark (1882)

EP 00 A Mother's Resolution Jan 01, 2024

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I hope you find encouragement as we explore the ideas of Charlotte Mason in the context of our modern homes. Mason provides the principles for living and learning with our children that offers education unlike the one we received and a full life together. We don’t have time for the latest educational fad. We need time-tested tools to help us raise and educate our children in truth, beauty, and goodness. I'm sure you will come to find, as I have, “that the education we are giving, however imperfectly, exceeds all that we intended or imagined.”

Ep 19 Man's Best Friend, the dog May 19, 2023

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Ep 18 The world of ants May 12, 2023

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Ep 17 Lucky Clovers May 05, 2023

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You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast. Where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick and today I’m joined by Lydia, age 13. Lydia is a part of a podcasting club and chose the topic for today’s episode, researched and wrote it! Welcome to the podcast, Lydia! If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about the clover, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site.patreon.com/naturalistkids There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This episode is corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Cultivated Crops and Weeds. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

Ep 16 The Dandelion and how it got its name Apr 28, 2023

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You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast. Where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick and today I’m joined by Corinne, age 15. Corinne is a part of a podcasting club and chose the topic for today’s episode, researched and wrote it! Welcome to the podcast, Corinne! If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about the dandelion, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site.patreon.com/naturalistkids There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This episode is corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Cultivated Crops and Weeds. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

Ep 15 The Story of Cotton Apr 21, 2023

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You are listening to Naturalist Kids Podcast, where we bring the stories of nature to life to encourage you in your quest to learn more about this great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick and today I’m joined by Abigail, age 13. Abigail is a part of a podcasting club and chose the topic for today’s episode, researched and wrote it! Welcome to the podcast, Abigail! If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about the cotton, please consider supporting us through our Patreon site.patreon.com/naturalistkids There you will find transcripts, nature study lessons and additional resources to go with each episode! This episode is corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Cultivated Crops and Weeds. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.

Don't Homeschool Alone... Find your people! Mar 31, 2023

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Workshop link: https://naturestudyhacking.com/product/how-to-start-a-homeschool-co-op-live-workshop-april-13-2023-at-2pm-est/ Do you feel lonely - surrounded only by your children? It’s easy to feel that way. I’ve felt that way too because as homeschool moms we create our own community. That's why I created the one hour "How to Start a Nature Group LIVE* Workshop" on April 13th at 2pm- so that you can have the tools you need to build community in your area! Workshop link: https://naturestudyhacking.com/product/how-to-start-a-homeschool-co-op-live-workshop-april-13-2023-at-2pm-est/ *(Recording will be available after the workshop!)

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