Gentle Seasons Learning Pod
A space that allows children to move through the seasons gently,
finding awareness of the world around them and within
My Inspiration
I have been homeschooling my oldest son (7 years) for two years with the Charlotte Mason method, inspired by the philosophies of Maria Montessori.
I believe children learn best in environments that move slowly, feel safe, and follow natural rhythms.
In our space, we move through the seasons together gently as we lean into developing awareness of the world around them and within themselves through play, nature, and connection.
I believe that having a healthy, secure attachment with their caregiver is necessary for a good education because a secure caregiver creates a learning environment that signals to a child’s nervous system that they can relax and use their energy to learn rather than fight/scan/protect.
How I approach Homeschooling w/ CM and Montessori Inspiration:
Current Openings
Summer Care & Enrichment: June-Aug. 2026
A small, in-home summer learning space with a slower paced rhythm, where children experience sensory play, outdoor exploration, early learning exposure, and emotional regulation support in a calm, child-led environment.
Fall Kindergarten-3rd Pod: 2026-2027
A small, in-home kindergarten learning pod where I homeschool my children alongside one additional child, offering gentle early academics, hands-on learning, nature-based exploration, and highly attuned support in a slow, connected environment.
2025-2026 Pre-school Pod Gallery
Fall 2025-May 2026
Books Our Pre-school Pod read in Fall 2025-May 2026
The Little House by Virginia Burton
Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall, illustrated by Barbara Cooney
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minaret
Frog And Toad Books by Arnold Lobel
Billy And Blaze Books by Clarence William Anderson
Book of Nursery & Fairy Tales by Mary Engelbreit
The Story of Little Babaji by Helen Bannerman
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
Sky Tree by Candace Christiansen and Thomas Locker
Cloud Dance by Candace Christiansen and Thomas Locker
Water Dance by Candace Christiansen and Thomas Locker
The Bunny Who Found Easter by Charlotte Zolotow
The Bumblebee Queen by April Pulley Sayre
All About Turtles by Jim Arnosky
All About Frogs by Jim Arnosky
Rain School by James Rumford
Finding Things by Kevin Henke
Winter Is Here by Kevin Henkes
Under The Snow by Melissa Stewart
The Knight’s Before Christmas by Joan Holub
A Pussycat’s Christmas by Margaret Wise Brown
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
My Garden by Kevin Henkes
Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring Life to Earth by Molly Bang
On Earth by Brian G. Karas
Over The Rver and Through The Woods by John Steven Gurney
Berry song by Michaela Goade
In The Autumn Forest by Daniela Kulot
A Home in The Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
The Hundred-Year Barn by Patricia Maclachlan
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Owl At Home by Arnold Lobel
They Call Me Woolly: What Animal Names Can Tell Us by Keith DuQuette
The Story of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe
Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting
It’s Fall! by Renée Kurilla
Katy & The Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton
The Village Garage by Brian G. Karas
A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis
The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger
Flowers by Gail Gibbons
Where the Deer Slip Through by Katey Howes
Everything You Need For a Treehouse by Carter Higgins
Dragon Scales and Willow Leaves by Terryl Givens
It Is Time!: The Life of a Caterpillar by Lizzy Rockwell
Brilliant Bees by Linda Glaser
Over In The meadow by Jack Ezra Keats
Have You Heard the Nesting Bird by Rita Gray
Birds Make Nests by Michael Garland
An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston
And so many more!
