Charlotte Mason curriculum
Without Doors
Bible, History, Geography, Literature, Enrichment, Nature Study
“Never be within doors when you can rightly be without.” Charlotte Mason
Without Doors is a unique Charlotte Mason curriculum that is inspired by Four Square Community. It is simple to implement, yet rich in content. It is designed to streamline the homeschool experience by coordinating all ages around quality living books for family-style learning. It is a great option for new and experienced homeschool families interested in a Charlotte Mason education.
Each path includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons for students in 1st-8th grade. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
One printed book per family includes everything you need for the path, except for the items noted on the supply list. Conveniently included in the printed book are artist study paintings, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, a weekly plan, and MORE!
The content in each path is coordinated around a time and place, such as Early America, Modern America, Ancient World, etc., creating a rich, immersive experience and a harmony of lessons.
Without Doors facilitates good habits in narration, nature journaling, map-drawing, keeping a Book of Centuries, copywork, dictation, hymn study, composer study, artist study, poetry and recitation.
A Charlotte Mason education is a rich experience for students and families. Ms. Mason inspires parents to spread a generous educational feast before their children.
Without Doors provides step-by-step guidance and valuable resources as you embrace Charlotte Mason principles in your home. This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
"The aim in education is to give a full life."
Charlotte Mason
28
Weeks
8
Subjects
1
Timeline Song
Reviews
Preschool Guide
(Recommended) Printed Book $39
Digital Download $29
Sample Weekly Plan
Bible includes a weekly scripture passage and a coordinating song to help implant God’s Word into your child’s heart.
The literature selections will ignite imagination and inspire a foundation of oral narration. The selections include: Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik, Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel, and The Complete Brambly Hedge, by Jill Barklem.
Charlotte Mason encourages parents to focus on training children in a single habit for 6-8 weeks before adding a new habit. Without Doors includes inspiration to develop the 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 your child to numbers and counting with sensory activities and object-based lessons.
The weekly art project is designed for parent and child to create together using common household items. Each art lesson corresponds with the letter of the week.
Introduce your child to poetry using a weekly selection from Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.
The weekly sensory activity is designed for parent and child to experience together using common household items and coordinates with the nursery rhyme.
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.
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)
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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The Apple Pie Tree, by Zoe Hall
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
Little Cloud, by Eric Carle
Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
On Eagle Cove, by Jane Yolen
The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister
A Giraffe and a Half, by Shel Silverstein
The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton
Should I Share my Ice Cream?, by Mo Willems
Mela and the Elephant, by Dow Phumiruk
Curious George Flies a Kite, by Margaret Rey
The Lion and The Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney
Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
Bird Builds a Nest, by Martin Jenkins
Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen Waiting, by Kevin Henkes
The Quilt, by Ann Jonas
Planting a Rainbow, by Lois Ehlert
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, by Blair Lent
The Foolish Tortoise, by Eric Carle
Singing in the Rain, by Tim Hopgood
Who Broke the Vase, by Jeffrey Turner
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, by Kadir Nelson
Xavier Ox’s Xylophone Experiment, by Barbara DeRubertis
Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett
Habu and the Lost Zebra, by Beth Solomon
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Kindergarten Guide
(Recommended) Printed Book $39
Digital Download $29
Sample Weekly Plan
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 be introduced to picture study. The picture study paintings are carefully chosen to delight young children.
Picture Study includes 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 an interest in God’s creation.
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
One Light, One Sun, by Raffi (on Spotify)
Slugs and Bugs: Sing the Bible, by Randall Goodgame Volumes 1 & 2 (on Spotify)
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Early America
(Recommended) Professional Quality Printed Book $49
Digital Download $29
Sample Timeline Song
Sample Weekly Plan
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!
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.
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.
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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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
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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Modern America
(Recommended) Professional Quality Printed Book $49
Digital Download $29
Sample Timeline Song
Sample Weekly Plan
Bible includes a study of the teachings of Jesus and scripture memory that coordinates with the teaching. In addition to narration, older students are encouraged to transcribe the parables into their Book of Commonplace.
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.
Our 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 geography highlights the 50 states & capitals, state birds and flowers, and National Parks. Students will look closely at the details on an atlas.
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!
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 look closely at how farm life is important in America.
Without Doors: Modern America includes rotating enrichment activities including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, Handicrafts. The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen and coordinate with modern America.
Composer Study includes Duke Ellington and Aaron Copland.
Artist Study includes Winslow Homer, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Grant Wood, and Norman Rockwell.
Student Supplies
9X12 Watercolor Paper
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Narration Notebook
The Book of Centuries (age 10+)
Commonplace Book (age 10+)
Family Book List
Children’s Atlas of the U.S.A., by Craig Froman
Farm Anatomy, by Julia Rothman
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, by Kadir Nelson
National Parks of the U.S.A., by Katie Siber
National Geographic Kids United States Atlas (one per family)
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
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
Copywork Notebook
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
Copywork Notebook
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
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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Ancient World
(Recommended) Professional Quality Printed Book $49
Digital Download $29
Sample Timeline Song
Sample Weekly Plan
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.
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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Middle Ages & Renaissance
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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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 Second Mrs. Gioconda, by E.L. Konigsburg
The Trumpeter of Krakow, by Eric P. Kelly
The King’s Fifth, by Mark Twain
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Modern World
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Sample Worship Around the World Song
Sample Weekly Plan
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!
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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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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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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Canada
United Kingdom
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Sample Timeline Song
Sample Weekly Plan
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
“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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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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Life of Jesus
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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.