Discover the Planet with this Physical Geography Curriculum!

Make geography your child's favorite subject—without worksheets or overwhelm.
This Charlotte Mason-inspired physical geography curriculum for elementary-aged students brings the natural world to life through hands-on learning, experiments, living books, and outdoor geography walks.

Why Choose Exploring Our Planet?

This 40-lesson curriculum, crafted for a year-long journey (1–2 lessons per week), blends Charlotte Mason’s timeless educational principles with engaging, modern activities. Your child will explore the movement of the sun and Earth, discover basic landforms, and master the art of using and creating maps and globes—all while cultivating a lifelong love for geography through hands-on experiments, living books, narration, and immersive geography walks.

What’s Inside the Curriculum?

• 40 Engaging Lessons: Carefully structured to cover a full school year with 1–2 lessons per week, each lesson is designed to fit into your busy homeschool schedule.
• Core Topics:
  • Movement of the Sun and Earth: Understand seasons, day and night, and the Earth’s rotation through observation and experiments.
  • Basic Landforms: Explore mountains, rivers, valleys, and more through vivid storytelling and hands-on activities.
  • Map and Globe Skills: Learn to read, interpret, and create maps and globes, building spatial awareness and navigation skills.
• Charlotte Mason-Inspired Methods:
  • Geography Walks: Outdoor explorations that connect children to their local environment, teaching them to observe landforms, directions, and natural features.
  • Living Books: Carefully selected, engaging stories that bring geographical concepts to life and spark imagination.
  • Narration: Activities that encourage children to retell what they’ve learned, deepening comprehension and retention.
  • Hands-On Experiments: Fun, age-appropriate experiments, like modeling landforms with clay or tracking the sun’s path, make abstract concepts tangible.
• Flexible and Easy to Use: Each lesson includes clear instructions, activities and experiments that use common household items, and tips for adapting to different skill levels and more urban environments.
• Holistic Learning: Integrates geography with nature study, science, and storytelling, aligning with Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of educating the whole child—mind, body, and spirit.

What Makes Our Curriculum Special?

• Inspires Wonder and Curiosity: Following Charlotte Mason’s approach, our lessons use real-world exploration and “living ideas” to make geography a delightful adventure, not a dry subject.
• Hands-On and Interactive: From building sand mountains to going on compass-guided treasure hunts, children learn by doing, ensuring concepts stick.
• Parent-Friendly Design: No prior geography knowledge needed! Our step-by-step lessons empower you to guide your child confidently, with minimal prep time.
• Adaptable for All Learners: Whether your child is a visual learner, a hands-on explorer, or a budding storyteller, our activities cater to diverse learning styles.
• Builds Lasting Skills: Beyond geography, children develop observation, critical thinking, and communication skills that benefit all areas of learning.

Perfect For

• Homeschool families following Charlotte Mason or eclectic approaches.
• Parents of elementary students (ages 6–10) looking for an engaging, hands-on geography curriculum.
• Educators seeking to integrate nature, storytelling, and experiential learning into their teaching.

Ready to Embark on a Geography Adventure?

Give your child the gift of discovering the Earth through hands-on exploration, captivating stories, and meaningful outdoor experiences. With Exploring Our Planet: Elementary Geography (Level One), you’ll inspire a love for learning that lasts a lifetime.