United Kingdom
Without Doors: United Kingdom includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, literature, poet study, nature study, artist study, composer study, and hymn 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 artist 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!
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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
Eyes and No Eyes: Plant Life in Field and Garden (Book 3), by Arabella Buckley
Eyes and No Eyes: Trees and Shrubs (Book 5), by Arabella Buckley
Our Island Story, by H.E. Marshall (public domain)
The Usborne History of Britain
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, by Edith Holden
The British Empire and the Great Divisions of the Globe, by Charlotte M. MasonElementary Book List
A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
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 GrahameMiddle Book List
Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell
The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel, by Deborah Hopkinson
The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain
The Railway Children, by Edith Nesbit
The Reb and the Redcoats, by Constance Savery
Treasure Island, by Robert Louis StevensonChallenge Book List
In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce, by G.A. Henty
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
Little Men, by Louisa May Alcott
Oliver Twist, by Charles DickensAs an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra expense to you.
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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.
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Without Doors: United Kingdom includes history lessons from Roman Britain through the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The living history spines are engaging for families as they navigate through the history of Great Britain 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.
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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.
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Students will read six living books that coordinate with the study of the United Kingdom. Without Doors: United Kingdom also includes one British 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 William Blake and Robert Louis Stevenson.
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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!
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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.
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The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge of plants, trees, and shrubs.
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.
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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
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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
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See Inside the History of Britain, by Rob Lloyd Jones
What the Soldiers Wore on Hadrian's Wall, by H. Russell Robinson
St. Patrick the Forgiver: The History and Legends of Ireland’s Bishop, by Ned Bustard
The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry, by Danna Smith
Alfred the Great: The King Who Taught His People, by Jennifer Pepito
See Inside Castles, by Katie Daynes
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
This is Britain, by Miroslav Sasek
If You Were Me and Lived in Elizabethan England, by Carole P. Roman
William Shakespeare & the Globe, by Aliki
Mary, Queen of Scots: Escape from Lochleven Castle, by Theresa Breslin
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
This is Edinburgh, by Sasek
Mother Goose Goes to India, by Kabir Sehgal
Meet Captain Cook, by Rae Murdie
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?, by Jean Fritz
Legacies of the Industrial Revolution: Steam Engine and Transportation, by Baby Professor
Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine, by Gloria Whelan
Katie and the British Artists, by James Mayhew
The Tower Bridge Cat, by Tee Dobison
This is London, by Sasek
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, by Alice Provensen
Christmas in the Trenches, by John McCutcheon
A Picture History of Britain, by Clark Hutton
The Corgi and the Queen, by Caroline L. Perry
The Big Book of the UK, by Imogen Russell WilliamsAs an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra expense to you.