Ep 117 - What is a Living Book? (with Leah Boden, the Modern Miss Mason)

Want to talk shop? Send me a text.Season 10 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast is here! This season will be all about living books and science. In this episode, we'll be discussing what living books are with Charlotte Mason education expert, Leah Boden, the Modern Miss Mason.Key TakeawaysA traditional education spoon-feeds. A Charlotte Mason education ask of the child, "Why don't you contribute?"Living books help our kids to form relationships with knowledge.If a book is full of facts and pictures, it's not a living book.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 01:23 – Who was Charlotte Mason?04:05 – The single most important idea from her education philosophy06:35 – What is a living book? 10:57 – Tips for picking living books12:40 – How you discuss living books with our kids.19:33 – Leah's living books for science, plus a glimpse at how they handled science24:52 – Leah's new book - The Modern Miss Mason.31:20 –  How Elemental Science can help with living books and scienceEpisode LinksFull TranscriptThe Modern Miss Mason WebsiteLeah Boden's InstagramGot questions? Email [email protected] or connect with us on the web:Instagram - @elementalscienceWebsite - https://elementalscience.com/Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!