Old Fashioned Education
  • Free Curriculum
    • Prep Level
      • Preschool
      • Kindergarten
    • Program 1
      • Christian Study 1 - Ancient Age
      • Christian Study 2 - Middle Age
    • Program 2
      • Enrichment Study 1 - Ancient Age
      • Enrichment Study 2 - Middle Age
    • Program 3
      • Individual Study - Elementary
        • Individual Study - Grade 1
        • Individual Study - Grade 2
        • Individual Study - Grade 3
        • Individual Study - Grade 4
      • Individual Study - Middle
        • Individual Study - Grade 5
        • Individual Study - Grade 6
        • Individual Study - Grade 7
        • Individual Study - Grade 8
      • Individual Study - High
        • Individual Study - Grade 9
        • Individual Study - Grade 10
        • Individual Study - Grade 11
        • Individual Study - Grade 12
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    • Simply Year 1 (Grades 1-6)
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  • Free Curriculum
    • Prep Level
      • Preschool
      • Kindergarten
    • Program 1
      • Christian Study 1 - Ancient Age
      • Christian Study 2 - Middle Age
    • Program 2
      • Enrichment Study 1 - Ancient Age
      • Enrichment Study 2 - Middle Age
    • Program 3
      • Individual Study - Elementary
        • Individual Study - Grade 1
        • Individual Study - Grade 2
        • Individual Study - Grade 3
        • Individual Study - Grade 4
      • Individual Study - Middle
        • Individual Study - Grade 5
        • Individual Study - Grade 6
        • Individual Study - Grade 7
        • Individual Study - Grade 8
      • Individual Study - High
        • Individual Study - Grade 9
        • Individual Study - Grade 10
        • Individual Study - Grade 11
        • Individual Study - Grade 12
  • By Year
    • Simply Year 1 (Grades 1-6)
  • Blog
  • Shop
    • Planner
    • Teacher Guide
    • Student Notebook
    • Bundle & Save
    • Books
  • Help
    • Get Started →
    • Mothers →
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      • How to Plan My Homeschool on Zero Budget
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      • Full Curriculum
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      • Enjoying Language Arts Together
      • Enjoying Science Together
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      • Free Printables
​Welcome to Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
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Choose to:
Order teaching guide for how to teach or plan your own lessons
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Getting Started
Enjoy a family together program of study that gives you a complete curriculum in 3 lessons per day with the joy of living books. ​Here's an overview chart of the program.
​Programs of Study
Subjects
​Suggested Time
Prep Level
​Covers ​all subjects
​for PreK to K
30-60 minutes
​mornings
Program 1:
​Christian Study
Family together
Bible, History, Geography, Biography for grades 1-12
30 minutes
​9:00 am
Program 2:
Enrichment Study
​Family together
Art, Music, Literature+
for grades 1-12
60 minutes
​​10:00 am
Program 3:
Individual Study
Grade-level
Math, Science, Language Arts+
​for grades 1-12
60+ minutes
​11:00 am
Simply Year 1
All-in-One Course

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Covers all subjects - Family together
Program 1, Program 2, Program 3 (Loop Schedule)
​for grades 1-6
90 minutes + outdoors
​mornings

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
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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
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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.
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​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

Helpful Articles!

I enjoy sharing on homekeeping, homeschooling, motherhood from our lives.
See the latest on the blog or our teaching series.
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"Train up a child in the way he should go:
and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
​- Proverbs 22:6
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  • Free Curriculum
    • Prep Level
      • Preschool
      • Kindergarten
    • Program 1
      • Christian Study 1 - Ancient Age
      • Christian Study 2 - Middle Age
    • Program 2
      • Enrichment Study 1 - Ancient Age
      • Enrichment Study 2 - Middle Age
    • Program 3
      • Individual Study - Elementary
        • Individual Study - Grade 1
        • Individual Study - Grade 2
        • Individual Study - Grade 3
        • Individual Study - Grade 4
      • Individual Study - Middle
        • Individual Study - Grade 5
        • Individual Study - Grade 6
        • Individual Study - Grade 7
        • Individual Study - Grade 8
      • Individual Study - High
        • Individual Study - Grade 9
        • Individual Study - Grade 10
        • Individual Study - Grade 11
        • Individual Study - Grade 12
  • By Year
    • Simply Year 1 (Grades 1-6)
  • Blog
  • Shop
    • Planner
    • Teacher Guide
    • Student Notebook
    • Bundle & Save
    • Books
  • Help
    • Get Started →
    • Mothers →
      • Mother Culture Plans for 2025-26
      • How to Plan My Homeschool on Zero Budget
    • Articles →
    • Parent's Review
    • Contact | FAQ
    • More
      • Full Curriculum
      • Phonics: Learn to Read + Write
      • Enjoying Language Arts Together
      • Enjoying Science Together
      • Book of Centuries
      • Free Printables