Welcome to Old Fashioned Education's FREE online K-12 curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
Welcome to Old Fashioned Education's free online K-12 Charlotte Mason inspired curriculum for the whole family in 3 lessons per day (1 lesson per program daily). If you need help getting started, see how to start or read our frequently asked questions.
The table below explains each program's various subjects covered along with the appropriate age range, plus the time required daily. The video above explains how we do 3 lessons per day and is helpful to watch, especially if you are planning to use our teacher guides. For planning your own lessons, we offer a free resource below.
The table below explains each program's various subjects covered along with the appropriate age range, plus the time required daily. The video above explains how we do 3 lessons per day and is helpful to watch, especially if you are planning to use our teacher guides. For planning your own lessons, we offer a free resource below.
Here is an overview of our program of study.
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Most books on each booklist are free (plus a few purchase books), so your overall homeschool budget can remain very low. Parents will want to choose between diy lesson planning (to save money or just for enjoyment) or purchasing the optional teacher guides (to save time and for peace of mind). All teacher guides are spiral-bound and include day-by-day lesson plans, worksheets, tests, and answer key. We do not offer a PDF format to protect from copyright violations. We try very hard to keep the listed price affordable for all and it includes all costs (printing, tax, shipping, handling, and a very small commission to pay for this website).
Whether you choose to diy lesson plan or our lesson plans, consider printing this free homeschool planner to personalize your year with morning time, field trips, outings (library, group) extra books, projects, etc.
Whether you choose to diy lesson plan or our lesson plans, consider printing this free homeschool planner to personalize your year with morning time, field trips, outings (library, group) extra books, projects, etc.
Welcome to OFE.orgHi, I'm Renee Metzler, wife, homeschool mother of 4, and former teacher. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, English through Bloomsburg University, Pa. That just means I'm passionate about curriculum and planning and teaching. Ask my family and see preface!
I hope you will be blessed by our Charlotte Mason-Inspired family together curriculum ordered around 2 cycles of history with the Bible as the foundation. Each program includes a booklist (what to teach), a schedule (when to teach it), and teacher guide (how to teach it), plus a free homeschool planner for staying organized. I also share about motherhood, how to teach, and how we homeschool on the blog. |
A Mother's Way is Beautiful
s mothers, we have a beautiful way we can educate our children at home: with the liberal arts, living books, and a peaceful schedule, all to inspire a love of learning. We utilize free old-fashioned living books and textbooks from the 1800-1900's because they are beautifully illustrated, not dumbed down, do not contain political propaganda, and are in the free domain.
A Liberal Education for All
Charlotte Mason believed all children should have access to a liberal education - meaning broad and plentiful. Our booklists use mostly free old-fashioned books, as we found expensive doesn't mean better. It makes a liberal arts education, not just affordable for all, but free!
Living Books
You don't need a degree to be a great teacher. Just read great books! I never heard my children complain about listening to a good story! Yet, they learn so much. If you are struggling with homeschool burnout, drop the boring textbooks and endless worksheets, and try living books - a good story by a single author. My first two children are now adults and still love great books - the classics.
Peaceful Schedule
You don't need a lot of time to teach many grades. We have a peaceful morning schedule in 3 lessons per day - that's one lesson per program per day. For prep-level, it's just one lesson. By keeping short lessons, the children enjoy a broad feast of studies. We share our program of study here as a free service to other homeschooling parents.
Needing a little mom time? I hope you will find this to be a cozy little corner to be blessed and be a blessing to other homeschool mothers as we share ideas on the blog, community, and parent's review - free ongoing training in home education.
Needing a little mom time? I hope you will find this to be a cozy little corner to be blessed and be a blessing to other homeschool mothers as we share ideas on the blog, community, and parent's review - free ongoing training in home education.