Homeschool How-To: Living Books

Living books are a cornerstone in the Charlotte Mason method, and can be a helpful part of anyone’s homeschool! But what are living books? In this Homeschool How-To, Jenny discusses what living books are, and she gives some examples of her favorites.

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Show Notes

Mentioned in the show

Shakespeare

King Arthur

Our Island Story

Little Bear

Parables From Nature

Little House on the Prairie

The Secret Garden

Chronicles of Narnia

Treasure Island

Lad: A Dog

Time Codes

0:00 Intro

1:02 Definition of “living books”

1:47 My experience with living books

2:23 Examples of living books

3:23 Twaddle: The opposite of living books

4:36 Why living books are important

5:28 More examples of living books that you might already have!

5:55 Final thoughts

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