Early Years
28 weeks
Ages 5–6
Bible, Habit, Literature, Poetry, Art, Music, Sensory, and Nature Study
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!
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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.
Go Further
Kindergarten was inspired by Charlotte Mason’s List of Attainments by age 6. Here’s additional reading to better understand the foundation of this guide.
Charlotte Mason’s “Formidable List of Attainments for a Child of Six”
Without Doors: Kindergarten is inspired by Charlotte Mason’s writings about the early years and this list:
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