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Pinecones
.}{ature eS tudy with
the Gentle �rt of fearning"'
с5\ $tory for �other (Зulture'
Charlotte Mason
Research & Supply Сотраnу
Pocketfнl of Pinecones; Natшe Stнdy with the Gentle Art of Learniпg
А Story for Mother Cultшe
Ьу Каrеп Aпdreola
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Copyright ©2002 Ьу Karen Andreola
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Andreola, Karen.
Pocketful of pinecones : natшe study with the gentle art of learniпg
: а story for mother cultшe
/ Ьу
Karen Andreola.
р. cm.
lпcludes ЫЬ\iographical references апd iпdex.
ISBN 1-889209-03-1 (pbk.)
l. Nature study-Activity programs-Uпited States. 2. Home
schooliпg-LJпited States. 3.
Маsоп. Charlotte М. (Charlotte Maria).
1842-1923. 1. Mason, Charlotte М. (Charlotte Maria), 1842-1923. Home
educatioп,
а
сошsе of lectшes to ladies. 11. Тitle.
LBI585.3 .А55 2001
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15 Spur-ofothe-Moment ScribЬling
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27 Tomorrow We Go Home
28 Marvelous Snowflakes
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9ntroduction
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н
ow do you do nature study with your chil­
dren?" curious mothers ask me.
"We go on naturewa1ks," 1 answer.
'The children draw what we find and some­
times we read about it when we get home. Their drawings
and observations are kept in
а
Nature Notebook." UnaЬle
to go into more detail than this at
а
crowded homeschoo1
conference, l point out that 1 have some chapters on how
to do nature study in my book,
� (!haтlotte �ason
(!ompanion - 'Peтsonal "Rgflections оп the Gentle �тt of
f.eaтning.
The pages of 'Pocketful of 'Pinecones go further. They
are meant to gi ve the reader
а
larger look at
а
lifestyle of
learning. Although the story is fiction, the experiences are
based on my own. Since 1988 l have been doing nature
study with my children in accordance with Charlotte
ix
Masoп's advice iп
c:Jfome Education.
А11 of my childreп have created their
оwп Nature Notebooks at one time or another and, 1 am happy to say,
ha\'e retained а wonder and reverence for nature.
'Pocketful of 'Pinecones
is written as the diary of а fictional homeschooling mother named Carol.
Shal\ 1 admit that iп mапу ways Caro1 is 1ike myse1f? (Notice the similar·
ity in the names.) Caro1 1ives in New Eng1and duriпg the Depressioп years
of 1935·36. She starts her diary in September when homeschool 1essons
begin. The autumn section of the book is more didactic thaп 1ater sec·
tions: the autumn section exp1ains, step Ьу step,
how to construct а
Nature Notebook and suggests ways to overcome certain obstac1es that
may arise. Gradually the chapters become 1ess "teach-y" and Ьу Christmas,
as more of а story unfo1ds, you will Ье caught up in the drama of Caro1
and her family.
l \ike old books. Perhaps this is why \'ve given my book the voice
and appearance of one. The message, however, has relevance for today's
homeschooling mother. The illustrations were carefully researched and
freely adapted from а style typical of the nineteen-thirties. Some pictures
were based on specific works Ьу George М. Sutton and George О. Richards.
Му thanks go to illustrator Robert. Е. jones for his faithful renderings.
Y
ou may have heard people in education talk about "hands-on" learn­
ing. What can Ье more hands-on than nature study? It is wonderfн1
to have а bookish education if the books are living books, books writ­
ten Ьу authors who have а particular fondness for their subject - books
other than dry textbooks. In а bookish education, nature study provides
an opportunity for hands-on discovery learning. What is discovered is
remembered. What is \istened to, touched, smelled, watched, and (in
some instances) tasted is better understood. Young children become keen
observers. They deve1op the patient power of attention and obseп:ation
wheп they use their five senses as amateur naturalists. Nature t·acts
crammed from а textbook for а science test are more \ike1y forgotten.
'Pocketful of 'Pinecones
provides you with many examples of disco\-·er y
1earпing - examples for each season. They are тете/у examples, howev­
er, meant to start you on your own adveпture with natнre.
х
Although the emphasis of the stor y is on nature study, it a\so
touches upon
а
range of other subjects. lt also gives the reader
introduction to the writings ofMiss CharlotteMason
back of the book you will find
а
tions from Miss Mason's book,
CJeome Education.
а
(1842-1923).
brief
At the
supplement containing se\ected quota­
The quotations are ref­
erenced in the story because they are ones that were influential to Carol.
(Carol had
а
сору of
CJeome Education.)
1 suggest that you wait 1шtil the
end of each chapter to read them - or even until the end of the story.
ast, but not least,
L
of
feet
а
а
'Pocketful of 'Pinecones
is essentially about the life
mother who industriously cares for her family. Caro\ is on her
lot. She has worries, hopes, joys, and disappointments. She learns
to trust the Lord in her circumstances. And she is ver y wise to partici­
pate in what 1 callMother Culture®. То take part inMother Culture' is to
take
а
little time to keep growing. 1n as little as fifteen minutes
а
day,
а
mother can strengthen her spirit, expand her mind, exercise her cre­
ativity, or ponder ideas that will help her in her arduous task as home­
maker/home teacher. 1 have designed this book to Ье useful for Mother
Culture', to Ье nourishing, and to Ье influential in keeping up
а
moth­
er's enthusiasm. 1t is my prayer that she who reads it will Ье encouraged
in her task while she gathers practical ideas for teaching her own pre­
cious children Ьу way of the gentle art of learning.
I(aren c54.ndreola
July 2001
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�arol $tarts
$omething
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�eptember 1935
T
oday
1
attempted something
l've never done
before. Homeschooling is an absolutely new expe­
rience for me. This morning Emily knocked on
my bedroom door. Her golden hair was neatly
brushed and she was wearing the new honey-colored dress
l had made her. Then Donald shuffled in with
а
peculiar
expression- his dark hair sticking out in all directions. Не
asked Emily where she was going so early this morning.
"Don't you know?" Emily asked, with purpose. 'Today
is the first day of schoo\. Соте on Don, get dressed."
"'Okay," he answered reluctantly - probaЬiy partly
because he didn't like being told what to do Ьу his younger
sister and partly because his attitude towards sclюo\ l1as
been one of utter dissatisfaction. With rnore wakefulнess
he added, "'Неу, we don't have to go to school tLxiay, do we)
You're teaching us t h is year, right Mom)"
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l hope l can live up to his expectations.
After breakfast, Emily was clearing the taЬle and Don was licking
the jam spoon when l came back into the kitchen with two Ьlack and
white composition books. They're just ordinary composition books, but
my plans are that the children will turn them into something special.
Both children looked at me inquisitively. Don reached out for one of
them - but not wishing to get them sticky with jam, l told him and
Emily to соте into the parlor as soon as their chores were finished.
l had their little desks set up in the parlor so that l can teach them
in my favorite room. lt's now
more cheerful room since the landlord
а
allowed us to paint it robln's egg Ьlue. The sheer ruftled curtains bright­
en up this corner of our rather dark bungalow. lt will Ье
а
lovely place
to teach the children.
Michael was in
а
hurry, as usual. As we joined him at the door to
say goodbye, 1 straightened his tie and handed him his briefcase. However
much in
а
hurry he was, on the doorstep he turned round to whisper an
encouraging word in my ear, tipped his hat, and was off. 1 watched him
go, thinking to myself, "What
а
kind man he is, and handsome too, in
his new suit - matching so well his brown hair and brown eyes." Then
it struck me that with his recent haircut and the cleft in his chin he
bears
а
resemЬlance to Cary Grant. Of course, he is even more handsome
than Cary Grant! l am so thankful that he has
а
good position at
а
time
when so many men are out of work.
l was sitting at my writing desk squinting at
а
schedule sheet when
the children came into the parlor. l was thinking to myself that l could
have the makings of
а
truly orderly sort of person - though l know it
will take constant effort. l have decided to use this first week to "warm
up" to lessons - to acquaint the children with their subjects
а
time. 1 think this will make for
а
а
little at
good beginning. Emily is starting sec·
ond grade and Don, fourth.
For science we will study God's creation together. l know how
much Don and Emily like to Ье outdoors; therefore, l think the ad\•ice
from "Jfome Education Ьу Miss Charlotte Mason - to have students
record their observations of the out-of-d.oors in
а
Nature Notebook- will
Ье enjoyaЬle for them.
"Children, l'm looking forward to teaching you myself this year.
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Соте sit on the sofa with те and we'll talk about these books," 1 began.
When I explained that they could keep а record of whatever Ьit of nature
they found, drawing and writing а little something about what they
observed, Eтily was particularly keen on the idea. The set of colored pen­
cils I gave her added to her anticipation. Don was silent.
When I wrote out а title page on а sheet of paper for theт to сору
into their Nature Notebooks, Eтily sprang to her little desk. She began
copying the words with her neatest handwriting. Don g ot up slowly,
sighed, and after plopping his book on his desk, sank into his chair. At
first I was тystified about this reaction; then it occurred to те that he
тust Ье eтbarrassed about his drawing abllity. Then I reтeтbered hiт
telling те sоте тonths ago that sоте of the other students at school
had relentlessly таdе fun of his drawing. No wonder he wasn't so keen
on the idea of Nature Notebooks. I was proud of hiт, though, because
he picked up his pencil and began writing his title page, anyway.
I glanced at Eтily and saw that she was absorbed in her task in her
slow, steady way, and gave her а "Good work!" То Don I gave an "It's coт­
ing along nicely," with а hand of encourageтent on his shoulder. After
these few words and the announceтent that I'd Ье right back, I slipped
away to the cellar to put sоте clothes in the autoтatic washer. When I
returned five тinutes later Eтily was still at her desk, arranging her col­
ored pencils in the order of the color wheel. Don was gone. I popped
ту head out of the kitchen door to see if I could spot hiт. Unsuccessful
at this I walked into the backyard. I still couldn't see hiт anywhere! But
when I called, he сате out of hiding, relating to me that а group of chil­
dren had been walking to school, and when they saw hiт he crawled
under the back hedge. Не decided to show те what he called his "secret
hideout" - а sтall hollow sheltered Ьу two forsythia bushes. Here 1 dis­
covered the тissing front door таt, which he тust have been using to
sit on. But before I could get out а "What's the idea, taking the door
таt?" he called ту attention to what he really wanted to show те.
lt was the largest spider web we had ever seen. ln the ceвter was
the fat hair y arachnid waiting for its prey. "МауЬе а spider is soтething
1
сап
draw for ту Nature Notebook," he said hopefully. 1 was thankflll for
the presence of the spider in Don's hideout, but 1 really didn't waвt the
children outside during school hours. Nosey neighbors surrollnd us. 1
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told hiт that we ought to go back into the parlor and that he could
draw the spider \ater in the afternoon.
When we got settled inside again, 1 introduced the children to their
new arithтetic books. The first page of Don's book was quite easy for him
-а good refresher for the тетоrу. Emily, however, needed тuch help
with her page. Therefore 1 took out our set of doтinoes. This gave Eтily
practice at adding sets of nuтbers at а glance. 1 picked out the doтinoes
with lower nuтber coтblnations. When she Ьесотеs proficient at these
1'11 introduce the higher coтblnations. While we were reviewing our
arithтetic facts dark clouds Ьlotted out the тorning sunshine. Soon
there was а soft shower of rain. The finger cliтblng тotions of the o\d
rhyтe "Itsy-Bitsy Spider" were perforтed Ьу Eтily as she asked about
Don's spider. Don frowned. I don't think she тeant to tease hiт. lt was
just the association of rain and spider that gave her the idea of the song.
Don resented such а reference yet admitted to те that it could Ье washed
away. How was he to draw it then?
"Don't worry Don, your spider isn't in а water spout," Eтily said
plainly, trying to ease his тind.
Countenances were softened when we gathered on the sofa and I
read aloud froт the first chapter of :ВатЫ. I chose this story because of
its rich description of nature and plentiful array of new vocabulary.д
They were riveted. I ат happy I chose а story that they both sеет to like
so тuch, one that I have to adтit I'т enjoying too.
В
у lunchtiтe I'd тanaged to put the washed laundry through the
wringer and hang it up in the baseтent to dry-it was still wet out­
side. Му brother had driven into town on Saturday and dropped off а
half bushel of toтatoes, so after lunch 1 announced that I would Ье busy
canning. Don pleaded, "Мау we go outside and check on the spider? lt
has stopped raining."
I nodded а yes, ту тind on the work 1 had ahead of те. Then I
reтeтbered the clipboards I had purchased for their nature drawing.
They were sti\1 in ту shopping bag. Pulling theт out, I showed the chil­
dren how to clip on а sheet or two of paper from their drawing pads.
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Next,
а
pencil was tied onto each clipboard and then they ran out the
kitchen door, the clipboards clutched in their hands. ln less than
а
minute they were back to report happily that the spider was still there
and would 1 come see it again. Although l needed to get started with the
canning l followed them. 1 knew it would Ье better to join in for the sake
of allowing my lively children to share their sense of wonder.
How beautiful it was! Sunlight reflected off the tiny rain droplets
that were strung along the web like beads. Even Emily, who normally
shudders at spiders, thought it looked beautiful. 1 left them to their draw­
ing (Emily remarking that she would only draw the web) and came inside
to do my chore.
Just now Michael and the children are sitting comfortaЬly in the
parlor listening to their usual evening radio show while 1 write. lt's been
а
good many years since l've kept
again. And it will Ье
а
а
diary. 1 think l shall like keeping one
good place to record some of our new experiences
with Nature Study. As the radio show draws to
my diary with this: l think we had
а
а
close 1 will also close
fine first day of homeschool.
Don's garden spider - Zygiella atrica
Would you and your children welcome the idea of
starting а .}{ature )\(ptebook?
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