• Today on The New Mason Jar podcast, Cindy and Dawn talk with Karen Glass, veteran homeschool mom, member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory, and author of a number of excellent Charlotte Mason education books
• Why is Karen’s new book, Much May Be Done with Sparrows, different from the other works that she has written?
• Who is this book for, and how did it come to be?
• What is a “chap book”?
• How the essay titles, quotes from Charlotte Mason’s works, and Karen’s own thoughts interact in this work

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• On The New Mason Jar this week, Cindy sits down for another conversation about nature study with Jeannette Tulis, this time focusing on autumn
• What can we look for when we go out to do nature study in the fall?
  • Look for seeds and fruits
  • Look for autumn wildflowers
  • Examine leaf scars on trees as leaves drop
  • Find resources that help identify your local flora and fauna
  • Jeannette’s list of books and resources is found below

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• On The New Mason Jar podcast this week, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mom of five and math coach
• How Denise first learned about Charlotte Mason
• What is the foundation of mathematics in Charlotte Mason's educational philosophy?
• What Denise's mathematics background is and how she taught math with her own children
• How do captain ideas apply to the subject of mathematics?
• What can parents do when we feel ill-equipped to teach math in a CM way?
• How can we bring curiosity to our mathematics exercises?
• How to bring the habit of attention to math through playful exploration

Please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/093/ to view all the show notes for this episode including links to all the resources mentioned.