Canada

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.

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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+)
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