Charlotte Mason curriculum
Without Doors
Bible, History, Geography, Literature, Enrichment, Nature Study
“Never be within doors when you can rightly be without.” Charlotte Mason
Charlotte Mason recommends waiting until a child is six years old to begin formal lessons. Without Doors: Preschool and Without Doors: Kindergarten are inspiring and simple guides that will provide a rich Charlotte Mason foundation for your little ones.
The Without Doors elementary and middle grade curriculum books are simple to implement, yet rich in content. Designed to coordinate all ages around quality living books for family-style learning, Without Doors is great for both new and experienced homeschool families interested in a Charlotte Mason education.
The book options are Early America, Modern America, Ancient World, Middle Ages & Renaissance, Modern World, United Kingdom, and Canada. The content in each book is coordinated around a time and place, creating a rich, immersive experience and a harmony of lessons. Each book includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of Bible, History, Geography, Literature, Enrichment, and Nature lessons for students in 1st-8th grade, along with the items noted on the supply list. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The Without Doors high school curriculum is designed to streamline the high school experience when studying the United States of America, the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, and the Modern World. Each book includes 28 weeks of Bible, History, Geography, Citizenship, Literature, Enrichment, and Nature Study lessons.
Without Doors facilitates good habits in narration, nature journaling, map-drawing, keeping a Book of Centuries, copywork, dictation, keeping a Commonplace Book, artist study, composer study, learning hymns, and poetry recitation.
A Charlotte Mason education is a rich experience. Ms. Mason inspires us to spread a generous educational feast before our children.
Without Doors provides step-by-step guidance and valuable resources to successfully implement Charlotte Mason’s methods in your homeschool. This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
"The aim in education is to give a full life."
Charlotte Mason
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Preschool Guide
(Recommended) Printed Book $49
Digital Download $39
Sample Weekly Plan
“Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.” -Charlotte Mason
Charlotte Mason holds children in the highest regard. She recommends waiting until a child is six years old to begin formal lessons. Instead, she encourages parents to dedicate the early years to spending time outdoors, developing good habits, and nurturing curiosity, wonder, and delight.
Without Doors: Preschool is an inspiring and simple guide that will help you create an atmosphere of learning in your home. It includes 26 weeks of coordinated informal lessons in Bible, Habit, Letters & Numbers, Art, Literature, Poetry, Sensory, and Nature Study.
Each lesson is simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan. The guide combined with the recommended books and supplies will provide a rich Charlotte Mason foundation for your little one.
Without Doors: Preschool will bring joy and freedom to both parent and child during the early years!
Without Doors: Preschool is inspired by Charlotte Mason’s writings about the early years and her “Formidable List of Attainments for a Child of Six.”
Books
Frog and Toad: A Complete Reading Collection (Frog and Toad Are Friends, Frog and Toad Together, Days with Frog and Toad, Frog and Toad All Year), by Arnold Lobel
Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik
Mother Goose Treasury: A Beautiful Collection of Favorite Nursery Rhymes for Children , by Parragon Books
The Complete Brambly Hedge, by Jill Barkem
General Supplies
Singable Songs for the Very Young, by Raffi (on Spotify list)
Steve Green Hide ‘Em In Your Heart, Two For One (Volume 1 & 2) (on Spotify list)
Personal Chalk Board
Plastic Magnet Alphabet Letters (capital and lower case letters) and Numbers
Metal Cookie Sheet with edge
Play Sand
Dice
Deck of Playing Cards
Marbles or Small Rocks
Buttons
Plastic Craft Beads
Craft Supplies
Washable Tempera Paint
Paintbrush
Crayons
Craft Sticks
Basic White Paper Plates
Brown Lunch Paper Bags
Colored Construction Paper
Multi-Color Tissue Paper (squares)
Glue Stick
Elmer’s Glue
Cotton Balls
Pipe Cleaners
Yarn
String
Googly Eyes
Stapler
Bird Seed
Hole Punch
Brown, White, and Yellow Felt
Red Craft Pom Poms
Shaving Cream
Blue Craft Beads
Cupcake Liners
Coffee Filter
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Bible includes a weekly scripture passage and a coordinating song to help implant God’s Word into your child’s heart.
Charlotte Mason encourages parents to focus on training children in a single habit for 6-8 weeks before adding a new habit.
Without Doors: Preschool includes inspiration for your child to develop the important habits of Attention, Obedience, Truthfulness, and Observation.
Introduce the alphabet to your child with our unique Charlotte Mason-inspired lessons.
Download the free printable resource to supplement your weekly lessons at www.withoutdoorscurriculum.com/preschool.
Introduce the alphabet to your child with our unique Charlotte Mason-inspired lessons.
Download the free printable resource to supplement your weekly lessons.
The literature selections will ignite imagination. The selections include: Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik, Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel, and The Complete Brambly Hedge, by Jill Barklem.
Introduce your child to poetry with a weekly selection from Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.
The weekly craft project is designed for parent and child to create together using common household items. Each art lesson corresponds with the letter of the week.
Enjoy spending time out-of-doors with your child. The weekly nature lesson will inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
Children will enjoy learning folk songs.
Children will enjoy learning folk songs.
Enjoy spending time out-of-doors with your child. The weekly nature prompt will inspire a love for God’s creation.
A. The Apple Pie Tree, by Zoe Hall
B. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
C. Little Cloud, by Eric Carle
D. Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
E. On Eagle Cove, by Jane Yolen
F. The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister
G. A Giraffe and a Half, by Shel Silverstein
H. The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton
I. Should I Share my Ice Cream?, by Mo Willems
J. Mela and the Elephant, by Dow Phumiruk
K. Curious George Flies a Kite, by Margaret Rey
L. The Lion and The Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney
M. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
N. Bird Builds a Nest, by Martin Jenkins
O. Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen
P. Waiting, by Kevin Henkes
Q. The Quilt, by Ann Jonas
R. Planting a Rainbow, by Lois Ehlert
S. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, by Blair Lent
T. The Foolish Tortoise, by Eric Carle
U. Singing in the Rain, by Tim Hopgood
V. Who Broke the Vase, by Jeffrey Turner
W. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, by Kadir Nelson
X. Xavier Ox’s Xylophone Experiment, by Barbara DeRubertis
Y. Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett
Z. Habu and the Lost Zebra, by Beth Solomon
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Kindergarten Guide
(Recommended) Printed Book $59
Digital Download $39
Sample Weekly Plan
“Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.” -Charlotte Mason
Charlotte Mason holds children in the highest regard. She recommends waiting until a child is six years old to begin formal lessons. Instead, she encourages parents to dedicate the early years to spending time outdoors, developing good habits, and nurturing curiosity, wonder, and delight.
Without Doors: Kindergarten is an inspiring and simple guide that will help you create an atmosphere of learning in your home. It includes 28 weeks of coordinated lessons in Bible, Habit, Literature, Poetry, Art, Music, Sensory, and Nature Study.
Each lesson is simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan. The guide combined with the recommended books and supplies will provide a rich Charlotte Mason foundation for your little one.
Without Doors: Kindergarten will bring joy and freedom to both parent and child during the early years!
Without Doors: Kindergarten is inspired by Charlotte Mason’s writings about the early years and her “Formidable List of Attainments for a Child of Six.”
Book List
A Beatrix Potter Treasury, by Beatrix Potter (Frederick Warne Edition)
A Child’s Book of Poems, by Gyo Fujikawa
Meet the Orchestra, by Ann Hayes
Old Mother West Wind, by Thornton Burgess
Seed Babies, by Margaret Warner Morley
The Children’s Book of Virtues, by William J. Bennett
The Jesus Storybook Bible, by Sally Lloyd Jones
Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne
General Supplies
Compass
Children’s Classics CD: Prokofiev, Saint-Saens, Britten (on Spotify)
One Light, One Sun, by Raffi (on Spotify)
Slugs and Bugs: Sing the Bible, by Randall Goodgame Volume 1 & 2 (on Spotify)
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Bible includes a weekly Scripture passage and a coordinating song to help implant God’s Word into your child’s heart. Your child will also read through a beautiful narrative of the Bible called The Storybook Bible.
Charlotte Mason encourages parents to focus on training children in a single habit for several weeks before adding a new habit.
Without Doors: Kindergarten includes inspiration for your child to develop 7 important habits.
The literature selections will ignite your child’s imagination. The selections include: The Tales of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter, Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, The Children’s Book of Virtues, by William J. Bennett, and a lovely selection of living picture books.
Your child will be introduced to poems written for children by a variety of revered poets. Students will recite short poems and enjoy poetry tea time!
Your child will create a variety of handicrafts and will also be introduced to picture study. The picture study paintings are carefully chosen to delight young children. Artists studied include Mary Cassatt, Vincent Van Gogh, and Wassily Kandinsky.
Your child will meet the orchestra! The compositions and hymns are carefully chosen to delight young children.
Music includes an introduction to Composer Studies of Benjamin Britten and Camille Saint-Saens.
Children will enjoy learning folk songs and four hymns.
Weekly sensory activities are designed for parent and child to experience together. Sensory activities include outdoor games, geography concepts, an introduction to Swedish Drill and more!
Enjoy spending time out-of-doors with your child. The weekly nature lore and nature study lesson will inspire your child’s interest in God’s beautiful creation.
The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle
Little Cloud, by Eric Carle
Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey
Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
Lentil, by Robert McCloskey
One Morning in Maine, by Robert McCloskey
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton
Katy and the Big Snow, by Virginia Lee Burton
The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton
Maybelle, by Virginia Lee Burton
Pretzel, by Margaret Rey
The Big Snow, by Berta and Elmer Hader
The Little Engine that Could, by Watty Piper
Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gag
The Little Red Hen, by Paul Cadone
Roxaboxen, by Alice McLerran
The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf
Albert, by Donna Jo Napoli
The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
Corduroy, by Don Freeman
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi Barrett
The Story about Ping, by Marjorie Flack
The Mitten, by Jan Brett
The Little Island, by Margaret Wise Brown
Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen
Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss Finders Keepers, by Will and Nicolas
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Early America
(Recommended) Professional Quality Printed Book $59
Digital Download $39
Sample Timeline Song
Sample Weekly Plan
Without Doors: Early America includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, literature, poetry, picture study, composer study, hymns, and nature study for students in 1st-8th grade. One printed book per family combined with the items noted on the supply list provides a rich study of early America.
Conveniently included in the book are picture study paintings, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, and more. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The content in each subject area is coordinated around early America, creating a rich, immersive study and a harmony of lessons. Your student will develop good habits in nature journaling, narration, map-drawing, recitation, copywork, dictation, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and more!
This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
Charlotte Mason recommends beginning with the history of the student’s native country.
Student Supplies
Watercolor Paper 9X12
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Narration Notebook
Book of Centuries (ages 10+)
Commonplace Book (ages 10+)
Family Book List
American Indian Prayer Guide, by Danette Maloof
A Child’s First Book of American History, by Earl Schenck Miers (coordinates with Book of Centuries prompts)
America First (Updated Edition), updated by Rachel Lebowitz (short chapters that foster narration)
Bound for Oregon, by Jean Van Leeuwen
Home Geography, by C.C. Long
Minn of the Mississippi, by Holling C. Holling
North American Indians, by Marie and Douglas Gorsline
Nature Anatomy, by Julia Rothman
Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan
Elementary Book List
A Nest for Celeste, by Henry Cole
Ben and Me, by Robert Lawson
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin, by Marguerite Henry
Squanto, Friend of Pilgrims, by Clyde Robert Bulla
The Cabin Faced West, by Jean Fritz
The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dagliesh
The Burgess Animal Book, by Thornton W. Burgess
Toliver’s Secret, by Esther Wood Brady
Middle Book List
By the Great Horn Spoon, by Sid Fleischman
Harriet Tubman: Freedombound, by Janet & Geoff Benge
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison, by Lois Lenski
Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes
Justin Morgan Had a Horse, by Marguerite Henry
Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers, by John Burroughs (public domain)
The Lay of the Land, by Dallas Lore Sharp
The Sign of the Beaver, by Elizabeth George Speare
Challenge Book List
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, by Jean Lee Latham
David Brainerd: A Love for the Lost, by Brian H. Cosby
Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
Optional Complementary Resources
Pilgrim Stories, by Margaret Pumphrey (Beautiful Feet publisher)
The Light and the Glory for Young Readers Series, by Marshall and Manuel
Liberty Kids: The Complete Series (DVD)
African American Stories and Heroes
Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution, by Woelfle
Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship, by Patricia McKissack
Amos Fortune, Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates
Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes in the Old West, by Lillian Schlissel
Black Heroes of the Revolution, by Burke Davis
Building a New Land: African Americans in Colonial America, by James Haskins & Kathleen Benson
Follow the Drinking Gourd, by Jeanette Winter
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History, by Dean Myers
Frederick Douglass: The Right to Dignity, by Janet & Geoff Benge
Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freedman of Color, by Patricia McKissak
No More! Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance, by Doreen Rappaport
Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge, by Ray Anthony Shepard
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk to Freedom, by Gary D. Schmidt
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, by Deborah Hopkinson
The Bell Rang, by James E. Ransome
Geography
Without Doors: United States Map Questions (6 map questions for each of the 50 states)
Reading
McGuffey’s Readers
Artist Study
Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art, by Hudson Talbott
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Bible includes a study of the parables of Jesus and scripture memory that coordinates with the parable. In addition to narration, older students are encouraged to transcribe the parables into their Book of Commonplace.
Without Doors: Early America includes history lessons from the explorers through 1860. The living history spine is engaging for families as they navigate through early American history together.
Our original American History Timeline Song will reinforce the timeline of the United States.
Older students will add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
Without Doors: Early America includes lessons, reading, map questions, and map-drawing assignments highlighting the Thirteen Colonies, the Mississippi River, and the Oregon Trail.
Students will read six living books that coordinate with the study of early America. Without Doors: Early America also includes one early American poet study per term.
Copywork selections coordinate with weekly lessons, building a strong foundation in spelling and grammar.
Older students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.
Poet Study includes Phillis Wheatley and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with oral and written narration. The weekly narration prompt rotates between history, geography, literature, nature study, and enrichment.
Students will respond to the narration prompt in their Narration Notebook, a notebook with lines for writing and a blank space for drawing.
Narration expectations (amount of words and/or paragraphs) should be different for younger vs. older students.
A Narration Notebook is a keepsake!
Each week, the students will focus on a rotating enrichment activities including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts. The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen to coordinate with Early America.
Composer Study includes Stephen Foster and Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
Artist Study includes Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, Edward Hicks, and Thomas Cole.
The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge of North American small mammals. Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
History
Pilgrim Stories, by Margaret Pumphrey (Beautiful Feet publisher)
The Light and the Glory for Young Readers Series, by Marshall and Manuel
Liberty Kids: The Complete Series (DVD)
African American Stories and Heroes
Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution, by Woelfle
Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship, by Patricia McKissack
Amos Fortune, Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates
Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes in the Old West, by Lillian Schlissel
Black Heroes of the Revolution, by Burke Davis
Building a New Land: African Americans in Colonial America, by James Haskins & Kathleen Benson
Follow the Drinking Gourd, by Jeanette Winter
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History, by Dean Myers
Frederick Douglass: The Right to Dignity, by Janet & Geoff Benge
Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freedman of Color, by Patricia McKissak
No More! Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance, by Doreen Rappaport
Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge, by Ray Anthony Shepard
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk to Freedom, by Gary D. Schmidt
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, by Deborah Hopkinson
The Bell Rang, by James E. Ransome
Geography
Without Doors: United States Map Questions (6 map questions for each of the 50 states)
Reading
McGuffey’s Readers
Artist Study
Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art, by Hudson Talbott
*To challenge your student, add more early American Living Books.
“Is there not some need for ‘mother culture’? But how is the state of things to be altered? So many mothers say, ‘I simply have not time for myself!’ ‘I never read a book!’ Or else, ‘I don’t think it is right to think of myself!’ They not only starve their minds, but they do it deliberately, and with a sense of self-sacrifice which seems to supply ample justification.” -Charlotte Mason
A Lantern in Her Hand, by Bess Streeter Aldrich
Build Upon the Rock: Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son on the Bible and Its Teachings, edited by Stephen A. Flick, Ph.D.
The United States Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Founders’ Bible (NASB), by David Barton
1776, by David McCullough
The Summer of 1787, by David O. Stewart
How to Read the Constitution & the Declaration of Independence, by Paul B. Skousen
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Leif the Lucky, by D’Aulaire
Columbus, by D’Aulaire
Building a New Land: African Americans in Colonial America, by James Haskins & Kathleen Benson
Pocahontas, by D’Aulaire
The Thanksgiving Story, by Alice Dagliesh
Homespun Sarah, by Verla Kay
Benjamin Franklin, by D’Aulaire
Johnny Appleseed, by Reeve Lindbergh
The Boston Tea Party, by Russell Freedman
A Picture Book of Paul Revere, by David A. Adler
The 4th of July Story, by Alice Dagliesh
George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides, by Rosalyn Schanzer
Dear Benjamin Banneker, by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Sam the Minuteman, by Nathaniel Benchley
A More Perfect Union: The Story of our Constitution, by Betsy Maestro
George Washington, by D’Aulaire
Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog’s Tale, by Laurie Myers
A Picture Book of Sacagawea, by David A. Adler
The Journey of York, by Hasan Davis
The Battle of New Orleans: The Drummer’s Story, by Freddi Williams Evans
Doesn’t Fall Off His Horse, by Virginia A. Stroud
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk to Freedom, by Gary D. Schmidt
Hornbooks and Inkwells, by Verla Kay
A Picture Book of Davy Crockett, by David A. Adler
Steamboat School, by Deborah Hopkinson
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, by Deborah Hopkinson
The Trail of Tears, by Joseph Bruchac
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, by Carole Boston Weatherford Follow the Drinking Gourd, by Jeanette Winter
The Bell Rang, by James E. Ransome
Whaling Days, by Carol Carrick
Ox-Cart Man, by Donald Hall
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History, by Dean Myers
Sequoyah, by James Rumford
Gold Fever, by Verla Kay
Buffalo Bill, by D’Aulaire
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses, by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney
Abraham Lincoln, by D’Aulaire
They’re Off: The Story of the Pony Express, by Cheryl Harness
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Modern America
(Recommended) Professional Quality Printed Book $59
Digital Download $39
Sample Timeline Song
Sample Weekly Plan
Without Doors: Modern America includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, citizenship, geography, literature, poetry, picture study, composer study, hymns, and nature study for students in 1st-8th grade. One printed book per family combined with the items noted on the supply list provides a rich study of modern America.
Conveniently included in the book are picture study art, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, and more. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The content in each subject area is coordinated around modern America, creating a rich, immersive study and a harmony of lessons. Your student will develop good habits in nature journaling, narration, map-drawing, recitation, copywork, dictation, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and more!
This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
Charlotte Mason recommends beginning with the history of the student’s native country.
Student Supplies
Watercolor Paper 9X12
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Narration Notebook
Elementary Copywork Notebook
Middle Copywork Notebook
Book of Centuries (ages 10+)
Commonplace Book (ages 10+)
Family Book List
Farm Anatomy, by Julia Rothman
Heart and Soul:The Story of America and African Americans, by Kadir Nelson
National Geographic Kids United States Atlas
National Parks of the U.S.A., by Katie Siber
Pagoo, by Holling C. Holling
Stories of America, Volume 2, by Simply Charlotte Mason
Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan
Without Doors: United States Map Questions
Elementary Book List
All-of-a-Kind Family, by Sydney Taylor
Among the Farmyard People, by Clara Dillingham Pierson
Cross Country: Geography for Children, by Paul R. Hanna & Clyde F. Kohn (available in public domain)
Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Homer Price, by Robert McCloskey
Mountain Born, by Elizabeth Yates
Rabbit Hill, by Robert Lawson
Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Middle Book List
Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule, by Harriette Gillem Robinet
Little Britches, by Ralph Moody
My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George
Nearer Nature, by Jim Arnosky
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
The Young Citizen’s Reader, by Paul Reinsch
Challenge Book List
Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson
Little Men, by Louisa May Alcott
No Promises in the Wind, by Irene Hunt
Out of the Dust, by Karen Hesse
Rifles for Watie, by Harold Keith
Up From Slavery, by Booker T. Washington
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Bible includes the teachings of Jesus and scripture memory that coordinates with each teaching. In addition to narration, older students are encouraged to transcribe the teaching into their Commonplace Book.
Without Doors: Modern America includes history lessons from the Civil War through September 11, 2001. The living history spine is engaging for families as they navigate through modern American history together.
The original “American History Timeline Song” will reinforce the timeline of the United States.
Older students also add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
Without Doors: Modern America highlights the geography of the national parks. Students will also study an atlas and answer state map questions. Students will create watercolor maps of seven different states.
There is a short weekly lesson highlighting basic geography concepts for elementary students.
Students will read six living books that coordinate with the study of modern America.
Without Doors: Modern America includes one modern American poet study per term.
Copywork selections coordinate with weekly lessons, building a strong foundation in spelling and grammar.
Older students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.
Poet Study includes Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost.
Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with oral and written narration. The weekly narration prompt rotates between history, geography, literature, nature study, and enrichment.
Students will respond to the narration prompt in their Narration Notebook, a notebook with lines for writing and a blank space for drawing.
Narration expectations (amount of words and/or paragraphs) should be different for younger vs. older students.
A Narration Notebook is a keepsake!
Without Doors: Modern America includes rotating enrichment activities including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts. The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen to coordinate with the study of modern America.
Composer Study includes Duke Ellington and Aaron Copland.
Artist Study includes Winslow Homer, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Grant Wood, and Norman Rockwell.
The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge of tide pools and farms. Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation. Students will also look closely at how farm life is important in modern America.
Optional Complementary Resources
A Child’s First Book of American History, by Earl Schenk Miers
Ben Carson: A Chance at Life, by Janet & Geoff Benge
Gladiola Garden, by Effie Lee Newsome
National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States, Ninth Edition
National Park Mystery Series, by Mary Morgan
State Birds and Flowers Coloring Book, by Annika Bernhard
States and Capitals Song, by Larry Troxel
The Burgess Bird Book, by Thornton W. Burgess
The Story of My Life, by Helen Keller
Optional Living Book Suggestions
Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis
Blue Willow, by Doris Gates
Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan
Miracles on Maple Hill, by Virginia Sorensen
One Crazy Summer,by Rita Williams-Garcia
Sing Down the Moon, by Scott O’Dell
Sounder, by William H. Armstrong
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“Is there not some need for ‘mother culture’? But how is the state of things to be altered? So many mothers say, ‘I simply have not time for myself!’ ‘I never read a book!’ Or else, ‘I don’t think it is right to think of myself!’ They not only starve their minds, but they do it deliberately, and with a sense of self-sacrifice which seems to supply ample justification.” -Charlotte Mason
American Voices, by Ray Notgrass
One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia
Sergeant York, by John Perry
Up From Slavery, by Booker T. Washington
Under the Blood-Red Sun, by Graham Salisbury
Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950’s through the 1980’s, by Henry Hampton
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A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln, by David A. Adler
Dancing Hands, by Margarita Engle
The Last Brother: A Civil War Tale, by Trinka Hakes Noble
Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, by Ellen Levine
Locomotive, by Brian Folca
The Hundred Year Barn, by Patricia MacLachlan
Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call, by Mary Ann Fraser
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, by Dean Robbins
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington, by Jabari Asim
The Story of the Statue of Liberty, by Betsy Maestro
Abuela, by Arthur Dorros
A Picture Book of Helen Keller, by David A. Adler
The Buffalo Soldier, by Sherry Garland
You’re on Your Way, Teddy Roosevelt, by Judith St. George
A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver, by Aliki
To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers, by Wendie C. Old
Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car, by Peggy Thomas
Grandfather’s Journey, by Allen Say
Coming to America: The Story of Immigration, by Betsy Maestro
Watercress, by Andrea Wang
Too Many Tamales, by Gary Soto
President Taft is Stuck in the Bath, by Mac Barnett
If You Were a Kid Aboard the Titanic, by Josh Gregory
Knit Your Bit, by Deborah Hopkinson The Peach Pit Parade, by Shana Keller
The Tuskegee Airmen Story, by Lynn Homan
Clara and Davie, by Patricia Polacco
The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart
That is My Dream! by Langston Hughes & Daniel Miyares
Tucky Jo and Little Heart, by Patricia Polacco
Diana’s White House Garden, by Elisa Carbone
Dad, Jackie, and Me, by Myron Uhlberg
The Wall, by Eve Bunting
A Different Pond, by Bao Phi
Last Flight, by Kristen Mai Giang
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Doreen Rappaport
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy, by Kekla Magoon
The Story of Rosa Parks, by Patricia Pingry
One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong, by Don Brown
The Story of Ruby Bridges, by Robert Coles
Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family’s Daring Escape from East Germany, by Kristen Fulton
This Very Tree, by Sean Rubin
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Ancient World
(Recommended) Professional Quality Printed Book $59
Digital Download $39
Sample Timeline Song
Sample Weekly Plan
Without Doors: Ancient World includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, literature, poetry, picture study, composer study, hymns, and nature study for students in 1st-8th grade. One printed book per family combined with the items noted on the supply list provides a rich study for Creation through Ancient Rome (highlighting Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome).
Conveniently included in the book are picture study paintings, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, and more. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The content in each subject area is coordinated around the ancient world, creating a rich, immersive study and a harmony of lessons. Your student will develop good habits in nature journaling, narration, map-drawing, recitation, copywork, dictation, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and more!
This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
Charlotte Mason recommends beginning with the history of the student’s native country. However, if that doesn’t work for your family, or if you prefer to begin with a different book, each book includes a full feast of appropriate content for students in 1st-8th grade.
Student Supplies
Watercolor Paper 9X12
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Narration Notebook
Elementary Copywork Notebook
Middle Copywork Notebook
The Book of Centuries (ages 10+)
Commonplace Book (ages 10+)
World Map or Globe
Family Supplies
Bible
A Bunch of Wildflowers for the Children, by Ida Prentice Whitcomb
A Child’s History of the World, by V.M. Hillyer
Aesop’s Fables, illustrated by Milo Winter
Ancient Egypt and Her Neighbors, by Lorene Lambert
City, by David Macaulay
Herbal Handbook, by Rachel Federman (Clarkson Potter Publishers)
Herodotus and the Road to History, by Jeanne Bendick
Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan
The Student Bible Atlas, by Tim Dowley
Elementary Book List
Aesop’s Fables, illustrated by Milo Winter
Boy of the Pyramids, by Ruth Fosdick Jones
Our Little Athenian Cousin of Long Ago, by Julia Cowles
Our Little Roman Cousin of Long Ago, by Julia Cowles
Our Little Spartan Cousin of Long Ago, by Julia Cowles
The Burgess Seashore Book for Children, by Thornton W. Burgess
The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls: The Great Escape (Book 3), by M.J. Thomas
The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls: The Shepherd’s Stone (Book 5), by M.J. Thomas
Middle Book List
Adara, by Beatrice Gormley
Christian Liberty Nature Reader: Book 5 (Fourth Edition), by Wendy Kramer
God King, by Joanne Williamson
Glaucia the Greek Slave, by Emma Leslie
Joel: A Boy of Galilee, by Annie F. Johnston
Plutarch’s Lives for Boys and Girls, by W.H. Weston
The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth George Speare
The Cat of Bubastes, by G.A. Henty
Optional Resources
Archimedes and the Door of Science, by Jeanne Bendick
Bible (Tree of Life Version)
Galen and the Gateway to Medicine, by Jeanne Bendick
Pages of History: Secrets of the Ancients (Volume One), by Bruce Etter and Alexia Detweiler
Pyramid, by David Macaulay
Rose Chronological Guide to the Bible
Stories from the History of Rome, by Mrs. Beesly
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Without Doors: Ancient World highlights Bible stories that coordinate with the study of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The weekly scripture memory coordinates with the Bible stories.
Our original Books of the Bible Song is fun for the entire family!
The weekly history lessons begin with the 7 Days of Creation account in Genesis to the fall of Ancient Rome. The living history spines are engaging for families as they navigate through the ancient world together.
Older students add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
Without Doors: Ancient World includes weekly lessons, reading, map questions, and map-drawing assignments that highlight the geography of the ancient world.
Students will read six living books that coordinate with Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Without Doors: Ancient World also includes one ancient poet study per term including King David’s Psalms and King Solomon’s Proverbs.
Copywork selections coordinate with weekly lessons, building a strong foundation in spelling and grammar.
Older students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.
Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with narration.
The weekly narration prompt rotates between history, geography, literature, nature study, and enrichment topics.
Students will respond to the narration prompt in their Narration Notebook, a notebook with lines for writing and a blank space for drawing. Narration expectations (amount of words and/or paragraphs) should be different for younger vs. older students.
Without Doors: Ancient World includes rotating enrichment activities including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts. The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen and coordinate with the study of the ancient world.
Composer Study includes George Frideric Handel and Hildegard von Bingen.
Artist Study includes Rembrandt, Qian Xuan, Giotto di Bondone, and Giovanni Paola Panini.
The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge of wildflowers and ocean life.
Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
Students will also look closely at the importance of herbs in the ancient world and brush-draw them into their Nature Journal.
Complementary Resources
Bible (Tree of Life Version)
Pages of History: Secrets of the Ancients (Volume One), by Bruce Etter and Alexia Detweiler
Plutarch’s Lives
Pyramid, by David Macaulay
Rose Chronological Guide to the Bible
Seven C’s of History Timeline by Answers in Genesis
The Children’s Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks, by F.J. Gould
The Children’s Plutarch: Tales of the Romans, by F.J. Gould
The Story of the Greeks, by Helene A. Guerber
The Story of the Romans, by Helene A. Guerber
Complementary Living Books
Archimedes and the Door of Science, by Jeanne Bendick
Galen and the Gateway to Medicine, by Jeanne Bendick
Stories of the History of Rome, by Mrs. Beesly
The Golden Bull: A Mesopotamian Adventure, by Marjorie Cowley
The Golden Goblet, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls Series, by M.J. Thomas
Tirzah, by Lucille Travis
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Creation, by Cynthia Rylant
The True Story of Noah’s Ark, by Tom Dooley
The Tower of Babel, adapted by
Alison Greengard
Hiding Baby Moses, by Judith L. Roth
We’re Sailing Down the Nile, by Laurie Krebs
Pyramid, by David Macaulay
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile, by Tomie dePaola
Pharaoh’s Boat, by David Weitzman
Pepi and the Secret Names, by Jill Paton Walsh
The Egyptian Cinderella, by Shirley Climo
Temple Cat, by Andrew Clements
Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs, by Gail Gibbons
The Little Hippo, by Geraldine Elschner
Alexander the Great, by Demi
This is Greece, by Sasek
It’s Easy as ABC!: Ancient Greek and Phonecian Alphabet, by Baby Professor
Game On in Ancient Greece, by Linda Bailey
The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides, by Susan Reynolds
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth, by Kathryn Lasky
What’s Your Angle, Pythagoras?, by Julie Ellis
Ancient Greece for Kids, by Oldrich Kuzicka
This is Rome, by Sasek
Eat Your Peas, Julius! by Shirin Yim Bridges
Cleopatra, by Diane Stanley
The Donkey Who Carried a King, by R.C. Sproul
Escape from Pompeii, by Christina Balit
The Boy Who Would Be King, by Ryan Holiday
Octavia and the Cats of Rome, by Claudia Cerulli
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Middle Ages & Renaissance
(Recommended) Professional Quality Printed Book $59
Digital Download $39
Sample Timeline Song
Sample Weekly Plan
Without Doors: Middle Ages & Renaissance includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, literature, poetry, picture study, composer study, hymns, and nature study for students in 1st-8th grade. One printed book per family combined with the items noted on the supply list provides a rich study for the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation.
Conveniently included in the book are picture study paintings, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, and more. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The content in each subject area is coordinated around the Middle Ages, Renaissance & Reformation, creating a rich, immersive study and a harmony of lessons. Your student will develop good habits in nature journaling, narration, map-drawing, recitation, copywork, dictation, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and more!
This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
Charlotte Mason recommends beginning with the history of the student’s native country. However, if that doesn’t work for your family, or if you prefer to begin with a different book, each book includes a full feast of appropriate content for students in 1st-8th grade.
Student Supplies
Watercolor Paper 9X12
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Narration Notebook
Elementary Copywork Notebook
Middle Copywork Notebook
The Book of Centuries (ages 10+)
Commonplace Book (ages 10+)
World Map or Globe
Family Book List
A Castle with Many Rooms, by Lorene Lambert
A Child’s History of the World, by V.M. Hillyer (**use BN Publishing version with 91 chapters)
Castle, by David Macaulay
Cathedral, by David Macaulay
He Went With Marco Polo, by Louise Andrews Kent
The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, by John Muir Laws
Elementary Book List
A Lion to Guard Us, by Clyde Robert Bulla
Eyes and No Eyes: Birds of the Air, by Arabella Buckley
Eyes and No Eyes: Insect Life, by Arabella Buckley
Fables, by Arnold Lobel
Fairy Tales and Fables, by Gyo Fujikawa
Little Sir Galahad, by Lillian Holmes
My Father’s Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett
The Sword in the Tree, by Clyde Robert Bulla
The White Dove, by Christoph von Schmid
Middle Book List
Adam of the Road, by Elizabeth Janet Gray
A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park
I, Juan de Pareja, by Elizabeth Berton de Trevino
The Apple and the Arrow, by Conrad Buff
The Bible Smuggler, by Louise A. Vernon
The Door in the Wall, by Marguerite de Angeli
The Storybook of Science, by Jean Henri Fabre
Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History, by Richard M. Hannula
Challenge Book List
Crispin, by Avi
The Black Arrow, by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Boy Knight, by G.A. Henty
The King’s Fifth, by Scott O’Dell
The Second Mrs. Gioconda, by E.L. Konigsburg
The Trumpeter of Krakow, by Eric P. Kelly
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Bible includes scripture highlighting God as a healer and scripture memory that coordinates with each passage. In addition to narration, older students are encouraged to transcribe Bible passages into their Commonplace Book.
The original “Church History Song” highlights some key events in church history during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
The weekly history lessons begin with the fall of Ancient Rome and go through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and end with the Reformation times through the mid- 1600’s. The living history spine is simple and engaging for families as they navigate through this time period together. Middle students will also be reading narratives of influential people in church history.
Older students add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
Without Doors: Middle Ages & Renaissance includes a glimpse into castles and cathedrals, reading and narration, and map questions highlighting the empire of Mali, the Vikings, the adventures of Marco Polo, the Crusades, and more.
Students will read six living books that coordinate with the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Literature also includes one poet study per term including Shakespeare and George Herbert
Copywork selections coordinate with weekly lessons, building a strong foundation in spelling and grammar.
Older students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.
Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with narration.
The elementary weekly narration prompt is a response to a fable or fairy tale from the Middle Ages.
The middle weekly narration prompt rotates between history, geography, and nature study topics.
Students will respond to the narration prompt in their Narration Notebook, a notebook with lines for writing and a blank space for drawing. Narration expectations (amount of words and/or paragraphs) should be different for younger vs. older students.
A Narration Notebook is a keepsake!
Without Doors: Middle Ages & Renaissance includes rotating enrichment activities including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts.
The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen and coordinate with the study of the ancient world.
Composer Study includes Johann Pachelbel and Henry Purcell.
Artist Study includes Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Diego Velazquez, and Johannes Vermeer.
The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge of birds and insects (elementary) or The Storybook of Science (middle).
Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
Students will also look closely at the importance of drawing in the medieval world and will draw in their Nature Journal.
Marguerite Makes a Book, by Bruce Robertson
A Medieval Feast, by Aliki
The Kitchen Knight: A Tale of King Arthur, by Margaret Hodges
The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane, by C.M. Millen
Therese Makes a Tapestry, by Alexandria S.D. Hinrichs
Once Upon A Time in Persia, by Sahar Doustar
The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History, by John S. Major
In a Small Kingdom, by Tomie dePaola
If You Were a Kid in a Medieval Castle, by Josh Gregory
Leif the Lucky, by d’Aulaire
A Year in a Castle, by Rachel Coombs
The Knight and the Dragon, by Tomie dePaola
Knight: A Noble Guide for Young Squires, by Sir Geoffrey De Lance
The King and the Dragon, by James Shrimpton
The Adventures of Robin Hood, by Marcia Williams
The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry, by Danna Smith
Fire on the Mountain, by Jane Kurtz
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, by John Steptoe
The Girl and the Cathedral: The Story of Notre Dame, by Nicolas Jeter
Pippo the Fool, by Tracey E. Fern
Rupert’s Parchment: Story of Magna Carta, by Eileen Cameron
Genghis Khan, by Li Jian
Marco Polo, by Demi
Joan of Arc, by Diane Stanley
Johann Gutenberg and the Amazing Printing Press, by Bruce Koscielniak
Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus, by Peter Sis
The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss, by Sally Schofer Mathews
Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, by James Mumford
Leonardo da Vinci, by Mike Venezia
Leonardo da Vinci, by Diane Stanley
Johannes Vermeer, by Mike Venezia
Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World, by Paul L. Maier
The Queen’s Progress: An Elizabethan Alphabet, by Celeste Davidson Mannis
Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England, by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema
Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare, by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema
William Shakespeare & the Globe, by Aliki
How the Bible Came to Us, by Meryl Doney
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Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, by Edith Nesbit
Fleas, Flies, and Friars: Children’s Poetry from the Middle Ages, by Nicholas Orme
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village, by Laura Amy Schlitz
How the Bible Came to Us, by Meryl Doney
Living in a Medieval City,Living in a Medieval Village, Living in a Castle, all by R.J. Unstead
Mansa Musa and the Empire of Mali, by P. James Oliver
Tales from Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb
The Book of the Middle Ages, by Dorothy Mills
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, by Howard Pyle
The Story of Europe, by H.E. Marshall
The Story of the Middle Ages, by Christine Miller (revised/expanded H.A. Guerber)
Usborne Timelines of World History
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Coming Soon!
Modern World
(Recommended) Professional Quality Printed Book $59
Digital Download $39
Sample Worship Around the World Song
Sample Weekly Plan
Without Doors: Modern World includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, literature, poetry, picture study, composer study, hymns, and nature study for students in 1st-8th grade. One printed book per family combined with the items noted on the supply list provides a rich study of the modern world.
Conveniently included in the book are picture study paintings, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, and more. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The content in each subject area is coordinated around the modern world, creating a rich, immersive study and a harmony of lessons. Your student will develop good habits in nature journaling, narration, map-drawing, recitation, copywork, dictation, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and more!
This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
Charlotte Mason recommends beginning with the history of the student’s native country. However, if that doesn’t work for your family, or if you prefer to begin with a different book, each book includes a full feast of appropriate content for students in 1st-8th grade.
Student Supplies
9X12 Watercolor Paper
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Copywork Notebook
Narration Notebook
Book of Centuries (age 10+)
Commonplace Book (age 10+)
Family Book List
A Child’s History of the World, by V.M. Hillyer (*important to use BN Publishing version with 91 chapters)
Children’s Atlas of God’s World, by Craig Froman
Geographical Reader (Book 2), by Charlotte Mason
Hero Tales Volume I, by Dave and Neta Jackson
Hero Tales Volume II, by Dave and Neta Jackson
Stories of the Nations, Volume 2, by Simply Charlotte Mason
Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan
Wildlife Anatomy, by Julia Rothman
Window on the World, by Molly Wall
Elementary Book List
Anna Hibiscus, by Atinuke
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri
Little Pear, by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
Little Wanderers, by Margaret Warner Morley
Louis Braille, by Margaret Davidson
Rickshaw Girl, by Metali Perkins
The Family Under the Bridge, by Natalie Savage Carlson
Middle Book List
A Night Divided, by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Snow Treasure, by Marie McSwiggon |or| Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne
Star of Light, by Patricia St. John
The Breadwinner, by Deborah Ellis
The Singing Tree, by Kate Seredy
The Secret of Everyday Things, by Jean Henri Fabre
The Night Diary, by Veera Hiranandani
Challenge Book List
A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge
Heart of a Samurai, by Margi Preuse
Red Scarf Girl, by Ji-li Jiang
Silver People, by Margarita Engle
The Endless Steppe, by Esther Hautzig
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Without Doors: Modern World highlights the miracles of Jesus. The weekly scripture memory coordinates with the miracle.
The original “Worship Around the World Song” will inspire the entire family to worship in other languages!
The weekly history lessons begin in The mid-1600’s and go through the end of the 20th century. The living history spines are engaging for families as they navigate through the overview of the modern world together.
Older students add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
Without Doors: Modern World includes weekly lessons, reading, map questions, and map-drawing assignments that highlight the geography of the world. It also includes a weekly missionary study and a prayer focus for people around the world.
Students will read six living books that coordinate with the modern world.
Without Doors: Modern World also includes one poet study per term including Rudyard Kipling and Christina Rossetti.
Copywork selections coordinate with weekly lessons, building a strong foundation in spelling and grammar.
Older students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.
Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with narration.
In addition to a narration prompt after each short reading, there is a weekly narration prompt for students to add to their Narration Notebook, a notebook with lines for writing and a blank space for drawing.
Narration expectations (amount of words and/or paragraphs) should be different for younger vs. older students.
A Narration Notebook is a keepsake!
Without Doors: Modern World includes rotating enrichment activities including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts.
The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen and coordinate with the study of the ancient world.
Composer Study includes Beethoven and Tchaikovsky
Artist Study includes Katsushika Hokusai, Claude Monet, Henri Rousseau, and Piet Mondrian.
The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge.
Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
Students will also look closely at the wide range of animals found across the world and brush-draw them into their nature journal.
Coming Soon!
A Grain of Rice, by Helena Clare Pittman
Big Book of History: A 15-Foot Fold-Out Timeline from Creation to Modern Computers, by Laura Welch
Brother’s Keeper, by Julie Lee
Christian Heroes Series by Janet and Geoff Benge
Geography from A to Z, by Jack Knowlton
National Geographic Wild Animal Atlas
Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry
Poetry for Young People: Rudyard Kipling, edited by Eileen Gillooly
Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
Smithsonian Natural History
The Natural History Story Book, by Ethel Talbot
The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss
Usborne Timelines of World History
Usborne Big Picture Atlas
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King Louie’s Shoes, by D. J. Steinberg
Peter the Great, by Diane Stanley
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale, retold by Arthur Ransome
Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros… by Emily Arnold McCully
Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, by Selene Castrovilla
Napoleon vs. the Bunnies, by J. F. Fox
A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar, by David A. Adler
Little Rabbit: A Story of Simon Bolivar, by Rachel Smith
George Handel (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists), by Mike Venezia
The Wonder Child, by Diane Stanley
A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale, by David A. Adler
Anno’s China, by Mitsumasa Anno
Gustave Eiffel’s Spectacular Idea: The Eiffel Tower, by Sharon Katz Cooper
Samuel Morse, That’s Who!, by Tracy Nelson Maurer
On a Beam of Light: The Story of Albert Einstein, by Jennifer Berne
Marie Curie, by Demi
Africa is Not a Country, by Margy Burns Knight
An Arctic Story: The Animals of the Frozen North, by Jane Burnard
Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914, by John Hendrix
Mother Teresa, by Demi
Hold On to Your Music: The Inspiring True Story of the Children of Willesden Lane, by Emil Sher
The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart
The Hindenburg, by Patrick O’Brien
Boxes for Katje, by Candace Fleming
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Antibiotics, by Anne Rooney
A Taste of Freedom: Gandhi and the Great Salt March, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
This is Israel, by Sasek
The Impossible Voyage of Kon-Tiki, by Deborah Kogan Ray
To the Top: Climbing the World’s Tallest Mountain, by S. A. Kramer
The Race to Space: From Sputnik to the Moon Landing and Beyond, by Clive Gifford
Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family’s Daring Escape from East Germany, by Kristen Fulton
The Corgi and the Queen, by Caroline L. Perry
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Canada
Amazon Book-Bound Printed Book $49
Digital Download $39
Sample Weekly Plan
Without Doors: Canada includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, literature, poetry, picture study, composer study, hymns, and nature study for students in 1st-8th grade. One printed book per family combined with the items noted on the supply list provides a rich study of Canada.
Conveniently included in the book are picture study paintings, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, and more. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The content in each subject area is coordinated around Canada, creating a rich, immersive study and a harmony of lessons.
Your student will develop good habits in nature journaling, narration, map-drawing, recitation, copywork, dictation, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and more!
This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
After beginning with the history of a student’s native country, Charlotte Mason adds more streams of history including the study of a neighboring country. Without Doors: Canada can be used as a native or neighboring country study.
Student Supplies
Watercolor Paper 9X12
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Narration Notebook
Elementary Copywork Notebook
Middle Copywork Notebook
The Book of Centuries (ages 10+)
Commonplace Book (ages 10+)
Family Book List
National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of Canada, Second Edition
Nature All Around: Plants, by Pamela Hickman
Nature All Around: Trees, by Pamela Hickman
Paddle-to-the-Sea, by Holling C. Holling
The Kids Book of Canada, by Barbara Greenwood
Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan
The Story of Canada, by Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore (1996)
The Story of Canada, by George W. Brown
Elementary Book List
Among the Meadow People, by Clara Dillingham Pierson
Among the Pond People, by Clara Dillingham Pierson
A Pioneer Story, by Barbara Greenwood
Canadian Summer, by Hilda van Stockum
Heartwood Hotel: A True Home, by Kallie George
Owls in the Family, by Farley Mowat
The Light at Tern Rock, by Julia L. Sauer
The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White
Middle Book List
Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis
Jason’s Gold, by Will Hobbs
Madeleine Takes Command, by Ethel C. Brill
The Adventures of Sajo and Her Beaver People, by Grey Owl
The Incredible Journey, by Sheila Burnford
Wild Animals Have I Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton
Challenge Book List
Calico Captive, by Elizabeth George Speare
Incident at Hawk’s Hill, by Allan Eckert
Lost in the Barrens, by Farley Mowat
Terry Fox: His Story (Revised), by Leslie Scrivener
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be, by Farley Mowat
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Bible includes scripture highlighting God as a Creator and scripture memory that coordinates with each passage. In addition to narration, older students are encouraged to transcribe Bible passages into their Commonplace Book.
The weekly history lessons begin with the First Nations and early European explorers through the late 20th century. The living history spines are simple and engaging for families as they navigate through this time period together. There is also a weekly living picture book related to each history topic.
Older students add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
Without Doors: Canada includes the geography of Canada’s National Parks with corresponding atlas study prompts, Canadian province map-drawing assignments, reading and narrating Paddle-to-the-Sea, and an overview of the journey of Champlain.
Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with oral and written narration. The weekly narration prompt rotates between history, geography, literature, nature study, and enrichment.
Students will respond to the narration prompt in their Narration Notebook, a notebook with lines for writing and a blank space for drawing.
Narration expectations (amount of words and/or paragraphs) should be different for younger vs. older students.
A Narration Notebook is a keepsake!
Without Doors: Canada includes rotating enrichment activities including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts. The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen to coordinate with the study of Canada.
Composer Study includes Oscar Peterson and Glenn Gould.
Artist Study includes Clarence Gagnon, Paul Kane, Emily Carr, and J.E.H. MacDonald.
Elementary folk songs by Canadian artist, Raffi, included.
The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge of tide pools and farms.
Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, pictures by Susan Jeffers
Leif the Lucky, by d’Aulaire
Explore with John Cabot, by Cynthia O’Brien
Carson Crosses Canada, by Linda Bailey
See Saw Saskatchewan, by Robert Heidbreder
Henry Hudson: Seeking The Northwest Passage, by Carrie Gleason
Samuel De Champlain: From New France to Cape Cod, by Adrianna Morganelli
F is for French: A Quebec Alphabet, by Elaine Arsenault
A is for Algonquin: An Ontario Alphabet, by Lovenia Gorman
B is for Bluenose: A Nova Scotia Alphabet, by Susan Tooke
Abigail’s Wish, by Gloria Ann Wesley
Laura Secord: A Story of Courage, by Janet Lunn
The Life of Joseph Brant, by Ryan Nagelhout
The Summer of the Marco Polo, by Lynn Manuel
Buffalo Woman, by Paul Goble
Canada Wild: Animals Found Nowhere Else on Earth, by Maria Birmingham
L is for Land of Living Skies: A Saskatchewan Alphabet, by Linda Aksomitis
I Know Here, by Laurel Croza
A Salmon for Simon, by Betty Waterton
A Canadian Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Canada’s Kids, by Tania McCartney
S is for Spirit Bear: A British Columbia Alphabet, by G. Gregory Roberts
Follow the Drinking Gourd, by Jeanette Winter
Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold
F is for Fiddlehead: A New Brunswick Alphabet, by Marilyn Lohnes
Louis Riel Day: The Fur Trade Project, by Deborah L. Delaronde
Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the Klondike, by Barbara Greenwood
Pedro’s Pan: A Gold Rush Story, by Matthew Lasley
Anne of Green Gables: Stories for Young Readers, by Lucy Maud Montgomery adapted by Deirdre Kessler
C is for Chinook: An Alberta Alphabet, by Dawn Welyckochy
T is for Territories: A Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunuvut Alphabet, by Michael Kusugak
An Arctic Story: The Animals of the Frozen North, by Jane Burnard
On the Shoulder of a Giant, by Neil Christopher
Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story, by Donald Uluadluak
In Flanders Fields, by Norman Jorgensen
M is for Mountie: A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alphabet, by Polly Horvath
The Flying Squirrel Stowaways: From Halifax to Boston, by Marijke Simons
G is for Golden Boy: A Manitoba Alphabet, by Larry Verstraete
High Flight: A Story of World War II, by Linda Granfield
The Kid’s Book of Canada, by Barbara Greenwood
Loon, by Susan Vande Griek, Canadian Girls Who Rocked the World, by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Our Flag: The Story of Canada’s Maple Leaf, by Ann-Maureen Owens
Loonies and Toonies: A Canadian Number Book, by Michael Ulmer
Great, by Glen Gretzky
The Hockey Sweater, by Roch Carrier
Terry Fox and Me, by Mary Beth Leatherdale
Canadian Boys Who Rocked the World, by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
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Canada: Year By Year, by Elizabeth MacLeod
Canada Wild: Animals Found Nowhere Else on Earth, by Marie Birmingham
Dear Canada Series
He Went With Champlain, by Louise Andrews Kent
Freedom Crossing, by Margaret Goff Clark
Gold Rush Fever, by Barbara Greenwood
The Kids Book of Canadian History, by Carlotta Hacker
The Last Safe House, by Barbara Greenwood
Underground to Canada, by Barbara Smucker
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The Complete Collection of Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
The Fur Trader’s Lady, by Gabrielle Meyer
The Lady of Red River Valley, by Gabrielle Meyer
United Kingdom
Amazon Book-Bound Printed Book $49
Digital Download $39
Sample Timeline Song
Sample Weekly Plan
Without Doors: United Kingdom includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, literature, poetry, picture study, composer study, hymns, and nature study for students in 1st-8th grade. One printed book per family combined with the items noted on the supply list provides a rich study of the United Kingdom.
Conveniently included in the book are picture study paintings, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, and more. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The content in each subject area is coordinated around the United Kingdom, creating a rich, immersive study and a harmony of lessons. Your student will develop good habits in nature journaling, narration, map-drawing, recitation, copywork, dictation, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and more!
This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
After beginning with the history of a student’s native country, Charlotte Mason adds more streams of history including the study of a neighboring country. Without Doors: United Kingdom can be used as a native or neighboring country study.
Student Supplies
Watercolor Paper 9X12
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Narration Notebook
Book of Centuries (ages 10+)
Commonplace Book (ages 10+)
Family Book List
Elementary Geography, by Charlotte Mason
Our Island Story, by H.E. Marshall (public domain)
The Story of Britain from the Norman Conquest to the European Union, by Patrick Dillon
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, by Edith Holden
The British Empire and the Great Divisions of the Globe, by Charlotte M. Mason
Elementary Book List
A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
Eyes and No Eyes: Plant Life in Field and Garden, by Arabella Buckley
Eyes and No Eyes: Trees and Shrubs, by Arabella Buckley
James Herriot’s Treasury for Children, with illustrations by Ruth Brown and Peter Barrett
The Borrowers, by Mary Norton
The Story of Doctor Doolittle, by Hugh Lofting
The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
Middle Book List
Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell
Madam How and Lady Why, by Charles Kingsley
The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel, by Deborah Hopkinson
The Children of the New Forest, by Captain Marryat
The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain
The Railway Children, by Edith Nesbit
The Reb and the Redcoats, by Constance Savery
Challenge Book List
Crispin, by Avi
Eric Liddell, by Catherine Swift
In Freedom’s Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce, by G.A. Henty
Men of Iron, by Howard Pyle
Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare (or another play by Shakespeare)
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens
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The weekly Bible lessons highlight Kings in the Bible – including Jesus, King of Kings! There is a scripture memory that coordinates with each Bible reading. In addition to narration, older students are encouraged to transcribe the verses into their Commonplace Book.
Without Doors: United Kingdom includes history lessons from the Norman Conquest through the European Union. The living history spine is engaging for families as they navigate through the history of the United Kingdom together.
The original “History of Great Britain Timeline Song” will reinforce the timeline of Great Britain.
Older students will add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
Without Doors: United Kingdom includes Charlotte Mason’s lessons on geography, Charlotte Mason’s map questions, a peek into National Parks in Great Britain, and map-drawing assignments highlighting the United Kingdom.
Students will read six living books that coordinate with the study of the United Kingdom.
Poet Study includes one poet per term including William Blake and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Copywork selections coordinate with weekly lessons, building a strong foundation in spelling and grammar.
Older students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.
Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with oral and written narration.
Students will respond to a weekly narration prompt in their Narration Notebook, a notebook with lines for writing and a blank space for drawing.
Narration expectations (amount of words and/or paragraphs) should be different for younger vs. older students.
A Narration Notebook is a keepsake!
Students focus on rotating enrichment topics including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts. The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen to coordinate with the study of the United Kingdom.
Composer Study includes Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughn Williams.
Artist Study includes George Stubbs, Thomas Gainsborough, John Constable, and James Guthrie.
The nature lore readings delight families while grounding elementary students in scientific knowledge of British plants, trees, and shrubs. Middle students will be exploring earth science from a 19th century British author’s perspective.
Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
Studying The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady will inspire families to keep a nature diary.
A Child’s Garden of Verses, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Bantry Bay Series, by Hilda van Stockum
In Freedom’s Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce, by G. A. Henty
Tales from Shakespeare, by Charles & Mary Lamb
The Big Book of the UK, by Imogen Russell Williams
The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan
The Story of Britain, by R.J. Instead
“Is there not some need for ‘mother culture’? But how is the state of things to be altered? So many mothers say, ‘I simply have not time for myself!’ ‘I never read a book!’ Or else, ‘I don’t think it is right to think of myself!’ They not only starve their minds, but they do it deliberately, and with a sense of self-sacrifice which seems to supply ample justification.” -Charlotte Mason
COMING SOON
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William the Conqueror, by Ladybird
Paddington at the Tower, by Michael Bond
The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry, by Danna Smith
Rupert’s Parchment: Story of Magna Carta, by Eileen Cameron
Robert the Bruce: The King and the Spider, by Molly MacPherson
William Wallace: The Battle to Free Scotland, by Molly MacPherson
See Inside Castles, by Katie Daynes (not living)
Joan of Arc, by Diane Stanley
Knight: A Noble Guide for Young Squires, by Sir Geoffrey De Lance
If You Were Me and Lived in Elizabethan England, by Carole P. Roman
Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England, by Diance Stanley, and Peter Vennema
Mary, Queen of Scots: Escape from Lochleven Castle, by Theresa Breslin
Sir Francis Drake: His Daring Deeds, by Roy Gerrard
William Shakespeare & the Globe, by Aliki
Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel: The Story of Anne Bradstreet, America’s First Published Poet, by Katie Munday Williams
Newton’s Rainbow: The Revolutionary Discoveries of a Young Scientist, by Kathryn Lasky
See Inside the History of Britain, by Rob Lloyd Jones (not living)
The King and the Dragon,by James Shrimpton
This is Britain, by Sasek
Meet Captain Cook, by Rae Murdie
This is Edinburgh, by Sasek
Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?, by Jean Fritz
This is London, by Sasek
Legacies of the Industrial Revolution: Steam Engine and Transportation, by Baby Professor
Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine, by Gloria Whelan
Charles Dickens: The Man Who Had Great Expectations, by Diane Stanley
A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale, by David A. Adler
This is Ireland, by Sasek
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, by Alice Provensen
Christmas in the Trenches, by John McCutcheon
Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call, by Mary Fraser
Katie and the British Artists, by James Mayhew
The Tower Bridge Cat, by Tee Dobison
Mother Goose Goes to India, by Kabir Sehgal
The Corgi and the Queen, by Caroline L. Perry
The Big Book of the UK, by Imogen Russell Williams (not living)
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Life of Jesus
(Recommended) Professionally Quality Printed Book $25
Digital Download $19
Sample Study Plan
Without Doors: Life of Jesus gives an overview of the life of Jesus from the perspective of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It includes a weekly Bible reading and corresponding narration prompt.
The Study Plan for each topic includes specific prophecies fulfilled by Jesus in that area of His life.
Without Doors: Life of Jesus includes Names of God that correspond with each topic in the life of Jesus.
The copywork verses highlight each topic in the life of Jesus. To include young children in the study, download the copywork resource found on www.withoutdoorscurriculum.com/bible-study.
Without Doors: Life of Jesus includes a full page color picture representing each topic in the life of Jesus.
Without Doors: Life of Jesus includes a full page map of the Holy Land during the time of Jesus. The Study Plan includes map directions and questions corresponding to each topic in the life of Jesus.
Be blessed by the musical selections that coordinate with each topic in the life of Jesus.
Without Doors: Life of Jesus includes a practical application for each topic in the life of Jesus.