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However ImperfectlyEp 20 Simple and Joyful Nature Study- a Chat with Nicole WilliamsJoy and Nicole talk about the challenges and joys of doing nature study in a homeschool setting. They talk about getting started when you don't know the names of anything and how to help older children engage. Grab Nicole's free nature study starter guide here: https://sabbathmoodhomeschool.com/hipJoin the Screen Free Kids Get Outside Challenge: https://www.howeverimperfectly.com/ScreenFreeChallengeStart the 5-day Nature Journal challenge here: https://www.howeverimperfectly.com/opt-in
2025-06-2132 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 19 Principle #20 All Knowledge Comes from GodPrincipal #20: “We allow no separation to grow up between the intellectual and ‘spiritual’ life of children, but teach them that the divine spirit has constant access to their spirits, and is their continual helper in all the interests, duties, and joys of life.”Get the reflection questions and resources that go with this episode over on However Imperfectly on Substack here.
2025-06-1318 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 18 Principle #19| Principles of ConductPrinciple #19: Therefore, children should be taught, as they become mature enough to understand such teaching, that the chief responsibility which rests on them as persons is the acceptance or rejection of ideas. To help them in this choice we give them principles of conduct, and a wide range of the knowledge fitted to them. These principles should save children from some of the loose thinking and heedless action which cause most of us to live at a lower level than we need.Head over to However Imperfectly on Substack for the reflection questions and show notes.
2025-05-3017 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 17 The Way of Reason| Leaning God's Wisdom not Our Own UnderstandingPrinciple #18: “The way of reason: We teach children, too, not to 'lean (too confidently) to their own understanding'; because the function of reason is to give logical demonstration (a) of mathematical truth, (b) of an initial idea, accepted by the will. In the former case, reason is, practically, an infallible guide, but in the latter, it is not always a safe one; for, whether that idea be right or wrong, reason will confirm it by irrefragable proofs.” Vol 6, MasonTo see the reflection questions and notes from this episode, head over to However Imperfectly on Subs...
2025-05-1719 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 16 Principles #16a and #17- Helping the child learn to control his will“There are two guides to moral and intellectual self-management to offer to children, [the first] we may call 'the way of the will'...The way of the will: Children should be taught, (a) to distinguish between 'I want' and 'I will.' (b) That the way to will effectively is to turn our thoughts from that which we desire but do not will. (c) That the best way to turn our thoughts is to think of or do some quite different thing, entertaining or interesting. (d) That after...
2025-05-0321 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 15 Principle #15: The Habit of Attention"A single reading is insisted on, because children have naturally great power of attention; but this force is dissipated by the re-reading of passages, and also, by questioning, summarizing, and the like."**If you want to be effective with your Nature Study work, check out my Nature Study Hacking Guides at www.howeverimperfectly.com. Learn how to get outside and use those lovely nature journals which will help you and your children cultivate the habit of attention with ease.**
2025-04-1817 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 14 Principle #14 The Art of NarrationPrinciples 14- Narration: The Art of Telling Back: “As knowledge is not assimilated until it is reproduced, children should 'tell back' after a single reading or hearing: or should write on some part of what they have read.” (Vol. 6, xxix)Check out the sample narrations and reflections questions over at However Imperfectly on Substack.**If you want to be effective with your Nature Study work, check out my Nature Study Hacking Guides at www.howeverimperfectly.com. Learn how to get outside and use those lovely nature journals.**
2025-04-0416 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 13 Principle #13 The Curriculum i.e. The Living LibraryPrinciple #13 “In devising a SYLLABUS for a normal child, of whatever social class, three points must be considered:(a) He requires much knowledge, for the mind needs sufficient food as much as does the body.(b) The knowledge should be various, for sameness in mental diet does not create appetite (i.e., curiosity).(c) Knowledge should be communicated in well-chosen language, because his attention responds naturally to what is conveyed in literary form.” (Vol. 6)Read and find links on However Imperfectly on Substack
2025-03-2115 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 12 Principle #12 Education is a Science of RelationsHave you ever wondered how to help your child truly love learning? In our latest podcast episode and Substack article, we dive into Charlotte Mason’s Principle #12: Education is a Science of Relations.Children are born with a natural desire to connect—with ideas, history, nature, art, and even the materials they use in their hands. Our role as parents and educators is not to force information upon them but to introduce them to a vast world of meaningful relationships. Whether it’s through books, tangible experiences, or friendships, a full and flourishing life comes from these rich c...
2025-03-0717 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 11 Principle #11 Education is Cultivating Wisdom Through Nourishing Ideas“But we, believing that the normal child has powers of mind which fit him to deal with all knowledge proper to him, give him a full and generous curriculum; taking care only that all knowledge offered him is vital, that is, that facts are not presented without their informing ideas.”Read the article and get the reflection questions over on Substack .This episode is sponsored by Nature Study Hacking. Head over to NatureStudyHacking.com to learn more.
2025-02-2117 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 10 Principle #10 From Bucket Heads to Bright Minds| The True Role of Teacher & Learner“Such a doctrine as e.g. the Herbartian, that the mind is a receptacle, lays the stress of education (the preparation of knowledge in enticing morsels duly ordered) upon the teacher. Children taught on this principle are in danger of receiving much teaching with little knowledge; and the teacher’s axiom is, ‘what a child learns matters less than how he learns it.”
Read the article and get the reflection questions over on Substack .
This episode is sponsored by Nature Study Hacking. Head over to NatureStudyHacking.com to learn more.
2025-02-0717 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 09 Principle #9 Feeding the Hungry MindFeeding the mind as we do the body is the role of education. Read the article and get the reflection questions over on Substack .
This episode is sponsored by Nature Study Hacking. Head over to NatureStudyHacking.com to learn more.
2025-01-2411 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 08 Principle #8 Education is a Life
“Education is a life. That life is sustained on ideas. Ideas are of spiritual origin, and God has made us so that we get them chiefly as we convey them to one another, whether by word of mouth, written page, Scripture word, musical symphony; but we must sustain a child's inner life with ideas as we sustain his body with food.”
Read the transcript and the reflection questions here.
This episode is sponsored by Nature Study Hacking guides. Learn how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to https://naturestudyhacking.com/
2025-01-1023 min
Of-By-For the People!Joy Cherrick - TN 'Freedom Educational Bill'! The Good and The Bad and Homeschooling!Joy Cherrick - the good and bad of the TN 'Freedom Educational Bill'! PLUS - homeschooling, the broken system, solutions, and we play 'would you rather'!
Link to the bill: https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1751081
Link to Joy's substack: https://tennesseeschoolchoice.substack.com/p/coming-soon?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Link to Arizona information she referred to: https://www.cato.org/blog/new-arizona-data-shows-school-choice-saving-state-money
Conversations centered around the American Experiment and our Constitution and Bill of Rights! Our goal is to provide different perspectives - give historical context - model how to talk with those...
2024-12-1352 min
During the Break with Clint PowellTN 'Educational Freedom Bill' - Homeschooling! The Good and Bad with Joy Cherrick!Joy Cherrick - the good and bad of the TN 'Freedom Educational Bill'! PLUS - homeschooling, the broken system, solutions, and we play 'would you rather'!
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2024-12-1252 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 07 Principle #7 Education is a Discipline
Habit training is more than a tool for managing behavior; it is the cornerstone of character formation, equipping children with the discipline, virtue, and moral strength to govern themselves well and to make decisions toward what is right.
Read the Reflection Questions that go with this episode on Substack.
2024-12-0616 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 06 Principle #6 Education is an Atmosphere
On the wayside of the Appalachian Mountains sits a charming stone church, with a bell tower that no longer rings and a simple stained-glass window above the pulpit. The interior is warm, with chocolatey wood contrasting the stone walls. While the church is beautiful, it is the atmosphere of love and genuine welcome from the people that makes it truly special. When you attend, you’ll be greeted with smiles and care, and that warmth comes not just from the surroundings but from the hearts of the congregation...
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2024-12-0513 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 05 Principle #5 Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life- a primer
Principle #5 Seeing that we are limited by the respect due to the personality of children we can allow ourselves but three educational instruments––the atmosphere of environment, the discipline of habit and the presentation of living ideas. Our motto is: "Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life."
Read the transcript and see the reflection questions on Substack
2024-12-0412 min
However ImperfectlyEP 04 Principle #4 Limits to Our Authority as Parents and EducatorsThis fourth principle builds upon the third which reminds us that we have authority over our children, and they have a duty to be teachable.
So, the key to understanding the limits of our authority comes from humble reliance on God and walking in the ways of good living laid out in scriptures. Recognizing our own weaknesses and need for God’s help allows us to maintain a posture of sympathy for our children’s weaknesses which is the key to truly guiding and directing our children toward a good life.
Read on Substack and go throu...
2024-10-2528 min
However ImperfectlyEP 03 Principle #3 Parents are in charge and children should do as they're toldIn God’s wisdom He places children in… not daycare facilities, nor schools… He places them in families - the foundation of human society and the bedrock of human flourishing. The home is the best growing place for a child. It is here children learn good manners, right and wrong, and how to restrain the urge to wallop one’s brother. Parents are in charge. We didn’t come up with this. We know we are vastly under qualified to teach our children about the Righteousness of God, but someone must teach them and so the honor and duty falls on u...
2024-10-1120 min
However ImperfectlyEP 02 Principle #2 Good and evil nature of childrenThis is the most controversial of Mason's Principles. Join me as we look at what this principle is telling us about the natural laws of education, namely that there is good and evil in the world and what that means for moms and teachers of children being raised in the 21st Century.
Mason wants mothers to understand the natural laws that affect our children and hinder or help our work as mothers so that we will joyfully fulfill our God-given role to guide and direct our them.
Read on Substack and go through the...
2024-09-2731 min
However ImperfectlyEP 01 Principle #1 Children are Born PersonsThere’s nothing more humbling than holding a freshly born babe complete with those glorious first cries and skin so soft it feels like you are touching heaven itself. Looking at that face for the first time, seeing those baby rolls, and thinking about all the possibilities ahead for this dear one make those dawning moments touch the divine and help us to come into contact with the miraculous nature of human life. Motherhood begins with many hopes, there are some fears, to be sure, but we get the privilege of st...
2024-09-1326 min
However ImperfectlyEp 00 A Masterly Mother's Homeschool Plan
Welcome to Season #2 of the However Imperfectly Podcast. This season we will be diving into Charlotte Mason’s 20 Principles because they help us see our children and our goals for their education clearly. Getting to know these principles encourages us to move from mechanically implementing booklists, checklists, and systems to educate our children and toward being fully alive to our own duties given by God to help our families thrive. Modern homeschool advice is generally about how to save time and energy so that homeschooling can be easier through open-and-go curriculums. What we need are not more ti...
2024-08-3027 min
However ImperfectlyEP 10 A Masterly SummerAs summer beckons us with her long days, late nights, and leisurely ways, let’s pause to consider a few questions before it melts away and the new school year is before us. What is a person and how are they formed? How ought we spend our time this summer? How does this time form us? What do we owe to our children these summer days? What, before the Lord, should we consider before one day melts into the next with delicious rest and rejuvenation?
Today we consider these questions and I also give li...
2024-05-2420 min
However ImperfectlyEP 09 Screen Free Guide to the Outdoor Life of ChildrenThe addictive pull of screens can become a perpetual whack-a-mole in a home seeking to
cultivate a love for nature in their children. It's a game we'd rather not be playing with no end
in sight. What's a mother to do?
This episode comes with a gift. On the HoweverImperfectly Substack , I’ve added the Screen Free Get Outside Challenge for free subscribers. Over at the NatureStudyHacking.com shop you can purchase the Screen Free Guide to the Outdoor Life of Children. (Now ON SALE!) This guide includes reflection questions to help you think through your current atmosphere, discipline, and li...
2024-05-1012 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 08 A Whole Day of RestRest is essential to human flourishing. Rest is both a gift and a human right that will not only help us enter into the good blessings God offers us spiritually and relationally but will restore our bodies from the labors of this life and allow us to flourish mind, body, and soul.
My nature study support guides are available at naturestudyhacking.com
2024-04-2613 min
However ImperfectlyEP 07 Learn to Love What Must Be Done| Interview with Mystie WinklerRaising children is the best way to find out one’s weaknesses. Perhaps you thought you were a fairly good citizen. You always thought of others when taking turns at the post office and you never took more than your portion of ice cream at the birthday party.
But having children seems to expose the lazy and selfish parts of ourselves. That’s why we need the help from others who’ve been there too and can help us navigate through the cultural sludge and learn to see our work as an act of worship.
We trul...
2024-04-1228 min
However ImperfectlyEP 06 Routines that Bless| The Reasonably Clean HouseIn my years of motherhood, I’ve met many friends who are better housekeepers than I am. Some of them just come by it naturally.
I come by it with effort and thoughtful deliberation.
I’m easily distracted by the dimples on my children’s faces, the lure of a good book and the conversation with a friend. If you are naturally clean and tidy, you may not understand the need for a pep talk to keep your home in order and to do thus on repeat until that last little one grows up gets marrie...
2024-03-2915 min
However ImperfectlyEP 05 Routines That Bless| Family DevotionsOne of the gifts of motherhood is to overhear a child humming or singing softly while playing or doing chores only to discover they are singing a hymn we learned in church or during our family devotions. Is there anything more precious than listening to children’s voices singing praises to God?
To hear a child sing as loud as possible: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty, all thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea” is to enter into the eternal throne room where we will all be lifting up our voices in wors...
2024-03-1517 min
However ImperfectlyEP 04 Teddy Roosevelt On American MotherhoodToday I have a treat for you. We are going to step back in time to 1905. At this time, Ms. Mason was sending out her Mother’s Education Course correspondences and farmers were leaving the countryside to find work in the cities of America. This was a time filled with innovation and excitement for new discoveries and technologies were being made to make life more comfortable for more people. But as the Industrial Revolution made its way through the Western World, it affected the way American Women were seeing themselves and their work in the home. In 1905, most women st...
2024-03-0117 min
However ImperfectlyEP 03: Routines that Bless| Taming the Laundry Beast
“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 moder...
2024-02-1618 min
However ImperfectlyEP 02 Routines that Bless| Make Meals Everyday and Like ItChildren 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 t...
2024-02-0221 min
However ImperfectlyEP 01 Charlotte Mason, an InvitationWhat 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....
2024-01-1926 min
However ImperfectlyEP 00 A Mother's Resolution
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 to 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 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 ti...
2024-01-0115 min
Simple Farmhouse Life192. Spend More Time Outside and Less Time on Screens This Summer! | Joy Cherrick of Nature Study HackingNavigating the topic of screen time as a mom in today’s world can definitely be overwhelming. Joy is a fellow mom of seven, and she has a passion for helping families put down the screens and enjoy the beauty of life outdoors through her nature study resources. In our conversation, we address the feeling of overwhelm moms experience when outdoor time seems like just one more task to add to their already full plate. Rather, Joy encourages us that time spent outdoors can become a natural part of the daily rhythm that brings richness and joy to the whole...
2023-07-0657 min
Simply Convivial: Biblical Homemaking, Homeschooling & Mom Life—Without BurnoutPut down the phone and get outside (with Joy Cherrick)We have so much to do and so many distractions that we readily neglect the simple things that would connect us to the real world and real relationships best. One of those things is spending time enjoying the outdoors.Joy has some tips and a free challenge that will help you get outside with your kids with no pressure and no guilt. Find it here: https://naturestudyhacking.com/2023/04/25/screen-free-kids-get-outside-challenge-3/Find Joy's podcast here: https://naturestudyhacking.com/naturalist-kids-podcast/📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcR...
2023-07-0418 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 19 Man's Best Friend, the dogYou 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 Sophie, age 13. Sophie is a part of a podcasting club and chose the topic for today’s episode, researched and wrote it! Welcome to the podcast, Sophie! This episode is corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.
2023-05-1910 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 18 The world of antsYou 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 Heide, age 13. Heide is a part of a podcasting club and chose the topic for today’s episode, researched and wrote it! Welcome to the podcast, Heide! This episode is corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Insects. Nature Study Hacking teaches families how to get outside and use a nature journal. Head over to naturestudyhacking.com to learn more.
2023-05-1209 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 17 Lucky Clovers
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 tr...
2023-05-0521 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 16 The Dandelion and how it got its name
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 tr...
2023-04-2810 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 15 The Story of Cotton
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 tr...
2023-04-2114 minHowever ImperfectlyDon't Homeschool Alone... Find your people!
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2023-03-3102 min
10 Minutes to a Better HomeschoolTMBH Episode 65: Starting a Nature GroupNature groups can provide an enriching communal experience for homeschoolers, offering the opportunity to cultivate relationships with like-minded peers. That's why our friend Joy Cherrick is here today to talk about how she started her group and how it helped her to grow and find support as a homeschool mom. By creating a nature group (or any other kind of group), homeschoolers can build a supportive community that enriches their growth and understanding of the world. Find the show notes for this episode at https://pambarnhill.com/tmbh65Mentioned in this episode:Join...
2023-03-3115 min
However ImperfectlyEp. 14 Squirrel Tales and FablesYou 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 David, age 9. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about the squirrel, 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 is episode 14. This episode is corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals. Natur...
2022-09-3015 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 13- Butterflies, Moths and the origins of SilkYou 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 Faith, age 5. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about pumpkins, 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 is episode 11. This episode is corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Insects.. Nature Stud...
2022-09-1612 minHowever ImperfectlyEp. 12 Honeybee FolkloreYou 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 God’s great world. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick and today I’m joined by Hudson, age 7. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about honebees, 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| Insects. Nature Study Hacking teaches...
2022-09-0215 minHowever ImperfectlyEp. 11 All about the DragonflyYou 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. This is episode 11. I’m your host, Joy Cherrick and today I’m joined by Elliot, age 11. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about the dragonfly, 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| Insects. Natur...
2022-08-1913 minHowever ImperfectlyEp. 10 - Winter Wonders| Snow and the Blizzard of 1888You 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 Elliot, age 9. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about winter, 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 is Episode 4 of Season 2. This episode is sponsored by Naturalist Monthly Newsletter. Natu...
2020-12-2115 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 9 - A Closer Look at StarsYou 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 Hudson, age 6. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about Stars, 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 is Episode 3 of Season 2. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Stars & Skie...
2020-12-1421 minHowever ImperfectlyEp. 8 - Christmas Trees FolkloreYou 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 David, age 7. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about the Christmas Tree, 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 is Episode 2 of Season 2. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hack...
2020-12-0713 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 7 - The Sun Makes SeasonsYou 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 Reagan, age 11. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about How the Sun Makes the Seasons, 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 is Episode 1 of Season 2. This episode corresponds with...
2020-11-3018 minHowever ImperfectlyEp 6: Rabbit TalesYou 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 Reagan, age 11. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about rabbits, 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 is Episode 6 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals. And t...
2020-11-0912 minHowever ImperfectlyEP 5: Fox Folklore and Fun FactsYou 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 David, age 7. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about foxes, 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 is episode 5 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals, and...
2020-11-0217 minHowever ImperfectlyEp. 4: House Cats and Black CatsYou 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 Elliot, age 9. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about cats, 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 is Episode 4 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals. Natur...
2020-10-2619 minHowever ImperfectlyEp. 3: Bat FolkloreYou 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 Hudson, age 6. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about bats, 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 is Episode 3 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Mammals. Natur...
2020-10-1915 min
Homeschool Conversations with Humility and DoxologyNature Study Hacking and Nurturing a Life of Learning (with Joy Cherrick)Have you ever noticed that the school part seems to be crowding out the life part of your homeschool? When Joy Cherrick began to feel stagnant in her homeschool, she realized she had forgotten Charlotte Mason’s reminder that education is a discipline, an atmosphere, and a life. She joins us on this episode of Homeschool Conversations to talk about creating margin in the homeschool day, Nature Study Hacking with a variety of ages, and more!
Year of Memory Work: https://humilityanddoxology.com/year-of-memory-work/
Show Notes: https://humilityanddoxology.com/Joy-Cherrick
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2020-10-1251 minHowever ImperfectlyEp. 2 Popcorn or Sweetcorn and other corn storiesYou 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 Reagan, age 11. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about corn, 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 is episode 2 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Cultivated Crop...
2020-10-1215 minHowever ImperfectlyEp. 1 Why we love Pumpkins and other Pumpkin folkloreYou 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 Reagan, age 11. If you love our podcast and want to see more episodes like this one about pumpkins, 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 is Episode 1 of Season 1. This episode corresponds with Nature Study Hacking| Cultivated Crop...
2020-10-0515 minHowever ImperfectlyNaturalist Kids Podcast TrailerWhen Cinderella’s fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a carriage - she did more than just help the servant girl get to a ball… The pumpkin, at the time Charles Perrault wrote down his version of Cinderella, was synonymous with poor, common people. It was the food of peasants.
But how did the pumpkin end up in pies at Thanksgiving or carved into Jack-O-Lanterns?
I’m Joy Cherrick. I write about natural history, folklore and exploring how people have interacted with God’s creation through time. On Naturalist Kids Podcast, we bring many of the forg...
2020-08-2701 min
Homeschool Better Together with Pam BarnhillYMB #71 Nature Study Hacking: A Conversation with Joy CherrickToday on the podcast I am joined by Joy Cherrick, homeschooling mom of six and author of Nature Study Hacking. This series of lesson plans boils down nature journaling to a do-able list that moms everywhere can actually use. On the show Joy and I chat about the value of studying nature, the four parts of nature study, and ideas for how to make nature journaling a habit that your kids want to do on their own. Enjoy! More information, downloads, and show notes at https://pambarnhill.com/ymb71Mentioned in this episode:
2020-04-1437 min
Live Well AnywayCTLP Episode 118-Simplifying Nature Study with Joy CherrickAffiliate links are used in this content. This week’s episode of CTL is brought to you by BetterHelp private online counseling. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOVELY for 10% OFF your first month of counseling. Thanks to Plan to Eat for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial. Show Notes-... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 118-Simplifying Nature Study with Joy Cherrick! Consider leaving a comment!
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