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Simple Studies: Earth and Sky
A Charlotte Mason Instructor’s Guide for K-6 students.

Who isn’t in awe of our earth, sun, moon and stars? Each of these 8 short lessons offers a reading from The Earth and Sky: A Primer of Astronomy for Young Readers by Edward S. Holden originally published in 1898, a prompt for narration and art opportunities along with a list of living picture books for younger children and ideas for further study for older students, including Bible verses and discussions.

With Simple Studies: Earth and Sky, students cover narration, astrology, earth science, helioseismology, the bible, nature study, literature, copywork, poetry, art and more all while you simply read aloud.

Older students are prompted to use their Bible and to create original drawings in their narration notebooks.

Included in this study:

– 8 Simple Lessons that correspond with each chapter

– Multiple Printables and Coloring Pages (for younger students) for each lesson

– Picture Booklists for each lesson

– A separate booklist for Older Students to study Astronomy

– Supplemental Astronomy Biography and History Booklist

– Chapter Review and Narration prompts

– Handbook of Nature Study page references

– Bible verse references and discussions

– Poetry

– Simple, Optional Activities such as videos and tutorials

– Review Questions… and more

This guide is for teachers and/or parents to use with their students. No prep is needed. Please note this study offers *optional* Christian faith-based bible verses and discussion prompts.

Instructors will need access to one book to complete these lessons, all other supplies are optional:

1) The Earth and Sky: A Primer of Astronomy for Young Readers by Edward S. Holden (The full book is available in the public domain here. An e-book version by Yesterday’s Classics can be found here. and it is also available from other publishers and you can find a copy on most used online bookstores such as Thriftbooks.com, Abebooks.com and Amazon).

“We are all meant to be naturalists, each in his own degree, and it is inexcusable to live in a world so full of the marvels… and to care for none of these things” – Charlotte Mason