Welcome to Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
Here is an overview chart of the program.
Dear Mothers, My name is Renee Metzler and I am a wife, mother of 4, and educator. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, English through Bloomsburg University, Pa. I'm passionate about curriculum, lesson planning, and teaching. 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 of study includes a booklist (what to teach), a schedule (when to teach it), and a teacher guide (how to teach it), plus I share a free homeschool planner for staying organized and all about motherhood and how to teach 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. Take at look at your peaceful morning schedule in 3 lessons per day - that's one lesson per program (except prep-level which is just one lesson daily). 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.
Are you 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. I hope you will feel free to share and discuss on our blog, community, and parent's review for ongoing training in home education. Warmly, Renee |
