Episodes

  • Episode 321: Voices from the Conference - Reading the Volumes by Morgan Conner
    Dec 12 2025

    Today's podcast episode is part of our occasional series, Voices from the Conference. We will be sharing with you Morgan Conner's talk from this past year's ADE @ Home Virtual Conference on reading Charlotte Mason's volumes. Enjoy!

    Charlotte Mason volumes reading schedule

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    53 mins
  • Episode 320: Literature Part 6, Closing Thoughts
    Dec 5 2025

    How can I get my kids to read these types of books if they've not been Charlotte Mason educated from the beginning? Where can I combine my children to make our schedule better? How do I know that they are getting anything out of their reading? In today's podcast we are addressing these questions and more as we wrap up our literature series.

    Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!)

    ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List

    ADE on YouTube

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    18 mins
  • Episode 319: Literature Part 5, Forms 5-6
    Nov 28 2025

    Today, we are talking about the highest level of Charlotte Mason Literature lessons in high school. How do they differ from earlier levels? What sorts of books are assigned? Stay tuned to learn more.

    Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!)

    ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List

    ADE Shakespeare Planner

    ADE on YouTube

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    16 mins
  • Episode 318: Literature Part 4, Forms 3-4
    Nov 21 2025

    If you've been following along, you might be thinking, what more can we add to literature lessons during middle and high school? Well, join us today to take a look at grades seven through nine literature lessons in the Charlotte Mason curriculum.

    Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!)

    ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List

    English Literature for Boys and Girls by HE Marshall

    The Age of Fable by Thomas Bullfinch

    Shakespeare (Folger and Oxford Editions)

    ADE Literature: Forms 3-4 Breakdown

    ADE Shakespeare Planner

    ADE on YouTube

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    20 mins
  • Episode 317: Literature Part 3, Form 2
    Nov 14 2025

    Do we really need to read Shakespeare? I thought all of the books were read during morning lessons. Upper elementary literature lessons in a Charlotte Mason curriculum may just surprise you. Join us today in the podcast to find out all the details.

    Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!)

    ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List

    Heroes of Asgard by Annie and Eliza Keary (black and white or color)

    The Age of Fable by Thomas Bullfinch

    Shakespeare (Folger and Oxford Editions)

    ADE Literature: Forms 1-2 Breakdown

    ADE Shakespeare Planner

    Episode 38: Shakespeare

    Episode 135: Shakespeare Immersion Lesson

    ADE on YouTube

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    24 mins
  • Episode 316: Literature Part 2, Form 1
    Nov 7 2025

    How much should I read in a lesson to my beginning students? Which books are best suited for early elementary school? Stay tuned in to today's podcast episode as we discuss Form 1 Literature Lessons for grades 1-3.

    Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!)

    ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List

    Aesop for Children by Milo Winter

    Andersen or Grimm's Fairy Tales

    Pilgrim's Progress (Penguin Classic)

    Etsy shop for Pilgrim's Progress Map

    Tales of Troy and Greece (Yesterday's Classics)

    ADE Literature: Forms 1-2 Breakdown

    Episode 130: Form 1 Pilgrim's Progress Immersion Lesson

    ADE on YouTube

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    25 mins
  • Episode 315: Literature Part 1, Introduction
    Oct 31 2025

    Living Books. These two words are almost synonymous with a Charlotte Mason education. In today's episode we begin our discussion of Literature in a Charlotte Mason curriculum and try to get to the heart of how she used living books in literature lessons.

    Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!)

    ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List

    Episode 36: Literature

    Episode 236: Poetry

    ADE on YouTube

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    15 mins
  • Episode 314: History Part 5, Closing Thoughts
    Oct 24 2025

    Are you wondering where to place your kids in Charlotte Mason's streams of history? Are you struggling to teach multiple students in multiple form levels? In today's podcast we are addressing these things and other practical concerns and questions about Charlotte Mason's history lessons.

    Charlotte Mason, Volume 6 (Amazon) (Living Book Press - use code DELECTABLE for 10% off!)

    ADE Vol 6, Chapt 10 Reading List

    ADE on YouTube

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    17 mins